[PATCH] The behavior of gas .subsection/.previous does not confirm descriptions in document
Lee Duhem
lee.duhem@gmail.com
Mon Oct 8 06:09:00 GMT 2007
>> .section sec1
>> .long 0x11111111
>>
>> .subsection 1
>> .long 0x22222222
>>
>> .pushsection sec2
>> .subsection 1
>> .long 0x66666666
>> .long 0x77777777
>
>
>Here we are in sec2, subsection 1.
>
>> .subsection 0
>> .long 0x55555555
>
>Now we are in sec2, subsection 0.
>
>> .previous
>
>So .previous takes you back to sec2, subsection 1.
>
I think .previous takes me back to sec1 is more natural, because
for current section sec2, sec1 is the previous section(instead of sec2).
But if the behavior of .subsection/.previous is intended, add some examples
in documents maybe helpful.
lee
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