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Re: [PATCH] PowerPC64 port part 2 of 7
Jakub Jelinek wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 19, 2002 at 01:53:03PM -0500, Steven Munroe wrote:
> > *** 101,104 ****
> > --- 102,110 ----
> > of all the other tools, of course). See also ?excpt.
> >
> > + ??powerpc64 Which compiler should I use for powerpc64?
> > +
> > + {SM} You want to use at least gcc 3.1.1 (together with the right versions
> > + of all the other tools, of course).
> > +
>
> I don't think it is good to promote gcc 3.1.1 as first version if gcc 3.0
> or 3.1 had no support for ppc64, as it is ABI incompatible with 3.2.
> Writing 3.2 is IMHO much better.
Ummm I suspect you're thinking of g++ ABI incompatibilities, not 'c', least if
there are
ABI issues between gcc 3.2 and say 2.95.4 for c, I'd sure like to hear them.
Regards,
Tom
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