Subject: Re: Changes with gas on NetBSD/vax 1.6?
To: Aaron J. Grier <agrier@poofygoof.com>
From: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 12/23/2002 22:34:26
At 09:51 PM 12/23/2002, Aaron J. Grier wrote:
>On Sun, Dec 22, 2002 at 11:13:03AM -0800, Matt Thomas wrote:
> > At 12:36 AM 12/22/2002, Brian Chase wrote:
>
> > >The older files use names like r0, r1, r2, ... ap, and sp for the
> > >registers; the assembler bundled with 1.6 wants names like %r0, %r1,
> > >%r2, ... %ap, %sp.  It's easy enough to go in and update the files,
> > >and having done so with a few of them results in object code being
> > >generated.
> > >
> > >Are there any other syntax changes I should keep in mind?
> >
> > No.
>
>is the new VAX compiler configured to accept --register-prefix-optional?
>( I know m68k is...)  it might be an easier (if slightly less correct)
>workaround.

No.  and the register prefix is not optional. :)


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