Re: dietlibc - mipsel build failure
Gerrit Pape wrote:
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> > Specifically, it looks like the assembler has changed (binutils from
> > CVS after 12-12-2002). I guess the mips gas on the autobuilder is
> > older, while the mipsel one is newer. At least the Linux Kernel is also
> > affected by this.
> >
> > I've just posted a patch to the binutils mailing list which hopefully
> > fixes the assembler. If you are interested in the details, see
> > http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2003-02/msg00179.html
>
> Ok, thanks a lot for this information. Judging from that, dietlibc
> should be fixed. But upstream has put the fix on hold temporarily. I am
> not that sure either.
A wise decision. :-) I wrote a better fix for the assembler in the
meanwhile, which resolves also some more problems. It's now in
binutils CVS HEAD, the patch is the one in
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2003-02/msg00447.html
> Now I have to thank the guy who has somehow managed to make the
> autobuilder build the dietlibc package on mips/el. Thanks!
I guess he used a somewhat older assembler.
Thiemo
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