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diff --git a/gcc/README.ALTOS b/gcc/README.ALTOS deleted file mode 100644 index c0a1a04145f..00000000000 --- a/gcc/README.ALTOS +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -Since COFF-encapsulation is obsolete, this may not be needed anymore. - -Return-Path: <jkp@sauna.hut.fi> -Date: Mon, 10 Apr 89 10:13:45 +0300 -From: Jyrki Kuoppala <jkp@sauna.hut.fi> -Sender: jkp@sauna.hut.fi -To: info-gcc@prep.ai.mit.edu -Subject: Kernel fix needed for Altos 3068 to get coff-encapsulation working right -Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland. - -Here's a description how to fix a kernel bug in Altos 3068 and get -gcc-compiled programs working. - -Author: Jyrki Kuoppala (jkp@cs.hut.fi) -Last modified: Mon Apr 10 09:28:40 1989 - -There's a bug in the Altos 3068 kernel that causes gcc-compiled -programs to fail in certain situations when the machine has a heavy -load and also in some other situations. The bug exists at least in -SVR 2.2 1.0gT1 and SVR 2.2 1.0e. - -If you have source code to your system, apply the following change to -os/exec.c (function gethead): - -Change the lines containing - - u.u_exdata.ux_tstart = sizeof(struct naout) + - sizeof(struct filhd) + (ep->ef.nscns * sizeof(struct scnhdr)); - -to - - u.u_exdata.ux_tstart = u.u_exdata.ux_txtorg; - -If you only have binary, use sdb to find out the address of the -previous lines (on our system it's gethead+0x140) and use your -favourite binary editor to change the bytes '3036 0162 fffc 0002 0280 -0000' to '23f9 01fb f4ca 01fb f4c2 6016'. This may or may not work in -your case, depending on the version of the operating system and the -phase of the moon. - -Here's what is just before gethead+0x140 to ease finding out the right place: - -0x9224 (gethead+0x122): 23f9 01fb f4ca 01fb f4ce mov.l &0x1fbf4ca.L,&0 -x1fbf4ce.L [] -0x922e (gethead+0x12c): 23f9 01fb f4c6 01fb f4ca mov.l &0x1fbf4c6.L,&0 -x1fbf4ca.L [] -0x9238 (gethead+0x136): 23f9 01fb f4c2 01fb f4c6 mov.l &0x1fbf4c2.L,&0 -x1fbf4c6.L [] - -Good luck ! - -//Jyrki - -jkp@cs.hut.fi - |