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Re: Cleanups for the m68k backend

On Sat, Jul 05, 2003 at 10:33:31PM +0200, Bernardo Innocenti wrote:
> I recall m68k-aout-* was still being used on the Amiga some time ago,
> but they've probably switched to ELF now because their PPC compiler
> is ELF too.

  PPC and m68k are unrelated.

> Besides, the Amiga has favoured the Motorola syntax over the MIT syntax,
> so it's likely they've turned on MOTOROLA in their GCC patches.

  Wrong. The AmigaOS/68k port always used a.out and MIT. There was no
  switch.

> If we deprecate these remaining platforms, we can finally say goodbye
> to this dual-syntax maintenance hell.

  I don't see MIT/Motorola syntax as a maintenance obstacle. Lets keep it
  that way.

  Gunther Nikl
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