doc: Note that GCC 7.5 is now Ubuntu's default compiler (RobotLocomot…

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YinjieLin · Mar 10, 2020 · 2d48874 · 2d48874
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diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ endif()
 
 # The minimum compiler versions should match those listed in both
 # doc/developers.rst and tools/workspace/cc/repository.bzl.
+# TODO(jwnimmer-tri) On 2020-07-01 update GCC min to 7.5 here and in the bzl.
 set(MINIMUM_APPLE_CLANG_VERSION 11)
 set(MINIMUM_CLANG_VERSION 6)
 set(MINIMUM_GNU_VERSION 7.4)

diff --git a/bindings/pydrake/autodiff_types_pybind.h b/bindings/pydrake/autodiff_types_pybind.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #ifndef __clang__
 // N.B. Without this, GCC 7.4.0 on Ubuntu complains about
 // `AutoDiffScalar(const AutoDiffScalar& other)` having uninitialized values.
+// We have not tested whether GCC 7.5.0 still complains.
 // TODO(eric.cousineau):  #11566 Figure out why?
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wmaybe-uninitialized"

diff --git a/doc/bazel.rst b/doc/bazel.rst
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ typical examples below; for more reading about target patterns, see:
 https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/user-manual.html#target-patterns.
 
 On Ubuntu, the default compiler is the first ``gcc`` compiler in the
-``PATH``, usually GCC 7.4 on Bionic. On macOS, the default compiler is the Apple
+``PATH``, usually GCC 7.5 on Bionic. On macOS, the default compiler is the Apple
 LLVM compiler. To use Clang 6.0 on Ubuntu, set the ``CC`` and ``CXX``
 environment variables before running **bazel build**, **bazel test**, or any
 other **bazel** commands.

diff --git a/doc/developers.rst b/doc/developers.rst
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Drake requires a compiler running in C++17 mode.
 +==================================+=======+=======+=====================+===================+========+
 +----------------------------------+-------+-------+---------------------+-------------------+--------+
 | Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) | 2.1   | 3.10  | | Clang 6.0         | OpenJDK 11        | 3.6    |
-|                                  |       |       | | GCC 7.4 (default) |                   |        |
+|                                  |       |       | | GCC 7.5 (default) |                   |        |
 +----------------------------------+       +-------+---------------------+-------------------+--------+
 | macOS Mojave (10.14)             |       | 3.16  | | Apple LLVM 11.0.0 | | AdoptOpenJDK 13 | 3.7    |
 |                                  |       |       | | (Xcode 11.3)      | | (HotSpot JVM)   |        |
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ to :ref:`ask for help <getting_help>`.
 Binary Packages
 ---------------
 
-The binary releases of Drake are built with GCC 7.4 on Ubuntu Bionic, and Apple
+The binary releases of Drake are built with GCC 7.5 on Ubuntu Bionic, and Apple
 LLVM 11.0.0 on macOS Mojave.
 
 The links for these packages are listed in :ref:`binary-installation`.

diff --git a/doc/getting_help.rst b/doc/getting_help.rst
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ When reporting an issue, please consider providing the following information
 *   Operating system (*Ubuntu 18.04, macOS Catalina*)
 *   Language (C++, :ref:`Python <python-bindings>`)
 
-    -   C++ compiler (*GCC 7.4.0, Clang 6.0.0*)
+    -   C++ compiler (*GCC 7.5.0, Clang 6.0.0*)
     -   Python version (*Python 3.6.7*)
     -   Python distribution (*apt, homebrew*)