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Re: powerpc libc 2.2
- To: Geoff Keating <geoffk at cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Re: powerpc libc 2.2
- From: Kaz Kylheku <kaz at ashi dot footprints dot net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 12:05:23 -0700 (PDT)
- cc: libc-alpha at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Geoff Keating wrote:
> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 11:35:30 -0700
> From: Geoff Keating <geoffk@cygnus.com>
> To: libc-alpha@sourceware.cygnus.com
> Subject: powerpc libc 2.2
>
>
> For 2.2, glibc on powerpc will require a gcc newer than 2.95.* to
> successfully compile linuxthreads and to pass the math testcases (only
> the testcases get miscompiled).
What is the specific problem in linuxthreads? Is there a simple workaround
that can be put in so that 2.95.x can build it for PPC, such as rephrasing
some piece of code differently?