(In reply to comment #2)
> So uh, what's this about then?
>
This is about enabling the bytecode compiler on PPC. And you do want that because those PPC machines aren't the fastest and compiling bytecode into machinecode should be a lot faster than interpreting the bytecode.
Without the patch, the ppc bytecode compiler just crashes (if you enable it, it is disabled per default). The fixes I have done made it usable for me. However, I did this last October, so I'm not sure whether the patch is ok with current SVN.
I will check whether the patch is ok with current SVN and come back to you.
(In reply to comment #5)
> Hey, just tested the vm_ppc_new JIT compiler on Linux/ppc. It works really well
> for me. Would somebody please apply the patch?
>
This patch will not build on OSX ppc. It generates parse errors giving the last line of the file as the line number. I guess some preproccessing magic may be required.
The vm_ppc_new.c in SVN at changeset 697 seems to work great on OSX ppc.
Ah, well. I think this might be the inline assembly. I had to change the syntax a little bit to overcome parse errors on Linux. This is likely due to Apple using their own customized gcc version :-(
I will have a look at it again when I find time for that.
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--ryan.
I suggest...
Index: Makefile
===================================================================
--- Makefile (revision 1126)
+++ Makefile (working copy)
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
else
ifeq ($(ARCH),ppc)
BASE_CFLAGS += -maltivec
- HAVE_VM_COMPILED=false
+ HAVE_VM_COMPILED = true
endif
endif
endif
...is applied by someone with Linux PPC and tested. One way or another next time I happen across this bug I'm closing it.
Created attachment 806 [details] fix PPC bytecode compiler and enableCreated attachment 857 [details] Fix and enable ppc JIT compiler for Linux/ppc.I suggest... Index: Makefile =================================================================== --- Makefile (revision 1126) +++ Makefile (working copy) @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ else ifeq ($(ARCH),ppc) BASE_CFLAGS += -maltivec - HAVE_VM_COMPILED=false + HAVE_VM_COMPILED = true endif endif endif ...is applied by someone with Linux PPC and tested. One way or another next time I happen across this bug I'm closing it.