DJ Delorie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Again my first reaction is whether it is necessary to compile code > > which runs in two completely different modes in the same > > compilation. If the functions can't call each other, why do they > > need to be compiled together? > > Why do *any* two functions need to be compiled together? This is very > much like arm/thumb or mips/mips16, except that the available > *functionality* changes. So, if you want to have a static function > that does coprocessor work in an otherwise non-coprocessor source > file, you have to have a multi-mode compiler.
Yeah, I'm not sure arm/thumb or mips/mips16 are the best examples, because in those cases we do require separate compilation. Ian
