On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 8:12 AM, Jeff Law <l...@redhat.com> wrote: > On 04/15/2016 09:10 AM, Jakub Jelinek wrote: >> >> Status >> ====== >> >> We have reached zero P1 regressions today (and < 100 important >> regressions) and the branches/gcc-6-branch has been created; >> and GCC 6.1-rc1 will be built and announced soon. >> The branch is now frozen for blocking regressions and documentation >> fixes only, all changes to the branch require a RM approval now. >> >> If no show stoppers appear, I'd like to release 6.1 late next week, >> or soon after that, if any important issues are discovered and >> fixed, rc2 could be released next week. > > The only issue I'm aware of that I think must be fixed for gcc-6 is the > protected symbol visibility problem. I've got a good summary from Alan and > Cary and just need to file the report. I'll get that done today. In theory, > fixing is "just" a matter of reverting a change from about this time last > year and any follow-ups.
Before you do that, please take a look at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/generic-abi/waK1dGiUGvM/7Uid2HH4IQAJ I have a proposal to mark object file with NT_GNU_PROPERTY_NO_COPY_ON_PROTECTED https://github.com/hjl-tools/linux-abi/wiki/Linux-Extensions-to-gABI It requires changes in compiler, ld and ld.so. -- H.J.
