Re: [iPAQ] GCC compile issues with armv4l - offtopic?

On Friday 26 July 2002 10:57, bob lees wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I am trying to get some code that compiles and runs happily on x86 to
> compile and run on my ipaq(familiar unstable with latest kernel). The
> problem is it compiles and runs, but doesn't give the same answer:( Both
> compilers are 2.95.3 and the host environment is SuSE 7.3

Most C code is not a very portable. Witting C code that is portable across
architectures or OSs requires some thought. The most common issues are:

   Alignment
   Casting of pointers
   Endianness
   Sizes

For ARM related portability issues, please see:

    http://www.handhelds.org/z/wiki/Porting%20Software%20to%20ARM%20Linux

I hope this helps.

Best Regards,

--George
Received on Fri Jul 26 18:53:46 2002