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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 18:01:00 -0000
From: Kevin Buettner <kevinb@redhat.com>
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In-Reply-To: Jim Blandy <jimb@redhat.com>
        "Re: [PATCH RFA/RFC] Short pointer support" (Oct 14,  3:45pm)
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To: Jim Blandy <jimb@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFA/RFC] Short pointer support
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On Oct 14,  3:45pm, Jim Blandy wrote:

> It would be nice if we actually checked the pointer size against the
> correct size of short pointers on the target.  There's something that
> feels a little flimsy about the way the patch just marks any pointer
> with a non-standard size with TYPE_FLAG_SHORTPTR.  Wouldn't it be more
> robust to have an arch method that takes a non-standard pointer size,
> and returns the appropriate type flags for that, or zero if it's
> something it doesn't recognize?  Or whatever.

Okay, this patch is withdrawn.  I'm in the process of redoing it so
that it's more general and more robust.

Kevin