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Re: analysis: arch=i686, -fPIC won't play nice on OSR5 (committed)
- To: law at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: analysis: arch=i686, -fPIC won't play nice on OSR5 (committed)
- From: Robert Lipe <robertl at dgii dot com>
- Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 02:18:14 -0500
- Cc: egcs-patches at cygnus dot com
- References: <19980630223944.A2325@dgii.com> <20190.899271722@hurl.cygnus.com>
Jeffrey A Law wrote:
> I would indicate in a comment in that code which assembler couldn't
> handle the type information for local labels.
A reasonable point.
> That way if later we find an assembler that can't handle calls to
> local labels we'll know why the label isn't declared as a fucntion
> with type information and such.
Then how could it do a loop or any other branch? (Don't answer that,
I'm just mumbling aloud.)
Besides, Experience has shown that I'm about the only person seemingly
stupid enough to try to make EGCS/GAS work with anything on x86 BUT GAS.
:-)
> Consider it approved after adding the comment.
Consider it revised and committed.
Thanx.
RJL