Re: crosstool-0.35 w/ NPTL patch running demo-i686-nptl.sh failsbuilding libc

[Daniel Kegel <dank at kegel dot com>]

Greg Schafer wrote:
> IMHO, the hackery that Crosstool employs to handle the libgcc_eh.a situation
> is very much unnecessary. A much simpler solution exists.. and that is to
> simply create a symlink:
>
>   libgcc_eh.a -> libgcc.a
>
> after the first cross GCC is built and installed.
>
> The technique is used by at least:
>
>   - Janis Johnson's `buildtools' scripts [1]
>   - Alan Modra'a `recipe' script [2]
>   - Alexandre Oliva [3]
>   - my very own DIY Linux Reference Build [4]
>
> Only 2 of the above refer to cross builds but the core problem is identical.
> I'm also developing a simplified cross building procedure (so far
> unpublished) where it works fine there too.. Some detailed rationale
> discussion can be found here:
>
>   http://www.diy-linux.org/pipermail/diy-linux-dev/2005-June/000556.html
>
> Crosstool's logic could be greatly simplified were you to adopt the
> technique (IMHO of course).
>
> 1. ftp://ftp.linuxppc64.org/pub/people/janis/
> 2. http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2005-05/msg02811.html
> 3. http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2005-02/msg00591.html
> 4. http://www.diy-linux.org/x86-reference-build/

Patches gratefully accepted any time.
- Dan

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