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Re: Trivial toplev.c patch


> Can you explain the arguments in favor of such a radical change to the way
> GCC works?


The main argument I can see in its favour is that it permits a single 
compiler executable to target multiple machine/object formats; much like 
the new gdb multiarch stuff.

A secondary issue is that it allows more of the MI parts of the compiler 
to be tested from a single build.

R.


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