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Re: RFC: renaming -i8, -r8, and -d8
On Mon, Mar 21, 2005 at 08:09:37PM +0100, Toon Moene wrote:
> Steve Kargl wrote:
>
> >On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 01:34:03PM +0000, Paul Brook wrote:
>
> >>-fdefault-real-8
> >>Make the default real type 8 bytes wide. Does nothing if this is already
> >>the default.
> >>
> >>-fdefault-int-8
> >>Make the default integer and logical types are 8 bytes wide. Does nothing
> >>if this is already the default.
> >>
> >>-fdefault-double-8
> >>Make the "DOUBLE PRECISION" type 8 bytes wide. Should generate and error
> >>if -fdefault-real-8 is not also specified.
> >
> >I can live with this naming scheme and the semantics. Until
> >your email, I did not fully understand what Toon wanted the
> >-d8 option to do.
>
> Do you still plan to apply Paul's suggestion ? I think having the
> capability in the compiler is very useful, in spite of:
>
I'll get to eventually, if no one beats me to it. Currently,
I have limited time. :-(
--
Steve