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Add gcc 4.6.4 version of gcc6809 Make a copy of the gcc 4.6.1 patch labelled for 4.6.4 since it does build. Also update the gcc6809 notes to mention that a patch for earlier minor revisions may work for later ones in the same release stream.
author William Astle <lost@l-w.ca>
date Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:25:13 -0600
parents 83bb31ca8b6a
children d0c0fede5021
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--- a/extra/README	Fri Aug 08 12:14:22 2014 -0600
+++ b/extra/README	Wed Oct 01 09:25:13 2014 -0600
@@ -17,13 +17,17 @@
 Similar to the "as" script above except for lwar.
 
 gcc6809lw-4.6.1-1.patch
+gcc6809lw-4.6.4-1.patch
 
 These are patches to the main gcc source distribution for specific releases. 
-The last number after the dash is a patch level for the specific patch. 
-These are different to the official gcc6809 releases in the following ways. 
-First, all the source for as-6809 is removed.  Also, the special "helper"
-makefile and directory is removed. Also, as of this writing, the latest
-"official" release was for gcc 4.3.4 which does not build on 64 bit linux.
+The last number after the dash is a patch level for the specific patch. It
+is worth noting that a patch for a particular minor version of GCC may work
+with later minor versions in the same release sequence. That is, a patch
+for 4.6.1 might work with 4.6.4. These are different to the official
+gcc6809 releases in the following ways. First, all the source for as-6809
+is removed. Also, the special "helper" makefile and directory is removed. 
+Also, as of this writing, the latest "official" release was for gcc 4.3.4
+which does not build on 64 bit linux.
 
 In the event you have used the "official" gcc6809 with the default as6809
 assembler that comes with it, you should be aware that while lwasm is mostly