Re: PATCH: Fix mixing MIPS object files.

[Thiemo Seufer <ica2_ts at csv dot ica dot uni-stuttgart dot de>]

Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
[snip]
> > Now the question is
> > 
> > # mipsel-linux-as -mips[3|4|5|64]
> > # mipsel-linux-as -march=xxx
> > # mipsel-linux-gcc -mips[3|4|5|64] 
> > # mipsel-linux-gcc -march=xxx
> > 
> > will ever use 64bit registers. I hope they won't. If it is the case,
> > I have no problems to ignore EF_MIPS_ARCH when EF_MIPS_MACH is not
> > zero.
> 
>  I do hope gcc won't use 64-bit registers if invoked this way, obeying the
> implied ABI.  Gas should probably accept whatever it receives, though, as
> it does e.g. for ".set mips" overrides.

Gas generally wants 32-bit registers in this case, the override is
limited to the scope of the .set mips statement.


Thiemo