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Re: autoconf probes of float format break irix bootstrap
- To: "Billinghurst, David (CRTS)" <David dot Billinghurst at riotinto dot com>
- Subject: Re: autoconf probes of float format break irix bootstrap
- From: Alexandre Oliva <aoliva at redhat dot com>
- Date: 15 Mar 2001 02:23:51 -0300
- Cc: "'gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org'" <gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Organization: GCC Team, Red Hat
- References: <8D00C32549556B4E977F81DBC24E985DC73E@crtsmail1.technol_exch.corp.riotinto.org>
On Mar 15, 2001, "Billinghurst, David (CRTS)" <David.Billinghurst@riotinto.com> wrote:
> The autoconf probes of float format don't work on irix. The test compiles
> OK and object file contains the string IEEEFP, but irix grep doesn't detect
> it.
We should probably run the binary through `strings', if `strings'
exists. It does on IRIX.
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