+2001-07-03 Joseph S. Myers <jsm28@cam.ac.uk>
+
+ * texi2pod.pl: Handle @r inside @item.
+
2001-07-02 Zack Weinberg <zackw@stanford.edu>
* gcc_update: Remove entries for gcc.1, cpp.1, gcov.1.
s/\@w\{([^\}]*)\}/S<$1>/g;
s/\@(?:dmn|math)\{([^\}]*)\}/$1/g;
- # Handle @r inside bold.
- 1 while s/B<((?:[^<>]|I<[^<>]*>)*)R<([^>]*)>/B<$1>${2}B</g;
-
# Cross references are thrown away, as are @noindent and @refill.
# (@noindent is impossible in .pod, and @refill is unnecessary.)
# @* is also impossible in .pod; we discard it and any newline that
s/\@uref\{([^\},]*),([^\},]*),([^\},]*)\}/$3/g;
# Turn B<blah I<blah> blah> into B<blah> I<blah> B<blah> to
- # match Texinfo semantics of @emph inside @samp.
+ # match Texinfo semantics of @emph inside @samp. Also handle @r
+ # inside bold.
s/</</g;
s/>/>/g;
+ 1 while s/B<((?:[^<>]|I<[^<>]*>)*)R<([^>]*)>/B<$1>${2}B</g;
1 while (s/B<([^<>]*)I<([^>]+)>/B<$1>I<$2>B</g);
1 while (s/I<([^<>]*)B<([^>]+)>/I<$1>B<$2>I</g);
s/[BI]<>//g;
+2001-07-03 Joseph S. Myers <jsm28@cam.ac.uk>
+
+ * doc/extend.texi, doc/gcc.texi, doc/invoke.texi, doc/md.texi,
+ doc/rtl.texi, doc/tm.texi: Improve formatting. Improve
+ documentation of -std and -Wwrite-strings.
+
2001-07-02 Geoffrey Keating <geoffk@redhat.com>
* cse.c (canon_hash): Don't register registers in very small
function which uses an inherited variable named @code{offset}:
@example
+@group
bar (int *array, int offset, int size)
@{
int access (int *array, int index)
for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
@dots{} access (array, i) @dots{}
@}
+@end group
@end example
Nested function definitions are permitted within functions in the places
@samp{0x} hex introducer and the @samp{p} or @samp{P} exponent field are
mandatory. The exponent is a decimal number that indicates the power of
2 by which the significant part will be multiplied. Thus @samp{0x1.f} is
-1 15/16, @samp{p3} multiplies it by 8, and the value of @code{0x1.fp3}
+@tex
+$1 {15\over16}$,
+@end tex
+@ifnottex
+1 15/16,
+@end ifnottex
+@samp{p3} multiplies it by 8, and the value of @code{0x1.fp3}
is the same as @code{1.55e1}.
Unlike for floating-point numbers in the decimal notation the exponent
@end example
@noindent
-both @code{x} and @code{y} can be cast to type @code{union} foo.
+both @code{x} and @code{y} can be cast to type @code{union foo}.
Using the cast as the right-hand side of an assignment to a variable of
union type is equivalent to storing in a member of the union:
@code{noreturn} to tell the compiler this fact. For example,
@smallexample
+@group
void fatal () __attribute__ ((noreturn));
void
@dots{} /* @r{Print error message.} */ @dots{}
exit (1);
@}
+@end group
@end smallexample
The @code{noreturn} keyword tells the compiler to assume that
@smallexample
void *alt_stack;
-void f () __attribute__ ((interrupt_handler, sp_switch ("alt_stack")));
+void f () __attribute__ ((interrupt_handler,
+ sp_switch ("alt_stack")));
@end smallexample
@item trap_exit
@noindent
Assume @code{addr} contains the address of a memory mapped device
register. The PowerPC @code{eieio} instruction (Enforce In-order
-Execution of I/O) tells the cpu to make sure that the store to that
+Execution of I/O) tells the CPU to make sure that the store to that
device register happens before it issues any other I/O@.
Note that even a volatile @code{asm} instruction can be moved in ways
@cindex Backwards Compatibility
@cindex ARM [Annotated C++ Reference Manual]
-Now that there is a definitive ISO standard C++, g++ has a specification
+Now that there is a definitive ISO standard C++, G++ has a specification
to adhere to. The C++ language evolved over time, and features that
used to be acceptable in previous drafts of the standard, such as the ARM
[Annotated C++ Reference Manual], are no longer accepted. In order to allow
-compilation of C++ written to such drafts, g++ contains some backwards
+compilation of C++ written to such drafts, G++ contains some backwards
compatibilities. @emph{All such backwards compatibility features are
-liable to disappear in future versions of g++.} They should be considered
+liable to disappear in future versions of G++.} They should be considered
deprecated @xref{Deprecated Features}.
@table @code
@item For scope
If a variable is declared at for scope, it used to remain in scope until
the end of the scope which contained the for statement (rather than just
-within the for scope). g++ retains this, but issues a warning, if such a
+within the for scope). G++ retains this, but issues a warning, if such a
variable is accessed outside the for scope.
@item implicit C language
@sp 1
@c The version number appears five times more in this file.
-@center for gcc-3.1
+@center for GCC 3.1
@page
@vskip 0pt plus 1filll
Copyright @copyright{} 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998,
For GCC Version 3.1@*
@sp 1
Published by the Free Software Foundation @*
-59 Temple Place - Suite 330@*
+59 Temple Place---Suite 330@*
Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA@*
Last printed April, 1998.@*
Printed copies are available for $50 each.@*
will not work:
@example
+@group
foobar (
#define luser
hack)
+@end group
@end example
ISO C does not permit such a construct. It would make sense to support
The source files for parsing C++ are in @file{cp/}.
They are @file{parse.y},
-@file{class.c},@*
+@file{class.c},
@file{cvt.c}, @file{decl.c}, @file{decl2.c},
-@file{except.c},@*
+@file{except.c},
@file{expr.c}, @file{init.c}, @file{lex.c},
-@file{method.c}, @file{ptree.c},@*
-@file{search.c}, @file{spew.c}, @*
+@file{method.c}, @file{ptree.c},
+@file{search.c}, @file{spew.c},
@file{semantics.c}, @file{tree.c},
@file{typeck2.c}, and
@file{typeck.c}, along with header files @file{cp-tree.def},
@xref{Debugging Options,,Options for Debugging Your Program or GCC}.
@gccoptlist{
-a -ax -d@var{letters} -dumpspecs -dumpmachine -dumpversion @gol
--fdump-unnumbered -fdump-translation-unit@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} -fdump-class-hierarchy@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol
+-fdump-unnumbered -fdump-translation-unit@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol
+-fdump-class-hierarchy@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol
-fdump-ast-original@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} -fdump-ast-optimized@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol
-fdump-ast-inlined@r{[}-@var{n}@r{]} @gol
-fmem-report -fpretend-float @gol
-iprefix @var{file} -iwithprefix @var{dir} @gol
-iwithprefixbefore @var{dir} -isystem @var{dir} @gol
-M -MM -MF -MG -MP -MQ -MT -nostdinc -P -remap @gol
--trigraphs -undef -U@var{macro} -Wp\,@var{option}}
+-trigraphs -undef -U@var{macro} -Wp,@var{option}}
@item Assembler Option
@xref{Assembler Options,,Passing Options to the Assembler}.
@gccoptlist{
--Wa\,@var{option}}
+-Wa,@var{option}}
@item Linker Options
@xref{Link Options,,Options for Linking}.
@var{object-file-name} -l@var{library} @gol
-nostartfiles -nodefaultlibs -nostdlib @gol
-s -static -static-libgcc -shared -shared-libgcc -symbolic @gol
--Wl\,@var{option} -Xlinker @var{option} @gol
+-Wl,@var{option} -Xlinker @var{option} @gol
-u @var{symbol}}
@item Directory Options
@emph{System V Options}
@gccoptlist{
--Qy -Qn -YP\,@var{paths} -Ym\,@var{dir}}
+-Qy -Qn -YP,@var{paths} -Ym,@var{dir}}
@emph{ARC Options}
@gccoptlist{
remove GNU extensions that conflict with ISO C++.
This turns off certain features of GCC that are incompatible with ISO
-C (when compiling C code), or of standard C++ (when compiling C++ code),
+C89 (when compiling C code), or of standard C++ (when compiling C++ code),
such as the @code{asm} and @code{typeof} keywords, and
predefined macros such as @code{unix} and @code{vax} that identify the
type of system you are using. It also enables the undesirable and
@item -std=
@opindex std
-Determine the language standard. A value for this option must be provided;
+Determine the language standard. This option is currently only
+supported when compiling C@. A value for this option must be provided;
possible values are
@table @samp
-@item iso9899:1990
-Same as @option{-ansi}
+@item c89
+@itemx iso9899:1990
+ISO C89 (same as @option{-ansi}).
@item iso9899:199409
-ISO C as modified in amendment 1
-
-@item iso9899:1999
-ISO C99. Note that this standard is not yet fully supported; see
-@w{@uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/c99status.html}} for more information.
-
-@item c89
-same as @option{-std=iso9899:1990}
+ISO C89 as modified in amendment 1.
@item c99
-same as @option{-std=iso9899:1999}
+@itemx c9x
+@itemx iso9899:1999
+@itemx iso9899:199x
+ISO C99. Note that this standard is not yet fully supported; see
+@w{@uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/c99status.html}} for more information. The
+names @samp{c9x} and @samp{iso9899:199x} are deprecated.
@item gnu89
-default, iso9899:1990 + gnu extensions
+Default, ISO C89 plus GNU extensions (including some C99 features).
@item gnu99
-iso9899:1999 + gnu extensions
-
-@item iso9899:199x
-same as @option{-std=iso9899:1999}, deprecated
-
-@item c9x
-same as @option{-std=iso9899:1999}, deprecated
-
-@item gnu9x
-same as @option{-std=gnu99}, deprecated
+@itemx gnu9x
+ISO C99 plus GNU extensions. When ISO C99 is fully implemented in GCC,
+this will become the default. The name @samp{gnu9x} is deprecated.
@end table
An alternative to using this option is to specify that your
@code{operator new} does not throw any exceptions; if you declare it
-@samp{throw()}, g++ will check the return value. See also @samp{new
+@samp{throw()}, G++ will check the return value. See also @samp{new
(nothrow)}.
@item -fconserve-space
@opindex fno-elide-constructors
The C++ standard allows an implementation to omit creating a temporary
which is only used to initialize another object of the same type.
-Specifying this option disables that optimization, and forces g++ to
+Specifying this option disables that optimization, and forces G++ to
call the copy constructor in all cases.
@item -fno-enforce-eh-specs
as specified by the C++ standard.
If @option{-fno-for-scope} is specified, the scope of variables declared in
a @i{for-init-statement} extends to the end of the enclosing scope,
-as was the case in old versions of gcc, and other (traditional)
+as was the case in old versions of G++, and other (traditional)
implementations of C++.
The default if neither flag is given to follow the standard,
@item -fno-optional-diags
@opindex fno-optional-diags
Disable diagnostics that the standard says a compiler does not need to
-issue. Currently, the only such diagnostic issued by g++ is the one for
+issue. Currently, the only such diagnostic issued by G++ is the one for
a name having multiple meanings within a class.
@item -fpermissive
@opindex fpermissive
Downgrade messages about nonconformant code from errors to warnings. By
-default, g++ effectively sets @option{-pedantic-errors} without
+default, G++ effectively sets @option{-pedantic-errors} without
@option{-pedantic}; this option reverses that. This behavior and this
option are superseded by @option{-pedantic}, which works as it does for GNU C@.
functions will have linkage like inline functions; they just won't be
inlined by default.
-@item -Wctor-dtor-privacy (C++ only)
+@item -Wctor-dtor-privacy @r{(C++ only)}
@opindex Wctor-dtor-privacy
Warn when a class seems unusable, because all the constructors or
destructors in a class are private and the class has no friends or
public static member functions.
-@item -Wnon-virtual-dtor (C++ only)
+@item -Wnon-virtual-dtor @r{(C++ only)}
@opindex Wnon-virtual-dtor
Warn when a class declares a non-virtual destructor that should probably
be virtual, because it looks like the class will be used polymorphically.
-@item -Wreorder (C++ only)
+@item -Wreorder @r{(C++ only)}
@opindex Wreorder
@cindex reordering, warning
@cindex warning for reordering of member initializers
The following @option{-W@dots{}} options are not affected by @option{-Wall}.
@table @gcctabopt
-@item -Weffc++ (C++ only)
+@item -Weffc++ @r{(C++ only)}
@opindex Weffc++
Warn about violations of various style guidelines from Scott Meyers'
@cite{Effective C++} books. If you use this option, you should be aware
that the standard library headers do not obey all of these guidelines;
you can use @samp{grep -v} to filter out those warnings.
-@item -Wno-deprecated (C++ only)
+@item -Wno-deprecated @r{(C++ only)}
@opindex Wno-deprecated
Do not warn about usage of deprecated features. @xref{Deprecated Features}.
-@item -Wno-non-template-friend (C++ only)
+@item -Wno-non-template-friend @r{(C++ only)}
@opindex Wno-non-template-friend
Disable warnings when non-templatized friend functions are declared
within a template. With the advent of explicit template specification
-support in g++, if the name of the friend is an unqualified-id (i.e.,
+support in G++, if the name of the friend is an unqualified-id (i.e.,
@samp{friend foo(int)}), the C++ language specification demands that the
friend declare or define an ordinary, nontemplate function. (Section
-14.5.3). Before g++ implemented explicit specification, unqualified-ids
+14.5.3). Before G++ implemented explicit specification, unqualified-ids
could be interpreted as a particular specialization of a templatized
function. Because this non-conforming behavior is no longer the default
-behavior for g++, @option{-Wnon-template-friend} allows the compiler to
+behavior for G++, @option{-Wnon-template-friend} allows the compiler to
check existing code for potential trouble spots, and is on by default.
This new compiler behavior can be turned off with
@option{-Wno-non-template-friend} which keeps the conformant compiler code
but disables the helpful warning.
-@item -Wold-style-cast (C++ only)
+@item -Wold-style-cast @r{(C++ only)}
@opindex Wold-style-cast
Warn if an old-style (C-style) cast is used within a C++ program. The
new-style casts (@samp{static_cast}, @samp{reinterpret_cast}, and
@samp{const_cast}) are less vulnerable to unintended effects, and much
easier to grep for.
-@item -Woverloaded-virtual (C++ only)
+@item -Woverloaded-virtual @r{(C++ only)}
@opindex Woverloaded-virtual
@cindex overloaded virtual fn, warning
@cindex warning for overloaded virtual fn
will fail to compile.
-@item -Wno-pmf-conversions (C++ only)
+@item -Wno-pmf-conversions @r{(C++ only)}
@opindex Wno-pmf-conversions
Disable the diagnostic for converting a bound pointer to member function
to a plain pointer.
-@item -Wsign-promo (C++ only)
+@item -Wsign-promo @r{(C++ only)}
@opindex Wsign-promo
Warn when overload resolution chooses a promotion from unsigned or
enumeral type to a signed type over a conversion to an unsigned type of
-the same size. Previous versions of g++ would try to preserve
+the same size. Previous versions of G++ would try to preserve
unsignedness, but the standard mandates the current behavior.
-@item -Wsynth (C++ only)
+@item -Wsynth @r{(C++ only)}
@opindex Wsynth
@cindex warning for synthesized methods
@cindex synthesized methods, warning
-Warn when g++'s synthesis behavior does not match that of cfront. For
+Warn when G++'s synthesis behavior does not match that of cfront. For
instance:
@smallexample
@}
@end smallexample
-In this example, g++ will synthesize a default @samp{A& operator =
+In this example, G++ will synthesize a default @samp{A& operator =
(const A&);}, while cfront will use the user-defined @samp{operator =}.
@end table
@item -fmessage-length=@var{n}
@opindex fmessage-length
Try to format error messages so that they fit on lines of about @var{n}
-characters. The default is 72 characters for g++ and 0 for the rest of
+characters. The default is 72 characters for @command{g++} and 0 for the rest of
the front ends supported by GCC@. If @var{n} is zero, then no
line-wrapping will be done; each error message will appear on a single
line.
such a case:
@smallexample
+@group
@{
if (a)
if (b)
else
bar ();
@}
+@end group
@end smallexample
In C, every @code{else} branch belongs to the innermost possible @code{if}
the enclosing @code{if}. The resulting code would look like this:
@smallexample
+@group
@{
if (a)
@{
bar ();
@}
@}
+@end group
@end smallexample
@item -Wsequence-point
this can happen:
@smallexample
+@group
@{
int x;
switch (y)
@}
foo (x);
@}
+@end group
@end smallexample
@noindent
you use that never return as @code{noreturn}. @xref{Function
Attributes}.
-@item -Wreorder (C++ only)
+@item -Wreorder @r{(C++ only)}
@opindex Wreorder
@cindex reordering, warning
@cindex warning for reordering of member initializers
this is done with the relational operators, so equality comparisons are
probably mistaken.
-@item -Wtraditional (C only)
+@item -Wtraditional @r{(C only)}
@opindex Wtraditional
Warn about certain constructs that behave differently in traditional and
ISO C@. Also warn about ISO C constructs that have no traditional C
convenience in calculations with @code{void *} pointers and pointers
to functions.
-@item -Wbad-function-cast (C only)
+@item -Wbad-function-cast @r{(C only)}
@opindex Wbad-function-cast
Warn whenever a function call is cast to a non-matching type.
For example, warn if @code{int malloc()} is cast to @code{anything *}.
@item -Wwrite-strings
@opindex Wwrite-strings
-Give string constants the type @code{const char[@var{length}]} so that
+When compiling C, give string constants the type @code{const
+char[@var{length}]} so that
copying the address of one into a non-@code{const} @code{char *}
-pointer will get a warning. These warnings will help you find at
+pointer will get a warning; when compiling C++, warn about the
+deprecated conversion from string constants to @code{char *}.
+These warnings will help you find at
compile time code that can try to write into a string constant, but
only if you have been very careful about using @code{const} in
declarations and prototypes. Otherwise, it will just be a nuisance;
called. (In languages where you can return an array, this also elicits
a warning.)
-@item -Wstrict-prototypes (C only)
+@item -Wstrict-prototypes @r{(C only)}
@opindex Wstrict-prototypes
Warn if a function is declared or defined without specifying the
argument types. (An old-style function definition is permitted without
a warning if preceded by a declaration which specifies the argument
types.)
-@item -Wmissing-prototypes (C only)
+@item -Wmissing-prototypes @r{(C only)}
@opindex Wmissing-prototypes
Warn if a global function is defined without a previous prototype
declaration. This warning is issued even if the definition itself
Warn if anything is declared more than once in the same scope, even in
cases where multiple declaration is valid and changes nothing.
-@item -Wnested-externs (C only)
+@item -Wnested-externs @r{(C only)}
@opindex Wnested-externs
Warn if an @code{extern} declaration is encountered within a function.
use diff on debugging dumps for compiler invocations with different
options, in particular with and without @option{-g}.
-@item -fdump-translation-unit (C and C++ only)
-@item -fdump-translation-unit-@var{number} (C and C++ only)
+@item -fdump-translation-unit @r{(C and C++ only)}
+@itemx -fdump-translation-unit-@var{number} @r{(C and C++ only)}
@opindex fdump-translation-unit
Dump a representation of the tree structure for the entire translation
unit to a file. The file name is made by appending @file{.tu} to the
source file name. If the @samp{-@var{number}} form is used, @var{number}
controls the details of the dump as described for the @option{-fdump-tree} options.
-@item -fdump-class-hierarchy (C++ only)
-@item -fdump-class-hierarchy-@var{number} (C++ only)
+@item -fdump-class-hierarchy @r{(C++ only)}
+@itemx -fdump-class-hierarchy-@var{number} @r{(C++ only)}
@opindex fdump-class-hierarchy
Dump a representation of each class's hierarchy and virtual function
table layout to a file. The file name is made by appending @file{.class}
controls the details of the dump as described for the @option{-fdump-tree}
options.
-@item -fdump-ast-@var{switch} (C++ only)
-@item -fdump-ast-@var{switch}-@var{number} (C++ only)
+@item -fdump-ast-@var{switch} @r{(C++ only)}
+@itemx -fdump-ast-@var{switch}-@var{number} @r{(C++ only)}
@opindex fdump-ast
Control the dumping at various stages of processing the abstract syntax
tree to a file. The file name is generated by appending a switch
inline (ie marked with the inline keyword or defined within the class
definition in c++). @var{n} is the size of functions that can be inlined in
number of pseudo instructions (not counting parameter handling). The default
-value of n is 10000. Increasing this value can result in more inlined code at
+value of @var{n} is 10000. Increasing this value can result in more inlined code at
the cost of compilation time and memory consumption. Decreasing usually makes
the compilation faster and less code will be inlined (which presumably
means slower programs). This option is particularly useful for programs that
-use inlining heavily such as those based on recursive templates with c++.
+use inlining heavily such as those based on recursive templates with C++.
@emph{Note:} pseudo instruction represents, in this particular context, an
abstract measurement of function's size. In no way, it represents a count
Use global dataflow analysis to identify and eliminate useless null
pointer checks. Programs which rely on NULL pointer dereferences @emph{not}
halting the program may not work properly with this option. Use
--fno-delete-null-pointer-checks to disable this optimizing for programs
+@option{-fno-delete-null-pointer-checks} to disable this optimizing for programs
which depend on that behavior.
@item -fexpensive-optimizations
The nine trigraph sequences are
@table @samp
@item ??(
--> @samp{[}
+@expansion{} @samp{[}
@item ??)
--> @samp{]}
+@expansion{} @samp{]}
@item ??<
--> @samp{@{}
+@expansion{} @samp{@{}
@item ??>
--> @samp{@}}
+@expansion{} @samp{@}}
@item ??=
--> @samp{#}
+@expansion{} @samp{#}
@item ??/
--> @samp{\}
+@expansion{} @samp{\}
@item ??'
--> @samp{^}
+@expansion{} @samp{^}
@item ??!
--> @samp{|}
+@expansion{} @samp{|}
@item ??-
--> @samp{~}
+@expansion{} @samp{~}
@end table
properly. Portable code should not rely on trigraphs being either
converted or ignored.
-@item -Wp\,@var{option}
+@item -Wp,@var{option}
@opindex Wp
Pass @var{option} as an option to the preprocessor. If @var{option}
contains commas, it is split into multiple options at the commas.
You can pass options to the assembler.
@table @gcctabopt
-@item -Wa\,@var{option}
+@item -Wa,@var{option}
@opindex Wa
Pass @var{option} as an option to the assembler. If @var{option}
contains commas, it is split into multiple options at the commas.
@option{-Xlinker "-assert definitions"}, because this passes the entire
string as a single argument, which is not what the linker expects.
-@item -Wl\,@var{option}
+@item -Wl,@var{option}
@opindex Wl
Pass @var{option} as an option to the linker. If @var{option} contains
commas, it is split into multiple options at the commas.
Variables}.
As a special kludge, if the path provided by @option{-B} is
-@samp{[foo/]stage<N>/} then it will be replaced by
-@samp{[foo/]include}. This is to help with boot-strapping the compiler.
+@file{[foo/]stage@var{N}/} then it will be replaced by
+@file{[foo/]include}. This is to help with boot-strapping the compiler.
@item -specs=@var{file}
@opindex specs
without regard to any appended suffix.
@item %j@var{SUFFIX}
-Substitutes the name of the HOST_BIT_BUCKET, if any, and if it is
+Substitutes the name of the @code{HOST_BIT_BUCKET}, if any, and if it is
writable, and if save-temps is off; otherwise, substitute the name
of a temporary file, just like @samp{%u}. This temporary file is not
meant for communication between processes, but rather as a junk
C@.
@item %I
-Substitute a @option{-iprefix} option made from GCC_EXEC_PREFIX@.
+Substitute a @option{-iprefix} option made from @env{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX}.
@item %s
Current argument is the name of a library or startup file of some sort.
and will use a ``flat'' or single register window calling convention.
This model uses %i7 as the frame pointer and is compatible with the normal
register window model. Code from either may be intermixed.
-The local registers and the input registers (0-5) are still treated as
+The local registers and the input registers (0--5) are still treated as
``call saved'' registers and will be saved on the stack as necessary.
With @option{-mno-flat} (the default), the compiler emits save/restore
@opindex mcpu
This specifies the name of the target ARM processor. GCC uses this name
to determine what kind of instructions it can emit when generating
-assembly code. Permissible names are: arm2, arm250, arm3, arm6, arm60,
-arm600, arm610, arm620, arm7, arm7m, arm7d, arm7dm, arm7di, arm7dmi,
-arm70, arm700, arm700i, arm710, arm710c, arm7100, arm7500, arm7500fe,
-arm7tdmi, arm8, strongarm, strongarm110, strongarm1100, arm8, arm810,
-arm9, arm9e, arm920, arm920t, arm940t, arm9tdmi, arm10tdmi, arm1020t,
-xscale.
+assembly code. Permissible names are: @samp{arm2}, @samp{arm250},
+@samp{arm3}, @samp{arm6}, @samp{arm60}, @samp{arm600}, @samp{arm610},
+@samp{arm620}, @samp{arm7}, @samp{arm7m}, @samp{arm7d}, @samp{arm7dm},
+@samp{arm7di}, @samp{arm7dmi}, @samp{arm70}, @samp{arm700},
+@samp{arm700i}, @samp{arm710}, @samp{arm710c}, @samp{arm7100},
+@samp{arm7500}, @samp{arm7500fe}, @samp{arm7tdmi}, @samp{arm8},
+@samp{strongarm}, @samp{strongarm110}, @samp{strongarm1100},
+@samp{arm8}, @samp{arm810}, @samp{arm9}, @samp{arm9e}, @samp{arm920},
+@samp{arm920t}, @samp{arm940t}, @samp{arm9tdmi}, @samp{arm10tdmi},
+@samp{arm1020t}, @samp{xscale}.
@itemx -mtune=@var{name}
@opindex mtune
This specifies the name of the target ARM architecture. GCC uses this
name to determine what kind of instructions it can emit when generating
assembly code. This option can be used in conjunction with or instead
-of the @option{-mcpu=} option. Permissible names are: armv2, armv2a,
-armv3, armv3m, armv4, armv4t, armv5, armv5t, armv5te.
+of the @option{-mcpu=} option. Permissible names are: @samp{armv2},
+@samp{armv2a}, @samp{armv3}, @samp{armv3m}, @samp{armv4}, @samp{armv4t},
+@samp{armv5}, @samp{armv5t}, @samp{armv5te}.
@item -mfpe=@var{number}
@itemx -mfp=@var{number}
@item -mnop-fun-dllimport
@opindex mnop-fun-dllimport
-Disable support for the @emph{dllimport} attribute.
+Disable support for the @code{dllimport} attribute.
@item -msingle-pic-base
@opindex msingle-pic-base
@opindex msplit-addresses
@opindex mno-split-addresses
Generate code to load the high and low parts of address constants separately.
-This allows @code{gcc} to optimize away redundant loads of the high order
+This allows GCC to optimize away redundant loads of the high order
bits of addresses. This optimization requires GNU as and GNU ld.
This optimization is enabled by default for some embedded targets where
GNU as and GNU ld are standard.
Refrain from adding @code{.ident} directives to the output file (this is
the default).
-@item -YP\,@var{dirs}
+@item -YP,@var{dirs}
@opindex YP
Search the directories @var{dirs}, and no others, for libraries
specified with @option{-l}.
-@item -Ym\,@var{dir}
+@item -Ym,@var{dir}
@opindex Ym
Look in the directory @var{dir} to find the M4 preprocessor.
The assembler uses this option.
Enable (disable) generation of code using decrement and branch,
DBcond(D), instructions. This is enabled by default for the C4x. To be
on the safe side, this is disabled for the C3x, since the maximum
-iteration count on the C3x is 2^23 + 1 (but who iterates loops more than
-2^23 times on the C3x?). Note that GCC will try to reverse a loop so
+iteration count on the C3x is @math{2^23 + 1} (but who iterates loops more than
+@math{2^23} times on the C3x?). Note that GCC will try to reverse a loop so
that it can utilise the decrement and branch instruction, but will give
up if there is more than one memory reference in the loop. Thus a loop
where the loop counter is decremented can generate slightly more
@opindex mloop-unsigned
@opindex mno-loop-unsigned
The maximum iteration count when using RPTS and RPTB (and DB on the C40)
-is 2^31 + 1 since these instructions test if the iteration count is
+is @math{2^31 + 1} since these instructions test if the iteration count is
negative to terminate the loop. If the iteration count is unsigned
-there is a possibility than the 2^31 + 1 maximum iteration count may be
+there is a possibility than the @math{2^31 + 1} maximum iteration count may be
exceeded. This switch allows an unsigned iteration count.
@item -mti
@item -minit-stack=@var{N}
@opindex minit-stack
Specify the initial stack address, which may be a symbol or numeric value,
-__stack is the default.
+@samp{__stack} is the default.
@item -mno-interrupts
@opindex mno-interrupts
insn list. If a @code{define_expand} is used, one of three things
happens, based on the condition logic. The condition logic may manually
create new insns for the insn list, say via @code{emit_insn()}, and
-invoke DONE@. For certain named patterns, it may invoke FAIL to tell the
+invoke @code{DONE}. For certain named patterns, it may invoke @code{FAIL} to tell the
compiler to use an alternate way of performing that task. If it invokes
neither @code{DONE} nor @code{FAIL}, the template given in the pattern
is inserted, as if the @code{define_expand} were a @code{define_insn}.
Constant in range 0 to 255 (for @code{out} instruction)
@item Z
-Constant in range 0 to 0xffffffff or symbolic reference known to fit specified range.
+Constant in range 0 to @code{0xffffffff} or symbolic reference known to fit specified range.
(for using immediates in zero extending 32-bit to 64-bit x86-64 instructions)
@item e
@end smallexample
In this case, the actual split condition will be
-"TARGET_ZERO_EXTEND_WITH_AND && !optimize_size && reload_completed."
+@samp{TARGET_ZERO_EXTEND_WITH_AND && !optimize_size && reload_completed}.
The @code{define_insn_and_split} construction provides exactly the same
functionality as two separate @code{define_insn} and @code{define_split}
@section Vector Operations
@cindex vector operations
-All normal rtl expressions can be used with vector modes; they are
+All normal RTL expressions can be used with vector modes; they are
interpreted as operating on each part of the vector independently.
Additionally, there are a few new expressions to describe specific vector
operations.
Here is an example of its use:
@example
-(mem:SF (post_modify:SI (reg:SI 42) (plus (reg:SI 42) (reg:SI 48))))
+(mem:SF (post_modify:SI (reg:SI 42) (plus (reg:SI 42)
+ (reg:SI 48))))
@end example
This says to modify pseudo register 42 by adding the contents of pseudo
@findex LINK_ELIMINATE_DUPLICATE_LDIRECTORIES
@item LINK_ELIMINATE_DUPLICATE_LDIRECTORIES
-A nonzero value causes collect2 to remove duplicate -L<directory> search
+A nonzero value causes collect2 to remove duplicate @option{-L@var{directory}} search
directories from linking commands. Do not give it a nonzero value if
removing duplicate search directories changes the linker's semantics.
RTX can then be used to implement the @code{__builtin_return_address}
function, for level 0.
-Note - earlier implementations of GCC used a single data area to hold
+Note---earlier implementations of GCC used a single data area to hold
all of the per-function information. Thus when processing of a nested
function began the old per-function data had to be pushed onto a
stack, and when the processing was finished, it had to be popped off the
@findex LIBGCC2_WORDS_BIG_ENDIAN
@item LIBGCC2_WORDS_BIG_ENDIAN
-Define this macro if WORDS_BIG_ENDIAN is not constant. This must be a
-constant value with the same meaning as WORDS_BIG_ENDIAN, which will be
-used only when compiling libgcc2.c. Typically the value will be set
+Define this macro if @code{WORDS_BIG_ENDIAN} is not constant. This must be a
+constant value with the same meaning as @code{WORDS_BIG_ENDIAN}, which will be
+used only when compiling @file{libgcc2.c}. Typically the value will be set
based on preprocessor defines.
@findex FLOAT_WORDS_BIG_ENDIAN
Define this macro if there is a guaranteed alignment for the stack
pointer on this machine. The definition is a C expression
for the desired alignment (measured in bits). This value is used as a
-default if PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY is not defined.
+default if @code{PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY} is not defined.
@findex PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY
@item PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY
Define this macro if you wish to preserve a certain alignment for
the stack pointer. The definition is a C expression
-for the desired alignment (measured in bits). If STACK_BOUNDARY is
+for the desired alignment (measured in bits). If @code{STACK_BOUNDARY} is
also defined, this macro must evaluate to a value equal to or larger
-than STACK_BOUNDARY@.
+than @code{STACK_BOUNDARY}.
@cindex @code{PUSH_ROUNDING}, interaction with @code{PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY}
If @code{PUSH_ROUNDING} is not defined, the stack will always be aligned
@item YMODE
The mode of a top level SUBREG (or what may become one).
@end table
-The default function can be found in rtlanal.c, function
+The default function can be found in @file{rtlanal.c}, function
@code{subreg_regno_offset}. Normally this does not need to be defined.
@end table
debugging information like that provided by DWARF 2.
If this RTL is a @code{REG}, you should also define
-DWARF_FRAME_RETURN_COLUMN to @code{DWARF_FRAME_REGNUM (REGNO)}.
+@code{DWARF_FRAME_RETURN_COLUMN} to @code{DWARF_FRAME_REGNUM (REGNO)}.
@findex INCOMING_FRAME_SP_OFFSET
@item INCOMING_FRAME_SP_OFFSET
define either this macro or the @code{eh_return} instruction pattern.
@findex ASM_PREFERRED_EH_DATA_FORMAT
-@item ASM_PREFERRED_EH_DATA_FORMAT(@var{CODE}, @var{GLOBAL})
+@item ASM_PREFERRED_EH_DATA_FORMAT(@var{code}, @var{global})
This macro chooses the encoding of pointers embedded in the exception
handling sections. If at all possible, this should be defined such
that the exception handling section will not require dynamic relocations,
and so may be read-only.
-@var{CODE} is 0 for data, 1 for code labels, 2 for function pointers.
-@var{GLOBAL} is true if the symbol may be affected by dynamic relocations.
+@var{code} is 0 for data, 1 for code labels, 2 for function pointers.
+@var{global} is true if the symbol may be affected by dynamic relocations.
The macro should return a combination of the @code{DW_EH_PE_*} defines
as found in @file{dwarf2.h}.
represented directly.
@findex ASM_MAYBE_OUTPUT_ENCODED_ADDR_RTX
-@item ASM_MAYBE_OUTPUT_ENCODED_ADDR_RTX(@var{FILE}, @var{ENCODING}, @var{SIZE}, @var{ADDR}, @var{DONE})
+@item ASM_MAYBE_OUTPUT_ENCODED_ADDR_RTX(@var{file}, @var{encoding}, @var{size}, @var{addr}, @var{done})
This macro allows the target to emit whatever special magic is required
to represent the encoding chosen by @code{ASM_PREFERRED_EH_DATA_FORMAT}.
Generic code takes care of pc-relative and indirect encodings; this must
be defined if the target uses text-relative or data-relative encodings.
-This is a C statement that branches to @var{DONE} if the format was
-handled. @var{ENCODING} is the format chosen, @var{SIZE} is the number
-of bytes that the format occupies, @var{ADDR} is the @code{SYMBOL_REF}
+This is a C statement that branches to @var{done} if the format was
+handled. @var{encoding} is the format chosen, @var{size} is the number
+of bytes that the format occupies, @var{addr} is the @code{SYMBOL_REF}
to be emitted.
@findex SMALL_STACK
If the target machine does not have a push instruction, set it to zero.
That directs GCC to use an alternate strategy: to
allocate the entire argument block and then store the arguments into
-it. When PUSH_ARGS is nonzero, PUSH_ROUNDING must be defined too.
+it. When @code{PUSH_ARGS} is nonzero, @code{PUSH_ROUNDING} must be defined too.
On some machines, the definition
@findex PUSH_ROUNDING
@var{fundecl} is a C variable whose value is a tree node that describes
the function in question. Normally it is a node of type
@code{FUNCTION_DECL} that describes the declaration of the function.
-From this you can obtain the DECL_MACHINE_ATTRIBUTES of the function.
+From this you can obtain the @code{DECL_MACHINE_ATTRIBUTES} of the function.
@var{funtype} is a C variable whose value is a tree node that
describes the function in question. Normally it is a node of type
If defined, a C expression that indicates when it is the called function's
responsibility to make a copy of arguments passed by invisible reference.
Normally, the caller makes a copy and passes the address of the copy to the
-routine being called. When FUNCTION_ARG_CALLEE_COPIES is defined and is
+routine being called. When @code{FUNCTION_ARG_CALLEE_COPIES} is defined and is
nonzero, the caller does not make a copy. Instead, it passes a pointer to the
``live'' value. The called function must not modify this value. If it can be
determined that the value won't be modified, it need not make a copy;
yet, because the function prologue itself does all the pushing.) This
region is used on machines where an argument may be passed partly in
registers and partly in memory, and, in some cases to support the
-features in @file{varargs.h} and @file{stdarg.h}.
+features in @code{<varargs.h>} and @code{<stdarg.h>}.
@item
An area of memory used to save certain registers used by the function.
The first word of this block is a flag which will be nonzero if the
object module has already been initialized. So test this word first,
and do not call @code{__bb_init_func} if the flag is
-nonzero. BLOCK_OR_LABEL contains a unique number which may be used to
+nonzero. @var{labelno} contains a unique number which may be used to
generate a label as a branch destination when @code{__bb_init_func}
will not be called.
Output code to call the subroutine @code{__bb_init_trace_func}
and pass two parameters to it. The first parameter is the same as
for @code{__bb_init_func}. The second parameter is the number of the
-first basic block of the function as given by BLOCK_OR_LABEL@. Note
+first basic block of the function as given by @var{labelno}. Note
that @code{__bb_init_trace_func} has to be called, even if the object
module has been initialized already.
Described in assembler language, the code to be output looks like:
@example
parameter1 <- LPBX0
-parameter2 <- BLOCK_OR_LABEL
+parameter2 <- @var{labelno}
call __bb_init_trace_func
@end example
@end table
Described in assembler language, the code to be output looks like:
@smallexample
-inc (LPBX2+4*BLOCKNO)
+inc (LPBX2+4*@var{blockno})
@end smallexample
@vindex __bb
counter.
@code{__bb} consists of two words. In the first word, the current
-basic block number, as given by BLOCKNO, has to be stored. In
+basic block number, as given by @var{blockno}, has to be stored. In
the second word, the address of a block allocated in the object
module has to be stored. The address is given by the label created
with this statement:
Described in assembler language, the code to be output looks like:
@example
-move BLOCKNO -> (__bb)
+move @var{blockno} -> (__bb)
move LPBX0 -> (__bb+4)
call __bb_trace_func
@end example
@section Implementing the Varargs Macros
@cindex varargs implementation
-GCC comes with an implementation of @file{varargs.h} and
-@file{stdarg.h} that work without change on machines that pass arguments
+GCC comes with an implementation of @code{<varargs.h>} and
+@code{<stdarg.h>} that work without change on machines that pass arguments
on the stack. Other machines require their own implementations of
varargs, and the two machine independent header files must have
conditionals to include it.
-ISO @file{stdarg.h} differs from traditional @file{varargs.h} mainly in
+ISO @code{<stdarg.h>} differs from traditional @code{<varargs.h>} mainly in
the calling convention for @code{va_start}. The traditional
implementation takes just one argument, which is the variable in which
to store the argument pointer. The ISO implementation of
@table @code
@findex CLEAR_INSN_CACHE
-@item CLEAR_INSN_CACHE (@var{BEG}, @var{END})
+@item CLEAR_INSN_CACHE (@var{beg}, @var{end})
If defined, expands to a C expression clearing the @emph{instruction
cache} in the specified interval. If it is not defined, and the macro
-INSN_CACHE_SIZE is defined, some generic code is generated to clear the
+@code{INSN_CACHE_SIZE} is defined, some generic code is generated to clear the
cache. The definition of this macro would typically be a series of
-@code{asm} statements. Both @var{BEG} and @var{END} are both pointer
+@code{asm} statements. Both @var{beg} and @var{end} are both pointer
expressions.
@end table
registers into a register. On the other hand, for number of RISC
processors offsets are limited so that often an intermediate address
needs to be generated in order to address a stack slot. By defining
-LEGITIMIZE_RELOAD_ADDRESS appropriately, the intermediate addresses
+@code{LEGITIMIZE_RELOAD_ADDRESS} appropriately, the intermediate addresses
generated for adjacent some stack slots can be made identical, and thus
be shared.
follows:
@smallexample
-#define REVERSE_CONDEXEC_PREDICATES_P (x, y) ((x) == reverse_condition (y))
+#define REVERSE_CONDEXEC_PREDICATES_P (x, y) \
+ ((x) == reverse_condition (y))
@end smallexample
@end table
@findex UNIQUE_SECTION
@item UNIQUE_SECTION (@var{decl}, @var{reloc})
A C statement to build up a unique section name, expressed as a
-STRING_CST node, and assign it to @samp{DECL_SECTION_NAME (@var{decl})}.
+@code{STRING_CST} node, and assign it to @samp{DECL_SECTION_NAME (@var{decl})}.
@var{reloc} indicates whether the initial value of @var{exp} requires
link-time relocations. If you do not define this macro, GCC will use
the symbol name prefixed by @samp{.} as the section name. Note - this
This macro controls how the assembler definitions of uninitialized global
variables are output. This macro exists to properly support languages like
-@code{c++} which do not have @code{common} data. However, this macro currently
+C++ which do not have @code{common} data. However, this macro currently
is not defined for all targets. If this macro and
@code{ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_BSS} are not defined then @code{ASM_OUTPUT_COMMON}
or @code{ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_COMMON} or
which defines (equates) the symbol @var{name} to have the value @var{value}.
@findex SET_ASM_OP
-If SET_ASM_OP is defined, a default definition is provided which is
+If @code{SET_ASM_OP} is defined, a default definition is provided which is
correct for most systems.
@findex ASM_OUTPUT_DEF_FROM_DECLS
resolves into a constant.
@findex SET_ASM_OP
-If SET_ASM_OP is defined, a default definition is provided which is
+If @code{SET_ASM_OP} is defined, a default definition is provided which is
correct for most systems.
@findex ASM_OUTPUT_WEAK_ALIAS
@var{value}.
Define this macro if the target only supports weak aliases; define
-ASM_OUTPUT_DEF instead if possible.
+@code{ASM_OUTPUT_DEF} instead if possible.
@findex OBJC_GEN_METHOD_LABEL
@item OBJC_GEN_METHOD_LABEL (@var{buf}, @var{is_inst}, @var{class_name}, @var{cat_name}, @var{sel_name})
program which lists dynamic dependencies, like @code{"ldd"} under SunOS 4.
@findex PARSE_LDD_OUTPUT
-@item PARSE_LDD_OUTPUT (@var{PTR})
+@item PARSE_LDD_OUTPUT (@var{ptr})
Define this macro to be C code that extracts filenames from the output
-of the program denoted by @code{LDD_SUFFIX}. @var{PTR} is a variable
+of the program denoted by @code{LDD_SUFFIX}. @var{ptr} is a variable
of type @code{char *} that points to the beginning of a line of output
from @code{LDD_SUFFIX}. If the line lists a dynamic dependency, the
-code must advance @var{PTR} to the beginning of the filename on that
-line. Otherwise, it must set @var{PTR} to @code{NULL}.
+code must advance @var{ptr} to the beginning of the filename on that
+line. Otherwise, it must set @var{ptr} to @code{NULL}.
@end table
You must provide this macro on machines where the addresses in a
dispatch table are relative to the table's own address. If defined, GCC
will also use this macro on all machines when producing PIC@.
-@var{body} is the body of the ADDR_DIFF_VEC; it is provided so that the
+@var{body} is the body of the @code{ADDR_DIFF_VEC}; it is provided so that the
mode and flags can be read.
@findex ASM_OUTPUT_ADDR_VEC_ELT
@findex DOESNT_NEED_UNWINDER
@item DOESNT_NEED_UNWINDER
A C expression that decides whether or not the current function needs to
-have a function unwinder generated for it. See the file @code{except.c}
+have a function unwinder generated for it. See the file @file{except.c}
for details on when to define this, and how.
@findex MASK_RETURN_ADDR
@item MASK_RETURN_ADDR
-An rtx used to mask the return address found via RETURN_ADDR_RTX, so
+An rtx used to mask the return address found via @code{RETURN_ADDR_RTX}, so
that it does not contain any extraneous set bits in it.
@findex DWARF2_UNWIND_INFO
1.
If this macro is defined to 1, the DWARF 2 unwinder will be the default
-exception handling mechanism; otherwise, setjmp/longjmp will be used by
+exception handling mechanism; otherwise, @code{setjmp}/@code{longjmp} will be used by
default.
If this macro is defined to anything, the DWARF 2 unwinder will be used
-instead of inline unwinders and __unwind_function in the non-setjmp case.
+instead of inline unwinders and @code{__unwind_function} in the non-@code{setjmp} case.
@findex DWARF_CIE_DATA_ALIGNMENT
@item DWARF_CIE_DATA_ALIGNMENT
@findex LABEL_ALIGN_AFTER_BARRIER
@item LABEL_ALIGN_AFTER_BARRIER (@var{label})
The alignment (log base 2) to put in front of @var{label}, which follows
-a BARRIER@.
+a @code{BARRIER}.
This macro need not be defined if you don't want any special alignment
to be done at such a time. Most machine descriptions do not currently
@findex LOOP_ALIGN
@item LOOP_ALIGN (@var{label})
The alignment (log base 2) to put in front of @var{label}, which follows
-a NOTE_INSN_LOOP_BEG note.
+a @code{NOTE_INSN_LOOP_BEG} note.
This macro need not be defined if you don't want any special alignment
to be done at such a time. Most machine descriptions do not currently
define the macro.
Unless it's necessary to inspect the @var{label} parameter, it is better
-to set the variable @var{align_loops} in the target's
+to set the variable @code{align_loops} in the target's
@code{OVERRIDE_OPTIONS}. Otherwise, you should try to honour the user's
-selection in @var{align_loops} in a @code{LOOP_ALIGN} implementation.
+selection in @code{align_loops} in a @code{LOOP_ALIGN} implementation.
@findex LOOP_ALIGN_MAX_SKIP
@item LOOP_ALIGN_MAX_SKIP
@findex LABEL_ALIGN
@item LABEL_ALIGN (@var{label})
The alignment (log base 2) to put in front of @var{label}.
-If LABEL_ALIGN_AFTER_BARRIER / LOOP_ALIGN specify a different alignment,
+If @code{LABEL_ALIGN_AFTER_BARRIER} / @code{LOOP_ALIGN} specify a different alignment,
the maximum of the specified values is used.
Unless it's necessary to inspect the @var{label} parameter, it is better
-to set the variable @var{align_labels} in the target's
+to set the variable @code{align_labels} in the target's
@code{OVERRIDE_OPTIONS}. Otherwise, you should try to honour the user's
-selection in @var{align_labels} in a @code{LABEL_ALIGN} implementation.
+selection in @code{align_labels} in a @code{LABEL_ALIGN} implementation.
@findex LABEL_ALIGN_MAX_SKIP
@item LABEL_ALIGN_MAX_SKIP
operation, this bit has to be set. Changing the PR bit requires a general
purpose register as a scratch register, hence these FPSCR sets have to
be inserted before reload, i.e.@: you can't put this into instruction emitting
-or MACHINE_DEPENDENT_REORG@.
+or @code{MACHINE_DEPENDENT_REORG}.
You can have multiple entities that are mode-switched, and select at run time
which entities actually need it. @code{OPTIMIZE_MODE_SWITCHING} should
@var{entity} is an integer specifying a mode-switched entity. If
@code{OPTIMIZE_MODE_SWITCHING} is defined, you must define this macro to
return an integer value not larger than the corresponding element in
-NUM_MODES_FOR_MODE_SWITCHING, to denote the mode that @var{entity} must
-be switched into prior to the execution of INSN@.
+@code{NUM_MODES_FOR_MODE_SWITCHING}, to denote the mode that @var{entity} must
+be switched into prior to the execution of @var{insn}.
@findex NORMAL_MODE
@item NORMAL_MODE (@var{entity})
@findex MODE_PRIORITY_TO_MODE
@item MODE_PRIORITY_TO_MODE (@var{entity}, @var{n})
-This macro specifies the order in which modes for ENTITY are processed.
-0 is the highest priority, NUM_MODES_FOR_MODE_SWITCHING[ENTITY] - 1 the
+This macro specifies the order in which modes for @var{entity} are processed.
+0 is the highest priority, @code{NUM_MODES_FOR_MODE_SWITCHING[@var{entity}] - 1} the
lowest. The value of the macro should be an integer designating a mode
-for ENTITY@. For any fixed @var{entity}, @code{mode_priority_to_mode}
+for @var{entity}. For any fixed @var{entity}, @code{mode_priority_to_mode}
(@var{entity}, @var{n}) shall be a bijection in 0 @dots{}
-@code{num_modes_for_mode_switching}[@var{entity}] @minus{} 1 .
+@code{num_modes_for_mode_switching[@var{entity}] - 1}.
@findex EMIT_MODE_SET
@item EMIT_MODE_SET (@var{entity}, @var{mode}, @var{hard_regs_live})
in the list specified by this macro are those used in the most insn
patterns.
-For each predicate function named in @var{PREDICATE_CODES}, a
+For each predicate function named in @code{PREDICATE_CODES}, a
declaration will be generated in @file{insn-codes.h}.
@item SPECIAL_MODE_PREDICATES
to be called from target-specific code, it must only be done so when
building the C and C++ compilers. This can be done by defining the
variables @code{c_target_objs} and @code{cxx_target_objs} in the
-target entry in the @code{config.gcc} file. These variables should name
+target entry in the @file{config.gcc} file. These variables should name
the target-specific, language-specific object file which contains the
code that uses @code{c_lex}. Note it will also be necessary to add a
rule to the makefile fragment pointed to by @code{tmake_file} that shows
@findex pragma
@item HANDLE_PRAGMA_PACK_PUSH_POP
Define this macro (to a value of 1) if you want to support the Win32
-style pragmas @samp{#pragma pack(push,<n>)} and @samp{#pragma
-pack(pop)}. The pack(push,<n>) pragma specifies the maximum alignment
+style pragmas @samp{#pragma pack(push,@var{n})} and @samp{#pragma
+pack(pop)}. The @samp{pack(push,@var{n})} pragma specifies the maximum alignment
(in bytes) of fields within a structure, in much the same way as the
@samp{__aligned__} and @samp{__packed__} @code{__attribute__}s do. A
pack value of zero resets the behaviour to the default. Successive
symbols must be explicitly imported from shared libraries (DLLs).
@findex MD_ASM_CLOBBERS
-@item MD_ASM_CLOBBERS
-A C statement that adds to @var{CLOBBERS} @code{STRING_CST} trees for
+@item MD_ASM_CLOBBERS (@var{clobbers})
+A C statement that adds to @var{clobbers} @code{STRING_CST} trees for
any hard regs the port wishes to automatically clobber for all asms.
@findex ISSUE_RATE