Re: Preprocessor arithmetic

[Bill Wendling <wendling@ncsa.uiuc.edu>]

Also sprach Mark Mitchell:
} >>>>> "Richard" == Richard Henderson <rth@redhat.com> writes:
} 
}     Richard> On the other hand, it would allow the compiler to
}     Richard> function at all in cases where more than two host words
}     Richard> are needed.
} 
} Yes.  I've been thinking about this for years, off an on.
} 
} EDG's compiler uses arbitrary numbers of host words, and that really
} is necessary.  There are 32-bit chips without 64-bit data types, that
} need to cross compile to 64-bit chips with 128-bit data types.
} Whether we use gmp, or roll a small library of our own, we need this
} functionality.
} 
Would it be possible to simply canibalize gmp for the parts we want
(skipping the rest) or is it that noone has any copious spare time left
:).

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