Subject: Re: Changes with gas on NetBSD/vax 1.6?
To: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>
From: Brian Chase <vaxzilla@jarai.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 12/24/2002 11:24:24
On Mon, 23 Dec 2002, Matt Thomas wrote:
> At 09:51 PM 12/23/2002, Aaron J. Grier wrote:

> > 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. :)

Which is fine, and the correct thing to do.  It does mean that any
software which includes VAX assembler in the old gas syntax will have to
be hunted down (or stumbled upon) and made aware of both the new and old
forms.

-brian.