patches/glibc/2.7/170-use_short_for_fnstsw.patch
author "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@anciens.enib.fr>
Sat Oct 03 18:49:23 2009 +0200 (2009-10-03)
changeset 1560 79a609170a83
parent 612 fc9588d57c0f
permissions -rw-r--r--
configure: split has_or_abort in two: one to check, one to abort

Split the has_or_abort function in two:
- one that checks if the tool if found,
- one that calls the above check, and aborts if not found

The rational behind this is to be able to check for a tool
and if not found, fallback to using our bundled version,
should the need arise (and I get time).
     1 Original patch from H.J. Lu, as reported there:
     2 http://www.nabble.com/PATCH:-Use-short-for-fnstsw-td14775171.html
     3 
     4 fnstsw stores 16bit into %ax. The upper 16bit of %eax is unchanged.
     5 The new assembler (binutils-2.18.50.0.4 and up) will disallow "fnstsw %eax".
     6 
     7 diff -dur glibc-2.7.orig/sysdeps/i386/fpu/ftestexcept.c glibc-2.7/sysdeps/i386/fpu/ftestexcept.c
     8 --- glibc-2.7.orig/sysdeps/i386/fpu/ftestexcept.c	2004-03-05 11:14:48.000000000 +0100
     9 +++ glibc-2.7/sysdeps/i386/fpu/ftestexcept.c	2008-06-24 10:54:43.000000000 +0200
    10 @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
    11  int
    12  fetestexcept (int excepts)
    13  {
    14 -  int temp;
    15 +  short temp;
    16    int xtemp = 0;
    17  
    18    /* Get current exceptions.  */