From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 19966 invoked by alias); 11 Apr 2005 12:48:16 -0000 Mailing-List: contact binutils-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: binutils-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 19737 invoked from network); 11 Apr 2005 12:48:05 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO emea1-mh.id2.novell.com) (195.33.99.129) by sourceware.org with SMTP; 11 Apr 2005 12:48:05 -0000 Received: from EMEA1-MTA by emea1-mh.id2.novell.com with Novell_GroupWise; Mon, 11 Apr 2005 13:48:04 +0200 Message-Id: Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 12:48:00 -0000 From: "Jan Beulich" To: Cc: Subject: Re: [PATCH] Re: .macro behavior Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-SW-Source: 2005-04/txt/msg00235.txt.bz2 >>> Nick Clifton 01.04.05 16:27:14 >>> >Hi Jan, > >> gas/ >> 2005-03-29 Jan Beulich >>=20 >> * NEWS: Mention these changes and their effects. >> * macro.c (get_token): Use is_name_beginner/is_part_of_name/ >> is_name_ender. >> (check_macro): Likewise. >> (buffer_and_nest): Likewise. Permit multiple labels. Don't discard >> labels together with the closing pseudo-op. >> (macro_expand_body): Adjust comment. Range-check input before use. >> Adjust mis-spelled diagnostic. Use is_name_beginner. >> * read.c (try_macro): New. >> (read_a_source_file): New static variable last_eol. Don't list >> macro expansion lines more than once. Call try_macro. >> (s_macro): Set section of line_label to absolute instead of undefined. >>=20 >> gas/testsuite/ >> 2005-03-29 Jan Beulich >>=20 >> * gas/macros/dot.[ls]: New. >> * gas/macros/macros.exp: Run new test. > >Approved - please apply. > >One request though. Would it be possible to add entry to the assembler=20 >documentation about this new feature, and in particular a lengthier=20 >description of: > >"...this is known to cause problems in certain sources when the > respective target uses characters inconsistently, and thus macro > parameter references are no longer recognized as such." > >With an example and a suggested workaround. Done.