[U-Boot] [PATCH] ARM: compiler options cleanup - improve tool chain support

[Tom]

Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> For some time there have been repeated reports about build problems
> with some ARM (cross) tool chains.  Especially issues about
> (in)compatibility with the tool chain provided runtime support
> library libgcc.a caused to add and support a private implementation
> of such runtime support code in U-Boot.  A closer look at the code
> indicated that some of these issues are actually home-made.  This
> patch attempts to clean up some of the most obvious problems and make
> building of U-Boot with different tool chains easier:
>
>   
I am testing this on the toolchain I usually use. 
The Code Sourcery arm-2008q3
http://www.codesourcery.com/sgpp/lite/arm

I see they have a 2009 version.  I will download that and test that as well.

Be aware that MAKEALL arm takes a couple of hours.

Tom