[Lazarus] Help needed for issue #20311: IDE always tailors "Target processor" options for Intel CPUs

[Mark Morgan Lloyd]

Juha Manninen wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 10:35 PM, Mark Morgan Lloyd
> <markMLl.lazarus at telemetry.co.uk> wrote:
>> At least with the versions I've currently got available it looks as though
>> -R and -Cf defer to -i. Specifically, I see something like this in all cases
>> except x86:
>>
>>   -A<x>  Output format:
>>       -Adefault  Use default assembler
>>       -Aas       Assemble using GNU AS
>>
>>       -Cf<x>     Select fpu instruction set to use, see fpc -i for
>> possible values
>>
>>
>>   -R<x>  Assembler reading style:
>>       -Rdefault  Use default assembler for target
>>
>> I think the -A output for SPARC Solaris might be different, but I can't
>> easily test right now.
> 
> I didn't quite understand the relation between -A and -R. Should I
> care about it?

Not sure (defer to Sven). I thought -R worth noting since, like -A, 
there are fewer options with non-x86 CPUs.

>> Output for -i from native 2.6.0 or 2.6.2, unless noted. Apologies if this is
>> excessively noisy.
> 
> This was useful information, thanks.
> Now only m68k and powerpc are missing.

I'll see if I can fill in any gaps.

> I improved the selections in r42791. Please check out.
> 
> BTW, FPC help output for mips and mipsel list "mips2" twice.

I noticed that, and almost highlighted it as a warning that your parser 
would need to cope.

By the way, good luck with the new job.

-- 
Mark Morgan Lloyd
markMLl .AT. telemetry.co .DOT. uk

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