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Re: linux 2.1.117 built with egcs-1.1 19980823
- To: jvickers at acorn dot com (John Vickers)
- Subject: Re: linux 2.1.117 built with egcs-1.1 19980823
- From: Joe Buck <jbuck at synopsys dot com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Aug 98 8:03:38 PDT
- Cc: ak at muc dot de, dlove at georgiatech-metz dot fr, egcs at cygnus dot com
> Andi Kleen wrote:
> > 2.7.2.3 options: -O2 -m486 -fno-strength-reduce -malign-loops=2
> > -malign-functions=2 -malign-jumps=2 -fomit-frame-pointer
> > egcs options: -O2 -mpentiumpro -fno-strength-reduce -fomit-frame-pointer
>
> I thought that the gcc2.7 problems which required -fno-strength-reduce
> on x86 had been fixed before egcs 1.0. Or am I missing something ?
The problems were fixed ages ago, in 2.7.2.1. Unfortunately this is
now superstition among many Linux developers; I'm afraid that we will
never be rid of it.