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Date:      Wed, 7 Apr 1999 11:54:00 -0700 (PDT)
From:      John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>
To:        ache@nagual.pp.ru
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: /sys/boot, egcs vs. gcc, -Os
Message-ID:  <199904071854.LAA96158@vashon.polstra.com>
In-Reply-To: <19990407221941.A91075@nagual.pp.ru>
References:  <19990407193627.A68829@nagual.pp.ru> <370B84A4.3818F8A@newsguy.com>

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In article <19990407221941.A91075@nagual.pp.ru>,
Andrey A. Chernov <ache@nagual.pp.ru> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 08, 1999 at 01:15:32AM +0900, Daniel C. Sobral wrote:
> > "Andrey A. Chernov" wrote:
> > > 
> > > Now /sys/boot can't be compiled with gcc due to non-existent -Os added.
> > > Is it intentional or can be removed for backward compatibility?
> > 
> > It can be removed for backward compatibility. What it does is
> > produce a smaller code. Egcs needs it, gcc doesn't.
> 
> The problem is deeper. When I reemove it, I got this error:
> 
> -2100 bytes available
> 
> it seems that boot2 needs to be reduced, and I don't know why it becomes
> that big and what can be reduced. First candidates are static cmd[512] and
> kernel[1024]. Please fix so it can be still compiled with gcc.

Why?  The compiler in -current is egcs, not gcc.  If  you want to
use the old compiler, then use the old sources for boot too.

John
-- 
  John Polstra                                               jdp@polstra.com
  John D. Polstra & Co., Inc.                        Seattle, Washington USA
  "Self-interest is the aphrodisiac of belief."           -- James V. DeLong


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