From 05a9d68615c60c4d524a193a32a30c9cdf551516 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?utf8?q?Micha=C5=82=20G=C3=B3rny?= Date: Sat, 20 May 2017 23:02:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] package.mask: Mask old GCC versions (< 4.9) --- profiles/package.mask | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) 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 , Andreas K. Hüttel , +# Matthias Maier (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. + (20 May 2017) # Old versions of CUDA and their reverse dependencies. They do not # support GCC 4.9+, and are really old. -- 2.26.2