On Mon, 19 Sep 2016, Segher Boessenkool wrote: > I'm committing the following for changes-7.html
Thanks! > Index: htdocs/gcc-7/changes.html > =================================================================== > + <li>GCC now uses LRA by default for new targets.</li> > + <li>The PowerPC port now uses LRA by default.</li> All of us (on this list) know what LRA is, why this is a good change, etc. Since our release notes in changes.html are also consumed by users and media, would it make sense to provide a little more color? I applied the patch below, but there may be more we could do? Gerald Index: gcc-7/changes.html =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/gcc/wwwdocs/htdocs/gcc-7/changes.html,v retrieving revision 1.46 diff -u -r1.46 changes.html --- gcc-7/changes.html 28 Jan 2017 01:15:53 -0000 1.46 +++ gcc-7/changes.html 28 Jan 2017 21:50:24 -0000 @@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ <!-- .................................................................. --> <h2>Caveats</h2> <ul> - <li>GCC now uses <a href="https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/LRAIsDefault";>LRA by - default</a> for new targets.</li> + <li>GCC now uses <a href="https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/LRAIsDefault";>LRA (a + new local register allocator) by default</a> for new targets.</li> <li>The non-standard C++0x type traits <code>has_trivial_default_constructor</code>,
