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Date:      Mon, 05 Jun 2000 10:24:24 +0930
From:      Matthew Thyer <Matthew.Thyer@dsto.defence.gov.au>
To:        obrien@freebsd.org
Cc:        current@freebsd.org, Matthew Thyer <thyerm@camtech.net.au>
Subject:   Re: Oddities with the new binutils
Message-ID:  <393AFA40.6DECACC1@dsto.defence.gov.au>
References:  <39375E5D.A967720F@dsto.defence.gov.au> <20000603232557.C67024@dragon.nuxi.com>

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Has anyone tried the specific instructions I gave to reproduce
the problem ?

i.e.:

  - make world
  - making and installing a new kernel
  - mergemaster
  - reboot
  - deletion of ALL installed ports
  - recompile of every essential port (inc XFree 3.3.6)

 Then: Build xaos from ports (/usr/ports/graphics/xaos)
       Run xaos and press 'a'

David O'Brien wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Jun 02, 2000 at 04:42:29PM +0930, Matthew Thyer wrote:
> > Three issues:
> > - floating point math doesn't seem to work properly:
> > - backward compatibility:
> > - stability:
> 
> Are others seeing these issues?
> 
> > These issues make me think that the new binutils is not yet ready
> > for -STABLE.
> 
> It could also be poorly written ASM code in the things you were running.
> The old Binutils let people write inconsistent and illegal ASM.
> 
> --
> -- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)

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