MinGW GCJ 3.4 Executable Crash Update (was Re: Step-By-Step Build Instructions for MinGW gcc/gcj 3.4 Compilers)

[Mohan Embar <gnustuff at thisiscool dot com>]

Hi People,

>>Here is my attempt to provide step-by-step instructions
>>for building your own MinGW gcc/gcj 3.4 cross and native
>>compilers. This can be done on both Linux and Windows
>>via Cygwin. (I am still in the process of churning through
>>the Cygwin build, so it hasn't been validated yet.)
>
>My current 3.4 build crashes with a simple HelloWorld
>app :(. I'm going to redo the entire build with a previous
>binutils. I'll keep you posted.

Sorry that my build instructions were timed at a moment
where things aren't usable. Here's an update:

- This is looking like a problem in the gcc sources, not
  binutils. I reverted to known good versions of
  binutils (2.13.90-20021006-2), mingw-runtime (2.4) and
  w32api (2.3) and the problem still occurred.

- I'm now going to turn back time by modifying co34.sh
  in this bundle:

  http://www.thisiscool.com/mingw32-gcc-scripts.tar.gz

  to look like this:

  cvs -z 9 co -D 2003-06-29 gcc

I'll try diffing the sources to see if I see anything obvious
and then doing a build. I'll keep you posted.

Oh and the Cygwin build didn't work in the end. Probably
some missing packages I need to install. I'll try again, adding
flex and bison after I get the Linux build to work.

-- Mohan
http://www.thisiscool.com/
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