Re: ECCN Request - GCC

2006-02-02 Thread sjhill
> I'm trying to determine if we can export the GNU GCC product. Can you > please let me know if it contains any encryption? > You mean besides the documentation itself which is cryptic at times? No. IIRC, there some one way hashes used, but no encryption. Your question is amusing considering ever

Static coverage analysis with 'gcov'.

2006-01-09 Thread sjhill
Greetings. Has anyone done or is aware of static coverage analysis tools that can be used with GCC? I know that people have used 'gcov' with the Linux kernel and User Mode Linux (UML) to do analysis with the kernel. I actually want to do coverage analysis on bootloader code from YAMON (used mostly

Re: Major regression in 4.1.

2005-06-17 Thread sjhill
> Does this look familiar to anyone? It certainly was happening > a few days ago. Shouldn't a bootstrap and regression of all > frontend be required before someone checks in a patch to the > back-end? > Indeed. The last working GCC-4.1 compiler for both MIPS and i686 was back on 20050604. The bu

Re: GCC Compiler

2005-05-31 Thread sjhill
> I am doing a study about compilers. I have to monitor many existing > compilers and benchmark them. After I have to modify and optimize the > 'back-end' part for multithreads models. > You should go look at Scott's site (http://www.coyotegulch.com/) as he does a lot of benchmarking. > I have

Re: GCC 4.1: Buildable on GHz machines only?

2005-04-27 Thread sjhill
> The alternative of course is to do only crossbuilds. Is it reasonable > to say that, for platforms where a bootstrap is no longer feasible, a > successful crossbuild is an acceptable test procedure to use instead? > Sure, and get flamed and trounced by Uli on glibc when you talk about problems

Illegal promotion of bool to int....

2005-04-06 Thread sjhill
Greetings. I am running up against an interesting compiler bug whereby a bool is being promoted to an int. I found a Bugzilla entry and a message on the mailing list that I thought was similar to what I am seeing: http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15484 http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2