Re: 4.0.1 build failure on powerpc64-linux

[Karel Gardas <kgardas at objectsecurity dot com>]

On Mon, 18 Jul 2005, Janis Johnson wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 18, 2005 at 12:53:01PM +0200, Karel Gardas wrote:
> > I'm trying to build 4.0.1 release on powerpc64-linux, but without success
> > so far, since build fails with:
> >
> > I've configured it with:
> >  ../gcc-4.0.1/configure --prefix=$HOME/usr/local/gcc-4.0.1 --enable-shared
> > --enable-threads --enable-languages=c++ --disable-checking
> > --enable-__cxa_atexit
>
> This won't work unless the default compiler and binutils generate 64-bit
> code by default.  I build biarch compilers that default to -m32 with
> "--build=powerpc64-linux --host=powerpc64-linux --target=powerpc64-linux
> --with-cpu=default32".

Thanks! Adding those options makes a difference and now build succeed!

> > Also, http://gcc.gnu.org/install/specific.html#powerpc-x-linux-gnu notes
> > that binutils 2.15 are required, which seems to be available on this
> > system (Debian 3.1/ppc64):
>
> I've been using binutils 2.16, but can't remember specific problems with
> earlier versions.
>
> Have you successfully built earlier versions for this target?

No, that's my first attempt on building gcc on linux/power platform.

Thanks,
Karel
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