Re: [rfc] display vector types using vector_size syntax

Joel Brobecker
2012-09-10T22:06:39Z

> Andrew> I'd like to change the behaviour to this:
> Andrew> (gdb) ptype vector
> Andrew> type = char ((vector_size(4)))
> Andrew> (gdb) whatis vector
> Andrew> type = char ((vector_size(4)))
>
> Seems reasonable to me.

Just a thought: How about

type = char __attribute__ ((vector_size(4)))

?

It know it's a lot more verbose, but the later speaks a lot more
to me than the original proposal...

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Joel