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+
+-- | An architecture independent description of a register's class.
+module RegClass
+ ( RegClass (..) )
+
+where
+
+import Outputable
+import Unique
+
+
+-- | The class of a register.
+-- Used in the register allocator.
+-- We treat all registers in a class as being interchangable.
+--
+data RegClass
+ = RcInteger
+ | RcFloat
+ | RcDouble
+ deriving Eq
+
+
+instance Uniquable RegClass where
+ getUnique RcInteger = mkUnique 'L' 0
+ getUnique RcFloat = mkUnique 'L' 1
+ getUnique RcDouble = mkUnique 'L' 2
+
+instance Outputable RegClass where
+ ppr RcInteger = Outputable.text "I"
+ ppr RcFloat = Outputable.text "F"
+ ppr RcDouble = Outputable.text "D"