Re: [patch] MIPS/Linux: Let one select the default ABI for 64-bit

[Nicholas Wourms <nwourms at myrealbox dot com>]

Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
>  Well, admittedly, "mips64" as an alias for n32 is a wacked-out name for
> me.  I would assume <CPU>64 means full support for a <CPU> in it's 64-bit
> mode.  The (n)64 ABI fullfills it, but the n32 one doesn't as it's support
> for 64 bits is partial from the binutils' POV and minimal from the gcc's
> one.  Of course the participants of this mailing list, including you and
> me, fully understand these subtleties, but I wouldn't be so sure about
> everybody else, including many people at the <linux-mips@linux-mips.org>
> list, let alone others.

On that note, it sure would be nice if people would document in either 
the mips-linux FAQ or the respective project FAQs what ./configure flags 
and triplets(or quintuplets) produce what with respect to the modern & 
cvs versions of binutils, gcc, & glibc.  Maybe documenting the 
discussion about which abi is best for what would be a nice addition. 
Because, frankly, I wouldn't blame anyone for being confused, especially 
considering the configuration inconsistencies across the full toolchain 
and notable lack of documentation describing what they do.

Just my opinion...

Cheers,
Nicholas