On Wed, Dec 19, 2001 at 10:42:36AM +1100, Michael Glickman wrote:
> Unfortunately current build-prc implemetation
> doesn't provide any way to implement a multi-segment code appart from having
> __attribute(section(..)), while a simple build-prc fix (suggested in
> previous message) can enable that. Please, give a chance to ones who don't
> like current design and want to try an alternative.

One last time, very slowly:

I encourage you to fix this.  But you need to know that the bulk of the
work is not in changing build-prc.  To achieve what you want, you need
to change the way m68k-palmos GCC generates code for function calls.

> The GCC code is too hard for understanding.

As you say, this will not be easy.  But the source code -- to the
m68k-palmos inter-section function calls, build-prc, and everything else
in prc-tools -- is available in CVS at http://prc-tools.sourceforge.net/
Good luck.

Palm-dev-forum is not an appropriate mailing list for these discussions.
If you are serious, please come over to the prc-tools maintainers
mailing list [1], but be warned that, by necessity, that list has a
low tolerance for time sinks.  Even more so than here, if you want an
answer you will need to demonstrate that you will understand it.

On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 04:08:01PM -0800, "Joe Programmer" wrote:
> However, it does reveal a bit about your mind set. 
> You think "GCC is open source.  I am a programmer.  I
> can make it better."

IMHO this is a great mindset.  Somebody has something they'd like GCC to
do, and so they implement it.  I think this is how most people became
involved in free software.  It's certainly how I got involved with GCC.

> The odds are certainly against you.

However, in Michael's case, based on the current evidence, I'm not going
to hold my breath.  :-)

    John

[1] The first test is _finding_ the mailing list. :-)

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