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doc: Suggest to use the latest version of GCC 8.2

The latest version of GCC are required to use the new features of TF-A.
Suggest to use the latest version available on developer.arm.com instead
of the version specified on the Linaro Release notes.
At the time of writing, GCC 8.2-2019.01 is the latest version available.

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@ -56,11 +56,12 @@ Install the required packages to build TF-A with the following command:
TF-A has been tested with Linaro Release 18.04.
Download and install the AArch32 or AArch64 little-endian GCC cross compiler.
The `Linaro Release Notes`_ documents which version of the compiler to use for a
given Linaro Release. Also, these `Linaro instructions`_ provide further
guidance and a script, which can be used to download Linaro deliverables
automatically.
Download and install the AArch32 or AArch64 little-endian GCC cross compiler. If
you would like to use the latest features available, download GCC 8.2-2019.01
compiler from `arm Developer page`_. Otherwise, the `Linaro Release Notes`_
documents which version of the compiler to use for a given Linaro Release. Also,
these `Linaro instructions`_ provide further guidance and a script, which can be
used to download Linaro deliverables automatically.
Optionally, TF-A can be built using clang version 4.0 or newer or Arm
Compiler 6. See instructions below on how to switch the default compiler.
@ -2092,6 +2093,7 @@ wakeup interrupt from RTC.
*Copyright (c) 2013-2019, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.*
.. _arm Developer page: https://developer.arm.com/open-source/gnu-toolchain/gnu-a/downloads
.. _Linaro: `Linaro Release Notes`_
.. _Linaro Release: `Linaro Release Notes`_
.. _Linaro Release Notes: https://community.arm.com/dev-platforms/w/docs/226/old-release-notes

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