[OpenJDK 2D-Dev] [PATCH FOR REVIEW] Building ExtensionSubtables.cpp should use -fno-strict-aliasing

[Andrew Haley]

On 05/29/2012 02:50 PM, Phil Race wrote:
> I have one concern
> 
> It sounds like the option is new in gcc 4.4 : 
> http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.4/porting_to.html
> 
> I am not sure you can assume that since ..
> 
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html#gcc
> " The GNU gcc compiler version should be 4.3 or newer."

No way: -fno-strict-aliasing has been in GCC for a very long time, and it's
certainly in 4.0.

Andrew.