On Thu, 2009-01-08 21:29:38 +0100, Johnny Billquist <bqt%softjar.se@localhost>
wrote:
>
> The VAX support in gcc is probably better now that it have been in quite
> a while. Big kudos to the people (I suspect Matt Thomas) for getting
> that done. However, gcc itself is getting so slow it's just not fun to
> even joke about anymore.
> But apart from that, it's my view that the kernel and various subsystems
> around that have degenerated since 4.0.
That's all true for NetBSD CVS, but not for upstream GCC. The recently
introduced new register allocator needs (for VAX: probably only minor)
changes. These haven't been done up to now and the VAX port, once
again, is a target proposed for removal in upstream GCC.
There was a tip[1] on the GCC list what's needed to get done. Maybe
I'll try another NetBSD installation (in simh) in a few days and try to
bulid GCC with the proposed changes.
MfG, JBG
[1] http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2008-11/msg00199.html
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