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

Thiemo Seufer <ica2_ts@csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de> writes:

> > As far as I know, we (SiByte) have been using it for ... a while now
> > in code that gets compiled with -mips[34] (or similar 8-) -mlong64,
> > into elf32 object files...
> 
> I saw the comments in elf32-mips.c and hoped nobody actually used
> it anyway. It violates every applicable standard.

There is a difference between violating a standard and extending a
standard.  Violating a standard is generally a bad idea.  Extending a
standard is merely risky.

Ian
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