The following reply was made to PR toolchain/34258; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Matthias Scheler <tron@zhadum.org.uk>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: toolchain/34258 (Cross building NetBSD 3.x with GCC 4.x fails)
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:31:23 +0100

 On Sat, Sep 16, 2006 at 05:38:21AM +0000, Nick Hudson wrote:
 > Synopsis: Cross building NetBSD 3.x with GCC 4.x fails
 > 
 > Responsible-Changed-From-To: toolchain-manager->skrll
 > Responsible-Changed-By: skrll@netbsd.org
 > Responsible-Changed-When: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 05:38:20 +0000
 > Responsible-Changed-Why:
 > I'll work on this
 
 The following patch fixes the build of the old "binutils" with GCC 4.x.:
 
 Index: gnu/dist/binutils/gas/as.h
 ===================================================================
 RCS file: /cvsroot/src/gnu/dist/binutils/gas/as.h,v
 retrieving revision 1.1.1.2
 diff -u -r1.1.1.2 as.h
 --- gnu/dist/binutils/gas/as.h	8 Dec 2004 09:17:16 -0000	1.1.1.2
 +++ gnu/dist/binutils/gas/as.h	16 Sep 2006 10:29:39 -0000
 @@ -394,6 +394,22 @@
     widened for argument passing.  */
  typedef unsigned int relax_substateT;
  
 +struct relax_type
 +{
 +  /* Forward reach. Signed number. > 0.  */
 +  long rlx_forward;
 +  /* Backward reach. Signed number. < 0.  */
 +  long rlx_backward;
 +
 +  /* Bytes length of this address.  */
 +  unsigned char rlx_length;
 +
 +  /* Next longer relax-state.  0 means there is no 'next' relax-state.  */
 +  relax_substateT rlx_more;
 +};
 +
 +typedef struct relax_type relax_typeS;
 +
  /* Enough bits for address, but still an integer type.
     Could be a problem, cross-assembling for 64-bit machines.  */
  typedef addressT relax_addressT;
 Index: gnu/dist/binutils/gas/tc.h
 ===================================================================
 RCS file: /cvsroot/src/gnu/dist/binutils/gas/tc.h,v
 retrieving revision 1.1.1.2
 diff -u -r1.1.1.2 tc.h
 --- gnu/dist/binutils/gas/tc.h	8 Dec 2004 09:19:24 -0000	1.1.1.2
 +++ gnu/dist/binutils/gas/tc.h	16 Sep 2006 10:29:39 -0000
 @@ -22,26 +22,9 @@
  /* In theory (mine, at least!) the machine dependent part of the assembler
     should only have to include one file.  This one.  -- JF */
  
 -extern const pseudo_typeS md_pseudo_table[];
 -
 -/* JF moved this here from as.h under the theory that nobody except MACHINE.c
 -   and write.c care about it anyway.  */
 +#include "as.h"
  
 -struct relax_type
 -{
 -  /* Forward reach. Signed number. > 0.  */
 -  long rlx_forward;
 -  /* Backward reach. Signed number. < 0.  */
 -  long rlx_backward;
 -
 -  /* Bytes length of this address.  */
 -  unsigned char rlx_length;
 -
 -  /* Next longer relax-state.  0 means there is no 'next' relax-state.  */
 -  relax_substateT rlx_more;
 -};
 -
 -typedef struct relax_type relax_typeS;
 +extern const pseudo_typeS md_pseudo_table[];
  
  extern const int md_reloc_size;	/* Size of a relocation record */
  
 	Kind regards
 
 -- 
 Matthias Scheler                                  http://zhadum.org.uk/