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| author |   Gabriel F. T. Gomes <gftg@linux.vnet.ibm.com> | 2016-10-11 13:50:19 -0300 |
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| committer | Gabriel F. T. Gomes <gftg@linux.vnet.ibm.com> | 2017-06-26 14:58:47 -0300 |
| commit | 4efe3ce400d763b6c8186dd389371f6359b05c54 (patch) | |
| tree | df3a5d8b3f6fe68bcee0181b50282a8e3250ccc0 /INSTALL | |
| parent | Prevent an implicit int promotion in malloc/tst-alloc_buffer.c (diff) | |
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powerpc64le: Check for compiler features for float128
On powerpc64le, support for float128 will be enabled, which requires some
compiler features to be present. This patch adds a configure test to check
for such features, which are provided for powerpc64le since GCC 6.2.
Tested for powerpc64 and powerpc64le.
* INSTALL: Regenerate.
* manual/install.texi (Recommended Tools for Compilation): Mention
the powerpc64le-specific requirement in the manual.
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64le/configure.ac: New file with checks
for the compiler features required for building float128.
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64le/configure: New, auto-generated file.
Diffstat (limited to 'INSTALL')
| -rw-r--r-- | INSTALL | 5 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
@@ -428,6 +428,11 @@ build the GNU C Library: better code. As of release time, GCC 6.3 is the newest compiler verified to work to build the GNU C Library. + For PowerPC 64-bits little-endian (powerpc64le), GCC 6.2 or higher + is required. This compiler version is the first to provide the + features required for building the GNU C Library with support for + '_Float128'. + For multi-arch support it is recommended to use a GCC which has been built with support for GNU indirect functions. This ensures that correct debugging information is generated for functions |