From: Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org>
Date: Sat, 20 May 2017 21:02:53 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: package.mask: Mask old GCC versions (< 4.9)
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package.mask: Mask old GCC versions (< 4.9)
---

diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index 2e5b76bc2498..55efc5628ffa 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@
 
 #--- END OF EXAMPLES ---
 
+# Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org>, Andreas K. Hüttel <dilfridge@gentoo.org>,
+# Matthias Maier <tamiko@gentoo.org> (21 May 2017)
+# Those old versions of GCC are no longer really supported and are not
+# suitable for use as a system-wide compiler. Using them can result
+# in build failures (and possible breakage) for many packages.
+#
+# If you still use one of these as your system compiler, please upgrade
+# and switch the compiler ASAP. If you need them for a specific (isolated)
+# use case, feel free to unmask them on your system.
+<sys-devel/gcc-4.9
+
 # Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> (20 May 2017)
 # Old versions of CUDA and their reverse dependencies. They do not
 # support GCC 4.9+, and are really old.