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Re: [PATCH] Add .set arch=FOO support to MIPS gas.

From: Thiemo Seufer <ica2_ts at csv dot ica dot uni-stuttgart dot de>
To: binutils at sources dot redhat dot com
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 01:19:07 +0200
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add .set arch=FOO support to MIPS gas.
References: <20030628224804.GC31215@rembrandt.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de> <20030628225728.GA28261@nevyn.them.org>

Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 29, 2003 at 12:48:05AM +0200, Thiemo Seufer wrote:
> > Hello All,
> > 
> > this extends the .set directive to allow
> > 
> > 	.set arch=FOO
> > 
> > 	# some code for CPU FOO
> > 
> > 	.set arch=default
> > 
> > This allows code for different MIPS CPUs in one file.
> > It can be seen as a more specific version of ".set mipsX".
> 
> Is the .set arch=default really necessary, given .set push and .set
> pop?

You can avoid its use, but this can get unwieldy sometimes.
It's similiar to ".set mips0", which is also useful sometimes.


Thiemo

References:
- [PATCH] Add .set arch=FOO support to MIPS gas.
  - From: Thiemo Seufer
- Re: [PATCH] Add .set arch=FOO support to MIPS gas.
  - From: Daniel Jacobowitz

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