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Re: [PATCH] expr.c:emit_push_insn

To: rth at redhat dot com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] expr.c:emit_push_insn
From: Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 15:20:45 -0700
Cc: dje at watson dot ibm dot com, ghazi at caip dot Rutgers dot EDU, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
Organization: CodeSourcery, LLC
References: <200105102154.RAA30392@makai.watson.ibm.com><20010510150808Z.mitchell@codesourcery.com><20010510151108.B27661@redhat.com>

>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Henderson <rth@redhat.com> writes:

    Richard> On Thu, May 10, 2001 at 03:08:08PM -0700, Mark Mitchell
    Richard> wrote:
    >> This bug is happenning a lot -- it would be good if we had
    >> bit_alignment and byte_alignment types (typedef'd to `int')
    >> that could be used for self-documentation.

    Richard> All alignments are supposed to be in bits.  

Well, then we won't be needing byte_alignment. :-)

But, having a bit_alignment type would make this obvious -- rather
than making it be something that only Those In The Know actually know.

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Mark Mitchell                   mark@codesourcery.com
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