From: Greg Ungerer (gerg@moreton.com.au)
Date: Sat Jan 20 2001 - 03:37:15 EST
Hi Ken, Ken Tanaka wrote: > bgat@open-widgets.com wrote: > > What are some prerequisites for a port? I know that gcc's position > > independent code support for the SH-2 isn't all that great. Is that a > > problem? > > I've heard this gcc probrem. User programs will be damaged. > I'd better investigate this first ... This isn't necessarily a problem. At least one uCLinux port does not require PIC code for applications. You can run without it, by dynamically relocating each process as it is exec()ed. Regards Greg ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greg Ungerer -- Chief Software Wizard EMAIL: gerg@lineo.com Lineo (Integrated Products Group) PHONE: +61 7 3279 1822 825 Stanley St, FAX: +61 7 3279 1820 Woolloogabba, QLD, 4102, Australia WEB: www.lineo.com This message resent by the uclinux-dev@uclinux.org list server http://www.uClinux.org/
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