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Re: C++ ABI?
- From: Phil Edwards <phil at jaj dot com>
- To: Horsley Tom <Tom dot Horsley at ccur dot com>
- Cc: "'Daniel Jacobowitz'" <drow at mvista dot com>, gcc at gnu dot org
- Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 13:34:06 -0400
- Subject: Re: C++ ABI?
- References: <F5573A841216B94CB3CD1A7A0A1FD35612E503@exchange.ccur.com>
On Mon, Aug 19, 2002 at 12:45:50PM -0400, Horsley Tom wrote:
> > gcc.gnu.org -> Further Readings -> The V3 multi-vendor standard ABI
> > http://www.codesourcery.com/cxx-abi/
>
> OK, I've been there before, but everything I can see on that page
> seems to be Itanium related. If there are pointers to architecture
> neutral (or even IA32 specific) ABI info on that page,
> I can't see it.
Anything labeled gABI is "general ABI," anything labeled psABI is
"processor-specific" ABI. It's a general approah, and Itanium "just happens"
to use it as its native ABI.
Phil
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