clang 5 vs. building the head's -r323246 kernel for TARGET_ARCH=powerpc : system ld aborts; other notes

The attempt to build head -r323246 via the system clang 5 stops for the likes of: --- agp.ko.full --- ld: agp.kld(.text+0x2e08): R_PPC_PLTREL24 reloc against local symbol agp.kld: could not read symbols: Bad value *** [agp.ko.full] Error code 1 There is a build-race and other instance of "R_PPC_P

Re: head/lib/clang/freebsd_cc_version.h , FREEBSD_CC_VERSION : When is it supposed to update?

On 7 Sep 2017, at 01:54, Mark Millard wrote: > > When is: > > head/lib/clang/freebsd_cc_version.h > > supposed to have: > > FREEBSD_CC_VERSION > > updated? Back on 2016-May-23 Bryan Drewery wrote on the lists: > >> A critical note to toolchain developers, or anyone who touches the Clang >> o