On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 10:50:37AM -0500, Perry E. Metzger wrote: > > Alan Barrett <apb%cequrux.com@localhost> writes: > > I haven't checked how rescue is linked, but I think that it would be > > more useful if it were linked against libraries that worked with the > > least-capable hardware we support. In the particular case of the > > i386 port and FPU support, this implies that it should use the soft > > float version of libm. The same applies to programs in install > > ramdisk images. > > Unfortunately those are also significantly larger, and only a very > small percentage of users (which is dropping all the time) would want > that. > > I'm starting to lean in favor of a soft float compilation option for > the x86 for such cases. I think this is the best solution, and the build machinery may also benefit other mature ports, like m68k. -- Aaron J. Grier | "Not your ordinary poofy goof." | agrier%poofygoof.com@localhost