PING: [PATCH] Raise the minimum GCC version to 11.1

Andreas K. Huettel dilfridge@gentoo.org
Fri Jan 10 12:27:53 GMT 2025


Am Freitag, 10. Januar 2025, 03:28:42 Mitteleuropäische Normalzeit schrieb Sam James:
> "H.J. Lu" <hjl.tools@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > On Sat, Dec 14, 2024 at 1:09 PM H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Require GCC 11.1 or newer to build. Remove GCC version check for PowerPC
> >> and s390x.  TEST_CC and TEST_CXX can be used to test the glibc build
> >> with the older versions of GCC.
> >
> > PING.
> 
> I think we should do it because of PR32537. There will be cleanups to do
> but we can save those for post-release.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>
> 
> but we need Andreas' ACK before committing at least.

<rm hat>
Fine with me.
Apart from Florians remark about banning some recent gcc extensions
I offhand dont remember any objections to pick 11 as new minimum.
</rm hat>

<gentoo hat>
This is not an issue at all for Gentoo. 
It's much more relevant for distros that maintain long-term branches.
</gentoo hat>

> 
> >
> >> Signed-off-by: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
> >> ---
> >>  INSTALL                                      | 25 +-----
> >>  configure                                    |  3 +-
> >>  configure.ac                                 |  3 +-
> >>  manual/install.texi                          | 24 +-----
> >>  sysdeps/s390/configure                       | 40 ----------
> >>  sysdeps/s390/configure.ac                    | 18 -----
> >>  sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/configure    | 83 --------------------
> >>  sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/configure.ac | 34 --------
> >>  8 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 219 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
> >> index 85c8e4cef1..a88b25b9ef 100644
> >> --- a/INSTALL
> >> +++ b/INSTALL
> >> @@ -488,31 +488,14 @@ build the GNU C Library:
> >>       As of release time, GNU 'make' 4.4.1 is the newest verified to work
> >>       to build the GNU C Library.
> >>
> >> -   * GCC 6.2 or newer
> >> +   * GCC 11.1 or newer
> 
> OK. As discussed, I'd prefer newer, but Florian had a good reason (*) for
> needing 11 as the baseline for now, and I can test with 11, so it's
> fine.
> 
> We should still consider newer but I don't want this change to be bogged
> down in that (**).
> 
> We also had nobody say 11 was too new.
> 
> (*) https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/87ldwf1z8e.fsf@oldenburg.str.redhat.com/
> (**) https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/62ca1733-9a40-95d6-422a-2548bd84922a@redhat.com/
> 
> >>
> >> -     GCC 6.2 or higher is required.  In general it is recommended to use
> >> -     the newest version of the compiler that is known to work for
> >> +     GCC 11.1 or higher is required.  In general it is recommended to
> >> +     use the newest version of the compiler that is known to work for
> >>       building the GNU C Library, as newer compilers usually produce
> >> -     better code.  As of release time, GCC 14.1 is the newest compiler
> >> +     better code.  As of release time, GCC 14.2 is the newest compiler
> >>       verified to work to build the GNU C Library.
> >>
> >> -     For PowerPC 64-bits little-endian (powerpc64le), a GCC version with
> >> -     support for '-mno-gnu-attribute', '-mabi=ieeelongdouble', and
> >> -     '-mabi=ibmlongdouble' is required.  Likewise, the compiler must
> >> -     also support passing '-mlong-double-128' with the preceding
> >> -     options.  As of release, this implies GCC 7.4 and newer (excepting
> >> -     GCC 7.5.0, see GCC PR94200).  These additional features are
> >> -     required for building the GNU C Library with support for IEEE long
> >> -     double.
> >> -
> >> -     For ARC architecture builds, GCC 8.3 or higher is needed.
> >> -
> >> -     For s390x architecture builds, GCC 7.1 or higher is needed (See gcc
> >> -     Bug 98269).
> >> -
> >> -     For AArch64 architecture builds with mathvec enabled, GCC 10 or
> >> -     higher is needed due to dependency on arm_sve.h.
> >> -
> >>       For multi-arch support it is recommended to use a GCC which has
> >>       been built with support for GNU indirect functions.  This ensures
> >>       that correct debugging information is generated for functions
> >> diff --git a/configure b/configure
> >> index 2c2b19f9a6..4366b1f6c2 100755
> >> --- a/configure
> >> +++ b/configure
> >> @@ -5764,6 +5764,7 @@ if test $ac_verc_fail = yes; then
> >>  fi
> >>
> >>
> >> +# Require GCC 11.1 to build.
> >>  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if $CC is sufficient to build libc" >&5
> >>  printf %s "checking if $CC is sufficient to build libc... " >&6; }
> >>  if test ${libc_cv_compiler_ok+y}
> >> @@ -5778,7 +5779,7 @@ int
> >>  main (void)
> >>  {
> >>
> >> -#if !defined __GNUC__ || __GNUC__ < 6 || (__GNUC__ == 6 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 2)
> >> +#if !defined __GNUC__ || __GNUC__ < 11 || (__GNUC__ == 11 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 1)
> >>  #error insufficient compiler
> >>  #endif
> >>    ;
> >> diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
> >> index 1de79bd729..62de722e61 100644
> >> --- a/configure.ac
> >> +++ b/configure.ac
> >> @@ -573,9 +573,10 @@ AC_CHECK_PROG_VER(BISON, bison, --version,
> >>    [bison (GNU Bison) \([0-9]*\.[0-9.]*\)],
> >>    [2.7*|[3-9].*|[1-9][0-9]*], critic_missing="$critic_missing bison")
> >>
> >> +# Require GCC 11.1 to build.
> >>  AC_CACHE_CHECK([if $CC is sufficient to build libc], libc_cv_compiler_ok, [
> >>  AC_PREPROC_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[
> >> -#if !defined __GNUC__ || __GNUC__ < 6 || (__GNUC__ == 6 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 2)
> >> +#if !defined __GNUC__ || __GNUC__ < 11 || (__GNUC__ == 11 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 1)
> 
> It might be better to just do __GNUC__ < 11 (don't check for minor) to ease bisection with GCC a
> bit, but I don't insist on that at all.
> 
> >>  #error insufficient compiler
> >>  #endif]])],
> >>                [libc_cv_compiler_ok=yes],
> >> diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi
> >> index 61745b88d8..e4ed7d9895 100644
> >> --- a/manual/install.texi
> >> +++ b/manual/install.texi
> >> @@ -531,32 +531,14 @@ As of release time, GNU @code{make} 4.4.1 is the newest verified to work
> >>  to build @theglibc{}.
> >>
> >>  @item
> >> -GCC 6.2 or newer
> >> +GCC 11.1 or newer
> >>
> >> -GCC 6.2 or higher is required.  In general it is recommended to use
> >> +GCC 11.1 or higher is required.  In general it is recommended to use
> >>  the newest version of the compiler that is known to work for building
> >>  @theglibc{}, as newer compilers usually produce better code.  As of
> >> -release time, GCC 14.1 is the newest compiler verified to work to build
> >> +release time, GCC 14.2 is the newest compiler verified to work to build
> >>  @theglibc{}.
> >>
> >> -For PowerPC 64-bits little-endian (powerpc64le), a GCC version with support
> >> -for @option{-mno-gnu-attribute}, @option{-mabi=ieeelongdouble}, and
> >> -@option{-mabi=ibmlongdouble} is required.  Likewise, the compiler must also
> >> -support passing @option{-mlong-double-128} with the preceding options.  As
> >> -of release, this implies GCC 7.4 and newer (excepting GCC 7.5.0, see GCC
> >> -PR94200).  These additional features are required for building the GNU C
> >> -Library with support for IEEE long double.
> >> -
> >> -@c powerpc64le performs an autoconf test to verify the compiler compiles with
> >> -@c commands like "$CC -c foo.c -mabi=ibmlongdouble -mlong-double-128".
> >> -
> >> -For ARC architecture builds, GCC 8.3 or higher is needed.
> >> -
> >> -For s390x architecture builds, GCC 7.1 or higher is needed (See gcc Bug 98269).
> >> -
> >> -For AArch64 architecture builds with mathvec enabled, GCC 10 or higher is needed
> >> -due to dependency on arm_sve.h.
> >> -
> >>  For multi-arch support it is recommended to use a GCC which has been built with
> >>  support for GNU indirect functions.  This ensures that correct debugging
> >>  information is generated for functions selected by IFUNC resolvers.  This
> >> diff --git a/sysdeps/s390/configure b/sysdeps/s390/configure
> >> index 67c3755c16..97f52524fb 100644
> >> --- a/sysdeps/s390/configure
> >> +++ b/sysdeps/s390/configure
> >> @@ -309,46 +309,6 @@ then
> >>
> >>  fi
> >>
> >> -
> >> -
> >> -{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if $CC is sufficient to build libc on s390x" >&5
> >> -printf %s "checking if $CC is sufficient to build libc on s390x... " >&6; }
> >> -if test ${libc_cv_compiler_ok_on_s390x+y}
> >> -then :
> >> -  printf %s "(cached) " >&6
> >> -else case e in #(
> >> -  e)
> >> -cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
> >> -/* end confdefs.h.  */
> >> -
> >> -int
> >> -main (void)
> >> -{
> >> -
> >> -#if !defined __GNUC__ || __GNUC__ < 7 || (__GNUC__ == 7 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 1)
> >> -#error insufficient compiler for building on s390x
> >> -#endif
> >> -
> >> -  ;
> >> -  return 0;
> >> -}
> >> -_ACEOF
> >> -if ac_fn_c_try_cpp "$LINENO"
> >> -then :
> >> -  libc_cv_compiler_ok_on_s390x=yes
> >> -else case e in #(
> >> -  e) libc_cv_compiler_ok_on_s390x=no ;;
> >> -esac
> >> -fi
> >> -rm -f conftest.err conftest.i conftest.$ac_ext ;;
> >> -esac
> >> -fi
> >> -{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $libc_cv_compiler_ok_on_s390x" >&5
> >> -printf "%s\n" "$libc_cv_compiler_ok_on_s390x" >&6; }
> >> -if test "$libc_cv_compiler_ok_on_s390x" != yes; then
> >> -   critic_missing="$critic_missing On s390x, GCC >= 7.1.0 is required."
> >> -fi
> >> -
> >>  test -n "$critic_missing" && as_fn_error $? "
> >>  *** $critic_missing" "$LINENO" 5
> >>
> >> diff --git a/sysdeps/s390/configure.ac b/sysdeps/s390/configure.ac
> >> index 89c3e5b211..496866b850 100644
> >> --- a/sysdeps/s390/configure.ac
> >> +++ b/sysdeps/s390/configure.ac
> >> @@ -161,23 +161,5 @@ then
> >>    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_S390_MIN_ARCH13_ZARCH_ASM_SUPPORT)
> >>  fi
> >>
> >> -
> >> -dnl test if GCC is new enough. See gcc "Bug 98269 - gcc 6.5.0
> >> -dnl __builtin_add_overflow() with small uint32_t values incorrectly detects
> >> -dnl overflow
> >> -dnl (https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=98269)
> >> -AC_CACHE_CHECK([if $CC is sufficient to build libc on s390x],
> >> -libc_cv_compiler_ok_on_s390x, [
> >> -AC_PREPROC_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[
> >> -#if !defined __GNUC__ || __GNUC__ < 7 || (__GNUC__ == 7 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 1)
> >> -#error insufficient compiler for building on s390x
> >> -#endif
> >> -]])],
> >> -       [libc_cv_compiler_ok_on_s390x=yes],
> >> -       [libc_cv_compiler_ok_on_s390x=no])])
> >> -if test "$libc_cv_compiler_ok_on_s390x" != yes; then
> >> -   critic_missing="$critic_missing On s390x, GCC >= 7.1.0 is required."
> >> -fi
> >> -
> >>  test -n "$critic_missing" && AC_MSG_ERROR([
> >>  *** $critic_missing])
> >> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/configure b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/configure
> >> index 61ae675c1a..6fa7589530 100644
> >> --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/configure
> >> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/configure
> >> @@ -1,89 +1,6 @@
> >>  # This file is generated from configure.ac by Autoconf.  DO NOT EDIT!
> >>   # Local configure fragment for sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/.
> >>
> >> -
> >> -{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether $CC $CFLAGS -mlong-double-128 uses IBM extended format" >&5
> >> -printf %s "checking whether $CC $CFLAGS -mlong-double-128 uses IBM extended format... " >&6; }
> >> -if test ${libc_cv_mlong_double_128ibm+y}
> >> -then :
> >> -  printf %s "(cached) " >&6
> >> -else case e in #(
> >> -  e) save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
> >> -CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mlong-double-128"
> >> -cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
> >> -/* end confdefs.h.  */
> >> -#include <float.h>
> >> -int
> >> -main (void)
> >> -{
> >> -
> >> -#if LDBL_MANT_DIG != 106
> >> -# error "compiler doesn't implement IBM extended format of long double"
> >> -#endif
> >> -long double foobar (long double x) { return x; }
> >> -  ;
> >> -  return 0;
> >> -}
> >> -_ACEOF
> >> -if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"
> >> -then :
> >> -  libc_cv_mlong_double_128ibm=yes
> >> -else case e in #(
> >> -  e) libc_cv_mlong_double_128ibm=no ;;
> >> -esac
> >> -fi
> >> -rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
> >> -CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS" ;;
> >> -esac
> >> -fi
> >> -{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $libc_cv_mlong_double_128ibm" >&5
> >> -printf "%s\n" "$libc_cv_mlong_double_128ibm" >&6; }
> >> -
> >> -if test "$libc_cv_mlong_double_128ibm" = no; then
> >> -  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether $CC $CFLAGS supports -mabi=ibmlongdouble" >&5
> >> -printf %s "checking whether $CC $CFLAGS supports -mabi=ibmlongdouble... " >&6; }
> >> -if test ${libc_cv_mabi_ibmlongdouble+y}
> >> -then :
> >> -  printf %s "(cached) " >&6
> >> -else case e in #(
> >> -  e)   save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
> >> -  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mlong-double-128 -mabi=ibmlongdouble"
> >> -  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
> >> -/* end confdefs.h.  */
> >> -#include <float.h>
> >> -int
> >> -main (void)
> >> -{
> >> -
> >> -#if LDBL_MANT_DIG != 106
> >> -# error "compiler doesn't implement IBM extended format of long double"
> >> -#endif
> >> -long double foobar (long double x) { return x; }
> >> -  ;
> >> -  return 0;
> >> -}
> >> -_ACEOF
> >> -if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"
> >> -then :
> >> -  libc_cv_mabi_ibmlongdouble=yes
> >> -else case e in #(
> >> -  e) libc_cv_mabi_ibmlongdouble=no ;;
> >> -esac
> >> -fi
> >> -rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
> >> -  CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS" ;;
> >> -esac
> >> -fi
> >> -{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $libc_cv_mabi_ibmlongdouble" >&5
> >> -printf "%s\n" "$libc_cv_mabi_ibmlongdouble" >&6; }
> >> -
> >> -  if test "$libc_cv_mabi_ibmlongdouble" = yes; then
> >> -    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mabi=ibmlongdouble"
> >> -  else
> >> -    as_fn_error $? "this configuration requires -mlong-double-128 IBM extended format support" "$LINENO" 5
> >> -  fi
> >> -fi
> >> -
> >>  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for linker that supports --no-tls-get-addr-optimize" >&5
> >>  printf %s "checking for linker that supports --no-tls-get-addr-optimize... " >&6; }
> >>  libc_linker_feature=no
> >> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/configure.ac b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/configure.ac
> >> index 8d2ec60f68..bcf0c62442 100644
> >> --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/configure.ac
> >> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/configure.ac
> >> @@ -2,40 +2,6 @@ sinclude(./aclocal.m4)dnl Autoconf lossage
> >>  GLIBC_PROVIDES dnl See aclocal.m4 in the top level source directory.
> >>  # Local configure fragment for sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/.
> >>
> >> -AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether $CC $CFLAGS -mlong-double-128 uses IBM extended format,
> >> -              libc_cv_mlong_double_128ibm, [dnl
> >> -save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
> >> -CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mlong-double-128"
> >> -AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <float.h>]], [[
> >> -#if LDBL_MANT_DIG != 106
> >> -# error "compiler doesn't implement IBM extended format of long double"
> >> -#endif
> >> -long double foobar (long double x) { return x; }]])],
> >> -              libc_cv_mlong_double_128ibm=yes,
> >> -              libc_cv_mlong_double_128ibm=no)
> >> -CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"])
> >> -
> >> -if test "$libc_cv_mlong_double_128ibm" = no; then
> >> -  AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether $CC $CFLAGS supports -mabi=ibmlongdouble,
> >> -                libc_cv_mabi_ibmlongdouble, [dnl
> >> -  save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
> >> -  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mlong-double-128 -mabi=ibmlongdouble"
> >> -  AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <float.h>]], [[
> >> -#if LDBL_MANT_DIG != 106
> >> -# error "compiler doesn't implement IBM extended format of long double"
> >> -#endif
> >> -long double foobar (long double x) { return x; }]])],
> >> -                libc_cv_mabi_ibmlongdouble=yes,
> >> -                libc_cv_mabi_ibmlongdouble=no)
> >> -  CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"])
> >> -
> >> -  if test "$libc_cv_mabi_ibmlongdouble" = yes; then
> >> -    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mabi=ibmlongdouble"
> >> -  else
> >> -    AC_MSG_ERROR([this configuration requires -mlong-double-128 IBM extended format support])
> >> -  fi
> >> -fi
> >> -
> >>  LIBC_LINKER_FEATURE([--no-tls-get-addr-optimize], [-Wl,--no-tls-get-addr-optimize],
> >>                      [libc_cv_tls_get_addr_optimize=yes], [libc_cv_tls_get_addr_optimize=no])
> >>  LIBC_CONFIG_VAR([have-tls-get-addr-optimize], [$libc_cv_tls_get_addr_optimize])
> >> --
> >> 2.47.1
> >>
> 


-- 
Andreas K. Hüttel
dilfridge@gentoo.org
Gentoo Linux developer
(council, toolchain, base-system, perl, libreoffice)
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