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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: Boot code rewritten for GAS
From:       Alexander Viro <viro () math ! psu ! edu>
Date:       1999-08-05 18:47:40
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On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, Alan Cox wrote:

> > > Another reason: People who can write 16-bit x86 assembly are likely to
> > > be ex-DOS hackers with MASM and TASM experience. To them, gas syntax
> > > may be hard to use.
> > > 
> > 
> > Indeed.  NASM would be a better choice than either gas or as86.
> 
> I know gas syntax and I know minix as (ie as86)syntax. I never figured out 
> the messy verbose DOS syntax.  So I don't buy this argument

As the TASM manual recommended "for maximal compatibility with MASM use
.nosmart
.quirks
directives or equivalent options (/nosmart /quirks)"... I agree with Alan
- TASM is weirder than gas and MASM... well, TASM was a big improvement
over that monstrosity.


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