doc/linux_gsg: update recommended compiler versions
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Rather than specifying a minimum compiler version, update the docs to
recommend a particular compiler version. In other words, earlier
versions may work, but are not officially supported, or may give reduced
functionality.
Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
---
doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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> From: Bruce Richardson [mailto:bruce.richardson@intel.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, 8 April 2025 19.19
>
> Rather than specifying a minimum compiler version, update the docs to
> recommend a particular compiler version. In other words, earlier
> versions may work, but are not officially supported, or may give
> reduced
> functionality.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
> ---
> doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> index 4c9d0c55c0..0acd26f260 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> @@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ Compilation of the DPDK
> For details on Linux distributions and the versions tested, please
> consult the DPDK Release Notes.
>
> * General development tools including a C compiler supporting the
> C11 standard,
> - including standard atomics, for example: GCC (version 5.0+) or
> Clang (version 3.6+),
> + including standard atomics, for example:
> + GCC (version 8.0+ recommended) or Clang (version 7+ recommended),
> and ``pkg-config`` or ``pkgconf`` to be used when building end-
> user binaries against DPDK.
>
> * For RHEL/Fedora systems these can be installed using ``dnf
> groupinstall "Development Tools"``
> --
> 2.45.2
Acked-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ Compilation of the DPDK
For details on Linux distributions and the versions tested, please consult the DPDK Release Notes.
* General development tools including a C compiler supporting the C11 standard,
- including standard atomics, for example: GCC (version 5.0+) or Clang (version 3.6+),
+ including standard atomics, for example:
+ GCC (version 8.0+ recommended) or Clang (version 7+ recommended),
and ``pkg-config`` or ``pkgconf`` to be used when building end-user binaries against DPDK.
* For RHEL/Fedora systems these can be installed using ``dnf groupinstall "Development Tools"``