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Re: i86 XFree & egcs
- To: Marc dot Espie at liafa dot jussieu dot fr (Marc Espie)
- Subject: Re: i86 XFree & egcs
- From: Joe Buck <jbuck at Synopsys dot COM>
- Date: Wed, 9 Dec 98 9:09:00 PST
- Cc: egcs at cygnus dot com
>
> looking thru xf86 config, I've seen that
> they use
> -O2 -fno-strength-reduce
>
> `to work around a bug in gcc2'.
What version of XFree86 do you have?
The bug in question was fixed in version 2.7.2.1, long before the egcs
project was even started. Many autoconf-based programs include a test
for the bug that is run by "configure", so that the flag can be added
if someone is running an older compiler.
> This is a potential FAQ item, IMHO...
I'm not sure how F the Q has been A'd; I think that most people either
never knew there was a problem or know it's been fixed.