Re: Powerpc Linux build fails

[David Edelsohn]

>>>>> Alan Modra writes:

Alan> Probably true.  However, the feedback I'm getting at the moment is that
Alan> it's a nasty surprise that the Linux kernel doesn't compile..  The same
Alan> goes for current powerpc64 glibc with VMX extensions.

        Alan, I thought that the intention was for GCC to invoke the
assembler with -many until we could utilize .machine to generate the
correct directives.  Are you proposing that -many will be the assembler
default?

David