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Re: [PATCH] Fix distinction of 32/64bit addresses in MIPS gas

To: Thiemo Seufer <ica2_ts at csv dot ica dot uni-stuttgart dot de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix distinction of 32/64bit addresses in MIPS gas
From: Richard Sandiford <r dot sandiford at redhat dot com>
Date: 31 Aug 2001 18:03:59 +0100
Cc: binutils at sources dot redhat dot com
References: <20010825032615.E309@rembrandt.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de> <wvnr8ts1ddl.fsf@talisman.cambridge.redhat.com> <20010831181657.A17249@rembrandt.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de>

Thiemo Seufer <ica2_ts@csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de> writes:
> Richard Sandiford wrote:
> > Besides, isn't the address size really decided by
> > the ABI?
> 
> Sure, and a ABI with 64bit addresses won't fit in a object format
> restricted to 32bit.

But the register size is already determined by the ABI.  Isn't it more
consistent to do the same with the address size?

Richard

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