When I compile with "-###" in Studio 10 on an UltraSparc machine it says the default for -xarch is "generic". The man page on the other hand says the default is, "v8plus". Is this a mistake in the man page or am I missing something? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I think what really matters is what compiler produces. Check if object file/a.out are indeed v8plus with 'file' command and I'm sure they will be SPARC32PLUS.
Thanks for the reply...
When i do a file on it I get:
ELF 32-bit MSB executable SPARC32PLUS Version 1, V8+ Required, dynamically linked, not stripped
Is this indicative of it being compiled with -xarch set to V8+?
The default for Studio 10 and later on SPARC is v8plus. The -xarch=generic option gives you the default architecture for whatever compiler you are using. You don't need to specify -xarch=generic unless you want to override an -xarch option earlier on the command line.
