[v5,14/14] Documentation for ARC port
Commit Message
Signed-off-by: Vineet Gupta <vgupta@synopsys.com>
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NEWS | 9 +++++++++
README | 1 +
manual/install.texi | 5 +++++
3 files changed, 15 insertions(+)
Comments
On Wed, 8 Apr 2020, Vineet Gupta via Libc-alpha wrote:
> +* Support for Synpsys ARC HS cores (ARCv2 ISA) running Linux.
I think there's a missing 'o' there in Synopsys.
> + Port requires atleast
And a missing space in 'at least'.
On 4/17/20 4:13 PM, Joseph Myers wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Apr 2020, Vineet Gupta via Libc-alpha wrote:
>
>> +* Support for Synpsys ARC HS cores (ARCv2 ISA) running Linux.
>
> I think there's a missing 'o' there in Synopsys.
oops, fixed now.
>
>> + Port requires atleast
>
> And a missing space in 'at least'.
Fixed.
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ Major new features:
- rv32imafdc ilp32
- rv32imafdc ilp32d
+* Support for Synpsys ARC HS cores (ARCv2 ISA) running Linux.
+
+ Port requires atleast
+ - binutils-2.32 (binutils-2_31-branch: commit 6ce881c15fc4, 2018-10-04)
+ - gcc 8.3 (gcc-8-stable: commit 0d5ba57508c5, 2019-01-29)
+ - Linux kernel 5.1+ (64-bit time and offsets)
+
+ Both Little and Big-Endian supported
+
Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
[Add deprecations, removals and changes affecting compatibility here]
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ The GNU C Library supports these configurations for using Linux kernels:
aarch64*-*-linux-gnu
alpha*-*-linux-gnu
+ arc*-*-linux-gnu
arm-*-linux-gnueabi
csky-*-linux-gnuabiv2
hppa-*-linux-gnu
@@ -507,6 +507,9 @@ the newest version of the compiler that is known to work for building
release time, GCC 9.2.1 is the newest compiler verified to work to build
@theglibc{}.
+For ARC architecture builds, GCC 8.3 is needed which has the necessary
+fixes to support @theglibc{}.
+
For multi-arch support it is recommended to use a GCC which has been built with
support for GNU indirect functions. This ensures that correct debugging
information is generated for functions selected by IFUNC resolvers. This
@@ -528,6 +531,8 @@ No other assembler or linker has the necessary functionality at the
moment. As of release time, GNU @code{binutils} 2.32 is the newest
verified to work to build @theglibc{}.
+ARC architecture needs @code{binutils} 2.32 for TLS related fixes.
+
@item
GNU @code{texinfo} 4.7 or later