[PATCH] as.texi: Holy backwards compatibility

3bd 3bd3bdr@gmail.com
Wed May 20 21:45:18 GMT 2026


As far as I know, this notice has been there for more than 26 years.
At this point, ".abort" is a feature that a lot of tools depend on.
You can't change that fact, so just embrace it.

Peace.

---8<---

--- a/gas/doc/as.texi
+++ b/gas/doc/as.texi
@@ -4751,7 +4751,7 @@ This directive stops the assembly immediately.  It is for
 compatibility with other assemblers.  The original idea was that the
 assembly language source would be piped into the assembler.  If the sender
 of the source quit, it could use this directive tells @command{@value{AS}} to
-quit also.  One day @code{.abort} will not be supported.
+quit also.
 
 @ifset COFF
 @node ABORT (COFF)
-- 
2.54.0


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