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[Patch,doc] Add ld version recommendation for mips*-*-* to install.texi
- From: David Daney <ddaney at avtrex dot com>
- To: GCC Patches <gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Cc: Java Patch List <java-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:57:36 -0700
- Subject: [Patch,doc] Add ld version recommendation for mips*-*-* to install.texi
I just committed a patch to binutils that allows libgcj to once again be
build on mips.
This patch to install.texi docoments the problem and recommended
binutils version.
OK for the trunk?
2006-06-08 David Daney <ddaney@avtrex.com>
* doc/install.texi: Add binutils version recommendation for
mips-*-*.
Index: doc/install.texi
===================================================================
--- doc/install.texi (revision 114394)
+++ doc/install.texi (working copy)
@@ -3453,6 +3453,11 @@
anything but a MIPS. It does work to cross compile for a MIPS
if you use the GNU assembler and linker.
+The linker from GNU binutils versions prior to 2.17 has a bug which
+causes the runtime linker stubs in libgcj.so to be incorrectly
+generated. If want to use libgcj, either use binutils 2.17 or later
+to build it or export LD_BIND_NOW=1 in your runtime environment.
+
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