Re: [MiNT] GCC and MagiC

[Frank Naumann <fnaumann@boerde.de>]

Hello!

> I've heard many times that the binaries built with GCC (or the cross tools) 
> does not work with MagiC.

I don't know where you heard this but it's not true. It's not an issue of 
the compiler or the MiNTLib.

If you compile Unix style programs that require a specific feature that 
TOS/MagiC don't provide the program for sure don't run or run with flaws 
or failures.

But I think you can't blame the compiler or the MiNTLib. They do their 
best to emulate all things that are possible under these restricted 
operating systems.

E.g. if you write a simple program that don't use a only under FreeMiNT 
supported feature it shall run perfectly fine under TOS/MagiC (if not 
please report it with an short example).

PS: Some older MiNTLibs had a bug that prevented correct OS checking a 
little bit, e.g. don't recognized the underlying TOS/MagiC correctly. But 
that was a bug inside the MiNTLib and is fixed since some time.


Regards,
Frank

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