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+# Instead of using -mfpu=vfp[2] we can use -mfpu=neon to make use of gcc intrinsics[1] and vectorize loops with -ftree-vectorize[3]
+# [1] http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/ARM-NEON-Intrinsics.html
+# [2] http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/ARM-Options.html
+# [3] https://support.codesourcery.com/GNUToolchain/kbentry29
+
TARGET_CC_ARCH = "-march=armv7-a -mtune=cortex-a8 -mfpu=vfp -mfloat-abi=softfp"
FEED_ARCH = "armv7a"
PACKAGE_ARCH = "armv7a"