[fpc-devel] -Cg and x86_64-linux

[Daniël Mantione]

Op Sat, 6 Jan 2007, schreef Florian Klaempfl:

> As of revision 5831, I've enabled -Cg for x86_64-linux building. This mea=
ns
> all code is built with PIC so you can build libraries without recompiling=
 the
> fpc rtl etc. However, this might have some downsides: first, pic'ed code =
is
> slightly slower, second, pic support still might contain bugs so please s=
hare
> your findings and opinions.

How difficult do you think it is to use RIP relative addresses to access =

global variables? That way there should be no speed difference, allowing =

us to remove the -Cg switch on x64-64.

Dani=EBl