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Re: [PATCH] Support %higher and %highest in MIPS gas


Eric Christopher wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Currently not, because this patch lets gas parse %higher and %highest,
> > but actually using this requires handling of R_MIPS_HIGHER and
> > R_MIPS_HIGHEST relocations which is not available in gas yet.
> > On the other hand, the easiest way to test these relocations is via
> > %higher and %highest.
> > On the third hand, too large patches are a bad thing.
> > 
> > I plan to add testcases together with the relocation support.
> > 
> 
> Ok.  Why don't you just do all of this together then?

Because of the "large patch" sentence, which applies also to most
of the other patches I've posted recently. These patches already
were part of a larger one which was regarded as unmanageable.


Thiemo


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