From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp.CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE (smtp.CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE [129.70.160.84]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8FC63385701F for ; Tue, 5 Jan 2021 21:57:14 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 8FC63385701F Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=ro@cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47813945C; Tue, 5 Jan 2021 22:57:13 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE Received: from smtp.CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id rxud_touAr2Y; Tue, 5 Jan 2021 22:57:13 +0100 (CET) Received: from manam.CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE (p5085535c.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [80.133.83.92]) by smtp.CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id CBD6A97C9; Tue, 5 Jan 2021 22:57:12 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE; s=20200306; t=1609883832; bh=rK0AdhVlMtfnQ+sCkgH96dupnzX5iE6Qe2KjeglbA6Q=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:References:Date:In-Reply-To:From; b=fg8FMu/Fy/zFXSFsNcd1eXl46DU66lltLZBFGG0GflSW9IXjPedq7kJ6pG9dgmLNr tOlU157otp7M5nOY8h0o9ZDeYZYwhsD5DzxX9wly82EHENdM/9KFogh8QUXS7nkHqy bojnt5nPu8QviIXqs+c+M4Wfk9Q1KqCpTKmrlktTNGJDEwzB/aCva408XLNuGly32F 6vDeyecHWHhduEAbW5pXPTVGLe9XxluXELVbuwfrq39KhhEMoVlUmRVJF/abZjU/vc VRrVFAjf0+cX5mVcT8X/Sw2RM6RnzFt8L2mSldKxUy/iEk/XMJ2jB50rLRf5LjXbiD ZR+OwVrZMF2wA== From: Rainer Orth To: Iain Buclaw Cc: gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] libphobos: Allow building libphobos using Solaris/x86 assembler References: <20210105214349.3401864-1-ibuclaw@gdcproject.org> Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2021 22:57:12 +0100 In-Reply-To: <20210105214349.3401864-1-ibuclaw@gdcproject.org> (Iain Buclaw's message of "Tue, 5 Jan 2021 22:43:49 +0100") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1.90 (usg-unix-v) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3789.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_NONE, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Gcc-patches mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2021 21:57:16 -0000 Hi Iain, > This patch removes the disabling of libphobos when the Solaris/x86 > assembler is being used. > > Since r11-6373, D symbols are now compressed using back references, this > helped reduce the average symbol length by a factor of about 3, while > the longest symbol shrank from 416133 to 1142 characters. So the issues > that were seen on Solaris/x86 should no longer be a problem. > > However, I have only used x86_64-apple-darwin10 for testing, as > libphobos couldn't be built on that target for the same reason, except > it was the system linker segfaulting due to long symbol names. > > It would be good to know if Solaris has also benefitted from the change. great, thanks. I'll give this a whirl once today's regular bootstraps have finished. Rainer -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rainer Orth, Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University