Before, newlib 3.2 was required for amdgcn and 3.1 for nvptx.
Now recommended is 4.3.0 which was just released on 2023-01-20.
While currently the old versions would work fine, upcoming GCC
changes depend on a newer newlib. Thus, the minimal version is
bumped instead of just recommending the new version.
For GCN, the bump is in preparation for permitting non-threadlocal
stack variables and vectorized math functions - both scheduled for
GCC 13 and added to newlib in 4.3.0.
For nvptx, this includes an emulated clock (commit
6bb96d13a),
a calloc fix (
5fca4e0f1) and changes to permit libgfortran to be
compiled with I/O support instead of only in minimal mode.
(Patch approved for GCC 13 but pending on a nvtpx patch,
which for which review is pending.)
gcc/ChangeLog:
* doc/install.texi (amdgcn, nvptx): Require newlib 4.3.0.
@file{bin/llvm-ar} to both @file{bin/amdgcn-amdhsa-ar} and
@file{bin/amdgcn-amdhsa-ranlib}.
-Use Newlib (3.2.0, or newer).
+Use Newlib (4.3.0 or newer).
To run the binaries, install the HSA Runtime from the
@uref{https://rocm.github.io,,ROCm Platform}, and use
Tell GCC where to find it:
@option{--with-build-time-tools=[install-nvptx-tools]/nvptx-none/bin}.
-You will need newlib 3.1.0 or later. It can be
+You will need newlib 4.3.0 or later. It can be
automatically built together with GCC@. For this, add a symbolic link
to nvptx-newlib's @file{newlib} directory to the directory containing
the GCC sources.