AC_CACHE_CHECK([version of gcc], [fp_gcc_version],
[if test "$fp_have_gcc" = "YES"; then
fp_gcc_version="`$CC -v 2>&1 | grep 'version ' | sed -e 's/.*version [[^0-9]]*\([[0-9.]]*\).*/\1/g'`"
- FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fp_gcc_version], [-lt], [2.0],
- [AC_MSG_ERROR([Need at least gcc version 2.0 (3.4+ recommended)])])
+ FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$fp_gcc_version], [-lt], [3.0],
+ [AC_MSG_ERROR([Need at least gcc version 3.0 (3.4+ recommended)])])
+ # See #2770: gcc 2.95 doesn't work any more, apparently. There probably
+ # isn't a very good reason for that, but for now just make configure
+ # fail.
else
fp_gcc_version="not-installed"
fi