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Re: PATCH for branch-shortening on MIPS
On Thu, Jun 03, 1999 at 11:28:13PM -0700, mark@codesourcery.com wrote:
> I don't see that either. Before, these ports would emit illegal
> assembly (in the form of out-of-range branches). Now, they will emit
> illegal assembly (in the form of IRIX6-specific assembly). Not really
> any worse.
Actually, it is, due to more macro hell. The MIPS assembler
would transform an out of range conditional branch into a
complimented conditional branch around a jump through AT.
Not that I think that relying on such a thing is good...
r~