Re: port-sparc64/46724: Cannot compute sizeof short on NetBSD/sparc64 6.0_BETA2

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-sparc64/46724; it has been noted by 
GNATS.

From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
To: Greg Schenzel <inittab%unixdev.net@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: Re: port-sparc64/46724: Cannot compute sizeof short on NetBSD/sparc64 
6.0_BETA2
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:04:15 +0200

 On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 04:08:47PM -0600, Greg Schenzel wrote:
 > If autoconf detects that the linker accepts -pie then it uses it. Are
 > there issues with position independent executables on NetBSD/sparc64?
 
 Yes, apparently it broke with the last binutils or gcc update.
 
 > Does this need to be addressed with the autoconf developers and/or the
 > net/pure-ftpd package maintainers as well?
 
 No, we will fix it.
 
 Martin