Re: [gccsdk] Some feedback on using GCC 10.2.0

2021-08-03 Thread Lee Noar
On 03/08/2021 21:12, John Tytgat wrote: On 8/3/21 9:21 PM, Lee Noar wrote: ISTR that FPA floating point couldn't be used in modules, something to do with modules running in SVC mode and FPA instructions being emulated. I don't think that's the case (anymore?). The PS3 driver (which was btw

Re: [gccsdk] Some feedback on using GCC 10.2.0

2021-08-03 Thread Lee Noar
On 03/08/2021 18:44, John Tytgat wrote: On 8/2/21 9:04 PM, Lee Noar wrote: Unfortunately, GCC 10 does not support module generation as yet which is why GCC 4 is still our main compiler. The problem is that libscl which is the interface to the SharedCLibrary and what modules are linked against

Re: [gccsdk] Some feedback on using GCC 10.2.0

2021-08-03 Thread Lee Noar
On 03/08/2021 12:06, Theo Markettos wrote: On Mon, Aug 02, 2021 at 08:04:45PM +0100, Lee Noar wrote: Unfortunately, GCC 10 does not support module generation as yet which is why GCC 4 is still our main compiler. The problem is that libscl which is the interface to the SharedCLibrary and what

Re: [gccsdk] Some feedback on using GCC 10.2.0

2021-08-03 Thread John Tytgat
On 8/3/21 9:21 PM, Lee Noar wrote: ISTR that FPA floating point couldn't be used in modules, something to do with modules running in SVC mode and FPA instructions being emulated. I don't think that's the case (anymore?). The PS3 driver (which was btw developed with gccsdk 4) is using FPA

Re: [gccsdk] Some feedback on using GCC 10.2.0

2021-08-03 Thread John Tytgat
On 8/2/21 9:04 PM, Lee Noar wrote: Unfortunately, GCC 10 does not support module generation as yet which is why GCC 4 is still our main compiler. The problem is that libscl which is the interface to the SharedCLibrary and what modules are linked against needs to be built as hard-float+FPA,

Re: [gccsdk] Some feedback on using GCC 10.2.0

2021-08-03 Thread Chris Gransden
In article , Jake Hamby wrote: > I've just started getting into RISC OS as a hobby project to do > something with my Raspberry Pi 3, GCC toolchain, and POSIX knowledge. > I managed to get the GCC 4.7.4 SDK running on my Ubuntu PC, and then > GCC 10.2.0 and binutils 2.30 as well. So far I've

Re: [gccsdk] Some feedback on using GCC 10.2.0

2021-08-03 Thread David Higton
In message <20210803110658.gk1...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Theo Markettos wrote: >I did wonder how much usefulness there is in the SharedCLibrary concept >nowadays. It's primarily designed for reducing the size of ROM modules, but >ISTM it doesn't actually do a whole lot as far as the

Re: [gccsdk] Some feedback on using GCC 10.2.0

2021-08-03 Thread Theo Markettos
On Mon, Aug 02, 2021 at 08:04:45PM +0100, Lee Noar wrote: > Unfortunately, GCC 10 does not support module generation as yet which > is why GCC 4 is still our main compiler. > The problem is that libscl which is the interface to the SharedCLibrary > and what modules are linked against needs to be