[parisc-linux] config.guess default for parisc64
John David Anglin
dave@hiauly1.hia.nrc.ca
Thu, 16 May 2002 11:36:38 -0400 (EDT)
The config.guess default for parisc64 seems wrong to me. The current
default is hppa64-unknown-linux-gnu. With gcc, this results in a
64bit compiler being built. However, there isn't a 64bit userland :-(
Under hpux11, the default on a "wide" 64bit machine is hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11*.
This configuration results in a 32bit native compiler which is what
most people want. If you want a 64bit compiler, you have to explicitly
specify the host/target as hppa64.
At the moment, it is not possible to switch from 32bit to 64bit with
a compiler runtime option. I know this is possible on sparc but I
believe there have been issues with libraries. Thus, I don't think
a single gcc compiler for parisc64 is likely in the near term.
I imagine this was discussed before but I think we would be better
off with hppa2.0w-unknown-linux-gnu as the default. This would
indicate a 32bit PA 2.0 architecture running on a 64bit wide kernel.
What do people think?
Dave
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