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RunningOnIA64
=============

MLton runs fine on the IA64 architecture.

== Notes ==

* When compiling for IA64, MLton targets the 64-bit ABI.

* When compiling for IA64, MLton doesn't support native code
generation (`-codegen native`).  Hence, performance is not as good as
it might be and compile times are longer.  Also, the quality of code
generated by `gcc` is important.  By default, MLton calls `gcc -O1`.
You can change this by calling MLton with `-cc-opt -O2`.

* When compiling for IA64, MLton uses `-align 8` by default.

* On the IA64, the <:GnuMP:> library supports multiple ABIs.  See the
<:GnuMP:> page for more details.
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	4	MLton runs fine on the IA64 architecture.
	5
	6	== Notes ==
	7
	8	* When compiling for IA64, MLton targets the 64-bit ABI.
	9
	10	* When compiling for IA64, MLton doesn't support native code
	11	generation (`-codegen native`). Hence, performance is not as good as
	12	it might be and compile times are longer. Also, the quality of code
	13	generated by `gcc` is important. By default, MLton calls `gcc -O1`.
	14	You can change this by calling MLton with `-cc-opt -O2`.
	15
	16	* When compiling for IA64, MLton uses `-align 8` by default.
	17
	18	* On the IA64, the <:GnuMP:> library supports multiple ABIs. See the
	19	<:GnuMP:> page for more details.