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(DIR) Post #AFXY0s56qeDbatssk4 by EdS@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-01-17T18:50:48Z
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Hmm, there seems be a bug in GCC's code generation for the PDP-11. And this area seems not to be actively maintained.So, any recommendations for cross-compiling to PDP-11 on a modern platform?(Trouble when passing 32 bit quantity to a function when retrieved from an array.)The PDP-11 is, of course, acting as a second processor attached to a BBC Micro.Well, it's a PDP-11 emulated on a Raspberry Pi, but that's much more convenient.#pdp11 #retrocomputing #gcc #bbcmicro #acorn
(DIR) Post #AFYnYvDjNPK9e7ZUC8 by jirka@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-01-18T09:19:47Z
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@EdS How did you set up the cross-compiling environment?
(DIR) Post #AFZqw6PIRfr61OgaUS by EdS@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-01-18T21:32:18Z
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Ah, it's a friend who's in the gcc-for-pdp11 exploration space, so I don't exactly know, sorry.I've just heard he's found and fixed that first problem. Now he has a problem with 32 bit division routine because 32 bit comparisons are broken.@jirka
(DIR) Post #AFe2hI0qzObPkqnOzY by EdS@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-01-20T22:02:55Z
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Here's a thorough telling of the PDP-11 compiler bug story!Trying to compile a short pi spigot C program to run on a PDP-11 - in an Acorn microcomputer second processor context.https://retrocomputingforum.com/t/modern-pdp-11-c-compilers/2329?u=eds#pdp11 #retrocomputing @jirka
(DIR) Post #AFf15Kf4msMQAYuFPM by jirka@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-01-21T09:19:36Z
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@EdS Thank you!