On 18 October 2011 23:08, Ian Lance Taylor <iant@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Ayonam Ray <ayonam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> I don't think the gcc middle-end has any support for machines which provide >>> special handling for complex int. I think the middle-end always breaks up >>> complex int operations into pairs of int operations. So to make this work you >>> would probably have to add that support. >>> >> >> Thanks Ian for the reply. Can you please point me to the files in the >> middle-end where I may find the relevant code? > > There are probably multiple places to look. I would start with genopinit.c > and expr.c. Look for support for complex float and see how to add support > for complex int. This won't be a simple task, and you'll need to have a > pretty clear understanding of how gcc works internally. > > Ian > Thanks again for the pointers. Yes, I do appreciate that this won't be a simple task. I want to be able to scope the task for now. Also, don't you think I need to add similar support to the other passes down the line so that they understand the operation? Any pointers there? Thanks much. Ayonam
