Re: [avr-chat] binutils, gcc and avr-libc versions

[Bob von Knobloch]

On 28/04/13 21:55, Joerg Wunsch wrote:
> Bob von Knobloch <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > While this seems to be 'more correct', it seems a large change from
> > previous versions.
>
> Actually, GCC not insisting on a flash object being "const" before has
> been a bug (which simply nobody noticed before).  That bug had to be
> fixed in order for Johann to be able to implement the new __flash
> named address space.
>
> It's an unfortunate side-effect of fixing bugs that the fix sometimes
> breaks code that used to work in the past.
>
> On the pro side, the __flash named address space is something we've
> not even dared thinking about in GCC some ten years ago.
Thanks for the explanation Joerg, are there any docs about this change?
My original question is still, however, if there is a 'preferred' 
release of binutils & gcc with which to build avr-gcc, or should we 
always look for the latest versions?

Many thanks for all your work on the avr toolchain.

Bob

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