@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ You may also want to check out our
<li>The front end for compiling BRIG format of Heterogeneous System
Architecture Intermediate Language (HSAIL) has been deprecated
and will likely be removed in a future release.</li>
+
+ <li>Some short options of the <code>gcov</code> tool have been renamed: <code>-i</code> to <code>-j</code>
+ and <code>-j</code> to <code>-H</code>.</li>
</ul>
@@ -176,6 +179,23 @@ You may also want to check out our
</li>
</ul>
</li>
+ <li>A series of conditional expressions that compare the same variable can be transformed into a switch statement
+ if each of them contains a comparison expression. Example:
+ <pre>
+ int IsHTMLWhitespace(int aChar) {
+ return aChar == 0x0009 || aChar == 0x000A ||
+ aChar == 0x000C || aChar == 0x000D ||
+ aChar == 0x0020;
+ }
+ </pre>
+ This statement can be transformed into a switch statement and then expanded into a bit-test.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ New command-line options:
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-11.1.0/gcc/Code-Gen-Options.html#index-fno-bit-tests"><code>-fbit-tests</code></a>, enabled by default, can be used to enable or disable switch expansion using bit-tests.</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
<li>
Inter-procedural optimization improvements:
<ul>
@@ -208,6 +228,7 @@ You may also want to check out our
Using <a href="https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-11.1.0/gcc/Optimize-Options.html#index-fprofile-values"><code>-fprofile-values</code></a>,
was improved by tracking more target values for e.g. indirect calls.
</li>
+ <li>GCOV data file format outputs smaller files by representing zero counters in a more compact way.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
@@ -323,26 +344,6 @@ You may also want to check out our
This functionality requires Binutils version 2.36 or later.
</p>
</li>
- <li>A series of conditional expressions that compare the same variable can be transformed into a switch statement
- if each of them contains a comparison expression. Example:
- <pre>
- int IsHTMLWhitespace(int aChar) {
- return aChar == 0x0009 || aChar == 0x000A ||
- aChar == 0x000C || aChar == 0x000D ||
- aChar == 0x0020;
- }
- </pre>
- This statement can be transformed into a switch statement and then expanded into a bit-test.
- </li>
- <li>
- New command-line options:
- <ul>
- <li><a href="https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-11.1.0/gcc/Code-Gen-Options.html#index-fno-bit-tests"><code>-fbit-tests</code></a>, enabled by default, can be used to enable or disable switch expansion using bit-tests.</li>
- </ul>
- </li>
- <li>GCOV data file format outputs smaller files by representing zero counters in a more compact way.</li>
- <li>Some short options of the <code>gcov</code> tool have been renamed: <code>-i</code> to <code>-j</code>
- and <code>-j</code> to <code>-H</code>.</li>
</ul>
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