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Re: x86_64 gas documentation

To: Alan Modra <alan at linuxcare dot com dot au>
Subject: Re: x86_64 gas documentation
From: Jan Hubicka <jh at suse dot cz>
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 13:28:15 +0100
Cc: Jan Hubicka <jh at suse dot cz>, binutils at sourceware dot cygnus dot com, patches at x86-64 dot org
References: <20010105155254.R16877@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz> <Pine.LNX.4.21.0101061217330.5398-100000@front.linuxcare.com.au>

> On Fri, 5 Jan 2001, Jan Hubicka wrote:
> It might be a good idea to tell people how "the necessary BFD support" is
> enabled, and how it might be that the support is not available.
This section is copied from the sparc section.
Can you suggest the description? I am myself not quite sure how the different
configurations works (ie for example how to build non-BFD aware gas)
> > ! Points to the @code{symbol} in RIP relative way, this is shorter than
> > ! the default absolute addressing.
> Is it always shorter?
Yes, the default absolute addressing mode is now RIP relative and 
absolutte addressing is done by one of redundant SIB forms.

Thanks!
Honza

References:
- x86_64 gas documentation
  - From: Jan Hubicka
- Re: x86_64 gas documentation
  - From: Alan Modra

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