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[PATCH][install.texi] Add note against GNAT 4.8 on ARM targets.
- From: Alan Lawrence <alan dot lawrence at arm dot com>
- To: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 15:08:11 +0000
- Subject: [PATCH][install.texi] Add note against GNAT 4.8 on ARM targets.
- Authentication-results: sourceware.org; auth=none
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
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