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From: Mark Kettenis <mark.kettenis@xs4all.nl>
To: drow@false.org
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In-reply-to: <20050320023307.GA12519@nevyn.them.org> (message from Daniel
	Jacobowitz on Sat, 19 Mar 2005 21:33:07 -0500)
Subject: Re: RFC: Add 'double' member to 64-bit vector register type
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   Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 21:33:07 -0500
   From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>

   On Sat, Mar 19, 2005 at 04:13:12PM -0500, Jim Blandy wrote:
   > Well, that brings up the other thought --- since the set of types
   > useful to include in a vector register really depends on the
   > architecture, wouldn't it be better to just export the convenience
   > functions for constructing these types from gdbtypes.c and then let
   > architectures build ones that actually suit their needs?

   My inclination is "yes".  Anybody else?

I agree.

Mark