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Re: [zahn@berlin.snafu.de] libc/1149: #ifdef __i686__ problematic to generate 686-dependent code
- To: drepper@cygnus.com (Ulrich Drepper)
- Subject: Re: [zahn@berlin.snafu.de] libc/1149: #ifdef __i686__ problematic to generate 686-dependent code
- From: Andreas Jaeger <aj@arthur.rhein-neckar.de>
- Date: 13 Jun 1999 19:10:58 +0200
- Cc: Philip Blundell <Philip.Blundell@pobox.com>, libc-alpha Mailinglist <libc-alpha@sourceware.cygnus.com>, zahn@berlin.snafu.de
- References: <E10srub-0000gQ-00@kings-cross.london.uk.eu.org> <r2emjhgntw.fsf@happy.cygnus.com>
>>>>> Ulrich Drepper writes:
Ulrich> Philip Blundell <Philip.Blundell@pobox.com> writes:
>> I tend to feel that egcs shouldn't be defining __686__ in the -mpentiumpro
>> case. IMHO, the ideal would be to have egcs define __686__ iff
>> -march=pentiumpro was given, and to either have glibc inspect the
>> configuration name for optimization information, or (preferably) add another
>> set of predefines to the compiler.
Ulrich> Yes, this is the only thing which makes sense.
I agree.
Anybody volunteering to discuss (or even implement) this with the egcs
folks?
Andreas
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