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From: Michael Meissner <meissner@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: David Edelsohn <dje.gcc@gmail.com>
Cc: Michael Meissner <meissner@linux.vnet.ibm.com>, gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] New configuration options to enable additional executable/startfile/shared library prefixes
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:27:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20121105172727.GA30283@ibm-tiger.the-meissners.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGWvnykQLp171sX=csmK56_8f5inA3GF_ybFODUTfdyX9mLuOw@mail.gmail.com>

On Sat, Nov 03, 2012 at 07:01:04PM -0400, David Edelsohn wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 5:17 PM, Michael Meissner
> <meissner@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
> > This patch adds 4 additional configuration switches, that allow the person
> > building the compiler to add additional prefixes to search for additional
> > executables and startfiles.
> >
> > If the backend has the appropriate tweaks installed, it will also add
> > additional prefixes to search for the dynamic linker.  At the moment, only the
> > PowerPC Linux port has the modifications.  It is fairly easy to modify other
> > targets if desired.
> 
> Why does the documentation refer to powerpc64-linux when the changes
> affect all PowerPC Linux and affect the 32 bit dynamic linker search
> path?

Yes, obviously I should have included powerpc-linux as well as powerpc64-linux
in the documentation.  Thanks.  If it is approved, I will update the
documentation.

-- 
Michael Meissner, IBM
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  reply	other threads:[~2012-11-05 17:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-11-01 22:54 Michael Meissner
2012-11-01 23:22 ` Gerald Pfeifer
2012-11-02 18:01   ` Michael Meissner
2012-11-03 23:01 ` David Edelsohn
2012-11-05 17:27   ` Michael Meissner [this message]
2012-11-06 14:59     ` David Edelsohn
2012-12-05 19:47 ` Ping: " Michael Meissner

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