How can I configure for SPARC v9 architecture?

Kai O'Yang oyang@pscit.monash.edu.au
Thu Sep 30 23:56:00 GMT 1999


Georg Wittig <wittig@gypsy.gmd.de> wrote:

> After trying and hacking of the Makefiles I succeeded to install a to
> some extend running gcc / g++ . Before going on with further
> explanations I want to say that in my opinion 64 bit support for
> sparcv9-sun-solaris2.7 is semi-official currently. The author of the
> 64 bit compiler backend wrote at June 25:

>         gcc-2.95 will miscompile a lot of things on v9. I'm working on
>         fixing it but a) it will take some time still b) won't make it
>         obviously into 2.95."

Hi,

It seems to create 64bit gcc Sun CC 5.0 is required. Is it possible to 
create 64 bit gcc 2.95.1 on Solaris 2.x sparc from a 32bit gcc 2.95.1 sparc?

Thanks,
Kai



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