Re: Supporting GCC_REQ+=7 as well as GCC_REQ+=7.0

[David Brownlee <abs%absd.org@localhost>]

On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 at 14:20, Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost> wrote:
> David Brownlee <abs%absd.org@localhost> writes:
>
> > The following patch tweaks _GCC*_PATTERNS to match 4, 5 6 and 7, and the
> > USE_PKGSRC_GCC_RUNTIME block to use _GCC_PKGBASE
>
> I don't think 4 should match anything.  It could refer to many versions
> and that's confusing, and we aren't having problems with people using 4
> and expecting it to work.  So I would drop 4 change, and keep 5/6/7 and
> then I am in favor of your patch.
>
> I would like to deprecate and eventually remove 7.x and make only 7
> legit (similary 5 and 6).  But the removal is less important, especially
> if pkglint warns on the longer forms.

'tis done :)