Powerpc Linux build fails
Alan Modra
amodra@bigpond.net.au
Thu May 20 00:39:00 GMT 2004
On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 11:19:11AM -0400, David Edelsohn wrote:
> >>>>> Alan Modra writes:
>
> Alan> Probably true. However, the feedback I'm getting at the moment is that
> Alan> it's a nasty surprise that the Linux kernel doesn't compile.. The same
> Alan> goes for current powerpc64 glibc with VMX extensions.
>
> Alan, I thought that the intention was for GCC to invoke the
> assembler with -many until we could utilize .machine to generate the
> correct directives. Are you proposing that -many will be the assembler
> default?
Yes. The alternatives are to revert my ppc-opc.c patch, or to ask users
to edit their gcc specs file.
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Alan Modra
IBM OzLabs - Linux Technology Centre
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