Tuesday, November 3, 2009

"devkitPPC r19" & "libfat 1.0.6"

by WinterMute, shagkur, Tantric
devkitPPC r19
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devkitPPC is a port of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) and includes a C (gcc) and C++ compiler (g++), a debugger (gdb) and associated utilities, with the architecture "powerpc-eabi". It also includes standard C libraries based on newlib, which is specifically designed for embedded systems. Compilers and libraries are also included for the MN10200, the Matsushita (Panasonic) chip used in the Wii DVD controller. It is designed to be used in conjunction with libogc, a collection of Wii-specific low-level libraries.

CHANGELOG r19
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-Update gcc to 4.4.2
-Update binutils to 2.20
-fix minor issue with chdir in newlib

libfat 1.0.6
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libFAT is a library for accessing FAT file systems such as those on SD cards and USB mass storage devices. It is included as part of devkitPPC / libogc

CHANGELOG v1.0.6
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-fix latent bug exposed by unbuffered IO

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