binutils 2.7
C. M. Heard/VVNET, Inc.
heard@vvnet.com
Sun Feb 23 18:45:00 GMT 1997
> On Sun, 23 Feb 1997, C. M. Heard/VVNET, Inc. wrote:
>
> > > The crossgcc FAQ says to use binutils 2.6.
> > >
> > > Binutils 2.6 is rather old and I'd like to build with 2.7.
> >
> > If your target is a 64-bit MIPS processor (e.g. R4000, R4400, R4600,
> > R4650, R4700) binutils 2.7 will _not_ work. The problem reports are
> > attached below my .signature.
>
> Oops. Forgot to mention, target is sh-hms (Hitachi SH7032 32 bit RISC
> MCU).
>
> > > Do I still need to apply binutils-2.6-obj-coff.patch before applying the
> > > patch to upgrade to 2.7?
> >
> > That, I do not know, as I gave up on 2.7 when it failed to work on the
> > targets that are of interest to me.
> >
> >
>
> Maybe I should too. Just looked kinda odd because all the other tools are
> relatively new and binutils 2.6 is a bit old.
Just to ensure that there's no misunderstanding -- it is my understanding
that there are many folks out there not using 64 bit MIPS machines who've
used 2.7 with no problems. I don't know if that includes users of the
Hitachi SH machines or not; hopefully one of those people will speak up.
> Bernie
Mike
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