From 349f0fb89a11c9aa579bc0facab375d6ffb7ad43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Gerrand
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 15:33:52 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] doc: update architectures on source install instructions
Fixes #16099
Change-Id: I334c1f04dfc98c4a07e33745819d890b5fcb1673
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/24243
Reviewed-by: Josh Bleecher Snyder
---
doc/install-source.html | 18 +++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/install-source.html b/doc/install-source.html
index 1d7df3d42c..991be3f182 100644
--- a/doc/install-source.html
+++ b/doc/install-source.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ compiler using the GCC back end, see
-The Go compilers support six instruction sets.
+The Go compilers support seven instruction sets.
There are important differences in the quality of the compilers for the different
architectures.
@@ -43,15 +43,17 @@ architectures.
amd64
(also known as x86-64
)
- A mature implementation. The compiler has an effective
- optimizer (registerizer) and generates good code (although
- gccgo
can do noticeably better sometimes).
+ A mature implementation. New in 1.7 is its SSA-based back end
+ that generates compact, efficient code.
386
(x86
or x86-32
)
- Comparable to the amd64
port.
+ Comparable to the amd64
port, but does
+ not yet use the SSA-based back end. It has an effective
+ optimizer (registerizer) and generates good code (although
+ gccgo
can do noticeably better sometimes).
arm
(ARM
)
@@ -77,6 +79,12 @@ architectures.
Supports Linux binaries. New in 1.6 and not as well exercised as other ports.
+
+ s390x
(IBM System z)
+
+
+ Supports Linux binaries. New in 1.7 and not as well exercised as other ports.
+
--
2.50.0