At Wed, 21 Aug 2002 01:40:54 -0400 (EDT), Jack Howarth wrote: > The revised gcc-3.2-compatible sysdeps/powerpc/libgcc-compat.S code > is now checked into glibc-2-2-branch. I have built both the straight > glibc-2-2-branch checkout as well as debian glibc packages based off > of the 2.2.5-14 source package, by creating a new cvs patch vs the > current glibc-2-2-branch. In both cases, the glibc builds fine and > passes all of make check. On ppc we are set now for you to do > your glibc-2-2-branch cvs pull for glibc-2.2.5-15.
Congratulations! I've put the newest glibc cvs into debian's cvs. > The only caveat > at the moment is that you will need to wait for Chris Chimelis > to push his new binutils 2.13.90.0.4-1 packages into sid. Also > with this new pull from the cvs we will need a Depends added to > glibc on binutils (>=2.13.90.0.4) for the ppc. This is because > the new libgcc-compat code tickles some obscure binutils bugs > when the libc.so.6 from this code is used to build programs > against gcc < 3.1 (e.g. gcc 2.95.4). This bug is described here... > > http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2002-08/msg00173.html > http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2002-08/msg00175.html > http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2002-08/msg00180.html OK, we wait for binutils 2.13.90.0.4... > With the new binutils 2.13.90.0.4 and a current pull from > glibc-2-2-branch, debian ppc will be in excellent shape to > be one of the first, if not the first, platform to switch > over to gcc 3.2 builds in debian ppc sid. > Jack > ps FYI, with the new expect 3.80-1 package that was added into > debian sid (fixing a bug causing spurious false failures in > the gcc testsuite), the current gcc 3.2 package in sid now > passes the testsuite correctly (matching the results that > are seen by Franz Sirl). That's fine. We got one of advances for the transition to gcc-3.2 :) Thanks, -- gotom
