[Buildroot] [PATCH RFC 5/6] libfslcodec: new package

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On 20/12/12 10:08, Peter Korsgaard wrote:
>>>>>> "Arnout" == Arnout Vandecappelle<arnout at mind.be>  writes:
>
> Hi,
>
>   >>  For packages like this one that install pre-built libraries, it
>   >>  would be good to document somewhere or to auto-check (e.g. with
>   >>  toolchain kconfig options vs.  package kconfig options) the ABI
>   >>  compatibility to make sure that there won't be any issue with the
>   >>  toolchain used.
>
>   Arnout>   I agree, but how?
>
> I don't know the specifics of this package, but presumably it only works
> with glibc and a specific soft/softfp/hard floating point mode? If so,
> we could atleast catch some of these dependencies in Config.in.

  Yes, but how to know what the dependencies are (except by run-testing 
with all the different toolchains on all the different SoCs)?

  I'd also like to find a way to decide which of the _arm9, _arm11 or 
_arm12 libraries to use (they all have the same ABI flags...).

  Regards,
  Arnout


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