From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alan Mimms Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 02:15:27 GMT Message-ID: <20000315.2152700@alan.> Subject: Re: compiling glibc for 4xx core powerpc To: ben bodley CC: embedded In-Reply-To: <38CEEF3B.2665CD22@m2tech.co.nz> References: <38CEEF3B.2665CD22@m2tech.co.nz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: owner-linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: Hi Ben. Take a look at http://members.xoom.com/greyhams/linux/PowerPC-Embedded-HOWTO.html which is a compilation of lots of useful FAQ info, including the answer(s) to the problems you're having. a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 3/14/00, 6:02:35 PM, ben bodley wrote regarding compiling glibc for 4xx core powerpc: > hello all.. > i am attempting to compile glibc for my platform (4xx core powerpc) and > as this core doesnt have an fpu, am compiling with -msoft-float.. but it > dont work.. during compile i receive this error: > ../sysdeps/powerpc/s_isnan.c:27: Invalid `asm' statement: > ../sysdeps/powerpc/s_isnan.c:27: fixed or forbidden register 32 (0) was > spilled for class FLOAT_REGS. > (this occurs on an attempted assemble of a fpu instruction) > my system specs are: > - compiling with gcc 2.95.2 native on powermac g4 > - glibc 2.1.3 > - kernel(powermac)=2.2.15pre14 > - kernel(4xx)=2.3.42 + patches > - glibc configure options: configure --target=powerpc-linux > --host=powerpc-linux > --enable-add-ons=crypt, linuxthreads --prefix=/usr/local/ppc403 > --without-fp > - CFLAGS extras: -msoft-float -DNDEBUG=1 -O2 > does anyone have a clue as to what is going on?? will i have to add some > sort of software emulated floating point support in the kernel (use 8xx > emu)?? or am i just missing a compiler option?? > is it worth using this late revision of glibc, or am i better off to use > an earlier/simpler revision?? > cheers for any insights! > ben ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/