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Re: [RFA] ppc-linux-nat.c AltiVec regs ptrace


On Wed, Feb 20, 2002 at 07:28:27PM -0500, Elena Zannoni wrote:
> In case of 2.2.5 the powerpc version of the file gets installed. While
> for 2.2.1 the one with the definitions for PTRACE_GETFPXREGS is installed.
> 
> Ok then, should we support the older version or not?
> If not we have two options:
> 
> 1. if glibc gets a patch with the new PTRACE_GETVRREGS requests, then
>    we can add another different configuration check.
> 
> 2. We can just rely on the run time check. Which means I have to redo
>    the patch again [where is that bucket].
> 
> Actually doing just 2 would work also with the older version, I guess.
> Unless I am missing some other subtlety. Ok I'll change it.

Sounds good to me.  Might want to submit a patch to add GETVRREGS to
libc, also, I suppose...

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Daniel Jacobowitz                           Carnegie Mellon University
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