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Re: does gcc support multiple sizes, or not?

From: DJ Delorie <dj at redhat dot com>
To: michael dot meissner at amd dot com
Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:35:21 -0400
Subject: Re: does gcc support multiple sizes, or not?
References: <6096959DEF5C9447A6BF80BDC7EB9EDC02A44B16@SBOSEXMB1.amd.com>

> I think having pointers be the same size is ingrained in the whole
> compiler, not just the front ends.

Having *implicit* pointers be *a specific* size certainly is.  Made
the m32c project a lot harder.  There's a lot of places that use
POINTER_SIZE instead of MODE_SIZE(x), or Pmode instead of GET_MODE
(x), even when doing the "right" thing would be trivial.

References:
- RE: does gcc support multiple sizes, or not?
  - From: Meissner, Michael

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