Re: [patch] MIPS64: A 32-bit address range fix

[Thiemo Seufer <ica2_ts at csv dot ica dot uni-stuttgart dot de>]

Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, Thiemo Seufer wrote:
> 
> > I managed to compile a glibc for MIPS64. It won't really work, but it's
> > enough to run the gcc compile tests. I put the diffs against glibc HEAD at
> > http://www.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de/homes/ths/linux-mips/glibc/
> 
>  Thanks for the pointer, but glibc is needed for tests requiring an
> ability to execute as far as I can see.

Some of the compile tests need crt*.o and some header files, glibc
provides these.

> So they won't work with a
> cross-compiler anyway, will they?

For 32 bit MIPS the simulator can be used to run the execute tests.
It does not support 64 bit MIPS yet.


Thiemo