http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2008-10/msg00269.html
On glibc the libc.so carries a copy of the math function copysignl() but
on uClibc math functions like copysignl() live in libm. Since libgcc_s
contains unresolved symbols, any attempt to link against libgcc_s
without explicitely specifying -lm fails, resulting in a broken
bootstrap of the compiler.
Forward port to gcc 4.5.1 by Gustavo Zacarias <gustavo@zacarias.com.ar>
libgcc/Makefile.in | 4 +++-
libgcc/configure | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
libgcc/configure.ac | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Index: b/libgcc/Makefile.in
===================================================================
enable_vtable_verify = @enable_vtable_verify@
enable_decimal_float = @enable_decimal_float@
fixed_point = @fixed_point@
+LIBGCC_LIBM = @LIBGCC_LIBM@
host_noncanonical = @host_noncanonical@
target_noncanonical = @target_noncanonical@
@multilib_dir@,$(MULTIDIR),$(subst \
@shlib_objs@,$(objects) libgcc.a,$(subst \
@shlib_base_name@,libgcc_s,$(subst \
+ @libgcc_libm@,$(LIBGCC_LIBM),$(subst \
@shlib_map_file@,$(mapfile),$(subst \
@shlib_slibdir_qual@,$(MULTIOSSUBDIR),$(subst \
- @shlib_slibdir@,$(shlib_slibdir),$(SHLIB_LINK))))))))
+ @shlib_slibdir@,$(shlib_slibdir),$(SHLIB_LINK)))))))))
libunwind$(SHLIB_EXT): $(libunwind-s-objects) $(extra-parts)
# @multilib_flags@ is still needed because this may use
Index: b/libgcc/configure
===================================================================
+# On powerpc libgcc_s references copysignl which is a libm function but
+# glibc apparently also provides it via libc as opposed to uClibc where
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for library containing copysignl" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for library containing copysignl... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "${libgcc_cv_copysignl_lib+set}" = set; then
+ echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6