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Re: [PATCH, wwwdocs, committed] Update gcc-7/changes.html for LRA


On Mon, 19 Sep 2016, Segher Boessenkool wrote:
> I'm committing the following for changes-7.html

Thanks!

> Index: htdocs/gcc-7/changes.html
> ===================================================================
> +  <li>GCC now uses LRA by default for new targets.</li>

> +  <li>The PowerPC port now uses LRA by default.</li>

All of us (on this list) know what LRA is, why this is a good
change, etc.

Since our release notes in changes.html are also consumed by
users and media, would it make sense to provide a little more
color?

I applied the patch below, but there may be more we could do?

Gerald

Index: gcc-7/changes.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/gcc/wwwdocs/htdocs/gcc-7/changes.html,v
retrieving revision 1.46
diff -u -r1.46 changes.html
--- gcc-7/changes.html	28 Jan 2017 01:15:53 -0000	1.46
+++ gcc-7/changes.html	28 Jan 2017 21:50:24 -0000
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 <!-- .................................................................. -->
 <h2>Caveats</h2>
 <ul>
-  <li>GCC now uses <a href="https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/LRAIsDefault";>LRA by
-      default</a> for new targets.</li>
+  <li>GCC now uses <a href="https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/LRAIsDefault";>LRA (a
+      new local register allocator) by default</a> for new targets.</li>
 
   <li>The non-standard C++0x type traits
       <code>has_trivial_default_constructor</code>,


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