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Re: inline asm string/line break rules change
Zack Weinberg wrote:
>
> On Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 08:16:47PM -0500, Joel Sherrill wrote:
> >
> > It doesn't matter what it changes to, the problem is that it changed
> > at all. gcc 3.0.x was really not stable enough for most embedded
> > development. Consequently, not many people saw the warning. It
> > isn't in mainstream UNIX based code one finds the bulk of inline
> > assembly -- it is in embedded programs, device drivers, and
> > operating systems.
>
> Multiline strings are still present (with the warning) in 3.1; they
> were only removed in 3.2.
I understand that. So far, no one has presented a solid technical
argument for their removal but only stated the fact that support will
be removed. What is the rationale for their removal?
What really bothers me is that this breaks assembly code which by its
very nature is something you don't want to touch.
I am protesting their removal.
> zw
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