Newlib Update for RTEMS 4.12

[Chris Johns]

On 02/03/2017 17:38, Sebastian Huber wrote:
> On 01/03/17 23:57, Chris Johns wrote:
>> On 01/03/2017 23:37, Sebastian Huber wrote:
>>> I updated the RSB to use the Newlib 2.5.0.20170228 snapshot. All users
>>> of the RTEMS master are encouraged to update their tool chains. This
>>> tool set (Binutils, GCC, Newlib) is the final one for the RTEMS 4.12
>>> release from my point of view. We should get now the RTEMS master ready
>>> for the release.
>>
>> The 4.12 tools are broken on FreeBSD 11.0:
>>
>> https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21206
>
> Who will fix this problem?

No idea. It is complicated and deep in autoconf.

> What happens if this is not fixed in one month or so?

I do not know. I have taken a look and it seems gdb is getting gnulib to 
using a C compiler for its configure tests and gnulib generates header 
files that are included in GDB however GDB is now a C++ program. I tried 
setting CPP outside the top level configure however this breaks the part 
of binutils GDB builds and uses.

>>
>> This is a blocker for a release.
>
> Please add a ticket for things that block the release.
>

Sure.

Chris