Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 18 Oct 1999 08:23:57 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: bootsect.S changes |
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"Richard B. Johnson" wrote: > [SNIPPED] > > > opcodes, were fine' -- that was the sole plan at the moment: to have a 2.4 > > > kernel that doesn't need as86/ld86 to build.
> I can't imagine why. That's like deciding to rewrite the kernel so it > doesn't require GCC to build. AS86 was just a TOOL! We try to use the > appropriate tool for various purposes when the need arises. The > appropriate tool to assemble Intel mnemonics is one that understands > Intel. GAS does not. GAS doesn't even know the way Intel assembly > should be written, i.e., destination operand first.
IMHO, nasm would have been a much better choice
Jeff
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