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Re: AMD K6 support
- To: Marc Lehmann <pcg at goof dot com>
- Subject: Re: AMD K6 support
- From: John Carr <jfc at mit dot edu>
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 12:38:59 EDT
- Cc: egcs at cygnus dot com
> Is there a specific reason why the already used (and known) amdk6 switch had
> to be named k6 in egcs?
I didn't know of an existing switch name. I made my new switch consistent
with the rest of egcs: the name of the processor does not include the
manufacturer. And I found k6 easier to type than amdk6.