Re: collect2 & porting [was Re: config/mips/x-mips -lmld and linux [bug] ]

[job bogan <job at piquin dot uchicago dot edu>]

Your message dated: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 01:24:03 CST
>> >> egcs-1.1.1 is misdefining CLIB in gcc/Makefile when doing a make
>> >> bootstrap on mips-unknown-linux-gnu.  
>> >When I first looked at it last week, I came to the conclusion that MIPS
>> >support in EGCS for Linux was a hoax.  You could probably graft this
>> 
>> humm, the gcc-2.7.2 patch from ftp.linux.sgi.com has a bit more
>
>I don't recall you mentioning this patch was in use.   Please accurately
>describe what you're working with when reporting problems.

it wasn't.  i hit the -lmld thing w/ stock 1.1.1.  i sent off that mail.
then i hit it with 19981130, and 19981130 with parts of the 2.7.2 patch
applied.

>That patch, as I understand it from people I respect, isn't part of the 
>EGCS distribution becuase the proper copyright transfers were never done.

nerph.  argh.

>> So, i can get it to build ok now.  But, it fails miserably when trying
>> to compile collect2.  If i just comment out all of the collect stuff in
>> the makefiles, it completes the make bootstrap.  
>
>My recollection was that I had to explictly #undef OBJECT_FORMAT_COFF 
>to make collect2 build.   But since I didn't start from teh same place
>you did, I don't know if that's right in your case.

humm...  i'll give that a try.

>You'll have to be careful that any patch you submit isn't "contaminated"
>by including stuff that you don't own that doesn't already have paperwork
>on file with the FSF.

thanks for the heads up.

now, time to wait...  ~15hrs for a make bootstrap...  ugh.

job