[PATCHv3 0/7] Add initial arc nps400 support

[Pedro Alves]

On 03/15/2016 11:01 PM, Andrew Burgess wrote:
> Here's a rewrite that removes the need to use the vendor string in
> order change the behaviour of binutils[1].
>

> [1] I still don't understand why that's a bad thing though....

In an --enable-targets=all world, you need to be able to select
any supported target at run time.  Thus, IIUC, in the vendor string
version, an --enable-targets=all build wouldn't include
nps400 support, unless you also specified the primary
target as --target=arm-mellanox.

Nowadays, the vendor/manufacturer string is meant to be free
form, and set by whoever builds the tools to whatever they
like, for branding purposes and $PATH coexistence.

Thanks,
Pedro Alves