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Re: glibc 2.1.2pre3
Andreas Jaeger wrote:
>
> >>>>> George T Talbot writes:
>
> George> Andreas Jaeger wrote:
> >>
> >> >>>>> George Talbot writes:
> >>
> George> On 27 Aug 1999, Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> >> >> "George T. Talbot" <george@moberg.com> writes:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Can this release be compiled with GCC 2.95.1 or do I have to stick with
> >> >> > egcs 1.1.2?
> >> >>
> >> >> Depends on the platforms. gcc 2.95* works for platforms != Alpha.
> >>
> George> OK...then I'll give it a try. I was curious because when I recompiled
> George> 2.1.1pre2 with 2.95.1 atoll() and strtoll() broke, giving incorrect
> George> results. I was compiling with -fexceptions, so maybe this made a
> George> difference. (platform: Linux x86)
> >>
> >> Do you have testcases for the atoll and strtoll breakage?
>
> George> Here's the program I used to test for breakage. Kinda simple and
> George> stupid, but it works.
>
> After compiling with:
> /opt/gcc-2.95/bin/g++ atoll.c -D_GNU_SOURCE
>
> I got:
> [...]
> Test passed.
>
> I compiled my glibc with 2.95.1 - but without -fexeception. If you
> encounter problems with glibc 2.1.2pre3 and 2.95.1, you should report
> them.
I'll probably try installing 2.1.2pre3 on Monday and I'll let you know
what happens then. I'll be compiling it with -fexceptions, as I'm
working on the unwinding thread thing you've probably been reading
about. Note that my failure occurred with 2.1.1pre2--I haven't tried a
2.1.2 series glibc yet.
--
George T. Talbot
<george@moberg.com>