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From: Michael Haubenwallner <haubi@g.o>
To: gentoo-alt <gentoo-alt@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-alt] [prefix] ia64-hpux keyword and 32bit/64bit
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 09:59:16
Message-Id: 1210845530.12421.42.camel@sapc154.salomon.at
1 Hi,
2
3 While 'ia64-hpux' is a multilib platform, and the compilers (HP-cc, gcc)
4 support this, their default output still is 32bit.
5
6 This is the reason why currently the 'ia64-hpux' keyword in prefix
7 stands for 32bit, but IMO this is just wrong.
8
9 What I could think of is something like this:
10
11 1) For "CHOST=ia64-hp-hpux*", patch toolchain (or set CFLAGS/LDFLAGS) to
12 default to 64bit, and use keyword 'ia64-hpux'.
13
14 2a) Define a new "CHOST=ia64_32-hp-hpux*", patch toolchain to understand
15 this (like for x64-solaris iirc?), and use keyword 'ia64_32-hpux'.
16
17 2b) Or should this better be named "CHOST=ia32-hp-hpux*" and keyword
18 'ia32-hpux' ?
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20 How would this be confusing with the fact that 'ia32' is equal to 'x86'
21 from Intel's POV (they use 'x64' for 'x86' + EM64T extension IIRC).
22
23 Thoughts?
24
25 /haubi/
26 --
27 Michael Haubenwallner
28 Gentoo on a different level
29
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Re: [gentoo-alt] [prefix] ia64-hpux keyword and 32bit/64bit Fabian Groffen <grobian@g.o>