Check BinUtils and GCC version.
Modified: trunk/reactos/tools/Makefile
Added: trunk/reactos/tools/tools-check.c
Added: trunk/reactos/tools/tools-check.mak

Modified: trunk/reactos/tools/Makefile
--- trunk/reactos/tools/Makefile	2005-03-11 14:07:48 UTC (rev 13931)
+++ trunk/reactos/tools/Makefile	2005-03-11 17:33:12 UTC (rev 13932)
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@
 
 LIBS = lib_unicode lib_wpp
 
-CLEAN_FILES = $(TOOLS)
+CLEAN_FILES = $(TOOLS) tools-check.tmp tools-check.h
 
-all: $(TOOLS) $(LIBS) zlib_target wmc_target cabman_target cdmake_target mkhive_target rgenstat_target \
+all: $(TOOLS) tools_check $(LIBS) zlib_target wmc_target cabman_target cdmake_target mkhive_target rgenstat_target \
 	wine2ros_target pipetools_target winebuild_target bin2res_target wrc_target widl_target \
 	buildno_target
 
+tools_check:
+	$(MAKE) -f tools-check.mak
+
 regtests$(EXE_POSTFIX): regtests.c
 	@$(HOST_CC) $(CFLAGS) -o regtests$(EXE_POSTFIX) regtests.c
 

Added: trunk/reactos/tools/tools-check.c
--- trunk/reactos/tools/tools-check.c	2005-03-11 14:07:48 UTC (rev 13931)
+++ trunk/reactos/tools/tools-check.c	2005-03-11 17:33:12 UTC (rev 13932)
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include "tools-check.h"
+
+/*
+ * - Binutils older than 2003/10/01 have broken windres which can't handle
+ *   icons with alpha channel.
+ * - Binutils between 2004/09/02 and 2004/10/08 have broken handling of
+ *   forward exports in dlltool.
+ */
+
+#if (BINUTILS_VERSION_DATE >= 20040902 && BINUTILS_VERSION_DATE <= 20041008) || \
+    (BINUTILS_VERSION_DATE < 20031001)
+#error Due to technical reasons your binutils version can't be used to \
+       build ReactOS. Please consider upgrading to newer version. See \
+       www.mingw.org for details.)
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * GCC 3.3.1 is lowest allowed version. Older versions have various problems
+ * with C++ code.
+ */
+
+#if (__GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 3) || \
+    (__GNUC__ < 3)
+#error Due to technical reasons your GCC version can't be used to \
+       build ReactOS. Please consider upgrading to newer version. See \
+       www.mingw.org for details.)
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * FIXME: GCC 3.4.1 has broken headers which cause Explorer to not build.
+ * We should warn in this case...maybe add check for the broken headers?
+ */

Added: trunk/reactos/tools/tools-check.mak
--- trunk/reactos/tools/tools-check.mak	2005-03-11 14:07:48 UTC (rev 13931)
+++ trunk/reactos/tools/tools-check.mak	2005-03-11 17:33:12 UTC (rev 13932)
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+PATH_TO_TOP = ..
+include $(PATH_TO_TOP)/rules.mak
+
+#
+# Get the binutils version
+#
+# The "ld -v" output can be in either of these two formats:
+#    "GNU ld version 050113 20050113" (nightly build)
+#    "GNU ld version 2.15.94 20050118" (official release)
+#    
+
+BINUTILS_VERSION_DATE=$(word 5,$(shell $(PREFIX)ld -v))
+
+all: 
+	@echo #define BINUTILS_VERSION_DATE $(BINUTILS_VERSION_DATE) > tools-check.h
+	$(HOST_CC) -c tools-check.c -o tools-check.temp
+	$(RM) tools-check.temp
+	$(RM) tools-check.h