all-packages.nix: Use GCC 8 as default for MIPS targets #104382
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GCC 9 of nixpkgs doesn't build as MIPS cross-compiler. Partially reverts 8f729c0 .
GCC 9 of nixpkgs doesn't build as MIPS cross-compiler. Partially reverts 8f729c0 .
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This will (hopefully) be superseded by #89793 . |
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Motivation for this change
As described in #103959 and #77732 it's currently not possible to create a cross-compiling environment for MIPS because the compilation of GCC 9 fails. Even updating to the latest stable version of
binutilsdidn't solve the problems (please see #103959 for details).This PR sets GCC 8 as default compiler of
stdenv.Things done
sandboxinnix.confon non-NixOS linux)nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review wip"./result/bin/)nix path-info -Sbefore and after)