This is the mail archive of the gcc@gcc.gnu.org mailing list for the GCC project.


Index Nav: [Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index]
Message Nav: [Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next]

Re: install stuff


|   > powerpc-*-linux-gnu*:
|   > You will need binutils-2.8.1.0.17 available from
|   > <ftp://ftp.yggdrasil.com/private/hjl> for a working egcs. It is strongly
|   > recommended to recompile binutils with egcs if you initially built it with
|   > gcc-2.7.2.*.
| Is this really correct?? -- I know Meissner's been working with a ppc/linux
| box, but I don't know if he's using the new binutils.  Exactly what problems
| does this binutils fix?

Yes you need a new binutils (either the gas snapshot in the egcs directory or
HJ's new binutils release).  The specific problem I noticed was the patch that
put @local on calls to local functions would not work with the old gas.


Index Nav: [Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index]
Message Nav: [Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next]