[ruby-core:116131] [Ruby master Misc#20170] Drop support for GCC < 11

Issue #20170 has been updated by rubyFeedback (robert heiler).


As jeremy pointed out, one potential drawback for dropping support for
older GCC may be that ruby could not be compiled on certain platforms
anymore. Personally I think the more platforms (and compilers) for ruby
to run on, the better, if the maintenance burden does not outweigh support
for such platforms. Even if the actual user base is rather small, I agree
with jeremy from a principle point of view. (I myself compile everything
from source on my Linux system, with the help of ruby scripts, so I am
running GCC 13.2.0 just fine, but I remember having had issues in the past
with an old CentOS system in a restricted university-campus setting, and
I also once wanted to have HaikuOS work with ruby but eventually gave up
on it. So I think I can relate to jeremy's point of view.)

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Misc #20170: Drop support for GCC < 11
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/20170#change-106137

* Author: kddnewton (Kevin Newton)
* Status: Open
* Priority: Normal
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Right now, CI compiles everything from GCC 7+. However, GCC 7-10 are all end-of-life and no longer supported. We should drop support for the end-of-life compilers.



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