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Re: Multiple Pointer Types on HPPA
- To: Mark Klein <mklein@dis.com>
- Subject: Re: Multiple Pointer Types on HPPA
- From: Jeffrey A Law <law@cygnus.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 14:01:19 -0600
- cc: egcs@egcs.cygnus.com
- Reply-To: law@cygnus.com
In message <4.1.19990621123640.00bd1be0@garfield.dis.com>you write:
> Hi, Jeff.
>
> Is there a way to provide integral support for multiple
> pointer types within GCC?
You mean short vs long? Nope. You only get one pointer size at a time.
We have neither the machine independent bits necessary for short vs long
pointers nor the machine dependent bits.
You're probably stuck with wrappers for a long time. Particularly on
segmented targets like the PA.
Sorry,
jeff