This ticket appears to be resolvable, but to be safe, I'll ask: is 
this still an issue?

[guest - Fri Aug 16 11:04:41 2002]:

> > Note that the solaris-sparcv9-cc and solaris-sparcv9-gcc
> configurations
> > actually use just sparcv8plus code (32 bit); see Configure.
> 
> I did not know that, since I looked at config only, but not at
> Configure. But still: is it assured that every sun4u machine has 
the
> sparcv8plus instruction set? If not, then the patch is still 
required
> as the isalist manpage says: "Programs compiled for instruction 
sets
> that do not appear in the list will most likely experience 
perfomance
> degradation or not run at all on this machine."
> 
> > Only the solari64-sparcv9-... configuration really needs sparcv9.
> >
> > This is on a sun4u machine with 32-bit OS only:
> > $ isalist
> > sparcv8plus+vis sparcv8plus sparcv8 sparcv8-fsmuld sparcv7 sparc
> >
> > solaris-sparcv9-cc or ...-gcc are the configurations that should 
be
> used
> > on this machine.
> >
> > Do you have a sun4u machine on which the solaris-sparcv9-cc/gcc 
code
> > actually fails?
> 
> I compiled OpenSSL straightaway for sparv8 since I was scared by 
the
> isalist manpage (s. above).
> 
> >
> > > I agree.  Please try the attached patch
> >
> > The patch should not be necessary (and should probably be 
reverted
> in
> > the CVS).


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Richard Levitte
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