| Title: | Alpha Support Conference | 
| Notice: | This is a new Alphanotes, please read note 2.2 | 
| Moderator: | VAXAXP::BERNARDO | 
| Created: | Thu Jan 02 1997 | 
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Number of topics: | 128 | 
| Total number of notes: | 617 | 
    Does the 466MHz Alpha chip contain byte and 16 bit fetch/put
    instructions?  If so, where can I get a C compiler which uses
    these new Alpha instructions.
    
    The Alpha Architecture Handbook I have says these instruction don't
    exist but I've heard that the EV5/6 chips have this support and that
    there is a C compiler available somewhere.  Maybe I live in a cave
    cause I don't know this already.  :-)
    
    Thanks,
    
    Dave S
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| 101.1 | TLE::REAGAN | All of this chaos makes perfect sense | Thu May 08 1997 12:49 | 5 | |
|     Yes that chip contains the instructions.  Look at the /architecture
    (or -arch on Digital UNIX) qualifier to tell the compiler that its OK
    to output the instructions.
    
    				-John
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| 101.2 | NEWVAX::DSMITH | Thu May 08 1997 13:11 | 6 | ||
|     re.1:
    
    Thanks John
    
    
    Dave S
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| 101.3 | DECCXL::OUELLETTE | mudseason into blackfly season | Thu May 08 1997 15:53 | 1 | |
| For Visual C++ the switch is -QA21164A. | |||||
| 101.4 | -> Alpha Architecture Handbook (latest) | COMEUP::SIMMONDS | loose canon | Thu May 08 1997 21:30 | 9 | 
|     Re: .0
    
.0>    The Alpha Architecture Handbook I have says these instruction don't
    
    Grab yourself the latest AAH at (e.g.)
    
    ChipBz::Production$:[DS_Info.Alpha_Info]EC-QD2KB-TE.{PDF|PS}
    
    John.
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| 101.5 | NEWVAX::DSMITH | Fri May 09 1997 10:40 | 5 | ||
|     re .3 + .4:
    
    Thanks also!
    
    Dave S
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