just found this on the GCC thread: Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2018-03-19: #7 This bug was fixed in the package gcc-4.8 - 4.8.5-4ubuntu8
--------------- gcc-4.8 (4.8.5-4ubuntu8) bionic; urgency=medium [ Matthias Klose ] * Stop build gcj in current distro releases. Addresses: #892536. * Split off the documentation part from the retpoline patches. * Fix build dependency on realpath. [ Steve Beattie ] * Add retpoline support for x86 via adding -mindirect-branch=, -mindirect-branch-register, and -mfunction-return= support (LP: #1749261) - 0001-i386-Move-struct-ix86_frame-to-machine_function.diff, 0002-i386-Use-reference-of-struct-ix86_frame-to-avoid-cop.diff, 0003-i386-Use-const-reference-of-struct-ix86_frame-to-avo.diff, 0004-x86-Add-mindirect-branch.diff, 0005-x86-Add-mfunction-return.diff, 0006-x86-Add-mindirect-branch-register.diff, 0007-x86-Add-V-register-operand-modifier.diff, 0008-x86-Disallow-mindirect-branch-mfunction-return-with-.diff, 0009-Use-INVALID_REGNUM-in-indirect-thunk-processing.diff: implement -mindirect-branch=<keep|thunk|thunk-inline|thunk-extern> with attribute support, -mindirect-branch-register, and -mfunction-return=<thunk|thunk-inline|thunk-extern> with attribute support. Thanks to H.J. Lu. -- Matthias Klose <d...@ubuntu.com> Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:12:10 +0800 Changed in gcc-4.8 (Ubuntu): status: Confirmed → Fix Released Martin W. (webi123) wrote 2 hours ago: #8 I've seen that the fix is currently only released for bionic. What is the release date for trusty (gcc-4.8.5 Ubuntu 4.8.5-2ubuntu1~14.04.1) ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to gcc-4.8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750937 Title: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) due to outdated gcc-4.8 Status in gcc-4.8 package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Running fine with nvidia-384 until this kernel update came along. When booted into the new kernel, got super low resolution and nvidia- settings was missing most of its functionality - could not change resolution. Rebooted into 4.4.0-112 kernel and all was well. The root cause of the problem has been found to be installing the -116 kernel without a sufficiently updated version of gcc. In my case, my system received the gcc update AFTER the kernel update. Uninstalling the -116 kernel and reinstalling it with the updated version of gcc solved the problem for me. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-112.135~14.04.1-generic 4.4.98 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-112-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 384.111 Tue Dec 19 23:51:45 PST 2017 GCC version: gcc version 4.8.4 (Ubuntu 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.3) ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.27 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: LXDE Date: Wed Feb 21 19:23:39 2018 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: bbswitch, 0.7, 4.4.0-112-generic, x86_64: installed bbswitch, 0.7, 4.4.0-116-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia-384, 384.111, 4.4.0-112-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia-384, 384.111, 4.4.0-116-generic, x86_64: installed GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:1c82] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: eVga.com. Corp. Device [3842:6253] InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-03-03 (1086 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1) MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. M11AD ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-112-generic root=UUID=5a88d2a1-0a24-415b-adc2-28435b13248a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/15/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 0302 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: M11AD dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0302:bd08/15/2013:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnM11AD:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnM11AD:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: M11AD dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20160425-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.14.04.2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri N/A version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A xserver.bootTime: Wed Feb 21 18:48:14 2018 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: xserver.version: 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-4.8/+bug/1750937/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp