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[docs][mips] Clang 8.0 Release notes
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Authored by atanasyan on Jan 30 2019, 9:19 AM.

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MIPS specific part of Clang 8.0 Release notes. Feel free to add more notes if I miss something.

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- The internals of libc++ include directory detection on MacOS have changed. - The internals of libc++ include directory detection on MacOS have changed.
Instead of running a search based on the ``-resource-dir`` flag, the search Instead of running a search based on the ``-resource-dir`` flag, the search
is now based on the path of the compiler in the filesystem. The default is now based on the path of the compiler in the filesystem. The default
behaviour should not change. However, if you override ``-resource-dir`` behaviour should not change. However, if you override ``-resource-dir``
manually and rely on the old behaviour you will need to add appropriate manually and rely on the old behaviour you will need to add appropriate
compiler flags for finding the corresponding libc++ include directory. compiler flags for finding the corresponding libc++ include directory.
- The integrated assembler is used now by default for all MIPS targets.
- Improved support for MIPS N32 ABI and MIPS R6 target triples.
New Compiler Flags New Compiler Flags
------------------ ------------------
- ``-fprofile-filter-files=[regexes]`` and ``-fprofile-exclude-files=[regexes]``. - ``-fprofile-filter-files=[regexes]`` and ``-fprofile-exclude-files=[regexes]``.
Clang has now options to filter or exclude some files when Clang has now options to filter or exclude some files when
instrumenting for gcov-based profiling. instrumenting for gcov-based profiling.
See the :doc:`UsersManual` for details. See the :doc:`UsersManual` for details.
- When using a custom stack alignment, the ``stackrealign`` attribute is now - When using a custom stack alignment, the ``stackrealign`` attribute is now
implicitly set on the main function. implicitly set on the main function.
- Emission of ``R_MIPS_JALR`` and ``R_MICROMIPS_JALR`` relocations can now
be controlled by the ``-mrelax-pic-calls`` and ``-mno-relax-pic-calls``
options.
- ... - ...
Deprecated Compiler Flags Deprecated Compiler Flags
------------------------- -------------------------
The following options are deprecated and ignored. They will be removed in The following options are deprecated and ignored. They will be removed in
future versions of Clang. future versions of Clang.
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