Date:	Sun, 10 Oct 1999 16:19:58 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Felix Natter <fnatter AT gmx DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: problems gcc2.95.1 with binutils 2.81 ?
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On Sun, 10 Oct 1999, Felix Natter wrote:

> > Binutils 2.8.1 should work just fine.  Make sure you have DJGPP v2.02
> > installed, though; that one *is* required (i.e., v2.01 will not work).
> 
> this is from egcs.cygnus.com/install/:
> 
> i?86-*-linux*
> 
> You will need binutils-2.9.1.0.15 or newer for exception handling to work.

Linux uses a totally different binary format (ELF, while DJGPP uses 
COFF), and the setup for exception handling is also quite different.
The Binutils bugs that affect Linux don't affect DJGPP.

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