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Re: [patch] RS/6000 fixes
- To: geoffk at redhat dot com
- Subject: Re: [patch] RS/6000 fixes
- From: Hidvegi <hzoli at austin dot ibm dot com>
- Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 22:52:36 -0600 (CST)
- Cc: binutils at sources dot redhat dot com
Geoff Keating wrote:
> AIX as doesn't strictly enforce the -m flags. To be sure, you need to
> find an as that doesn't understand any non-power opcodes, and see if
> it understands 'crnot'.
What's wrong just accepting these in power mode? These are just
extended mnemonics for common mode instructions. The AIX assembler
accepts them, so it is not a compatibility problem, and the binary
will work on power.
Zoli