"GNU_AS" symbol in IA-64 bits

[Jim Wilson]

In article < 20000605155806.A74490@dragon.nuxi.com > you write:
>The GNU assembler is spelled "GAS".  IA-64 now departs from this
>consistent usage.

The IA-64 port is arguably correct, because the FSF prefers GNU as over GAS.
Unfortunately, there are sill lots of places that refer to gas because of
historical usage.  When GNU as was part of its own distribution instead of part
of binutils, the distribution was called gas, and the name has stuck.  So
now we have to decide whether we want the correct name, or stick with
historical usage.  Either way, the change will be inconvenient for someone.
It seems easier to me to leave it alone, but if we do make a change, I think
we should go with GNU as everywhere instead of GAS.

Jim