Re: [linuxsh-dev] Binutils 2.11.2 & SH

[Michael E. <ea...@mv...>]

Thanks for the quick reply.

We would like to see the SH support folded into the Binutils tree.
Let us know how we can encourage this to happen.

NIIBE Yutaka wrote:
> 
> Michael Eager wrote:
>  > I noticed that the SH patches to binutils-2.10.91.0.2 are not included
>  > in binutils-2.11.2.  Have they been submitted to the GNU maintainers?
> 
> Sort of.  It includes Linux specific ABI changes for relocation,
> configuration support for sh3,sh3eb,sh4,sh4eb, and -big option
> support.
> 
> IIRC, Linux specific ABI changes was discussed on binutils list, but
> it seemed there's no developpers related to sh-linux there, and it has
> not been included yet.  Last week, I've met Kaz and he said he will
> submit the changes again to the binutils list, RSN.
> 
> Configuration changes were proposed by Takeshi and Debian SH
> developpers last year.  The CPU name(s) are
> 
>         sh3, sh3eb, sh4, and sh4eb
> 
> as implemented in Linux kernel.  With Takeshi and Devian SH
> developpers, I've submitted changes to config-patches and libtool.
> Please check most resent version of config.guess, config.sub and
> libtool has support for those for CPU name.  The support for those
> four CPU configuration has not been submitted to the binutils list, as
> the first implementation was not so good and obviously affects other
> cases (sh-elf and etc.).  I think current patch has no issue for
> sh-elf.  I or Kaz will submit this change to binutils list.  Besides,
> the support for those four CPU configuration is submitted to GCC list,
> but it has not got a interest yet.
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