Re: port-arm/48193: On NetBSD/evbearmv6hf-el for Raspberry Pi, MACHINE_ARCH returns earm, but *hf* is expected in /usr/share/mk/bsd.own.mk .

[Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-arm/48193; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>
To: matt%3am-software.com@localhost
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost
Subject: Re: port-arm/48193: On NetBSD/evbearmv6hf-el for Raspberry Pi, 
MACHINE_ARCH
         returns earm, but *hf* is expected in /usr/share/mk/bsd.own.mk .
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:35:14 +0900

 > Because we don't pass floating point values into the kernel.
 > So the kernel is completely unaware of whether the userland
 > is using softfloat or hardfloat.
 
 Then is it really a good idea to ask machine_arch to the kernel
 via sysctl to deteremine userland ABI?
 
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 Izumi Tsutsui