On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, Brian A. Seklecki wrote:

> On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, David Brownlee wrote:
> >
> > 	-msupersparc gets you the int multiply and divide which should
> > 	be a win :)
> >
>
> According to the docs on GCC's site:
>
> ----
>
> -mcypress
> -msupersparc
>               These two options select the processor for which the code is
> optimized.  With -mcypress (the default), the compiler optimizes code for
> the Cypress CY7C602 chip, as used in the SparcStation/ SparcServer 3xx
> series. This is also appropriate for the older SparcStation 1, 2, IPX,
> etc.  With -msupersparc the compiler optimizes code for the SuperSparc
> CPU, as used in the SparcStation 10, 1000 and 2000 series. This flag also
> enables use of the full SPARC v8 instruction set.
>
> **** These options are deprecated and will be deleted in GNU CC 2.9. They
> have been replaced with -mcpu=xxx. ****
>
> ----
>
> If that's the case, I suppose that will cause problems if EGCS is ever
> replaced by straigh GCC 3?
>
	I'd tend to suggest cpuflags which outputs -mcpu=supersparc for
	gcc 2.90 and later and -msupersparc for earlier compilers
	automatically :)

> Also, would it be possible to get some comments about these in the sparc
> or sparc64 FAQ on the webpage?

	Always welcomed - would you be willing to write up an entry?
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