Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:50:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri <wearabnet@yahoo.ca> To: Ed Schouten <ed@fxq.nl> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: PCC and FreeBSD in the future? Message-ID: <766820.55482.qm@web33707.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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----- Original Message ----=0A> From: Ed Schouten <ed@fxq.nl>=0A> To: Abdul=
lah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri <wearabnet@yahoo.ca>=0A> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebs=
d-current@freebsd.org>=0A> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 9:27:58 PM=0A>=
Subject: Re: PCC and FreeBSD in the future?=0A> =0A> * Ed Schouten wrote:=
=0A> > One of the major obstacles for PCC is that it didn't support a way t=
o=0A> > pack structures in a comfortable way. Most of the FreeBSD=0A> userl=
and=0A> =0A just=0A> > built with it. Most of the stuff that didn't compile=
properly, was=0A> > related to kernel headers, using __attribute__ stuff, =
instead of the=0A> > cdef'd stuff, like __packed. It seems things have chan=
ged in the mean=0A> > time.=0A> =0A> Indeed; PCC now supports _Pragma("pack=
ed"). I've attached a patch for=0A> sys/cdefs.h that should make at least s=
rc/bin compile like it should.=0A> The patch is in no way meant to be compl=
ete.=0A> =0A> -- =0A> Ed Schouten =0A> WWW: http://g-rave.nl/=0A>; =0A> =
=0A> -----Inline Attachment Follows-----=0A> =0A> --- src/sys/sys/cdefs.h =
2006-09-21 03:38:58.000000000 +0200=0A> +++ src/sys/sys/cdefs.h 2007-1=
0-17 19:56:42.000000000 +0200=0A> @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@=0A> /*=0A> * Macro=
to test if we're using a specific version of gcc or later.=0A> */=0A> -#=
if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)=0A> +#if defined(__GNUC_=
_) && !defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)=0A> &&=0A> =0A !defined(__PCC__)=0A> #def=
ine __GNUC_PREREQ__(ma, mi) \=0A> (__GNUC__ > (ma) || __GNUC__ =
=3D=3D (ma) && __GNUC_MINOR__ >=3D (mi))=0A> #else=0A> @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@=
=0A> #define __const const /* define reserved names=0A> t=
o=0A> =0A standard */=0A> #define __signed signed=0A> #define __=
volatile volatile=0A> -#if defined(__cplusplus)=0A> +#if defined(__cplus=
plus) || defined(__PCC__)=0A> #define __inline inline /* conv=
ert to C++ keyword */=0A> #else=0A> #if !(defined(__CC_SUPPORTS___INLINE)=
)=0A> @@ -221,6 +221,15 @@=0A> #define __aligned(x) __attribute__((__al=
igned__(x)))=0A> #define __section(x) __attribute__((__section__(x)))=
=0A> #endif=0A> +#if defined(__PCC__)=0A> +#define __dead2=0A> +#define __=
pure2=0A> +#define __unused=0A> +#define __used=0A> +#define __packed _P=
ragma("packed")=0A> +#define __aligned(x)=0A> +#define __section(x)=0A> +#e=
ndif=0A> #endif=0A> =0A> #if __GNUC_PREREQ__(2, 96)=0A=0AVery interestin=
g, I just noticed David O'Brien is the maintainer of the pcc port in the Fr=
eeBSD ports, and it was added in Sep, 17, 07, so I think FreeBSD is very in=
terested on it ;)=0A=0A ---=0ARegards, =0A-Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri=0AAr=
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