https://gcc.gnu.org/g:e394c5d84b314803e0160570b8e7a422dc3c1935
commit r16-3652-ge394c5d84b314803e0160570b8e7a422dc3c1935
Author: Gerald Pfeifer <ger...@pfeifer.com>
Date: Sun Sep 7 01:40:06 2025 +0200
doc: Remove references to Binutils 2.7 requirements
GNU Binutils 2.7 was released in 1996, no realistic need to point it
out as a minimal requirement.
gcc:
* doc/extend.texi (SH Function Attributes): Remove reference to
GNU Binutils 2.7 requirement.
(H8/300 Variable Attributes): Ditto.
Diff:
---
gcc/doc/extend.texi | 6 +-----
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gcc/doc/extend.texi b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
index 3c11928fd764..2922d9e9839f 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/extend.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
@@ -5904,8 +5904,7 @@ accordingly to point to the start of the vector table
before any functions with
this attribute are invoked. Usually a good place to do the initialization is
the startup routine. The TBR relative vector table can have at max 256
function
entries. The jumps to these functions are generated using a SH2A specific,
-non delayed branch instruction JSR/N @@(disp8,TBR). You must use GAS and GLD
-from GNU binutils version 2.7 or later for this attribute to work correctly.
+non delayed branch instruction JSR/N @@(disp8,TBR).
In an application, for a function being called once, this attribute
saves at least 8 bytes of code; and if other successive calls are being
@@ -7925,9 +7924,6 @@ The compiler generates more efficient code for certain
operations
on data in the eight-bit data area. Note the eight-bit data area is limited to
256 bytes of data.
-You must use GAS and GLD from GNU binutils version 2.7 or later for
-this attribute to work correctly.
-
@cindex @code{tiny_data} variable attribute, H8/300
@cindex tiny data section on the H8/300H and H8S
@item tiny_data
