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Re: A Far Less Ambitous AltiVec patch
On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 05:28:09PM -0800, Ziemowit Laski wrote:
> >We just ceded you generic type-specific mangling. So why
> >would you need to do *anything* special for rs6000?
>
> You mean I can introduce the AltiVec type system into the generic part
> of the compiler?
NO. What I said is "generic type-specific (vector) mangling". What
is confusing about that? What about that implies AltiVec?
My question remains -- what *beyond* generic type-specific vector
mangling is needed for AltiVec support?
I suggest that the answer may well be *nothing*, and that you should
approach the problem with that possible solution in mind, and *if* you
come across something that still appears to need a target hook, then
you should come back and explain that to us. We may have further
suggestions, or we may allow the target hook; it depends on what you
find.
r~