[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] mk: Work around Debian/Ubuntu-specific 'gcc -dumpversion' output

Olivier MATZ olivier.matz at 6wind.com
Tue Feb 24 12:14:40 CET 2015


Hi Panu, David,

On 02/24/2015 11:59 AM, David Marchand wrote:
>> >Commit 71f0ab1849b4fc3ca928deb566df12ca725ed150 broke compilation
>> >on some versions of Debian and Ubuntu where gcc has been modified
>> >to only emit MAJOR.MINOR part of the version from 'gcc -dumpversion'.
>> >Drop the micro-version from gcc version comparisons to work around
>> >this, it wasn't being used for anything anyway.
>> >
>> >Signed-off-by: Panu Matilainen<pmatilai at redhat.com>
>
> ack (and works with my debian gcc).
>

One question: will it work with a version like with 2 digits
for major or minor like 4.10.0 or 10.0.0?
(or maybe it cannot happen with gcc naming conventions?)

Thanks,
Olivier



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