Re: Re[2]: [Mingw-users] binutils & nul

[<dan...@ya...>]

 --- Vadim Yegorov <zg...@bm...> wrote: > Hello, Earnie!
> 
> On Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:01:04 -0400 you wrote:
> 
> >> In binutils-2.11.90-20010915 I can use:
> >> gcc -o nul test.o
> >> and allworks fine.
> EB> Are you sure?
> Yes. Of course. And it works with gcc.
> ------------- system clipboard -------->8----
> C:\1\bin>gcc --version
> gcc.EXE (GCC) 3.2 (mingw special 20020817-1)
> Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> 
> 
> C:\1\bin>gcc.exe -c -o nul test.cc
> ----8<---- end of system clipboard ----------
> No any error.
> 
> EB> Isn't it a Win32/msdos feature?  Isn't NUL a device name and not usable
> EB> as a file name on FAT?
> I don't need file name 'nul'. I want run command without creating output
> file. I don't need this file. With gcc (2.95, 3.1, 3.2) it works fine.
> With binutils-2.11.90-20010915 it works fine. But with
> binutils-2_12_90-20020518 and higher it doesn't work.
> 
> Why?
> 
I think I've found the cause of the regression (calculation of image
checksums)and hopefully it will be fixed before next release.

Danny
.

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