Re: [patches] Redefine __i686

["Joseph S. Myers" <joseph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 9 Aug 2011, Khem Raj wrote:

> Hi
> 
> Attached patch is needed to fix a build failure when building eglibc
> cross with x86_64 compiler with gcc -m32 switch and target is i686-*-*
> 
> ChangeLog.eglibc
> 
> 2011-08-09  Khem Raj  <raj.khem@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
>         * sysdeps/generic/initfini.c: Re-define __i686.

Why does this cause a failure now when previously your patch

2007-02-15  Khem Raj  <kraj@xxxxxxxxxx>

        * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h: Re-define __i686.
        * nptl/sysdeps/pthread/pt-initfini.c: Ditto.

sufficed to avoid such problems?  What has changed to require such a patch 
in another place?

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