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From: Leisner.Henr@XEROX.COM (Marty)
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Subject: comparing stage2 with stage3 on sun386i
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Date: 4 Apr 89 17:17:54 GMT
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I've been using gcc for a while but never followed the stage2/stage3
directions.

I finally tried it on  sun386i (gcc v1.33).  

I followed the directions in the manual for making stage1, 2 and 3 and ran 
cmp $file stage/$file

Byte 5 is different (which is the timestamp -- it makes sense -- I think).

I would assume non-coff systems don't contain the timestamp information in
the object files.

Anyway, the comment in the manual (section 2.10):
"Any difference, no matter how innocuous, indicates that the stage 2
compiler has compiled GNU C incorrectly..."
isn't really correct, at least for coff.

Guess a caveat should be added to the manual.

marty
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