* doc/invoke.texi (PowerPC Options): Document 'native' cpu type.

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2018-01-25 David Edelsohn <dje.gcc@gmail.com>
* doc/invoke.texi (PowerPC Options): Document 'native' cpu type.
2018-01-25 Jan Hubicka <hubicka@ucw.cz>
PR middle-end/83055

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@samp{titan}, @samp{power3}, @samp{power4}, @samp{power5}, @samp{power5+},
@samp{power6}, @samp{power6x}, @samp{power7}, @samp{power8},
@samp{power9}, @samp{powerpc}, @samp{powerpc64}, @samp{powerpc64le},
and @samp{rs64}.
@samp{rs64}, and @samp{native}.
@option{-mcpu=powerpc}, @option{-mcpu=powerpc64}, and
@option{-mcpu=powerpc64le} specify pure 32-bit PowerPC (either
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architecture machine types, with an appropriate, generic processor
model assumed for scheduling purposes.
Specifying @samp{native} as cpu type detects and selects the
architecture option that corresponds to the host processor of the
system performing the compilation.
@option{-march=native} has no effect if GCC does not recognize the
processor.
The other options specify a specific processor. Code generated under
those options runs best on that processor, and may not run at all on
others.