[arch-dev-public] [signoff] gcc-4.5 toolchain rebuild

Allan McRae allan at archlinux.org
Fri Apr 16 14:33:36 CEST 2010


On 16/04/10 22:32, Allan McRae wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The gcc-4.5 toolchain rebuild is in [testing]. Here is a summary of the
> changes I made:
>
> linux-api-headers-2.6.33.2-1:
> update patch level
>
> glibc-2.11.1-3:
> patch for gcc-4.5 __i686 define/assembly clash
>
> binutils-2.20.1-2:
> rebuild libiberty/libbfd on both platforms
> hide symbols in libbfd
>
> gcc-4.5.0-1:
> upstream update
> add new deps (libmpc, libelf)
> enable link time optimization
> tidy up configure
> add c89 and c99 launcher scripts (POSIX compatibility)
>
>
> Unlike the last couple of gcc releases, this should be a relatively
> minor update in terms of breakages. See
> http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.5/changes.html .
>
> As is usual with gcc updates, compiling C++ code with the new toolchain
> and running it with the old toolchain may cause some issues (untested)
> so be careful.
>

Forgot to add, this will move libelf into [core].

Allan


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