Brenton Horne wrote: > I maintain Vim packages in my Open Build Service home project, for example > here are the packaging files I use to build it for CentOS/Fedora/Scientific > Linux https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:fusion809/vim-redhat. I > would like to build Vim for CentOS 5 and 6, but I cannot presently do this, > because the build fails and I think the reason why is that GCC is too old. > So I am here to ask what's the minimum version of GCC required to build the > latest Vim (so 8.0) and are there any ways to build Vim with an older GCC? > The build log (showing the error from building Vim on 64-bit CentOS 6) can > be found here > <https://build.opensuse.org/build/home:fusion809/CentOS_6/x86_64/vim/_log>, > if you're wondering whether it's a bug.
Vim should build with old versions of GCC without a problem. It's actually newer versions that could be a problem, especially early minor releases of a major release. These quite often have quirks or bugs. -- hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict: 227. You sleep next to your monitor. Or on top of it. /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
