Peter Bierman <bierman(at)apple(dot)com> writes:
>> Here the question was why the existing powerpc code doesn't work. There
>> are only syntax differences. Any idea?
> I think it has more to do with Apple's forked gcc than anything
> else. I don't have a LinuxPPC machine to check if adding the rX syntax
> there would continue to work.
I do (have a LinuxPPC machine), so if you'd identify exactly what I
should try, I'll be glad to check this point. Seems like it'd be smart
to minimize the number of PPC variants of this routine.
regards, tom lane