egcs 1.1b *-rtems

[joel@OARcorp.com]

On Thu, 15 Oct 1998, Jeffrey A Law wrote:

>   In message < Pine.LNX.3.96.981015071323.20001B-100000@oar3remote.oarcorp.com >y
> ou write:
>   > With newlib and glibc, a possible better fix long term would be a
>   > mechanism to have those libraries install their header files before the
>   > compiler is built.  This would eliminate the need for inhibit_libc in many
>   > cross cases -- at least most embedded and XXX Linux -> YYY Linux.
> That's also how the bsd world worked for a long time.  The first thing the
> make world process did was install all the new header files.

It is a logical and safe thing to do.  It certainly avoid painful build
order problems.   It would solve the need for -Dinhibit_libc when newlib
is built.  

And it would open the door for teaching the top about RTEMS' header files
which would eliminate my limits.h gripes. :)

--joel