On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Jason R Thorpe wrote:

=> It is now official -- NetBSD/alpha now uses USE_NEW_TOOLCHAIN.
=>
=> Before you attempt to update/build -current again:
=>
=> 	(1) Make sure you have an updated ld.elf_so (a binary is
=> 	    available on ftp.netbsd.org).
=>
=> 	(2) Use "build.sh" in the top-level source directory to do
=> 	    your build.  Read BUILDING for an explanation of how
=> 	    it all works.

Just to add a data point, my DEC 3000/300 successfully finished a
complete build this morning using the new toolchain and the build.sh
script.  This was from a SUP the day after the alpha was switched over
to USE_NEW_TOOLCHAIN.

Cheers,

Paul.

e-mail: paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu

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