Re: [PATCH 1 of 2] libc/eglibc: [OS X] Don't Use __block as a Name of an Argument

[Philip Belemezov <philip at belemezov dot net>]

On 13.04.2013 00:51, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
> Philip, All,
>
> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 05:25:31PM +0200, Philip Belemezov wrote:
> > # HG changeset patch
> > # User Philip Belemezov <philip@belemezov.net>
> > # Date 1364300812 -7200
> > # Node ID fcdf7fc7fd1c00715c3d9651ff00d805ecfb8aa8
> > # Parent  0fc56e62cecf07e4cdaf866ee24d6893c4ade436
> > libc/eglibc: [OS X] Don't Use __block as a Name of an Argument
> >
> > Apple's GCC defines __block as
> >
> > #define __block __attribute__((__blocks__(byref)))
> >
> > which causes compilation to fail (attribute cannot be applied to argument).
>
> I do not understand why this patch is needed at all: we're not building
> (e)glibc with the Apple-patched native gcc, but with a plain gcc that we
> just build ourselves in the process.
>
> Unless I missed something... Can you elaborate, please?
>
> Regards,
> Yann E. MORIN.

Hi, Yann!


I don't have the details any more, but I believe this was happening 
during the bootstrap phase, before the target gcc has been built.

Let me reproduce the failure and see where exactly it choke.


Phil

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