gcc instead of clang - Githubissues

fearandloathing commented 12 years ago

Not really an issue more like an fyi that might be nice to add to the wiki. I couldn't get RevoBoot to work using clang as the compiler, it would compile and create a boot file but it wouldn't boot my system. I changed the symbolic link for cc to point to the gcc compiler and once I did that my system was able to boot with the new boot file.

RevoGirl commented 12 years ago

Interesting. Works for me with 10.7.3 and Xcode 4.3 so what version of OS X and Xcode are you using?

fearandloathing commented 12 years ago

10.7.3 and Xcode 4.3.2

RevoGirl commented 12 years ago

Thanks so much. Sorry for not getting it earlier, but I think to know what you changed – the symbolic link: /usr/bin/cc pointing to clang, into gcc instead.

BTW: Didn't you also get DWARF linker errors? I figured out how to get around it by changing a line in: /RevoBoot/i386/boot2/Makefile

From: $(LD) -static -Wl,-preload -Wl,-segaddr,__INIT,$(BOOT2ADDR) \

Into: $(LD) -static -Wl,-new_linker -Wl,-segaddr,__INIT,$(BOOT2ADDR) \

p.s. -preload is no longer supported. And it is "new_linker" but the stupid editor won't allow me use it).

Still not working, but at least now we have a work around (thanks to you) and one other (linker) issues is fixed. Leaving the other problems to be fixed...

Thank again!

fearandloathing commented 12 years ago

Yep, I changed the link to look like this cc -> llvm-gcc-4.2

I know that I was getting DWARF errors but, I want to say that they went away after changing the symbolic link, but I could be wrong. My memory isn't what it used to be :).

Thank you for your time and effort the community is lucky to have talented people like you.

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