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From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: Waiver question
Date: 1997/04/28
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In article <m2k9luibub.fsf@acm.org>, Corey Minyard <minyard@acm.org> writes:

> Actually, there is now a GCC port for the C30/C40 DSP.  Theoretically,
> a C++ port and a GNAT port should be doable.  The C++ port should be a
> matter of libraries.  I'm not sure what the effects of the C40's
> minimum addressable unit being 32-bits would be on GNAT, but if that

The minimum addressable unit on DEC Alpha is 32 bits, except for the very
latest chip where it was altered for purposes of Intel emulation. GNAT
reportedly "does" DEC Alpha, and I presume that is without relying on
OS traps for every unaligned instruction :-).

Larry Kilgallen