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Re: Kill unused MIPS macros
Richard Sandiford <rsandifo@redhat.com> writes:
> Ian Lance Taylor <ian@wasabisystems.com> writes:
> > Richard Sandiford <rsandifo@redhat.com> writes:
> >
> >> * config/mips/mips.h (MASK_DEBUG_[ABEFI], TARGET_DEBUG_[ABEFI]_MODE)
> >
> > I actually use options like -mdebugf when I'm testing patches. I
> > write the patch to only take effect when TARGET_DEBUG_F_MODE. That
> > lets me easily compare the result with and without the patch, without
> > having to rebuild the compiler.
> >
> > But I suppose I can still use options like -mfix4300 which generally
> > don't make any difference anyhow. That's what I do on other
> > targets--the MIPS is just convenient with its handy options which
> > already do nothing.
>
> If this is something a lot of developers want to do, I think the feature
> belongs in target-independent code. It doesn't really have anything to
> with a particular back end.
Oh, I agree.
Ian