Changeset 4759793f for chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml

Timestamp:

09/03/2007 05:07:19 AM (17 years ago)

Author:

Jeremy Huntwork <jhuntwork@…>

Children:

c11bcb7

Parents:

a6be895

Message:

Remove the -m64 sections from binutils and gcc pass 1. Tests show the 32-bit binaries produce the wanted 64-bit code.

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/branches/jh/BOOK@8365 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

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• chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml (modified) (3 diffs)

chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml

@@ -58 +58 @@
     </note>
 
-    <para>Test to see if the host is a 64-bit capable machine and set a variable
-    if it is.</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>test $(uname -m | grep 64) &amp;&amp; M64="-m64"</userinput></screen>
-
     <para>Now prepare Binutils for compilation:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput>CC="gcc -B/usr/bin/ $M64" ../binutils-&binutils-version;/configure \
-    --prefix=/tools --disable-nls --disable-werror
-unset M64</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput>CC="gcc -B/usr/bin/" ../binutils-&binutils-version;/configure \
+    --prefix=/tools --disable-nls --disable-werror</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
@@ -73 +67 @@
 
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><envar>CC="gcc -B/usr/bin/ $M64"</envar></term>
+        <term><envar>CC="gcc -B/usr/bin/"</envar></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>This forces <command>gcc</command> to prefer the linker from
@@ -80 +74 @@
           built here is not compatible with the host's <command>gcc</command>.
           </para>
-          <para>Also, if the cpu-type is 64-bit capable, the variable <envar>$M64</envar>
-          will contain the parameter <parameter>-m64</parameter>. Otherwise, the
-          variable is empty. The parameter forces <command>gcc</command> to build
-          64-bit binaries. Using that parameter here and for the next package
-          ensures creation of a linker, assembler and compiler that will in turn
-          create only 64-bit binaries. This is necessary since currently this book
-          does not support the creation of multilib systems, i.e., those with both
-          32-bit and 64-bit libraries. This will only make a difference on hosts that
-          are themselves multilib and employ a compiler that creates 32-bit binaries
-          by default.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>