Subject: Re: cross compiling question
To: Davide Zanon <d.zanon@infinito.it>
From: Michael <macallan18@earthlink.net>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 06/21/2005 06:45:05
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Hello,

> I really wonder how gcc could optimize for altivec a sparcv9 binary.
> Is this going to compromise the built system or, as I hope, gcc will
> just ignore -maltivec?

It wouldn't optimize for altivec even on macppc, -maltivec only enables
the ABI extensions, C bindings and assembler mnemonics - gcc3 can't
produce altivec-code on its own. On a SPARC gcc will either barf about
an unknown option or just ignore it.

have fun
Michael

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