On Wed, Jul 21, 1999 at 12:00:46PM -0700, Jim Pick wrote: > Hi, > > Philip Blundell's recent patch for gcc-2.95 builds some extra > "MULTILIB" libraries compiled with the -msoft-float libraries. > > I noticed that the gcc-nof package used on the powerpc does something > similar. eg: > > Package: gcc-nof > Description: The no-floating-point gcc libraries > These are versions of basic static libraries such as libgcc.a compiled > with the -msoft-float option, for CPUs without a floating-point unit. > > On the powerpc, it looks like the -msoft-float stuff gets installed in > /usr/lib/nof and /usr/lib/gcc-lib/<BUILD_SYSTEM>/nof. > > On ARM, we've got: > > usr/lib/gcc-lib/arm-debian-linux-gnu/2.95/soft-float/libgcc.a
... > I'm guessing that these are the same as "nof" on the powerpc. If > that's the case, I find it to be a little bit inconsistent. > > Should I use the same "-nof" package on ARM for the soft-float stuff? > > Perhaps things should be harmonized a bit more so that the gcc > Makefiles for both ARM and powerpc install into either "nof" or > "soft-float"? I think in this case I would go with changing the name of the package to gcc-soft-float; powerpc-linux seems to be just about the only target to use nof. Some targets use 'soft', but 'soft-float' is much more prevalent, and makes more sense, I think. Also, it appears that powerpc is supposed to be multilibbing on -fPIC. I think it is time to clean up multilib a little, and reduce some of the ugly hacks. I shall abuse the rules file further tonight. Dan /--------------------------------\ /--------------------------------\ | Daniel Jacobowitz |__| SCS Class of 2002 | | Debian GNU/Linux Developer __ Carnegie Mellon University | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \--------------------------------/ \--------------------------------/
