accept 64-bit constant addresses in mips n32

[Thiemo Seufer]

Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> On Apr  8, 2003, Thiemo Seufer <ica2_ts@csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de> wrote:
> 
> > It wont, as .set mipsX lives outside the ABI definitions. But it toggles
> > 64bit macro expansions as a side effect.
> 
> Oh, you mean, if you're assembling for o32, right?

Yes.

> Because for n32,
> it makes no difference whatsoever, and, on second though, I don't
> think it should make any such difference for o32 either.

Depends on what you expect from .set mipsX. IMHO it should loosen all
ABI restrictions.

Hm, are 32bit expansions an ABI restriction?


Thiemo