[PATCH, committed] xl-compat documentation
David Edelsohn
dje@watson.ibm.com
Tue Feb 7 18:38:00 GMT 2006
I was alerted that the documentation for -mxl-compat did not
mention long double conversion and long double support routine names.
This patch extends the documentation to list all of the effects of the
option.
David
* doc/invoke.texi (xl-compat): Document conversion and support
routine names.
Index: invoke.texi
===================================================================
*** invoke.texi (revision 110704)
--- invoke.texi (working copy)
*************** implies @option{-mno-powerpc64}. GCC de
*** 11247,11266 ****
@itemx -mno-xl-compat
@opindex mxl-compat
@opindex mno-xl-compat
! Produce code that conforms more closely to IBM XLC semantics when using
! AIX-compatible ABI. Pass floating-point arguments to prototyped
! functions beyond the register save area (RSA) on the stack in addition
! to argument FPRs. Do not assume that most significant double in 128
! bit long double value is properly rounded when comparing values.
The AIX calling convention was extended but not initially documented to
handle an obscure K&R C case of calling a function that takes the
! address of its arguments with fewer arguments than declared. AIX XL
compilers access floating point arguments which do not fit in the
RSA from the stack when a subroutine is compiled without
optimization. Because always storing floating-point arguments on the
stack is inefficient and rarely needed, this option is not enabled by
! default and only is necessary when calling subroutines compiled by AIX
XL compilers without optimization.
@item -mpe
--- 11247,11268 ----
@itemx -mno-xl-compat
@opindex mxl-compat
@opindex mno-xl-compat
! Produce code that conforms more closely to IBM XL compiler semantics
! when using AIX-compatible ABI. Pass floating-point arguments to
! prototyped functions beyond the register save area (RSA) on the stack
! in addition to argument FPRs. Do not assume that most significant
! double in 128-bit long double value is properly rounded when comparing
! values and converting to double. Use XL symbol names for long double
! support routines.
The AIX calling convention was extended but not initially documented to
handle an obscure K&R C case of calling a function that takes the
! address of its arguments with fewer arguments than declared. IBM XL
compilers access floating point arguments which do not fit in the
RSA from the stack when a subroutine is compiled without
optimization. Because always storing floating-point arguments on the
stack is inefficient and rarely needed, this option is not enabled by
! default and only is necessary when calling subroutines compiled by IBM
XL compilers without optimization.
@item -mpe
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