PATCH: install/specific and sparc-sun-solaris*

[Gerald Pfeifer <pfeifer at dbai dot tuwien dot ac dot at>]

I installed the following patch, triggered by
  http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-bugs/2001-02/msg00024.html
and a suggestion that Wolfgang sent me by private e-mail.

Thanks!

Gerald

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  <h3><a name="sparc-sun-solaris*">sparc-sun-solaris*</a></h3>

  <p>binutils 2.9.1 has known bugs on this platform. We recommend to use
! the vendor tools (Sun as, Sun ld) until these have been fixed.
! Unfortunately, C++ shared libraries, including libstdc++, won't work
  properly if assembled with Sun as: the linker will complain about
  relocations in read-only sections, in the definition of virtual
! tables.  Some possible work-arounds: use some development release of
! binutils, wait for the next stable binutils release or refrain from
! creating C++ shared libraries.</p>


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  <h3><a name="sparc-sun-solaris*">sparc-sun-solaris*</a></h3>

  <p>binutils 2.9.1 has known bugs on this platform. We recommend to use
! binutils 2.10 or the vendor tools (Sun as, Sun ld).</p>
!
! <p>Unfortunately, C++ shared libraries, including libstdc++, won't work
  properly if assembled with Sun as: the linker will complain about
  relocations in read-only sections, in the definition of virtual
! tables. Also, Sun as fails to process long symbols resulting from
! mangling template-heavy C++ function names.</p>


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