hppa .set directive
John David Anglin
dave@hiauly1.hia.nrc.ca
Wed Oct 28 23:25:00 GMT 2009
Correct.
On linux, it has the standard behavior.
It is not a valid directive for the HP assembler as far as I know.
Thus, the standard syntax doesn't conflict. There are some limitations
on its use on HP-UX but I don't quite remember the details...
Dave
> As far as I know, .set on hppa has the usual syntax. Right, Dave?
>
> * doc/as.texinfo (Set): Delete incorrect HPPA para.
>
> Index: gas/doc/as.texinfo
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gas/doc/as.texinfo,v
> retrieving revision 1.213
> diff -u -p -r1.213 as.texinfo
> --- gas/doc/as.texinfo 26 Oct 2009 10:10:37 -0000 1.213
> +++ gas/doc/as.texinfo 28 Oct 2009 23:04:10 -0000
> @@ -5927,11 +5927,6 @@ You may @code{.set} a symbol many times
> If you @code{.set} a global symbol, the value stored in the object
> file is the last value stored into it.
>
> -@ifset HPPA
> -The syntax for @code{set} on the HPPA is
> -@samp{@var{symbol} .set @var{expression}}.
> -@end ifset
> -
> @ifset Z80
> On Z80 @code{set} is a real instruction, use
> @samp{@var{symbol} defl @var{expression}} instead.
>
> --
> Alan Modra
> Australia Development Lab, IBM
>
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J. David Anglin dave.anglin@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
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