Imported Upstream version 16.11

[deb_dpdk.git] / doc / guides / linux_gsg / sys_reqs.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
index b321544..3d74342 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ Compilation of the DPDK
 
 *   coreutils: ``cmp``, ``sed``, ``grep``, ``arch``, etc.
 
-*   gcc: versions 4.5.x or later is recommended for ``i686/x86_64``. Versions 4.8.x or later is recommended
-    for ``ppc_64`` and ``x86_x32`` ABI. On some distributions, some specific compiler flags and linker flags are enabled by
+*   gcc: versions 4.9 or later is recommended for all platforms.
+    On some distributions, some specific compiler flags and linker flags are enabled by
     default and affect performance (``-fstack-protector``, for example). Please refer to the documentation
     of your distribution and to ``gcc -dumpspecs``.
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Compilation of the DPDK
 .. note::
 
     x86_x32 ABI is currently supported with distribution packages only on Ubuntu
-    higher than 13.10 or recent Debian distribution. The only supported  compiler is gcc 4.8+.
+    higher than 13.10 or recent Debian distribution. The only supported  compiler is gcc 4.9+.
 
 .. note::