Re: x32 ABI?

[Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar%gmail.com@localhost>]

Hi,

On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Matt Thomas <matt%3am-software.com@localhost> 
wrote:
>
> On Jun 24, 2011, at 3:22 PM, Aaron J. Grier wrote:
>
>> is the x32 ABI for amd64 on NetBSD's radar?  (32-bit pointers,
>> 64-integers on amd64) https://sites.google.com/site/x32abi/ .
>
> Not really since it isn't supported by the compilers we use.
>
That should not prevent a private implementation from being built. If
your remark were to apply in the general case, nothing would ever been
done; there is not even an official toolchain supporting it for Linux.

 - Arnaud