Re: failed to compile glibc 2.1.2 - BFD_RELOC_16_PCREL_S2 problem

[Ralf Baechle <ralf@oss.sgi.com>]

On Wed, Apr 26, 2000 at 10:53:38AM +0200, Andreas Jaeger wrote:

> It's just that nobody did the work of porting glibc.  A lot of has
> changed between glibc 2.0 and 2.1 (and also between 2.1 and 2.2).
> I've decided to port glibc 2.2 for MIPS.  This involved a number of
> patches and but I don't have the time to backport everything - and I
> will not support such a backport at all.
> 
> All my glibc 2.2 patches have been added to the glibc archives and
> therefore will be in the official sources of 2.2.

All in all I think that given the work that has been invested into making
a solid 2.2 port 2.2 might soon be the better choice than 2.0 and
source compatibility issues should make a port of 2.1 mostly a non-issue.

  Ralf