binutils 2.39

[ThorstenOtto]

I've just updated binutils (as, ld, etc) for the cross compiler toolchains to version 2.39. As usual you will find it at http://tho-otto.de/crossmint.php

Amongst others, this even has a fix for m68k, as mentioned in viewtopic.php?p=437313#p437313

Note that this is considered a bit experimental, since
a) since version 2.30 a.out support has been removed for m68k, and i had to add that back in
b) i had to adjust our previous mint patches, because of some changes in the bfd library.
c) i did only a few quick tests, by recompiling a few packages with it

If you encounter any problems, please let me know.

[BlankVector]

Very good job, Thorsten In my binaries, I prefer to stick to the old binutils 2.30 (last official support for m68k). But your work is very useful to keep up to date anyway. Maybe at some point that could become the only solution.

[medmed]

I've just updated binutils (as, ld, etc) for the cross compiler toolchains to version 2.39. As usual you will find it at http://tho-otto.de/crossmint.php

Amongst others, this even has a fix for m68k, as mentioned in viewtopic.php?p=437313#p437313

Note that this is considered a bit experimental, since
a) since version 2.30 a.out support has been removed for m68k, and i had to add that back in
b) i had to adjust our previous mint patches, because of some changes in the bfd library.
c) i did only a few quick tests, by recompiling a few packages with it

If you encounter any problems, please let me know.

Thank you very much Otto.
I don't understand what is the impact of this point:

a.out support has been removed

Many thanks

EDIT : excuse me guys for my lack with some concepts with gcc... I put the answer below if someone else ask himself about a.out

"a.out is the default executable, since you didn't tell GCC what to name it (by using -o)"

[OL]

I've just updated binutils (as, ld, etc) for the cross compiler toolchains to version 2.39. As usual you will find it at http://tho-otto.de/crossmint.php

Amongst others, this even has a fix for m68k, as mentioned in viewtopic.php?p=437313#p437313

Note that this is considered a bit experimental, since
a) since version 2.30 a.out support has been removed for m68k, and i had to add that back in
b) i had to adjust our previous mint patches, because of some changes in the bfd library.
c) i did only a few quick tests, by recompiling a few packages with it

If you encounter any problems, please let me know.

Huge work Otto

thanks

Olivier

[TheNameOfTheGame]

Many thanks!

[shoggoth]

Nice, thanks!

[Anima]

Thanks for your ongoing work to keep up with the latest versions.

[ThorstenOtto]

I don't understand what is the impact of this point:

a.out support has been removed

atari-mint uses a.out object format (that's got nothing to do with a.out being the default output filename). a.out object format has been removed in 2.31 and above for m68k and some other targets, that means without the extra patch you wont be able to build newer binutils for m68k-atari-mint.

[ThorstenOtto]

In my binaries, I prefer to stick to the old binutils 2.30 (last official support for m68k).

Yes, normally there is no urgent need to use newer versions. The bug does not affect code generated by the compiler, only if you write standalone assembler files.

Maybe at some point that could become the only solution.

Lets hope they won't remove a.out assembler output from gcc in near future. If that happens, maintaining a patched version may become unmanagable, Then the only solution would be to switch to elf somehow.