upgrading from gcc-3.2 to newer version on PPC architecture

[Michal Schulz]

Rupert Wood wrote:

>>I'm trying to upgrade my gcc-3.2 to gcc-3.2.3 version on PowerPC
>>architecture (LFS based Linux distribution). Unfortunatelly make
>>bootstrap stops at libgcc because of "internal compiler error".
> 
> libgcc is built using the newly compiled stage1 compiler. This means you're
> either seeing a new bug in 3.2.3 PPC or your existing 3.2 has miscompiled
> stage1. For the former, you could try building 3.3.1 and see if that works.

gcc-3.3.1 does work! I did just quick test, enabling c language only and 
not using my own patches adding new function attribute, but it works. 
Today I'll do complete build.

regards,

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Michal Schulz
Institut für Metallurgie
TU Clausthal
Robert-Koch-Straße 42
38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld