Remove BFD64 checks from rs6000-core.c
Aditya Kamath confirms Alan Modra's fix works and offers further assistance for PowerPC AIX.
Aditya Kamath confirms that Alan Modra’s previously submitted fix for removing BFD64 checks from rs6000-core.c functions correctly. Kamath offers his availability for collaboration on PowerPC AIX related matters. This exchange appears to be a follow-up on a patch submission where testing and confirmation were requested.
- contributor
Confirms that Alan Modra's fix works and offers further collaboration on PowerPC AIX.
“So your fix works.”
- proposer
Acknowledges confirmation of the fix and states that two patches have been pushed.
“Thanks for testing it for me. I made another small fix and pushed both patches.”
In Details
This is a brief follow-up on a patch submitted by Alan Modra to the GNU Binutils project, specifically concerning the rs6000 (PowerPC) backend. The patch aimed to remove redundant BFD64 checks from rs6000-core.c. Aditya Kamath, presumably involved with PowerPC development, tested the patch and confirmed its correctness. This suggests the patch is likely to be merged or has already been merged.
- rs6000
- The codename for IBM's 32-bit PowerPC processor architecture, commonly associated with the AIX operating system. Binutils support for rs6000 covers its specific instruction set and object file formats.
- BFD64
- Refers to the 64-bit variant of the Binary File Descriptor library used by GNU Binutils. Object file formats like ELF have 32-bit and 64-bit versions, and BFD provides a way to handle them.
- PowerPC
- A RISC instruction set architecture developed by Apple, IBM, and Motorola. It has been used in various computing platforms, including older Macs, servers, and embedded systems.
- AIX
- Advanced Interactive eXecutive, IBM's proprietary Unix operating system.