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1: == ON-GCC status ==
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3: === 5 April 2006 ===
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5: ON sources that build cleanly with gcc are now available.  See the [[ONNV policy>>../on_policy]], [[detailed rationale>>../rationale]], and the [[implementation addendum>>../shadow]], which describes how shadow compilation works, what it costs, and why we believe it’s a useful addition to the ON build process.  It’s important that everyone building ON follow the [[flag day instructions>>../flagday]] before attempting to build the newest versions of ON.
6: 
7: === 23 September 2005 ===
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9: It’s been far too long in coming, but the latest sources from the gcc project gate, based on the build 22 drop, are now making their way out to the SDLC.  Almost 2/3 of all the gcc-related bugs have been fixed in ON proper, but that still leaves about 140 bug fixes in gcc-gate.
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11: With the build 22 delivery, I’ve removed the custom compilers from the downloads page; they’re no longer needed.  Instead, you should pick up Solaris Express Community Edition build 22 or newer and use the gcc found in /usr/sfw/bin to build.  This also means it is no longer necessary to set GNU_ROOT.  Upgrading to build 22 will also get you past a flag day that will be coming in build 25 (see 
12: [[the mailing list>>http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=2426&tstart=0]] for the details.
13: 
14: === 22 June 2005 ===
15: 
16: Although it took a bit longer than expected, the gcc project gate sources are now available.  You can now build on SPARC and x86 with gcc.
17: 
18: === 12 June 2005 ===
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20: The build is now completely warning, error, and lint-clean, and everything that is part of OpenSolaris can be built with gcc.  The only piece of the closed tree which cannot be built with gcc is dmi, explained in bug 6270167 below.
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22: gcc-specific bugs fixed in the gate:
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24: * Generic
25: ** 6237094 perl build should honor \$(CC)
26: ** 6281951 ikeadm writes into string constants
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28: Updated known issues with GCC:
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30: * Generic
31: ** 6270167 gcc and cmd/agents don’t get along - and g++ won’t even play
32: * SPARC
33: ** libmicro: mutexT2 takes 74% longer than with SOS8
34: * x86
35: ** No known issues
36: 
37: === 9 June 2005 ===
38: 
39: gcc-specific bugs fixed in the gate:
40: 
41: * Generic
42: ** 6281909 bootadm writes into string constants (Dragan Cvetkovic)
43: 
44: non-gcc bugs previously thought to be gcc-specific:
45: 
46: * Generic
47: ** 6280180 memory leaks in ddi_add_intr /ddi_intr_alloc
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49: gcc-specific test failures root-caused:
50: 
51: * Generic
52: ** 3 mstc test failures: sigaction, exit, sigpause (this is __dabs, which was already fixed)
53: 
54: === 7 June 2005 ===
55: 
56: New gcc-specific bugs found today:
57: 
58: * Generic
59: ** 6281909 bootadm writes into string constants (Dragan Cvetkovic)
60: ** 6281951 ikeadm writes into string constants
61: 
62: === 6 June 2005 ===
63: 
64: With 2 exceptions, all of ON now builds with our custom gcc 3.4.3.  The compiler is frozen, and the gate is closed except to stoppers.  We’re also releasing gcc-built BFU archives to the pilot for both x86 and SPARC; see [[the downloads page>>../downloads]] to pick them up.  These are full ON builds, so they will be removed prior to launch and cannot be redistributed, even after launch.  Get them now, and sign up for the [[gcc mailing list>>https://www.opensolaris.org:444/mailman/listinfo/tools-gcc]] and report any problems there.
65: 
66: === 9 May 2005 ===
67: 
68: You can build nearly all of ON with a custom gcc 3.4.3. This page lists outstanding problems, providing bugIDs when appropriate. Note that many bugs are open against ON but are fixed in one of our workspaces; these are too numerous to be listed here.
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70: Known issues with GCC:
71: 
72: * Generic
73: ** 6237094 perl build should honor \$(CC)
74: ** cmd/agents uses nonstandard C++ features that g++ lacks
75: * SPARC
76: ** 6254966 optimized md5 isn’t built for sun4v
77: ** 6258738 fbt refuses to instrument functions starting with branches
78: ** 6264473 fbt is confused by the return instruction
79: ** 6264469 fbt is confused by jump tables in code
80: ** CSL261 Avoid generating code that results in relocations when using -fpic 
81: * x86
82: ** No known serious problems outstanding
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