Branching for GCC 3.0

[Mark Mitchell]

>>>>> "Brad" == Brad Lucier <lucier@math.purdue.edu> writes:

    >>  I'd like to see GCC 3.0 support 64-bit binaries on sparc,
    >> which would involve merging Jakub's subreg-branch.
    >> 
    >> I have no objection in principle -- but this is definitely not
    >> a high priority.  And, if the subreg branch contains
    >> substantial changes that are likely to be stabilizing on other
    >> targets, this will probably have

    Brad>                    ^^^^^^^^^^^ I presume you mean
    Brad> destabilizing.

Indeed.  Sorry!

    >> to wait.

    Brad> Considering how many years Sun's 64-bit Ultrasparc
    Brad> implementation has been out without proper support from gcc,
    Brad> this may be considered an embarrassment.

It's the usual volunteer-driven thing; there's been eons of time to
get 64-bit Ultrasparc into GCC, and if it hasn't happenned yet, that
can only indicate that it is either hard, or that nobody has been
terribly motivated.

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