Re: gcc7 patch

[Jason Bacon <outpaddling%yahoo.com@localhost>]

On 2020-02-28 19:22, Jason Bacon wrote:
> After fixing binutils, gcc7 also fails on CentOS 7.
>
> The simple patch below fixes the issue, which is clearly flagged by 
> error messages stating that variable definitions in for loops are only 
> supported in C99 mode.
>
> Any concerns about this patch?
>
> Thanks,
>
>     JB
>
> --- Makefile    18 Jan 2020 23:32:43 -0000    1.26
> +++ Makefile    29 Feb 2020 01:20:16 -0000
> @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
>
>  NOT_FOR_PLATFORM=    Interix-*-*
>
> -USE_LANGUAGES=        c c++
> +USE_LANGUAGES=        c99 c++
>  USE_TOOLS+=        gmake makeinfo perl sed:run tar:build
>  USE_TOOLS.NetBSD+=    gsed
Just confirmed that gcc8 has the same issue.

Will check gcc9 as well.