[OpenJDK 2D-Dev] [PATCH FOR REVIEW] Building ExtensionSubtables.cpp should use -fno-strict-aliasing

[Andrew Hughes]

----- Original Message -----
> 
> On May 29, 2012, at 10:55 AM, Andrew Haley wrote:
> 
> > On 05/29/2012 06:12 PM, Kelly O'Hair wrote:
> >> 
> >> You should be able to do something like:
> >> 
> >> # Turn off aliasing with GCC for ExtensionSubtables.cpp
> >> ifeq ($(PLATFORM), linux)
> >>  CXXFLAGS += $(CXXFLAGS_$(@F))
> >>  CC_NEWER_THAN_43 := \
> >>        $(shell $(EXPR) $(CC_MAJORVER) \> 4 \| \
> >>            \( $(CC_MAJORVER) = 4 \& $(CC_MINORVER) \> 3 \) )
> >>   ifeq ($(CC_NEWER_THAN_43),1)
> >>       CXXFLAGS_ExtensionSubtables.o = -fno-strict-aliasing
> >>   endif
> >> endif
> > 
> > No way: -fno-strict-aliasing has been in GCC for a very long time,
> > and it's
> > certainly in 4.0.  You'll need it in 4.3.
> 
> In which case, I'd rather not add this kind of ugly make logic.
>  Although I'm not sure
> if we have anyone building with really old GCC versions anymore, or
> even if we have
> a sanity check that says "FATAL: Please don;t build with older GCC
> versions than 4.3" :^(
> 
> I was just thinking how to handle new GCC options in Makefiles,
> didn't investigate GCC versions.
> 

It's not only not new to 4.4, you already use it in make/common/Defs-linux.gmk:

#
# Misc compiler options
#
ifneq ($(ARCH),ppc)
  CFLAGS_COMMON   = -fno-strict-aliasing
endif

I'll push to 2D.

> -kto
> 
> > 
> > Andrew.
> 
> 

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