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diff --git a/cgen/doc/glossary.texi b/cgen/doc/glossary.texi new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..932efec1eed --- /dev/null +++ b/cgen/doc/glossary.texi @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +@c Copyright (C) 2000 Red Hat, Inc. +@c This file is part of the CGEN manual. +@c For copying conditions, see the file cgen.texi. + +@node Glossary +@chapter Glossary + +@table @asis +@item arch +This is the overall architecture. It is the same as BFD's use of +@emph{arch}. + +@item isa +Acronym for Instruction Set Architecture. + +@item mach +This is a variant of the architecture, short for machine. It is +essentially the same as BFD's use of @emph{mach}. + +@item CPU family +A group of related mach's. Simulator support is organized along ``CPU +family'' lines to keep related mach's together under one roof to +simplify things. The organization is semi-arbitrary and is up to the +programmer. + +@item model +An implementation of a mach. It is essentially akin to the argument +to @code{-mtune=} in SPARC GCC (and other GCC ports). +@end table |