Release Notes for
ppc476-tools Version 1.0-0

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| Features | Installation | Legal Notices |

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Features in 1.0-0

• The ppc476-tools is a self contained cross-compiler toolchain for PowerPC 476 processors.
• Base toolchain packages with additional support libraries, including some additional floating point support libraries:
  • GNU Binutils - 2.23 online docs
  • Expat XML Parser - 2.0.1
  • GNU Compiler Collection - 4.7
  • Embedded GLIBC - 2.15
  • GNU Multiple Precision Library - 4.3.2
  • GNU MPC Library - 0.8.2
  • GNU MPFR Library - 3.0.0
  • Python - 2.6.6

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Installation

The gpg public key gpg-pubkey-6976a827-5164221b will be provided in the repository where these release notes were found. This pubkey can be used to verify the authenticity of both the ppc476-tools rpms and the repository contents.

Download this gpg-pubkey and import it into your rpm database using the following:

rpm --import gpg-pubkey-6976a827-5164221b

Using YUM

First, if you have never created a ppc476-tools repository configuration file, you need to do so. Create the following file using the text editor of your choice as root:

/etc/yum.repos.d/ppc476-tools.repo

and add the following content:

# Begin of configuration file
[ppc476-tools]
name=ppc476-tools Unicamp FTP
baseurl=ftp://ftp.unicamp.br/pub/linuxpatch/toolchain/ppc476-tools/redhat/RHEL6
failovermethod=priority
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=ftp://ftp.unicamp.br/pub/linuxpatch/toolchain/at/redhat/RHEL6/gpg-pubkey-6976a827-5164221b
# End of configuration file

To install execute yum install as root:

yum install ppc476-tools-cross

Answer y when YUM prompts for confirmation.

Manual installation

If you are installing the rpms manually, make sure to install the dependencies before installing it. You can get a list of dependencies by running:

rpm -qR -p ppc476-tools-cross-1.0-0.1.i686.rpm

The rpm command should always be run as root. Failure to do so will result in an error similar to this:

error: can't create transaction lock on /var/lib/rpm/__db.000

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Legal notices

In order to comply with the GPL and LGPL licenses, the source code for the following packages is available:

• binutils
• gcc
• gdb
• EGLIBC
• gmp
• linux kernel
• mpc
• mpfr

Please look for the ppc476-tools-src-1.0-0.tgz file in the repository.

Expat
Copyright (c) 1998, 1999, 2000 Thai Open Source Software Center Ltd and Clark Cooper
Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Expat maintainers.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.