Sphinxify the compiler writer info documentation.

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Author: isanbard

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+
+========================================================
+Architecture & Platform Information for Compiler Writers
+========================================================
+
+.. contents::
+   :local:
+
+.. note::
+
+  This document is a work-in-progress.  Additions and clarifications are
+  welcome.
+
+  Compiled by `Misha Brukman <http://misha.brukman.net>`_.
+
+Hardware
+========
+
+ARM
+---
+
+* `ARM documentation <http://www.arm.com/documentation/>`_ (`Processor Cores <http://www.arm.com/documentation/ARMProcessor_Cores/>`_ Cores)
+
+* `ABI <http://www.arm.com/products/DevTools/ABI.html>`_
+
+Itanium (ia64)
+--------------
+
+* `Itanium documentation <http://developer.intel.com/design/itanium2/documentation.htm>`_
+
+MIPS
+----
+
+* `MIPS Processor Architecture <http://mips.com/content/Documentation/MIPSDocumentation/ProcessorArchitecture/doclibrary>`_
+
+PowerPC
+-------
+
+IBM - Official manuals and docs
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* `PowerPC Architecture Book <http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/articles/archguide.html>`_
+
+  * Book I: `PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture <http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/pdfs/archpub1.pdf>`_
+
+  * Book II: `PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture <http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/pdfs/archpub2.pdf>`_
+
+  * Book III: `PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture <http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/pdfs/archpub3.pdf>`_
+
+* `PowerPC Compiler Writer's Guide <http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/techdocs/852569B20050FF7785256996007558C6>`_
+
+* `PowerPC Processor Manuals <http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/products/PowerPC>`_
+
+* `Intro to PowerPC Architecture <http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-powarch/>`_
+
+* `IBM AIX/5L for POWER Assembly Reference <http://publibn.boulder.ibm.com/doc_link/en_US/a_doc_lib/aixassem/alangref/alangreftfrm.htm>`_
+
+Other documents, collections, notes
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* `PowerPC ABI documents <http://penguinppc.org/dev/#library>`_
+* `PowerPC64 alignment of long doubles (from GCC) <http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2003-09/msg00997.html>`_
+* `Long branch stubs for powerpc64-linux (from binutils) <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2002-04/msg00573.html>`_
+
+SPARC
+-----
+
+* `SPARC resources <http://www.sparc.org/resource.htm>`_
+* `SPARC standards <http://www.sparc.org/standards.html>`_
+
+X86
+---
+
+AMD - Official manuals and docs
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* `AMD processor manuals <http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_739,00.html>`_
+* `X86-64 ABI <http://www.x86-64.org/documentation>`_
+
+Intel - Official manuals and docs
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* `IA-32 manuals <http://developer.intel.com/design/pentium4/manuals/index_new.htm>`_
+* `Intel Itanium documentation <http://www.intel.com/design/itanium/documentation.htm?iid=ipp_srvr_proc_itanium2+techdocs>`_
+
+Other x86-specific information
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* `Calling conventions for different C++ compilers and operating systems  <http://www.agner.org/assem/calling_conventions.pdf>`_
+
+Other relevant lists
+--------------------
+
+* `GCC reading list <http://gcc.gnu.org/readings.html>`_
+
+ABI
+===
+
+Linux
+-----
+
+* `PowerPC 64-bit ELF ABI Supplement <http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/ELF/ppc64/>`_
+
+OS X
+----
+
+* `Mach-O Runtime Architecture <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/RuntimeArchitecture-date.html>`_
+* `Notes on Mach-O ABI <http://www.unsanity.org/archives/000044.php>`_
+
+Miscellaneous Resources
+=======================
+
+* `Executable File Format library <http://www.nondot.org/sabre/os/articles/ExecutableFileFormats/>`_
+
+* `GCC prefetch project <http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/prefetch.html>`_ page has a
+  good survey of the prefetching capabilities of a variety of modern
+  processors.