[MPlayer-users] is WMV8 still broken with gcc 3.2?

[Arpi]

Hi,

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Am Freitag, 23. August 2002, 01:35:24 Uhr MET, schrieb Arpi:
> > isn't it -fno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer just like
> > -fno-omit-frame-pointer ???
> 
> Hi,
> 
> what makes you think this? -fomit-frame-pointer is a generic
> optimization option, while -momit-leaf-frame-pointer is x86 and x86-64
> specific. 
i didn't know that
but i can't see much difference between omit-frame-pointer and
omit-leaf-frame-pointer... at least the name of option doesn't suggest that
one of them is x86 specific...

> It's always good to take a look into the fine gcc manual:
i did but i have 2.95.3 and that manpage has no -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer

> `-momit-leaf-frame-pointer'
hmm maybe it has without 'no-'...
sorry i was a bit tired yesterday :)

>      Don't keep the frame pointer in a register for leaf functions.
>      This avoids the instructions to save, set up and restore frame
>      pointers and makes an extra register available in leaf functions.
>      The option `-fomit-frame-pointer' removes the frame pointer for
>      all functions which might make debugging harder.
and why is this x86 specific? every stack-based cpu has frame pointer...


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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