[llvm-bugs] [Bug 52418] New: Incomplete support for `--target`in the code-gen layer

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https://bugs.llvm.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52418

            Bug ID: 52418
           Summary: Incomplete support for `--target`in the code-gen layer
           Product: flang
           Version: trunk
          Hardware: PC
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P
         Component: Driver
          Assignee: unassignedbugs at nondot.org
          Reporter: andrzej.warzynski at gmail.com
                CC: David.Truby at arm.com, jperier at nvidia.com,
                    kirankumartp at gmail.com, llvm-bugs at lists.llvm.org,
                    sscalpone at nvidia.com

This came up during a discussion on https://reviews.llvm.org/D112961.

As per the comment at the top of
"flang/lib/Optimizer/CodeGen/DescriptorModel.h", various assumptions about the
target machine are made in the code-gen layer. This is likely to cause
`--target` (or e.g. `-m64` and `-m32`) to malfunction when using Flang's
interoperability with C (see how various CFI structures are lowered).

Note that `--target` is not available in the driver yet. Also, it is possible
that the assumptions made when lowering the CFI structures will affect other
parts of the code-gen too. However, I suspect that most things will work
correctly when generating code for the host/native target.

I'm creating this issue as a placeholder and as a note for our future selves.
This is currently _not_ being investigated or worked on.

-Andrzej

[1] https://github.com/flang-compiler/f18-llvm-project
[2] https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project

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