[m32c] structure returns and stack debug info

Gerald Pfeifer gerald@pfeifer.com
Sat Apr 8 05:58:00 GMT 2006


On Fri, 7 Apr 2006, DJ Delorie wrote:
>> Would this be material you could add to gcc-4.2/changes.html?
> Only if "Changes" is appropriate for *bugfixes* that break 
> compatibility.  The ABI as published isn't changing, I'm just fixing a 
> bug in implementing it.

If it potentially affects users/developers (because they need to rebuild 
things, for example, or might have to check about compatibility), my
recommendation would be to document it at gcc-4.2/changes.html.

That said...

> I've been making a ton of changes in m32c-land, although this is the
> first that that I know of that requires rebuilding libraries, and only
> those libraries that have functions which return structures.  Although
> people are using the m32c port, it's still kinda "new" and thus is
> still settling.

...you are probably the best person to assess how likely this is to
impact users, so it's definitely your call. ;-)

Gerald



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