[PATCH] The behavior of gas .subsection/.previous does not confirm descriptions in document

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Lee,

>> 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).

Possibly, but I think that it would be a bad idea to change the behaviour of 
the .previous pseudo-op now.  There are bound to be assembler source files that 
rely upon the current behaviour.

> But if the behavior of .subsection/.previous is intended, add some examples
> in documents maybe helpful.

Agreed.  What do you think of this patch ?

Cheers
   Nick

gas/ChangeLog
2007-10-08  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	* doc/as.texinfo (Previous): Update description of this pseudo op
	and include a couple of examples of how it works.

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