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[Bug bootstrap/21782] [3.3 Regression] configure: error: unknown endianess
- From: "ebotcazou at gcc dot gnu dot org" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- To: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: 3 Jun 2005 21:47:38 -0000
- Subject: [Bug bootstrap/21782] [3.3 Regression] configure: error: unknown endianess
- References: <20050527123604.21782.papadopo@shfj.cea.fr>
- Reply-to: gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org
------- Additional Comments From ebotcazou at gcc dot gnu dot org 2005-06-03 21:47 -------
> I'm not sure that the problem is with binutils.
Indeed, the problem is with the 3.3.x, x >= 4 compiler. Other versions are
immune. The problem doesn't show up with Sun tools or Binutils <= 2.14.
> I compiled the conftest.c program with -s and used Sun's assembler
> /usr/ccs/bin/as to assemble the file. /usr/bin/grep still failed to find the
> string. Using Gnu grep worked. For some reason Sun's /usr/bin/grep doesn't
> see the string.
Sure, but that's not breaking news. The test ultimately doesn't fail or succeed
because of that on Solaris. Instead it piggybacks on the Harbison&Steele
runtime test.
> As for not using binutils 2.15 or later, what is the problem with these
> versions with the exception of the required patch to 2.15?
See PR bootstrap/14992 for the gory details.
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