Bug 2412 - DOCUMENTATION BUG
Summary: DOCUMENTATION BUG
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: binutils
Classification: Unclassified
Component: gas (show other bugs)
Version: 2.16
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Ben Elliston
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Reported: 2006-03-02 20:41 UTC by Anton Soppelsa
Modified: 2006-03-17 02:29 UTC (History)
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Description Anton Soppelsa 2006-03-02 20:41:10 UTC
The pseudo operation:

1) symbol@h
2) symbol@ha
2) symbol@l

and those for 64bit PowerPc architecture family are not documented.

Those pseudo operation are used usually in a macro for loading and immediate
operand of 32bit (or 64bit) into a machine register because it is not possible
to do that with a single instruction on a RISC processor. Let me point out that
analogous features are documented, for example, in the case of the V850
processor, so I really think that the same should be done for the PowerPc.

Many thanks
Comment 1 Ben Elliston 2006-03-17 02:29:07 UTC
These aren't pseudo-ops as such.  These are part of the assembly language syntax
which is not normally documented in the GAS manual for each target.  This
documentation can be obtained elsewhere.  However, you may submit a patch. :-)

Cheers, Ben