Re: Bad powerpc code with GCC 4.5.3?

[Matt Thomas <matt%3am-software.com@localhost>]

On Aug 10, 2011, at 4:14 PM, matthew green wrote:

> 
>> it looks to me as if most (all) PowerPC ports are badly affected by the
>> switch to Gcc 4.5.3 a few days ago.
>> 
>> I tested ofwboot under ofppc, ofwboot.xcf under macppc and altboot under
>> sandpoint, and all of them immediately crash the machine!
>> 
>> Is anybody already investigating?
> 
> hmm, i didn't check ofwboot itself.  i have been running gcc 4.5.3
> on my ofppc kernel & userland for a month or so now, without any
> problems.  so it's *mostly* fine.  i'll see about looking at ofwboot.

Note the failure on macppc was inside the firmware, not ofwboot itself.