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Re: Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes for altivec)



> i would love to do this.  the problem is that i NEED to implement a way
> of doing "vector int foo" (with no vector(xx) int foo) for my work.  so
> if there's no way to accomplish this i'll have to come up with two sets
> of patches: one to do "vector_size(4) int foo" (for fsf) and one to do
> "vector int foo" for altivec for --well, for my day job.
>
> i see no portable acceptable way of doing "vector int foo".

Actually "vector int foo" isn't acceptable according to the Moto docs;
you have to say "vector signed int foo" or "vector unsigned int foo"
explicitly.  And the Apple/Moto implementation follows the doc.  Do
you have to deal with existing code that uses "vector int foo"?


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