Re: Can we have elf64_sparc on sparc-*-linux-gnu*?

[Jakub Jelinek <jakub at redhat dot com>]

On Thu, Dec 09, 1999 at 04:51:15PM -0200, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> If I build binutils with sparc64-*-linux-gnu*, it will produce 64bit
> code by default, and gcc will only tell ld to generate elf32_sparc; no
> -32 flag is passed to gas, so it will generate elf64_sparc object
> files, and ld will complain about them.

Strange. gcc should always pass -32/-64 flags to gas, at least if you don't
use ancient version. I've just checked egcs 1.1.2 in rh6.1 and it has -32
and -m elf32_sparc everywhere in the specs.

> 
> But if I build with sparc-*-linux-gnu* (i.e., s/sparc64/sparc/),
> elf64_sparc won't be enabled at all.  Can't we enable it as an
> alternative in this case?

I haven't done it because I thought there are people which might only use it
on sparc32 boxes and if binutils support elf64_sparc, then everything is
done in long long. Plus gcc 2.7.2.x on sparc miscompiles it.
We've been using so far
./configure sparc-redhat-linux --enable-targets=sparc64-linux otheroptions 
in Red Hat spec files for binutils, but I have nothing against enabling it
for everybody in config scripts.

Cheers,
    Jakub
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