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Re: altivec patches

To: Geoff Keating <geoffk at redhat dot com>
Subject: Re: altivec patches
From: Aldy Hernandez <aldyh at redhat dot com>
Date: 05 Nov 2001 22:33:27 -0500
Cc: Stan Shebs <shebs at apple dot com>, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
References: <1004993660.30179.533.camel@litecycle.cc.andrews.edu><200111052158.NAA22392@geoffk.org> <3BE71290.86CEE765@apple.com><jmady0on00.fsf@geoffk.org>

>>>>> "Geoff" == Geoff Keating <geoffk@geoffk.org> writes:

 > DWARF_FRAME_REGISTERS was invented, so people could add registers
 > without breaking binary compatibility.

But as it stands now it's value can't be dynamic-- say, with an abi
flag-- because it's value is used in places where it is expected to be
a constant (array sizes un unwind-dw2.c).

I will remedy this situation in another patch.

Aldy

References:
- altivec patches
  - From: Aldy Hernandez
- Re: altivec patches
  - From: Geoff Keating
- Re: altivec patches
  - From: Stan Shebs
- Re: altivec patches
  - From: Geoff Keating

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