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Re: Altivec Linux support in GCC


> 6 out of 10 emails I get wrt altivec "bugs" I answer with "have you
> passed -mabi=altivec"?  Clearly, this is confusing to the average user
> who just wants to use AltiVec features as advertised in the
> documentation (PIM).

Shouldn't the rule of sane defaults apply? Ie, have the default set to
what most of the users use or find useful. 

This seems really strange.

-benjamin


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