When I updated one of the links yesterday I noticed we have this obsolete
reference to GCC 4.0.1 and binutils 2.15.90.0.1.1 from 19 (nineteen) years
ago.
I suggest we remove these.
Okay?
Gerald
libstdc++-v3:
* doc/xml/manual/prerequisites.xml: Remove note from the GCC 4.0.1
days.
* doc/html/manual/setup.html: Regenerate.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/doc/html/manual/setup.html
b/libstdc++-v3/doc/html/manual/setup.html
index 78d2a00c50a..d8c5ff65cff 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/doc/html/manual/setup.html
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/doc/html/manual/setup.html
@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@
the tools you will need if you wish to modify the source.
</p><p>
Additional data is given here only where it applies to libstdc++.
- </p><p>As of GCC 4.0.1 the minimum version of binutils required to build
- libstdc++ is <code class="code">2.15.90.0.1.1</code>.
- Older releases of libstdc++ do not require such a recent version,
- but to take full advantage of useful space-saving features and
+ </p><p>To take full advantage of useful space-saving features and
bug-fixes you should use a recent binutils whenever possible.
The configure process will automatically detect and use these
features if the underlying support is present.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/prerequisites.xml
b/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/prerequisites.xml
index a3c6e732a77..0efe63bcd46 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/prerequisites.xml
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/prerequisites.xml
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@
Additional data is given here only where it applies to libstdc++.
</para>
- <para>As of GCC 4.0.1 the minimum version of binutils required to build
- libstdc++ is <code>2.15.90.0.1.1</code>.
- Older releases of libstdc++ do not require such a recent version,
- but to take full advantage of useful space-saving features and
+ <para>To take full advantage of useful space-saving features and
bug-fixes you should use a recent binutils whenever possible.
The configure process will automatically detect and use these
features if the underlying support is present.
