[U-Boot-Users] _udivsi3 and _umodsi3 from the compiler libraries instead of libarm.a

[Robert Whaley <rwhaley@applieddata.net>]

Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> In message <42112C01.9000003@applieddata.net> you wrote:
> 
>>I had a problem linking u-boot for an IXP425 (ARM) board.  The problem 
>>was that _udivsi3 and _umodsi3 were being satisfied from the compiler 
>>libraries instead of libarm.a.
>>
>>One fix that works is to change this line in the top level Makefile:
>>
>>--start-group $(LIBS) $(PLATFORM_LIBS) --end-group \
>>
>>To this:
>>
>>--start-group $(LIBS) --end-group $(PLATFORM_LIBS) \
> 
> 
> Yes, this is what we changed in recent versions of U-Boot.
> 
> 
>>I'm concerned that this might break other stuff.  Is there a better way 
>>to fix this?
> 
> 
> Can you please explain your concerns? Why should  this  break  "other
> stuff"? Why should there be a "better way", i. e. what is it that you
> dislike with this solution?
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Wolfgang Denk
> 

I was only concerned only because I wasn't sure that some system didn't 
depend on the compiler libraries being searched twice.

Sorry, I'm reinventing the wheel (I just downloaded this 2 weeks ago).