clang 3.8.0 amd64 targeting powerpc64 accepts -mlong-calls (instead of -mlongcall)

[Roman Divacky]

On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 01:54:06AM -0800, Mark Millard wrote:
> Context: projects/clang380-import based amd64 FreeBSD used to try building for powerpc64
> 
> In csu/powerpc64/Makefile I replaced:
> 
> > CFLAGS+=        -I${.CURDIR}/../common \
> >                 -I${.CURDIR}/../../libc/include \
> >                 -mlongcall
> . . .
> > CC:=            gcc
> > COMPILER_TYPE:= gcc
> 
> with
> 
> > CFLAGS+=        -I${.CURDIR}/../common \
> >                 -I${.CURDIR}/../../libc/include \
> >                 -mlong-calls
> . . .
> > #CC:=            gcc
> > #COMPILER_TYPE:= gcc
> 
> and clang 3.8.0 targeting powerpc64 sailed through and past it without the slightest complaint about it. (It later reported that 'soft float is not supported for ppc64' from the -msoft-float that is always used for libstand.)

That option only affects ARM. It doesn't have any effect on PPC64.

Roman