question about 'r2' !!!

[Michael Schmitz]

> > I am currently engaged in compiling Linux-ppc source tree using a CC other
> > than GCC.
>
> May I ask you _why_ you want to do that?!?

The mind fairly boggles. Anyway, once upon a time, current wasn't kept in
a register but in memory. And if r2 won't do, just pick another register
and tell the compiler not to touch it. Hope your compiler of choice has
such a thing as --fixed-r2 ...

	Michael


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