Re: [ping] Re: [Patch] arch recognition fix for osabi.c

Andrew Cagney
2003-07-18T14:13:58Z

> Apparently this doesn't work for MIPS, since BFD declares different
> processors (which it calls "machines") to be incompatible. I'm not
> quite familiar with MIPS, but I suppose this is not quite true, but
> that the various MIPS processors cannot be mapped on a one-dimensional
> quantity that expresses the features of the various CPU's. That could
> be a valid reason why the MIPS "compatibility function" is written the
> way it is. Perhaps it can be improved? If so, I think that's the way
> to go. Otherwise, I think you should register for all CPU types that
> you support.

Can, to make life less painful, a wild card (-1 safe?) be added?

Andrew