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| author | Torbjorn Granlund <tege@gmplib.org> | 2014-01-04 21:18:58 +0100 |
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| committer | Torbjorn Granlund <tege@gmplib.org> | 2014-01-04 21:18:58 +0100 |
| commit | f346711e808d71daf8f5d65b568ed6b9f472f15f (patch) | |
| tree | e937594e962109982c2e77c787dcecf084f674aa /NEWS | |
| parent | 03248b62b806926df379fc50c6afba0ce66136d2 (diff) | |
| download | gmp-f346711e808d71daf8f5d65b568ed6b9f472f15f.tar.gz | |
Clarify and extend text on FreeBSD problems.
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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 16 deletions
@@ -53,22 +53,23 @@ Changes between GMP version 5.1.* and 5.2.0 for mpz_limbs_read and related functions. MISC - * This release will not work on FreeBSD/amd64 7.x, 8.x or 9 series before 9.3 - with a Haswell CPU or any other CPU which supports the BMI2 instructions. - The reason is that the FreeBSD m4 command is not correctly implemented. - (Workaround: Use an older GMP release, or install GNU m4 from /usr/ports - and tell GMP to use it.) - - * This release will not work on FreeBSD/amd64 before version 10 using the - 32-bit ABI. The reason is broken limits.h and broken dynamic linking. - (Workaround: Use an older GMP release if using the 32-bit ABI on these - FreeBSD releases is important.) - - * This release will not work on FreeBSD/amd64 10.0 using the 32-bit ABI. The - reason is bugs in the compiler 'clang'. (Workaround: Compiling gcc from - /usr/ports might work, except that gcc depends on GMP; we have not been - able to test that workaround since FreeBSD/i386 10.0 does not work for us - under KVM or Xen.) + * This release will not work on NetBSD 5.x, FreeBSD 7.x, 8.x or 9 series + before 9.3. The reason is that the FreeBSD m4 command is not correctly + implemented. (Workaround: Use an older GMP release, or install GNU m4 from + /usr/ports and tell GMP to use it.) + + * This release will not build properly on FreeBSD/amd64 before version 10 + using the 32-bit ABI (once a working m4 is installed). The reason is + broken limits.h. (Workaround: Use an older GMP release if using the 32-bit + ABI on these FreeBSD releases is important.) + + * This release will not work reliably on version 10.0 of FreeBSD/i386 or + FreeBSD/amd64 using the 32-bit ABI. The reason is bugs in the compiler + 'clang'. Depending on CPU-dependent compiler flags, GMP may or may not be + miscompiled in a particular build. (Workaround: Compiling gcc from + /usr/ports should work, except that gcc circularly depends on GMP; we have + not been able to test that workaround due to FreeBSD 10.0 bugs affecting + its ability to run under under KVM and Xen.) Changes between GMP version 5.1.2 and 5.1.3 |