Shinya Kuribayashi wrote: > Wolfgang Denk wrote: > >> start.S: Assembler messages: >> start.S:348: Error: relocation out of range >> make[1]: *** [start.o] Error 1 >> > > >> cache.S: Assembler messages: >> cache.S:243: Warning: Pretending global symbol used as branch target is >> local. >> cache.S:250: Warning: Pretending global symbol used as branch target is >> local. >> > > Confirmed both error and warning. I'll look into them. > GNU assembler version 2.14 (mips-linux) using BFD version 2.14 20030612 That is from ELDK 3.1.1 (binutils 2.14-6), I definitely get the error.
GNU assembler version 2.14.90.0.6 (mips-linux) using BFD version 2.14.90.0.6 20030820 uClibc This works, but the warning is present. There's a 3 months difference here. > >> Jean-Christophe Plagniol-Villard reports that he sees no problems (no >> errors nor warnings) with binutils 2.18 >> > > Yes, it seems. > > The warning seems harmless. >> I wonder if it was possible to come up with a version of the code >> that builds with somewhat older versions of the toolchains, too? >> > > I have no idea at the moment. > > We can somewhat revert the changes made, that's the only way it would work with that particular version. Apparently, .gpword was supposed to work only on local symbols (this comes from the MIPSpro tools), but this was relaxed in later versions of gas. See http://wwweic.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/computer/manual/lx/SGI_Developer/books/MProAsLg_PG/sgi_html/ch08.html Patch to follow. Regards, Vlad ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ U-Boot-Users mailing list U-Boot-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users
