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  11   Architecture/platform information for compiler writers
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  15   <p>Note: This document is a work-in-progress.  Additions and clarifications
  16   are welcome.</p>
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  20   <li><a href="#hw">Hardware</a>
  21   <ol>
  22     <li><a href="#arm">ARM</a></li>
  23     <li><a href="#mips">MIPS</a></li>
  24     <li><a href="#ppc">PowerPC</a></li>
  25     <li><a href="#sparc">SPARC</a></li>
  26     <li><a href="#x86">X86</a></li>
  27     <li><a href="#other">Other lists</a></li>
  28   </ol></li>
  29   <li><a href="#abi">Application Binary Interface (ABI)</a>
  30   <ol>
  31     <li><a href="#linux">Linux</a></li>
  32     <li><a href="#osx">OS X</a></li>
  33   </ol></li>
  34   <li><a href="#fmt">Binary File Formats</a>
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  36     <li>...</li>
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  41   <p>Compiled by <a href="http://misha.brukman.net">Misha Brukman</a></p>
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  49 <div class="doc_subsection"><a name="arm">ARM</a></div>
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  52 <div class="doc_subsubsection">ARM - Official manuals and docs</div>
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  55 <ul>
  56 <li><a href="http://www.arm.com/documentation/">ARM documentation</a>
  57 (<a href="http://www.arm.com/documentation/ARMProcessor_Cores/">Processor
  58 Cores</a>)</li>
  59 </ul>
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  63 <div class="doc_subsection"><a name="mips">MIPS</a></div>
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  66 <div class="doc_subsubsection">MIPS - Official manuals and docs</div>
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  70 <ul>
  71 <li><a
  72 href="http://mips.com/content/Documentation/MIPSDocumentation/ProcessorArchitecture/doclibrary">MIPS
  73 Processor Architecture</a></li>
  74 </ul>
  75
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  79 <div class="doc_subsection"><a name="ppc">PowerPC</a></div>
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  82 <div class="doc_subsubsection">IBM - Official manuals and docs</div>
  83
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  85
  86 <ul>
  87 <li><a
  88 href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/articles/archguide.html">PowerPC
  89 Architecture Book</a>
  90 <ul>
  91   <li>Book I: <a
  92   href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/pdfs/archpub1.pdf">PowerPC
  93   User Instruction Set Architecture</a></li>
  94   <li>Book II: <a
  95   href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/pdfs/archpub2.pdf">PowerPC
  96   Virtual Environment Architecture</a></li>
  97   <li>Book III: <a
  98   href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/pdfs/archpub3.pdf">PowerPC
  99   Operating Environment Architecture</a></li>
 100 </ul></li>
 101 <li><a
 102 href="http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/techdocs/852569B20050FF7785256996007558C6">PowerPC
 103 Compiler Writer's Guide</a></li>
 104 <li><A
 105 href="http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/products/PowerPC">PowerPC
 106 Processor Manuals</a></li>
 107 <li><a
 108 href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-powarch/">Intro to
 109 PowerPC architecture</a></li>
 110 <li><a href="http://publibn.boulder.ibm.com/doc_link/en_US/a_doc_lib/aixassem/alangref/alangreftfrm.htm">IBM AIX/5L for POWER Assembly reference</a></li>
 111 </ul>
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 116 <div class="doc_subsubsection">Other documents, collections, notes</div>
 117
 118 <div class="doc_text">
 119
 120 <ul>
 121 <li><a href="http://penguinppc.org/dev/#library">PowerPC ABI documents</a></li>
 122 <li><a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2003-09/msg00997.html">PowerPC64
 123 alignment of long doubles (from GCC)</a></li>
 124 <li><a href="http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2002-04/msg00573.html">Long
 125 branch stubs for powerpc64-linux (from binutils)</a></li>
 126 </ul>
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 134 <div class="doc_subsubsection">Official manuals and docs</div>
 135
 136 <div class="doc_text">
 137
 138 <ul>
 139 <li><a href="http://www.sparc.org/resource.htm">SPARC resources</a></li>
 140 <li><a href="http://www.sparc.org/standards.html">SPARC standards</a></li>
 141 </ul>
 142
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 146 <div class="doc_subsection"><a name="x86">X86</a></div>
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 149 <div class="doc_subsubsection">AMD - Official manuals and docs</div>
 150
 151 <div class="doc_text">
 152 <ul>
 153 <li><a
 154 href="http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_739,00.html">AMD processor manuals</a></li>
 155 </ul>
 156 </div>
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 159 <div class="doc_subsubsection">Intel - Official manuals and docs</div>
 160
 161 <div class="doc_text">
 162 <ul>
 163 <li><a
 164 href="http://developer.intel.com/design/pentium4/manuals/index_new.htm">IA-32
 165 manuals</a></li>
 166 <li><a
 167 href="http://www.intel.com/design/itanium/documentation.htm?iid=ipp_srvr_proc_itanium2+techdocs">Intel
 168 Itanium documentation</a></li>
 169 </ul>
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 173 <div class="doc_subsubsection">Other x86-specific information</div>
 174
 175 <div class="doc_text">
 176 <ul>
 177 <li><a href="http://www.agner.org/assem/calling_conventions.pdf">Calling
 178 conventions for different C++ compilers and operating systems</a></li>
 179 </ul>
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 183 <div class="doc_subsection"><a name="other">Other relevant lists</a></div>
 184
 185 <div class="doc_text">
 186
 187 <ul>
 188 <li><a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/readings.html">GCC reading list</a></li>
 189 </ul>
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 201 <ol>
 202 <li><a href="http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/ELF/ppc64/">PowerPC 64-bit ELF ABI
 203 Supplement</a></li>
 204 </ol>
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 211 <ol>
 212 <li><a
 213 href="http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/RuntimeArchitecture-date.html">Mach-O
 214 Runtime Architecture</a></li>
 215 <li><a href="http://www.unsanity.org/archives/000044.php">Notes on Mach-O
 216 ABI</a></li>
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 225 <ul>
 226 <li><a
 227 href="http://www.nondot.org/sabre/os/articles/ExecutableFileFormats/">Executable
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