Can anyone make any suggestions for getting acquainted with the
GNU Binutils GAS?  I recently checked out a book on 80x86 assembly from
the engineering library here at Pitt[.edu], but of course, all the
examples use some useless Microsoft 'macro assembler', and of course, the
cd-rom is missing from the back.  Besides, I'd prefer not to have to
re-lean everything the GNU AS way at a later date, but I have a feeling
the chances of me finding an "Introduction to Assembly" text that uses GNU
AS are slim and none >:}

I did, however, find one book B&N on Binutils with absolutely no
description:

"The GNU Binary Utilities: Version 2.9.1. May 1993 Roland H. Pesch Osier
Jeffrey"

"Format: Paperback, 84pp.
ISBN: 0595100317
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Pub. Date: August  2000"

http://r1.us.rmi.yahoo.com/rmi/http://shop.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp/rmivars%3ftarget=_top?userid=16DN3UU1KS&mscssid=EK0TRH0M71N69G99DPRJF7VM5KQS2VU5&sourceid=00033868505484642133&bfdate=01%2D29%2D2002+09%3A12%3A28&isbn=0595100317

The publisher, iUniverse, doesn't have anything on that work either.
That leads me to believe I'm in uncharted territory here.  I may be
up-creek without a paddle...I don't want to buy the book if it's just a
transcription of the man pages...because if that's the case, it's time to,
as I'm so fond of saying, RTFM (or texinfo in this case).

--Brian

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