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Re: [PATCH, wwwdocs, committed] Update gcc-7/changes.html for LRA
- From: Gerald Pfeifer <gerald at pfeifer dot com>
- To: Segher Boessenkool <segher at kernel dot crashing dot org>
- Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2017 22:51:34 +0100 (CET)
- Subject: Re: [PATCH, wwwdocs, committed] Update gcc-7/changes.html for LRA
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- References: <20160919162606.GB10305@gate.crashing.org>
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>,