Problems with gcc-4.0.1 libstdc++ and mvme5500

[Till Straumann]

Phillip Sorensen wrote:

> I have been trying to get cexp-1.5/RTEMS-GeSys_2.1.beta running on the 
> MVME5500 with rtems-4.6.99.2.

How recent is your CVS checkout? I had similar problems and found that 
the linker
script was broken. A few days ago, I committed some changes that let 
mvme5500 use the
script from the 'shared' area which seems to be working.

HTH
-- Till

>   I seem to have run into an issue with the libstdc++ library created 
> by gcc-4.0.1.  When I compile RTEMS-GeSys to link in libstdc++ I get 
> an exception 3 on RTEMS startup.  The same thing happens if I try 
> running the iostream sample.  If I build the same source with the 
> tools for RTEMS-4.6.x, everything seems fine.  Both RTEMS-GeSys and 
> iostream run with out the error.
>
> The problem appears to be in a function called 
> _Z41__static_initialization_and_destruction_0ii.  Using the excludes 
> in RTEMS-GeSys to exclude parts of libstdc++, it seems that the 
> problem is caused if the bitmap_allocator.o and/or codecvt.o object 
> files are linked.
>
> I found PR712 which refers to similar problems with gcc-3.3.5.  Are 
> there any know issues with using gcc 3.x compilers and rtems-4.7 code?
>
> Phil Sorensen
> CHESS