Re: x86 fpu

[Kevin_Hendricks <khendricks at admin dot ivey dot uwo dot ca>]

Hi,

>It's never going to be possible for FSF GDB to have the latest version
>of every code bit that is under development. 

It is just that your "code bit" is our complete world. Gdb is the *only* 
debugger that exists for Linux PPC.  We have nothing else to fall back on.   

>If nothing else, most of
>the Linux folks take a rather cavalier attitude towards copyright
>ownership, and FSF policy does not allow us to do that for GDB.
>(complaints to rms@gnu.org)  

Yes, that is very true. I could not understand why it took so much just to get 
ppc support in  (I didn't know RMS and MW president had to get involved.) 

>However, we should always be trying to
>stay as current as possible.

Sounds good to me.  After how quickly Kevin Buettner got JDK 1.1.X working under 
Linux PPC (when only working part time on the porting team), I am sure he will 
have us (LinuxPPC) in good shape with gdb in no time at all! 

Thanks,

Kevin

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Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario
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