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Re: PING: Re: [PATCHv2 0/2] Add initial arc nps400 support
- From: Nick Clifton <nickc at redhat dot com>
- To: Andrew Burgess <andrew dot burgess at embecosm dot com>
- Cc: binutils at sourceware dot org, noamca at mellanox dot com, Claudiu dot Zissulescu at synopsys dot com, Cupertino dot Miranda at synopsys dot com
- Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 15:46:11 +0000
- Subject: Re: PING: Re: [PATCHv2 0/2] Add initial arc nps400 support
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Hi Andrew,
> If I'm not understanding the purpose of the vendor field in the target
> triplet, please can you help me understand. After reading all I can
> find, I still think arc-mellanox-* is the right fit.
You are understanding it correctly. It is just that it is unusual, but not
unheard-of, for the vendor field to play a role in selecting how a target is
configured.
So please go ahead and commit the patch.
Cheers
Nick