RE: [avr-libc-dev] Patches for 1.7.1?

[Boyapati, Anitha]

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>Behalf Of Ruud Vlaming
>Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 6:07 PM
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>Subject: [avr-libc-dev] Patches for 1.7.1?
>
>On Atmels website:
>
>  http://distribute.atmel.no/tools/opensource/as5-beta/avr8-gnu-toolchain-
>3.2.0.255-source.zip
>
>there are patches for libc 1.7.1
>
>  40-avr-libc-1.7.1-xmega32X1.patch
>  41-avr-libc-1.7.1-xmega128b1.patch
>  42-avr-libc-1.7.1-bug_11793_fix.patch
>  50-avr-libc-1.7.1-atxmega256a3bu.patch
>  51-avr-libc-1.7.1-at90pwm161.patch
>  52-avr-libc-1.7.1-atmega32_5_50_90_pa.patch
>
>But version 1.7.1 is very new and does it need patching?

AFAIK, the functionality should not get affected even if these patches are not 
applied.

>
>Furthermore, the first two patches (40, 41) can be applied,
>but compilation results in an error:
> ... avr-libc-1.7.1/crt1/gcrt1.S:179: Error: non-constant expression in
>".if" statement
>The last application cannot be applied at all:
>  patching file ./include/avr/power.h
>  Hunk #1 FAILED at 74.
>  Hunk #2 FAILED at 146.
>  Hunk #3 FAILED at 170.
>  Hunk #4 FAILED at 254.
>  Hunk #5 FAILED at 338.
>
>I am curious at your opinion.
>


I think those patches are meant for some test devices. They contain dummy 
header files. Hence build errors. They can be ignored.


HTH
Anitha