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+#ifndef CYGONCE_HAL_VAR_ARCH_H
+#define CYGONCE_HAL_VAR_ARCH_H
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+//      var_arch.h
+//
+//      Architecture specific abstractions
+//
+//==========================================================================
+//####COPYRIGHTBEGIN####
+//                                                                          
+// -------------------------------------------                              
+// The contents of this file are subject to the Red Hat eCos Public License 
+// Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in         
+// compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at    
+// http://www.redhat.com/                                                   
+//                                                                          
+// Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"      
+// basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the 
+// License for the specific language governing rights and limitations under 
+// the License.                                                             
+//                                                                          
+// The Original Code is eCos - Embedded Configurable Operating System,      
+// released September 30, 1998.                                             
+//                                                                          
+// The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Red Hat.                   
+// Portions created by Red Hat are                                          
+// Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000 Red Hat, Inc.                             
+// All Rights Reserved.                                                     
+// -------------------------------------------                              
+//                                                                          
+//####COPYRIGHTEND####
+//==========================================================================
+//#####DESCRIPTIONBEGIN####
+//
+// Author(s):    nickg
+// Contributors: nickg
+// Date:         1999-02-17
+// Purpose:      Define architecture abstractions
+// Description:  This file contains any extra or modified definitions for
+//               this variant of the architecture.
+// Usage:        #include <cyg/hal/var_arch.h>
+//              
+//####DESCRIPTIONEND####
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+#include <pkgconf/hal.h>
+#include <cyg/infra/cyg_type.h>
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Because the 4300 is really a 64 bit CPU, GDB expects all registers
+// to be 64 bits wide. We redefine the type used to store GDB
+// registers here:
+
+#define CYG_HAL_GDB_REG CYG_WORD64
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#endif // CYGONCE_HAL_VAR_ARCH_H
+// End of var_arch.h