Jay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > http://gcc.gnu.org/install/specific.html#alpha-dec-osf > > "Note that since the Alpha is a 64-bit architecture, cross-compilers from > 32-bit machines will not generate code as efficient as that generated when > the compiler is running on a 64-bit machine because many optimizations that > depend on being able to represent a word on the target in an integral value > on the host cannot be performed. Building cross-compilers on the Alpha for > 32-bit machines has only been tested in a few cases and may not work > properly. " > > This is false lately, eh? > Can it be amended to note what versions it was possibly true for and what > versions it is definitely false for? > In particular, I /assume/ it is false for any version that uses gmp.
I believe that this is false these days. I believe that it has been false since a cross-compiler to the alpha required a 64-bit HOST_WIDE_INT, which was in gcc 3.4. Ian
