------- Comment #11 from rsandifo at nildram dot co dot uk 2008-05-09 17:17
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Subject: Re: [4.3 Regression] Fix for PR 36090 causes libstdc++ regressions
"bonzini at gnu dot org" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'll revert my patch on Monday even if no alternative solution for PR36090 is
> found during the weekend. It opened too big cans of worms for a release
> branch, even though it fixed a serious regression.
For the record, I think it would be easier if the rs6000 port
used an unspec wrapper around the symbol, rather than a MINUS
of two symbols. E.g.
(const (unspec [(symbol_ref "foo")] UNSPEC_TOC))
and:
(const (plus (unspec [(symbol_ref "foo")] UNSPEC_TOC)
(const_int OFFSET)))
Richard
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