[ros-kernel] Re: Gcc and binutils release

[Robert C. <rob...@it...>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Kohl" <ek...@rz...>
To: <ros...@re...>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 8:27 PM
Subject: [ros-kernel] Re: Gcc and binutils release


>
> Phillip Susi <ps...@cf...> wrote:
>
>
> > You didn't happen to also fix the bug that prevents it from
generating
> > binary output so we don't have to have djgpp to compile freeloader
did
> you? ;)
> >
> No! And I'm afraid we cannot build a 'merged' toolset that supports
mingw
> and djgpp. :-(
>
> I compared the object files generated by mingw and djgpp. They are
entirely
> different. Mingw generates calls to alloca() in tui.o and djgpp
doesn't. So
> the problem is not only the linker, it's the compiler too. Just try to
build
> FreeLoader using mingw and you'll see.

Thats probably because (IIRC) alloca is used by a header macro
somewhere.

> Btw, I guess the M$ developers still have to use VC 1.52 (16 bit) to
build
> the WinXP boot code. ;)
>
> - Eric Kohl

All I know is that on Linux, 16 bit code for bootloaders is generated
and linked by the gcc-gas-ld toolchain. I can look into their makefiles
for you guys ... if you'd like.

Rob

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