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From: salomon@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Dan Salomon)
Newsgroups: comp.compilers,comp.arch
Subject: A SPARC architecture manual.
Keywords: Sparc, optimize, question
Message-ID: <1991Mar14.031322.12128@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Date: 14 Mar 91 03:13:22 GMT
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I teach a compiler course in which the student's projects generate
SPARC code.  To generate correct SPARC code the students need a
description of the SPARC architecture.  We have been using the SUN
manual 800-1399-08 "The SPARC Architecture Manual".

The peculiar thing is that this manual is out of print.  Every
year I get permission from SUN to photocopy my dog-eared copy
for the students.

Does anyone know what is going on with this manual?
Is there some replacement that I and my SUN sales rep. are unaware of?
Isn't the SPARC supposed to be an open architecture with a standard
description somewhere?

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Dan Salomon -- salomon@ccu.UManitoba.CA
               Dept. of Computer Science / University of Manitoba
	       Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  R3T 2N2 / (204) 275-6682
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