Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Not a bug. Current gcc-3.2/gcc-3.3 on sparc is geared toward a default > v8 hwmul target (e.g. real sun4m's and up). The reason being that the > old v7/v8softmul was bringing performance down noticably (and I mean > visually being able to measure small task differences). > > I announced probably 6 months or more ago that this would happen, so it > should be no surprise.
I would suggest that this is flagged in the packages as well, as a user I'm sorry, but I just don't follow the sparc lists. > sun4c and sun4m-softmul owners should stick with woody. Why? A simple thing like flagging in gcc and(/or?) libc6 on upgrade that they now require kernel 2.4.21 or newer on some machines would be sufficient. But when doing a simple upgrade of a box and suddenly binaries start failing all over the place is certainly what I would call a bug. There are some of us out here that are just users of a platform. Please, when doing this sort of changes do flag them in at least the basic packages. -Harald -- Harald Nordgård-Hansen, Linpro AS <>< http://harald.nordgard-hansen.net/ Pancoveien 7, NO-1624 Gressvik, Norway ><> Phone/Fax: +47 6935 2424/25
