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

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix distinction of 32/64bit addresses in MIPS gas
From: Thiemo Seufer <ica2_ts at csv dot ica dot uni-stuttgart dot de>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 19:41:04 +0200
References: <20010825032615.E309@rembrandt.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de> <wvnr8ts1ddl.fsf@talisman.cambridge.redhat.com> <20010831181657.A17249@rembrandt.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de> <wvnelps17r4.fsf@talisman.cambridge.redhat.com>

Richard Sandiford wrote:
> 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?

That's what it does. The mips_64 variable is set if ABI 64 is
specified. I don't know what to do with o64 or eabi64, there
isn't much implemented besides the header flag settings.


Thiemo

References:
- [PATCH] Fix distinction of 32/64bit addresses in MIPS gas
  - From: Thiemo Seufer
- Re: [PATCH] Fix distinction of 32/64bit addresses in MIPS gas
  - From: Richard Sandiford
- Re: [PATCH] Fix distinction of 32/64bit addresses in MIPS gas
  - From: Thiemo Seufer
- Re: [PATCH] Fix distinction of 32/64bit addresses in MIPS gas
  - From: Richard Sandiford

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