[Bug driver/42007] Make -mfloat-gprs=double the default when compiling for powerpc-linux-gnuspe target

2009-11-12 Thread oakad at yahoo dot com
--- Comment #4 from oakad at yahoo dot com 2009-11-12 15:09 --- Indeed so. I've read a roadmap for e200 just minutes after my previous post. :-) -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=42007

[Bug driver/42007] Make -mfloat-gprs=double the default when compiling for powerpc-linux-gnuspe target

2009-11-11 Thread jsm28 at gcc dot gnu dot org
--- Comment #1 from jsm28 at gcc dot gnu dot org 2009-11-11 15:36 --- Changing the meaning of an existing target triplet is a bad idea. Use --enable-e500-double when configuring GCC if you want -mfloat-gprs=double by default. -- jsm28 at gcc dot gnu dot org changed:

[Bug driver/42007] Make -mfloat-gprs=double the default when compiling for powerpc-linux-gnuspe target

2009-11-11 Thread oakad at yahoo dot com
--- Comment #2 from oakad at yahoo dot com 2009-11-12 02:51 --- I understand that changing a triplet behavior is not a good idea. However, it seems quite unfortunate, that important, performance affecting feature depends on obscure gcc configuration flag in situation where most

[Bug driver/42007] Make -mfloat-gprs=double the default when compiling for powerpc-linux-gnuspe target

2009-11-11 Thread joseph at codesourcery dot com
--- Comment #3 from joseph at codesourcery dot com 2009-11-12 03:01 --- Subject: Re: Make -mfloat-gprs=double the default when compiling for powerpc-linux-gnuspe target Note that there are more than just e500 processors with the SPE functionality; for example, at least some e200