Re: [avr-gcc-list] Home of avr-mem.sh?

[Eric Weddington]

Joerg Wunsch wrote:
> Eric Weddington <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>
> > Attached is a draft patch to binutils 2.16.1 to implement part of
> > it.  This patch will allow avr-size to report the memory sizes in
> > the same kind of format as the avr-mem.sh script. ...
>
>
> > -int berkeley_format = BSD_DEFAULT;     /* 0 means use AT&T-style output.  */
> > +/* Set default format. */
> > +format_type_t format = format_avr;
>
>
> Hmm, while you could maintain that as a private hack, I somewhat doubt
> a hack for a single, really unimportant (from binutil's point of view)
> target would get acceptance for that kind of code change.

Sorry, I didn't mention: I was planning on keeping it as a private hack. 
Well, at least private to the AVR community anyway since the format is 
specific to a processor.

> If at all, then you'd probably need to hack that up so *any* supported
> controller-like CPU could use it, and then just handle the AVR as a
> single instance of such a controller.

Hmm. Too much work for the moment. Perhaps after I get my official GNU 
copyright assignment paperwork done. ;-)

> Even for the AVR, I think you should not change default formats.
> Other people's scripts could easily stumble across it, as they might
> assume the 20+ years historical BSD output format to be the default.

Sure, good point. I'll change that back then.

Thanks for the input.
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Eric Weddington