[PATCH] Require GMP 4.2 and MPFR 2.2

Steve Kargl sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu
Mon May 15 03:10:00 GMT 2006


On Sun, May 14, 2006 at 02:33:19PM -0700, Mark Mitchell wrote:
> >> > 2006-04-29  Steven G. Kargl  <kargls@comcast.net>
> >> >
> >> >       * configure.in: Require MPFR 2.2 or newer for gfortran.  Raise
> >> >       the require on GMP to 4.1
> >> >       * configure: Regenerated.
> >> >       * gcc/doc/install.texi: Document the new requirements.
> 
> I think it's up to the Fortran maintainers to decide whether to be
> concerned about the SuSE 10.1 issue.  Again, my opinion is that it's
> fine for GCC to require that new versions of host libraries be installed
> before building GCC, just as we make lots of other requirements about
> the build environment.  (We should of course avoid making it impossible
> to either (a) build the compiler so that it can run on popular systems,
> or (b) target popular systems.  My comments refer only to the issue of
> building the compiler.)
> 
> If the Fortran maintainers are waiting for someone to approve the
> configure.in patch, consider it approved.  (However, please do make sure
> you have consensus among the Fortran maintainers before check-in.)
> 

I withdraw the patch.  It and my patches that require MPFR 2.2.0
will be carried forward in my local tree.  gfortran can't afford
alienating middle and back end developers, who will simply stop
testing their changes with gfortran.

-- 
Steve



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