c++ blackfin toolchain

[Joel Sherrill]

Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-11-18 at 08:36 -0600, Joel Sherrill wrote:
>   
>> MOLM wrote:
>>     
>>> I have just installed toolchain and rtems 4.9 for the bf537 stamp 
>>> board, and are able to compile the "hello world" sample - great! 
>>> However, is there a reason for the g++ toolchain is missing for the 
>>> blackfin architecture? Is it possible to build this support from 
>>> source? I am trying to move a C++ application from uClinux environment 
>>> to rterms in order to improve realtime response.
>>>
>>>       
>> Ralf should recall if there is a current reason but historically the
>> bfin gcc port didn't build for bfin reliably and C++ rarely built.
>>     
> Pardon, but I don't recall the details. IIRC, it had been a mixture of
> "bugs" and "not being supported in GCC" (One detail I recall: issues
> with libssp).
>
>   
Well together we remember "didn't work at one time so
disabled."
>> Ralf have you checked this recently?
>>     
> No. TBD.
>
>   
>>   Maybe things have improved.
>>
>> You can always build your own toolchain and enable C++. 
>>     
> Unless GCC rejects a language ;)
>   

If it builds for uCLinux, then it should build for us.
They aren't special. :)

--joel