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SubjectRe: Boot code rewritten for GAS
On Mon, Aug 02, 1999 at 02:39:21AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Because AT&T syntax is incredibly hard to read (especially for the
> complex addressing modes), and even though gas finally supports other
> than 32-bit flat modes, the support is at the very best half-hearted.
>
> There aren't that many parts of the kernel containing sizable chunks of
> assembly code.

And what about using nasm ? It's free and can produce wide range of object
files. But is supports only i386 assembly afaik.

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