RE: Bug#819069: dietlibc: FTBFS on powerpcspe due to missing FPU emulation in library

[luigi burdo]

Hi,i face math issues with debian jessie with e5500 P5020  64bit tooif the math 
emulation is not enabled i dont thave the desktop running only the console.This 
issue is not present on ubuntu mate/lubuntu/Xubuntu 
ThanksLuigi
> From: lsore...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca
> Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 21:47:05 -0400
> To: s04...@outlook.com
> CC: glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de; christ...@iwakd.de; 
> debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Bug#819069: dietlibc: FTBFS on powerpcspe due to missing FPU 
> emulation in library
> 
> On Tue, Apr 05, 2016 at 11:07:00PM +0000, kaleb white wrote:
> > I don't know that. OK, so why not buy an iBook G3? It's a 740 (like my 
> > Clamshell) and Debian would work.
> 
> Because the e500 core is a current embedded processor being used by some
> people who would like to run debian on those systems.
> 
> It can not run powerpc code, and powerpc can't run powerpcspe code in many
> cases (the fpu design is not compatible, but non fpu stuff generally is).
> 
> powerpcspe is 32bit power, but with 64bit registers and special signal
> processing instructions that powerpc doesn't have.
> 
> -- 
> Len Sorensen
>