Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 13 Oct 1999 18:36:20 -0700 (PDT) | From | David Dyck <> | Subject | Re: Updated i386 bootcode rewrite patch... |
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I see that the patch submitted by Chris Noe <stiker@northlink.com> requires a minimum of binutils-2.9.1.0.7.
Chris Noe says:
Simple patch that takes all the as86/ld86 stuff in arch/i386/boot and makes it use standard GNU as/ld. Needs a minimum of binutils-2.9.1.0.7, but that's it (that is the minimum per Documentation/Changes for 2.2 anyway). I'd love to see this squeeze into 2.3 as a 'bugfix' as no new features are anywhere to be found, I swear. :)
As I read Documentation/Changes, it currently states that the minimum binutils required is - Binutils 2.8.1.0.23 ; ld -v It also mentions, but does not require 2.9.1.0.15.
Chris Noe says that "This thing has been tested by many people" but if this is what made it into linux-2.3.21 then none of those people were running binutils 2.8.1.0.23.
I didn't here back from an Chris Ricker Re: bbootsect.s Error: base/index register must be 32 bit register on updating Documentation/Changes to reflect this new requirements for binutils clearly.
Thanks David Dyck
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