From: Joe Buck <jbuck@synopsys.COM>
To: mark@codesourcery.com (Mark Mitchell)
Cc: shebs@apple.com (Stan Shebs), per@bothner.com (Per Bothner),
zlaski@apple.com (Ziemowit Laski), ira@apple.com (Ira Ruben),
gcc@gcc.gnu.org (gcc@gcc.gnu.org)
Subject: Re: Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes for
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 12:43:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200111282043.MAA07880@atrus.synopsys.com> (raw)
Message-ID: <20011128124300.QLN-lL0PFdHl0GH6I_HrCJTTuYi2-MdzyinB_zmgOZA@z> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <138670000.1006975533@gandalf.codesourcery.com>
> > Now I believe that we do have some leeway to update the AltiVec
> > extension syntax, based on what I know of the size of our installed
> > base and how the code is written. If there is a compromise that
> > allows us to have one version of GCC instead of three, and requires
> > only minor edits of source (such as {} instead of () for constants),
> > I think we will be able to get our users to adopt it.
>
> Good. In that case, I think we have a plan -- go with Richard's
> attribute syntax, which, with appropriate macroization, gets very
> close to the Altivec syntax.
I suggest that the next step is to formally document the proposal, and
then to figure out what remaining differences there are. That is, with
"appropriate macroization", is the only difference the {} vs () for
constants? Or are there other issues as well?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-11-28 12:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 229+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-11-16 9:10 front end changes for altivec Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-16 9:25 ` Andreas Jaeger
2001-11-26 2:55 ` Andreas Jaeger
2001-11-18 3:56 ` Joseph S. Myers
2001-11-18 4:24 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-18 5:09 ` Joseph S. Myers
2001-11-18 6:10 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-18 7:35 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-26 19:50 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-26 18:19 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-18 12:41 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-18 13:38 ` Andreas Jaeger
2001-11-18 15:32 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-18 16:49 ` Bernd Schmidt
2001-11-18 17:06 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 8:29 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 8:00 ` Bernd Schmidt
2001-11-27 7:55 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 7:50 ` Andreas Jaeger
2001-11-19 8:02 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-19 8:35 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-19 9:19 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-19 11:51 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-19 13:41 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-19 16:13 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-19 17:51 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-19 19:15 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-19 20:50 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-27 17:14 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-27 17:10 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-21 13:08 ` Alexandre Oliva
2001-11-21 13:12 ` Daniel Berlin
2001-11-21 13:29 ` Alexandre Oliva
2001-11-21 13:31 ` Daniel Berlin
2001-11-21 13:41 ` Jack Lloyd
2001-11-28 23:44 ` Jack Lloyd
2001-11-28 23:00 ` Daniel Berlin
2001-11-28 22:34 ` Alexandre Oliva
2001-11-21 13:33 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-21 13:49 ` Daniel Berlin
2001-11-29 4:45 ` Daniel Berlin
2001-11-28 23:16 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-28 22:21 ` Daniel Berlin
2001-11-21 13:24 ` Per Bothner
2001-11-28 22:25 ` Per Bothner
2001-11-28 21:07 ` Alexandre Oliva
2001-11-27 17:03 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-27 16:57 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 15:16 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-27 14:50 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-19 15:25 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-19 17:46 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-19 21:39 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-20 1:05 ` Dale Johannesen
2001-11-20 2:23 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-27 17:45 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-27 17:40 ` Dale Johannesen
2001-11-20 2:46 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-20 2:56 ` front end changes for altivec-- conclusion Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 18:00 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 17:50 ` front end changes for altivec Richard Henderson
2001-11-27 17:24 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 17:02 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-27 16:50 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 14:01 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-27 13:52 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 13:40 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-27 7:24 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-26 17:04 ` Joseph S. Myers
2001-11-26 16:39 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-18 6:40 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes for altivec) Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-18 6:33 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-26 18:46 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-18 8:19 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-18 9:13 ` Ira Ruben
2001-11-18 12:26 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-19 4:45 ` Ira Ruben
2001-11-19 6:04 ` Geoff Keating
2001-11-19 7:28 ` Ira Ruben
2001-11-19 12:04 ` Phil Edwards
2001-11-27 14:58 ` Phil Edwards
2001-11-27 12:47 ` Ira Ruben
2001-11-27 12:10 ` Geoff Keating
2001-11-19 7:50 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 13:12 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 10:53 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes foraltivec) Ira Ruben
2001-11-19 6:26 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes for altivec) Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-19 7:53 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-19 7:56 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-27 13:21 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-27 13:13 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 12:41 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-27 6:46 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-18 18:51 ` Per Bothner
2001-11-27 9:20 ` Per Bothner
2001-11-18 23:55 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-19 4:18 ` Ira Ruben
2001-11-19 4:48 ` Per Bothner
2001-11-19 5:28 ` Daniel Berlin
2001-11-27 11:35 ` Daniel Berlin
2001-11-19 6:26 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-20 0:33 ` Per Bothner
2001-11-20 3:16 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-20 6:33 ` Per Bothner
2001-11-27 18:27 ` Per Bothner
2001-11-20 11:05 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-27 18:35 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-27 18:06 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-20 3:19 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-20 5:25 ` Joseph S. Myers
2001-11-27 18:24 ` Joseph S. Myers
2001-11-20 11:27 ` Per Bothner
2001-11-27 19:59 ` Per Bothner
2001-11-20 11:37 ` Mark Mitchell
2001-11-20 17:03 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-20 18:25 ` Mark Mitchell
2001-11-28 9:45 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes foraltivec) Mark Mitchell
2001-11-28 7:11 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes for altivec) Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-20 19:20 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-20 20:24 ` Mark Mitchell
2001-11-20 23:47 ` Joe Buck [this message]
2001-11-28 12:43 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes for Joe Buck
2001-11-28 11:31 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes foraltivec) Mark Mitchell
2001-11-20 20:27 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes for altivec) Dale Johannesen
2001-11-20 20:38 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-21 4:47 ` Syd Polk
2001-11-21 12:31 ` Tim Hollebeek
2001-11-28 16:15 ` Tim Hollebeek
2001-11-28 14:12 ` Syd Polk
2001-11-28 11:55 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-28 11:44 ` Dale Johannesen
2001-11-28 11:19 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-27 20:40 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes foraltivec) Mark Mitchell
2001-11-27 18:09 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes for altivec) Stan Shebs
2001-11-27 17:35 ` Per Bothner
2001-11-27 12:34 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-27 11:16 ` Per Bothner
2001-11-27 10:47 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes foraltivec) Ira Ruben
2001-11-19 6:19 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes for altivec) Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-19 7:13 ` Joseph S. Myers
2001-11-19 7:34 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-19 8:01 ` Joseph S. Myers
2001-11-19 9:18 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-19 11:23 ` Dale Johannesen
2001-11-27 14:46 ` Dale Johannesen
2001-11-27 13:56 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 13:27 ` Joseph S. Myers
2001-11-27 12:57 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-19 7:56 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-19 8:31 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-27 13:44 ` Richard Henderson
2001-11-19 10:23 ` Mark Mitchell
2001-11-19 11:55 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes for Joe Buck
2001-11-19 14:03 ` Mark Mitchell
2001-11-19 14:46 ` Joe Buck
2001-11-27 16:13 ` Joe Buck
2001-11-20 0:56 ` Devang Patel
2001-11-27 17:37 ` Devang Patel
2001-11-20 5:17 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-20 11:15 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-20 17:09 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-20 17:26 ` Joe Buck
2001-11-20 17:57 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-20 19:16 ` Neil Booth
2001-11-20 21:10 ` Input Stream Rewriting (Was: Target-specific Front-Ends?) Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-21 0:24 ` Neil Booth
2001-11-21 1:05 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-21 4:38 ` Neil Booth
2001-11-28 13:57 ` Neil Booth
2001-11-28 13:25 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-28 12:45 ` Neil Booth
2001-11-28 12:01 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-28 11:06 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes for Neil Booth
2001-11-28 9:16 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-28 9:11 ` Joe Buck
2001-11-20 20:53 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-20 22:08 ` Joe Buck
2001-11-28 12:26 ` Joe Buck
2001-11-20 23:37 ` Per Bothner
2001-11-21 3:14 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-21 12:32 ` David Edelsohn
2001-11-21 12:44 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-28 18:40 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-28 18:29 ` David Edelsohn
2001-11-28 13:36 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-28 12:36 ` Per Bothner
2001-11-28 11:55 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-28 7:33 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 19:40 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-20 19:17 ` Devang Patel
2001-11-28 11:09 ` Devang Patel
2001-11-27 18:21 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 15:32 ` Mark Mitchell
2001-12-04 0:14 ` Alex Rosenberg
2001-12-04 0:33 ` Mark Mitchell
2001-12-04 11:25 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 14:53 ` Joe Buck
2001-11-27 14:36 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes foraltivec) Mark Mitchell
2001-11-27 13:19 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes for altivec) Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-27 12:44 ` Joseph S. Myers
2001-11-19 8:34 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-19 12:54 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-19 15:41 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-19 19:08 ` Dale Johannesen
2001-11-19 19:15 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 17:10 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 17:06 ` Dale Johannesen
2001-11-27 16:56 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-27 15:06 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-27 13:44 ` Aldy Hernandez
2001-11-19 9:26 ` Bernd Schmidt
2001-11-19 9:53 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-19 10:59 ` Bernd Schmidt
2001-11-19 14:12 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-27 15:37 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-27 14:41 ` Bernd Schmidt
2001-11-27 14:30 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-27 14:13 ` Bernd Schmidt
2001-11-19 9:40 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-19 11:27 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-27 14:50 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-27 14:20 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-27 12:24 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-27 9:48 ` Stan Shebs
2001-11-26 23:45 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes foraltivec) Ira Ruben
2001-11-26 22:22 ` Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes for altivec) Stan Shebs
2001-11-26 18:47 ` Ziemowit Laski
2001-11-26 15:45 ` front end changes for altivec Joseph S. Myers
2001-11-26 2:51 ` Aldy Hernandez
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