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| author | David Schleef <ds@schleef.org> | 2010-03-29 23:01:56 -0700 |
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| committer | David Schleef <ds@schleef.org> | 2010-03-29 23:01:56 -0700 |
| commit | 6fba6461d53985763f6685d4f74375d8a7776761 (patch) | |
| tree | 16cfac01b985ba5f99c8d9d5f2104123dd13a860 /README | |
| parent | d45a0b3173c4d985c1cf100cc11c5066f6e11574 (diff) | |
Release 0.4.4
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ Features: - An application can add rules for converting existing or new opcodes to binary code for a specific target. - - Current targets: SSE, MMX, ARM, Altivec. (ARM is very limited.) - The NEON and TI c64x+ DSP targets are not open source and can be - licensed separately from Entropy Wave. + - Current targets: SSE, MMX, ARM, Altivec, and TI C64x+. (ARM is very + limited and c64x only produces source code.) The NEON target is not + open source and can be licensed separately from Entropy Wave. (This + will change soon.) - Programs can optionally be emulated, which is useful for testing, or if no rules are available to convert Orc opcodes to executable code. @@ -66,9 +67,11 @@ Questions and Answers: - Q: How big is the Orc library? - A: Compiled with only one target (SSE), the library size is about - 95 kB uncompressed, or 32 kB compressed. The goal is to keep the - uncompressed size under about 100 kB. + A: For embedded users, patches can be applied that disable irrelevant + targets. Compiled with only one target (SSE), the library size is + about 95 kB uncompressed, or 32 kB compressed. The goal is to keep + the uncompressed size under about 100 kB. A typical build with all + targets and the full ABI is around 300 kB. Caveats (Known Bugs): |