I've checked in this patch to document my recent flurry of Nios II
patches in the release notes for GCC 8.
-Sandra
Index: htdocs/gcc-8/changes.html
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> <h3 id="nios2">Nios II</h3>
> <ul>
> <li>
> The Nios II back end has been improved to generate better-optimized
> code. Changes include switching to LRA, more accurate cost models,
> and more compact code for addressing static variables.
> </li>
> <li>
> New command-line options <code>-mgprel-sec=</code> and
> <code>-mr0rel-sec=</code> have been added.
> </li>
> <li>
> The stack-smashing protection options are now enabled on Nios II.
> </li>
> </ul>
>