Use gcc 4.0 to build glibc on all architectures
Hi all,
A few Debian architectures, are still using and old gcc to build the
glibc. I think we should try to move slowly to gcc 4.0, as other
versions (mainly gcc-3.4), won't be supported as gcc 4.0 will be. Also
I have hurd they've been some discussions about shipping etch without
gcc-3.4.
Here is the current status:
- amd64, arm, alpha, i386, ia64, s390, mips, mipsel and sparc are
already using gcc 4.0.
- powerpc is using gcc 3.4, with a few workaround to some bugs
(nptl/ppc64 built with -g2).
I have tried to build a glibc (2.3.6) with gcc 4.0, and I am using it
for a week now. I haven't found any problem, but I am not able to test
the ppc64 version (I only have a 32-bit machine).
Goto, it's seems you decided to switch to gcc-3.4 for powerpc in
version 2.3.5-2. Did you remember why?
- hppa is using gcc 3.4 because of bugs #326581 and #333766.
I have tried to build a glibc with gcc 4.0, and found that bug#333766
is now fixed. As for bug#326581, it is still present, I will try to
fix the problem.
- m68k is using gcc 3.4. As I don't have such a machine, I will try to
contact the glibc porters to get more information.
- hurd-i386 is using gcc 3.3. I will contact the hurd porters the same
way as for m68k.
Bye,
Aurelien
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