Bug 27544

Summary: [4.0/4.1/4.2 Regression] attribute altivec is not documented
Product: gcc Reporter: Drea Pinski <pinskia>
Component: targetAssignee: Not yet assigned to anyone <unassigned>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: gcc-bugs
Priority: P2 Keywords: documentation
Version: 4.2.0   
Target Milestone: 4.2.0   
Host: Target: powerpc*-*-*, rs6000-*-*
Build: Known to work:
Known to fail: Last reconfirmed: 2006-07-24 05:29:26
Bug Depends on:    
Bug Blocks: 1078    
Attachments: documentation patch

Description Drea Pinski 2006-05-11 02:12:44 UTC 
It was added by:
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2004-01/msg01111.html

But it was not documented.  Zem no longer works at Apple now either.
Comment 1 Eric Christopher 2006-07-24 05:07:28 UTC 
This can't possibly be a regression.
Comment 2 Drea Pinski 2006-07-24 05:20:28 UTC 
(In reply to comment #1)
> This can't possibly be a regression.
Why?  It is a user visible regression as now preprocessed sources include the altivec attribute while before it used vector_size.
Comment 3 Steven Bosscher 2006-07-24 05:29:26 UTC 
Yup.  New feature lacking documentation.  We've always treated those as documentation quality regressions.
So confirmed.
Comment 4 David Edelsohn 2006-08-26 21:33:38 UTC 
Created attachment 12144 [details]
documentation patch
Comment 5 David Edelsohn 2006-08-26 21:36:48 UTC 
Subject: Bug 27544

Author: dje
Date: Sat Aug 26 21:36:39 2006
New Revision: 116478

URL: http://gcc.gnu.org/viewcvs?root=gcc&view=rev&rev=116478
Log:
        PR target/27544
        * doc/extend.texi (PowerPC Variable Attributes): Mention altivec.
        (PowerPC Type Attributes): New.

Modified:
    trunk/gcc/ChangeLog
    trunk/gcc/doc/extend.texi
Comment 6 David Edelsohn 2006-08-26 21:40:18 UTC 
Patch applied to 4.2.