GCC 2.95 Prerelease, ASM Problem?

Jeffrey A Law law@cygnus.com
Sat Jul 31 23:33:00 GMT 1999


  In message < Pine.LNX.4.10.9907160655400.5224-100000@winds.org >you write:
  > I assume this is part of changes made to gcc that allow for better
  > optimization, but breaks traditional assembly.
Sorry, there asms are wrong, they have always been wrong, they will always
be wrong.  The only reason they worked before was because the compiler was
too dumb on certain ports (like the x86) to realize they were wrong and issue
an error.

There is no backward compatibility possible due to the way certain parts of
the compiler work. 

This is discussed at length in the FAQ.
jeff



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