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[PATCH][install.texi] Add note against GNAT 4.8 on ARM targets.


This follows from the discussion here: https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2015-10/msg00082.html .

OK for trunk?

--Alan

gcc/ChangeLog:

	doc/install.texi: Add note against GNAT 4.8 on ARM targets.
---
 gcc/doc/install.texi | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gcc/doc/install.texi b/gcc/doc/install.texi
index 1fd773e..1ce93d4 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/install.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/install.texi
@@ -3481,6 +3481,8 @@ require GNU binutils 2.13 or newer.  Such subtargets include:
 @code{arm-*-netbsdelf}, @code{arm-*-*linux-*}
 and @code{arm-*-rtemseabi}.
 
+Building the Ada frontend commonly fails (an infinite loop executing @code{xsinfo}) if the host compiler is GNAT 4.8.  Host compilers built from the GNAT 4.6, 4.9 or 5 release branches are known to succeed.
+
 @html
 <hr />
 @end html
-- 
1.9.1


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