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From:   Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 3 May 2021 15:10:37 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Raise the minimum GCC version to 5.2
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On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 2:20 PM David Laight <David.Laight@aculab.com> wrote:
>
> It would be nice to be able to build current kernels (for local
> use) on the 'new' system - but gcc is already too old.

I have seen such environments too... However, for the kernel in
particular, you could install a newer GCC in the 'new' machine (just
for the kernel builds) or do your kernel builds in a different machine
-- a 'new' 'new' one :)

Cheers,
Miguel