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Re: STUB_MOVE in elfxx-mips.c

> > This is a good reason. The current definition has side effects and
> > requires things that or does not.
> 
> AFAICS the _current_ definition in CVS handles everything fine,
> without unwanted side effects.
> 

I'll avoid saying the same things that rth and cgd said already.

> > I _thought_ I'd changed it at some
> > point, but apparently not. I've been running with or as my move for
> > quite some time.
> 
> It was changed to addu/daddu:
> http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2001-08/msg00117.html
> 
> Is there any reason to change it once again, two years later?

Other than the reasons already given? And the comment that the original
change was made without understanding the difference?

-eric

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Eric Christopher <echristo@redhat.com>
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