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Re: [patch] Add arm .object_arch directive

From: Paul Brook <paul at codesourcery dot com>
To: Paul Koning <pkoning at equallogic dot com>
Cc: binutils at sourceware dot org
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 23:00:54 +0100
Subject: Re: [patch] Add arm .object_arch directive
References: <200609082233.54304.paul@codesourcery.com> <17665.58010.299359.84979@gargle.gargle.HOWL>

>  Paul> The attached patch adds a .object_arch directive which allows
>  Paul> the user to override the architecture recorded in the object
>  Paul> file.
>
>  Paul> Ok?
>
> I like that, except that the place I wanted it is MIPS, not ARM.  Any
> reason why you made it an ARM-specific feature rather than a general
> feature?

Because all object attribute and architecture selection bits are implemented 
in target specific code.

Adding some sort of generic mechanisms for controlling the selected 
architecture/cpu is a whole other (much larger) project. I'm not even sure 
it's practical given the wide variety of targets binutils supports.

Paul

References:
- [patch] Add arm .object_arch directive
  - From: Paul Brook
- Re: [patch] Add arm .object_arch directive
  - From: Paul Koning

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