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> # gcc from version 4.8 and above generates "rep; ret" instructions
> # to avoid performance penalties on certain AMD chips. Older
> # assemblers detect this as an error, "Error: expecting string
> # instruction after `rep'"
> if compareVersions(gcc_version, "4.8") > 0:
> as_version = readCommand([main['AS'], '-v', '/dev/null'],
> exception=False).split()
>
> if not as_version or compareVersions(as_version[-1], "2.23") < 0:
> print termcap.Yellow + termcap.Bold + \
> 'Warning: This combination of gcc and binutils have' + \
> ' known incompatibilities.\n' + \
> ' If you encounter build problems, please update ' + \
> 'binutils to 2.23.' + \
> termcap.Normal
>