Compiling FreeBSD 4.10 kernel with gcc native and gcc-3.4.3

[Edward B. Dreger]

> Date: Sat,  1 Jan 2005 13:22:03 +0200
> From: dkouroun at cc.uoi.gr
> To: freebsd-bugs at freebsd.org, freebsd-performance at freebsd.org,
>      freebsd-questions at freebsd.org

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> linking kernel
> ncr53c500.o: In function `ncv_world_start':
> ncr53c500.o(.text+0x415): undefined reference to `softintr'
> nsp.o: In function `nsp_world_start':
> nsp.o(.text+0xbab): undefined reference to `softintr'
> tmc18c30.o: In function `stg_world_start':
> tmc18c30.o(.text+0x2fc): undefined reference to `softintr'
> *** Error code 1
>
> So I cannot link!
>
> Any suggestions?

http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers/2004-December/009422.html
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers/2004-December/009424.html


> 1:) How can I fix this?

Whack-a-mole until you're confident everything works correctly.  It's a
matter of trial and error.


> 2:) Why FreBSD 4.10 is using such an old compiler?

Nobody has upgraded it.  What's there is stable and works; nobody has
volunteered to replace it, test, and assure that all is correct.
Efforts are going toward RELENG_5 and CURRENT.  ]Note that I do not
speak in any official capacity, and am open to corrections, but would be
surprised if anyone disagreed.


> 3:) Has anybody tested FreeBSD 4.10 with gcc-3.4.X?

No.  See above URLs; gcc 3.4 scared me, so I backed off to 3.3.


Eddy
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