From: John Wolfe <jwolfe@vmware.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:36:59 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: Compiler minimums: bump to gcc-4.4
X-Git-Tag: stable-11.3.0~146
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4fa8c3dde624e209af5ecaaeb6ac720d9abfaa81;p=thirdparty%2Fopen-vm-tools.git

Compiler minimums: bump to gcc-4.4
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diff --git a/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vm_basic_types.h b/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vm_basic_types.h
index ce4d5812c..fe9589b72 100644
--- a/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vm_basic_types.h
+++ b/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vm_basic_types.h
@@ -756,19 +756,20 @@ typedef void * UserVA;
 
 /*
  * At present, we effectively require a compiler that is at least
- * gcc-4.1 (circa 2006).  Enforce this here, various things below
+ * gcc-4.4 (circa 2009).  Enforce this here, various things below
  * this line depend upon it.
  *
  * Current oldest compilers:
- * - guest tools: 4.1.2 (freebsd/solaris)
  * - buildhost compiler: 4.4.3
  * - hosted kernel modules: 4.5
+ * - widespread usage: 4.8
  *
  * SWIG's preprocessor is exempt.
+ * clang pretends to be gcc (4.2.1 by default), so needs to be excluded.
  */
-#ifndef SWIG
-#if defined __GNUC__ && (__GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 1))
-#error "gcc version is too old, need gcc-4.1 or better"
+#if !defined __clang__ && !defined SWIG
+#if defined __GNUC__ && (__GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 4))
+#error "gcc version is too old, need gcc-4.4 or better"
 #endif
 #endif