[2.6 patch] Documentation/arm/README: small update

From: Adrian Bunk (bunk_at_stusta.de)
Date: 08/24/05

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    Date:	Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:36:53 +0200
To: rmk@arm.linux.org.uk

    - egcs is not supported by kernel 2.6
    - Am I right to assume that gcc 2.95.3 is not worse than gcc 2.95.1?

    Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>

    --- linux-2.6.13-rc6-mm2-full/Documentation/arm/README.old 2005-08-24 11:51:22.000000000 +0200
    +++ linux-2.6.13-rc6-mm2-full/Documentation/arm/README 2005-08-24 11:51:52.000000000 +0200
    @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     ---------------------
     
       In order to compile ARM Linux, you will need a compiler capable of
    - generating ARM ELF code with GNU extensions. GCC 2.95.1, EGCS
    - 1.1.2, and GCC 3.3 are known to be good compilers. Fortunately, you
    + generating ARM ELF code with GNU extensions. GCC 2.95.3 and
    + GCC 3.3 are known to be good compilers. Fortunately, you
       needn't guess. The kernel will report an error if your compiler is
       a recognized offender.
     

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