Re: [boost] [interprocess] Atomic ops supports for Alpha processors.

From: Ion Gaztañaga (igaztanaga_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-19 13:59:44

Phil Endecott escribió:
> My (humble) suggestion would be to start with the compiler builtins, 
> rather than by writing assembler.  My understanding is that gcc >= 4.1 
> on virtually all platforms and the Intel compiler have compatible sets 
> of builtins, and the Microsoft compiler has something equivalent.  I 
> don't know about the other Boost-supported compilers - can anyone fill 
> in the gaps?  The biggest hole that this would leave is gcc < 4.1; 
> what's the policy about ongoing support for older compilers?

In the working version (still in my machine) gcc builtins will be used 
for gcc > 4.1, but I need asm implementations for gcc < 4.1 (Intel + 
PowerPC).

> Phil.

Regards,

Ion