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diff --git a/INSTALL/SPECIFIC b/INSTALL/SPECIFIC index 386836b83d9..5cddc5c7c60 100644 --- a/INSTALL/SPECIFIC +++ b/INSTALL/SPECIFIC @@ -1,106 +1,122 @@ -Host/Target specific installation notes for egcs-1.0 -alpha*-*-* -No specific installation needs/instructions. - - -i?86-*-linux* -You will need binutils-2.8.1.0.15 or newer for exception handling to work. - -i?86-*-sco3.2v5* -The SCO assembler is currently required. The GNU assembler is not up -to the task of switching between ELF and COFF at runtime. - -Unlike various prereleases of GCC, that used '-belf' and defaulted to -COFF, you must now use the '-melf' and '-mcoff' flags to toggle between -the two object file formats. ELF is now the default. - -Look in gcc/config/i386/sco5.h (search for "messy") for additional -OpenServer-specific flags. - - - -hppa*-hp-hpux* -We highly recommend using gas/binutils-2.8 on all hppa platforms; you -may encounter a variety of problems when using the HP assembler. - -hppa*-hp-hpux9 -The HP assembler has major problems on this platform. We've tried to work -around the worst of the problems. However, those workarounds may be causing -linker crashes in some circumstances; the workarounds also probably prevent -shared libraries from working. Use the GNU assembler to avoid these problems. - -The configuration scripts for egcs will also trigger a bug in the hpux9 -shell. To avoid this problem set CONFIG_SHELL to /bin/ksh and SHELL to -/bin/ksh in your environment. - -hppa*-hp-hpux10 -For hpux10.20, we highly recommend you pick up the latest sed -patch from HP. HP has two sites which provide patches free of charge. - -http://us-support.external.hp.com for US, Canada, Asia-Pacific, and -Latin-America -http://europe-support.external.hp.com for Europe - -Retrieve patch PHCO_12862. - -The HP assembler on these systems is much better than the hpux9 assembler, -but still has some problems. Most notably the assembler inserts timestamps -into each object file it creates, causing the 3-stage comparison test to fail -during a "make bootstrap". You should be able to continue by saying "make all" -after getting the failure from "make bootstrap". - -m68k-*-nextstep* -You absolutely must use GNU sed and GNU make on this platform. - -If you try to build the integrated C++ & C++ runtime libraries on this system -you will run into trouble with include files. The way to get around this is -to use the following sequence. Note you must have write permission to -prefix for this sequence to work. - -cd objdir -make all-texinfo all-bison all-byacc all-binutils all-gas all-ld -cd gcc -make bootstrap -make install-headers-tar -cd .. -make bootstrap3 - -m68k-sun-sunos4.1.1 -It is reported that you may need the GNU assembler on this platform. - -mips*-sgi-irix4 -mips*-sgi-irix5 -You must use GAS on these platforms, the native assembler can not handle the -code for exception handling support on this platform. - -These systems don't have ranlib, which various components in egcs need; you -should be able to avoid this problem by installing GNU binutils, which includes -a functional ranlib for this system. - -You may get the following warning on irix4 platforms, it can be safely -ignored. + Host/Target specific installation notes for egcs-1.0.1 + + alpha*-*-* + No specific installation needs/instructions. + + i?86-*-linux* + You will need binutils-2.8.1.0.15 or newer for exception handling to + work. + + i?86-*-sco3.2v5* + The SCO assembler is currently required. The GNU assembler is not up + to the task of switching between ELF and COFF at runtime. + Unlike various prereleases of GCC, that used '-belf' and defaulted to + COFF, you must now use the '-melf' and '-mcoff' flags to toggle + between the two object file formats. ELF is now the default. + Look in gcc/config/i386/sco5.h (search for "messy") for additional + OpenServer-specific flags. + + i?86-pc-solaris* + You'll need a patch to fix an egcs bug on this platform. [1]x86 + solaris patch + + hppa*-hp-hpux* + We highly recommend using gas/binutils-2.8 on all hppa platforms; you + may encounter a variety of problems when using the HP assembler. + + hppa*-hp-hpux9 + The HP assembler has major problems on this platform. We've tried to + work around the worst of the problems. However, those workarounds may + be causing linker crashes in some circumstances; the workarounds also + probably prevent shared libraries from working. Use the GNU assembler + to avoid these problems. + The configuration scripts for egcs will also trigger a bug in the + hpux9 shell. To avoid this problem set CONFIG_SHELL to /bin/ksh and + SHELL to /bin/ksh in your environment. + + hppa*-hp-hpux10 + For hpux10.20, we highly recommend you pick up the latest sed patch + from HP. HP has two sites which provide patches free of charge. + [2]US, Canada, Asia-Pacific, and Latin-America + [3]Europe + + Retrieve patch PHCO_12862. + + The HP assembler on these systems is much better than the hpux9 + assembler, but still has some problems. Most notably the assembler + inserts timestamps into each object file it creates, causing the + 3-stage comparison test to fail during a "make bootstrap". You should + be able to continue by saying "make all" after getting the failure + from "make bootstrap". + + m68k-*-nextstep* + You absolutely must use GNU sed and GNU make on this platform. + + If you try to build the integrated C++ & C++ runtime libraries on this + system you will run into trouble with include files. The way to get + around this is to use the following sequence. Note you must have write + permission to prefix for this sequence to work. + + cd objdir + make all-texinfo all-bison all-byacc all-binutils all-gas all-ld + cd gcc + make bootstrap + make install-headers-tar + cd .. + make bootstrap3 + + m68k-sun-sunos4.1.1 + It is reported that you may need the GNU assembler on this platform. + + mips*-sgi-irix4 + mips*-sgi-irix5 + You must use GAS on these platforms, the native assembler can not + handle the code for exception handling support on this platform. + + These systems don't have ranlib, which various components in egcs + need; you should be able to avoid this problem by installing GNU + binutils, which includes a functional ranlib for this system. + + You may get the following warning on irix4 platforms, it can be safely + ignored. warning: foo.o does not have gp tables for all its sections. -mips*-sgi-irix6 -You must not use GAS on irix6 platforms; doing so will only cause problems. - -These systems don't have ranlib, which various components in egcs need; you -should be able to avoid this problem by making a dummy script called ranlib -which just exits with zero status and placing it in your path. - -rs6000-ibm-aix* -powerpc-ibm-aix* -At least one person as reported problems with older versions of gnu-make on -this platform. make-3.76 is reported to work correctly. - -powerpc-*-linux-gnu* -You will need binutils-2.8.1.0.17 from ftp://ftp.yggdrasil.com/private/hjl for -a working egcs. It is strongly recommended to recompile binutils with egcs -if you initially built it with gcc-2.7.2.*. - - -exception handling -XXX Linux stuff -Last modified on December 2, 1997. + mips*-sgi-irix6 + You must not use GAS on irix6 platforms; doing so will only cause + problems. + + These systems don't have ranlib, which various components in egcs + need; you should be able to avoid this problem by making a dummy + script called ranlib which just exits with zero status and placing it + in your path. + + rs6000-ibm-aix* + powerpc-ibm-aix* + At least one person as reported problems with older versions of + gnu-make on this platform. make-3.76 is reported to work correctly. + + powerpc-*-linux-gnu* + You will need [4]binutils-2.8.1.0.17 for a working egcs. It is + strongly recommended to recompile binutils with egcs if you initially + built it with gcc-2.7.2.*. + + sparc-unkonwn-linux-gnulibc1 + It has been reported that you might need binutils-2.8.1.0.17 for this + platform too. [5]binutils-2.8.1.0.17 + + exception handling + + XXX Linux stuff -k encaps stuff + _________________________________________________________________ + + Last modified on Jan 2, 1998. + +References + + 1. http://www.cygnus.com/egcs/faq.html#x86solaris + 2. http://us-support.external.hp.com/ + 3. http://europe-support.external.hp.com/ + 4. ftp://ftp.yggdrasil.com/private/hjl + 5. ftp://ftp.yggdrasil.com/private/hjl |