https://gcc.gnu.org/g:85b0a6e853aeda30acc1990c8bf13951c7e4da7d
commit r15-7500-g85b0a6e853aeda30acc1990c8bf13951c7e4da7d
Author: Rainer Orth <r...@cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de>
Date: Thu Feb 13 09:59:43 2025 +0100
doc: Update install.texi for GCC 15 on Solaris
Apart from minor updates, this patch is primarily an important caveat
about binutils PR ld/32580, which has broken the binutils 2.44 ld on
Solaris/x86.
Tested on i386-pc-solaris2.11.
2025-02-11 Rainer Orth <r...@cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de>
gcc:
* doc/install.texi (Specific, *-*-solaris2*): Updates for newer
Solaris 11.4 SRUs and binutils 2.44.
Diff:
---
gcc/doc/install.texi | 13 ++++++++-----
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gcc/doc/install.texi b/gcc/doc/install.texi
index bd7a38048eb3..08892c676e31 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/install.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/install.texi
@@ -4840,7 +4840,7 @@ Support for Solaris 10 has been removed in GCC 10.
Support for Solaris
9 has been removed in GCC 5. Support for Solaris 8 has been removed in
GCC 4.8. Support for Solaris 7 has been removed in GCC 4.6.
-Solaris 11.4 provides one or more of GCC 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13.
+Solaris 11.4 provides one or more of GCC 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14.
You need to install the @code{system/header}, @code{system/linker}, and
@code{developer/assembler} packages.
@@ -4862,7 +4862,7 @@ conjunction with the Solaris linker.
The GNU @command{as} versions included in Solaris 11.4, from GNU
binutils 2.30.1 or newer (in @file{/usr/bin/gas} and
@file{/usr/gnu/bin/as}), are known to work. The version from GNU
-binutils 2.42 is known to work as well. Recent versions of the Solaris
+binutils 2.44 is known to work as well. Recent versions of the Solaris
assembler in @file{/usr/bin/as} work almost as well, though. To use GNU
@command{as}, configure with the options @option{--with-gnu-as
--with-as=@//usr/@/gnu/@/bin/@/as}.
@@ -4870,9 +4870,12 @@ assembler in @file{/usr/bin/as} work almost as well,
though. To use GNU
For linking, the Solaris linker is preferred. If you want to use the
GNU linker instead, the version in Solaris 11.4, from GNU binutils
2.30.1 or newer (in @file{/usr/gnu/bin/ld} and @file{/usr/bin/gld}),
-works, as does the version from GNU binutils 2.42. However, it
+works. However, it
generally lacks platform specific features, so better stay with Solaris
-@command{ld}. To use the LTO linker plugin
+@command{ld}. When using the version from GNU binutils 2.44, there's
+an important caveat: binutils @emph{must} be configured with
+@code{CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/bash}, otherwise the linker's built-in linker
+scripts get corrupted on x86. To use the LTO linker plugin
(@option{-fuse-linker-plugin}) with GNU @command{ld}, GNU binutils
@emph{must} be configured with @option{--enable-largefile}. To use
Solaris @command{ld}, we recommend to configure with
@@ -4894,7 +4897,7 @@ will be disabled if no appropriate version is found.
Solaris
work.
In order to build the GNU Ada compiler, GNAT, a working GNAT is needed.
-Since Solaris 11.4 SRU 39, GNAT 11, 12 or 13 is bundled in the
+Since Solaris 11.4 SRU 39, GNAT 11, 12, 13 or 14 is bundled in the
@code{developer/gcc/gcc-gnat} package.
In order to build the GNU D compiler, GDC, a working @samp{libphobos} is
