From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Martin Schimmer Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:05:19 +0000 Subject: RE: [Linux-ia64] Distributions using gcc 3.2 or later Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org Ladies(are you around?) and guys, can we quickly put together short up-to-date list of "stable" distros for IA64 plafrorm? You can mention what compiler and libc it is based and whether it's free or commercial I am only aware of: RedHat 7.2 gcc 2.96/glibc 2.2.4 freely available Perry, what kind of modifications are you talking about? In what part of the compiler? Cheers! Martin > -----Original Message----- > From: Perry Wagle [mailto:wagle@wirex.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 6:44 PM > To: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org > Subject: [Linux-ia64] Distributions using gcc 3.2 or later > > > Hi -- > > I need to test and improve modifications of GCC 3.2 or later > on a IA64 > as part of a demonstration that those modifications aren't IA32 > specific. As it is, I am just now showing that I can build entire > production quality Linux distributions with my (currently > non-standard) > compilers on IA32, and I want to extend that to a couple more > platforms. > > Intel has graciously short-term-loaned me a IA64. Before Christmas > break, I poked around, and all the Linux distributions for > IA64 seemed > GCC 2.96 based, except for the Redhat rawhide distribution. But, > testing with alpha-test distributions makes me nervous that I > would be > testing much more than my changes. Now that my compiler modification > is starting to work, I thought I'd poke my head out and ask what > distribution I should use that would expect GCC 3.2 or later? > > Or perhaps, if you have a fork going in GCC for IA64, I should use it > instead? The purpose is to propose inclusion of my > modifications into > the GCC main branch. > > -- Perry Wagle (wagle@wirex.com) > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-IA64 mailing list > Linux-IA64@linuxia64.org > http://lists.linuxia64.org/lists/listinfo/linux-ia64 >