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Re: [PATCH] Add target hook in C front end

From: Neil Booth <neil at daikokuya dot demon dot co dot uk>
To: Eric Christopher <echristo at redhat dot com>
Cc: "Joseph S. Myers" <jsm28 at cam dot ac dot uk>, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 23:37:15 +0000
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add target hook in C front end
References: <1008537681.10698.50.camel@ghostwheel.cygnus.com> <Pine.LNX.4.33.0112162157050.17282-100000@kern.srcf.societies.cam.ac.uk> <20011216221055.C15636@daikokuya.demon.co.uk> <1008545472.23469.58.camel@ghostwheel.cygnus.com>

Eric Christopher wrote:-

> This is what the mips backend does currently, just via specs files. If
> you want to see just how bad this is in general take a look at
> gcc/config/mips/isa3264.h. That was a first attempt at doing this in a
> general way - and doesn't work. As I'm trying to donate additional mips
> targets I run into many instances of this, all different and all not
> sufficient. :)

Yes, I'm no fan of specs.

> A specs replacement where I could use C to define what is passed would
> be wonderful :)

That's what I had in mind about 6 months ago.  Maybe one day 8-)

Neil.

References:
- [PATCH] Add target hook in C front end
  - From: Eric Christopher
- Re: [PATCH] Add target hook in C front end
  - From: Joseph S. Myers
- Re: [PATCH] Add target hook in C front end
  - From: Neil Booth
- Re: [PATCH] Add target hook in C front end
  - From: Eric Christopher

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