Subject: Re: perl5 won't build
To: None <port-sparc64@netbsd.org, eeh@netbsd.org>
From: William Waites <ww@styx.org>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 12/20/2001 17:19:43
On Thu, Dec 20, 2001 at 07:49:19PM -0000, eeh@netbsd.org wrote:
> 
> Your compiler is using -soft-quad-float but your libc lacks the support routines.  Either
> explicitly disable -soft-quad-float or get a libc with those routines.

a build of perl5 without -soft-quad-float doesn't seem to work
-- miniperl coredumps. i'm building a libc with soft quad
support to see if that works, but that is somewhat less than
optimal...

-w