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Re: problems with newer binutils building linux-2.0.37
- To: "Marty Leisner" <leisner at rochester dot rr dot com>
- Subject: Re: problems with newer binutils building linux-2.0.37
- From: Jeffrey A Law <law at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 11:03:54 -0600
- cc: binutils at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- Reply-To: law at cygnus dot com
In message <199909201638.MAA15037@rochester.rr.com>you write:
>
> /usr/local/src/linux/kernel/linux-2.0.37/include/asm/bugs.h: In function
> `check_
> k6_bug':
> /usr/local/src/linux/kernel/linux-2.0.37/include/asm/string.h:118: Invalid
> `asm'
> statement:
> /usr/local/src/linux/kernel/linux-2.0.37/include/asm/string.h:118: fixed or
>
> forb
> idden register 4 (si) was spilled for class SIREG.
> /usr/local/src/linux/kernel/linux-2.0.37/include/asm/bugs.h: In function
> `check_
Please read the GCC FAQ. Specifically the section describing issues with
bogus asms that are used by older versions of the linux kernel.
> 117 "3:"
> 118 :"=a" (__res):"S" (cs),"D" (ct):"si","di");
Yup. The asm is bogus, this is not a binutils or gcc problem.
jeff