Re: GAS GCC FAQ query

2011-05-08 Thread Jon Grant
Gerald Pfeifer wrote, On 08/05/11 14:02: On Fri, 6 May 2011, Jonathan Wakely wrote: I would propose to clarify as: "To ensure that GCC finds the GNU assembler (or the GNU linker)," I see no harm in that change, Gerald, what do you think? Agreed. Things would have been different twenty years

Re: GAS GCC FAQ query

2011-05-08 Thread Richard Kenner
> Agreed. Things would have been different twenty years ago, but these > days using linker is a lot more natural and common (as a grep in gcc/doc > confirms, too). Even 20 years ago, I think "linker" would have been the more natural word. I remember "linker" from my IBM days in the early 80's.

Re: GAS GCC FAQ query

2011-05-08 Thread Gerald Pfeifer
On Fri, 6 May 2011, Jonathan Wakely wrote: >> I would propose to clarify as: >> >> "To ensure that GCC finds the GNU assembler (or the GNU linker)," > I see no harm in that change, Gerald, what do you think? Agreed. Things would have been different twenty years ago, but these days using linker is

Re: GAS GCC FAQ query

2011-05-06 Thread Jonathan Wakely
On 6 May 2011 21:19, Jon Grant wrote: > Hello. thank you for your reply. > > Jonathan Wakely wrote, On 05/05/11 22:47: >> >> On 5 May 2011 22:30, Jon Grant wrote: >>> >>> Hello >>> >>> Just looking at this page: >>> >>> http://gcc.gnu.org/faq.html#gas >>> >>> I saw this text "(the GNU loader)". Is

Re: GAS GCC FAQ query

2011-05-06 Thread Jon Grant
Hello. thank you for your reply. Jonathan Wakely wrote, On 05/05/11 22:47: On 5 May 2011 22:30, Jon Grant wrote: Hello Just looking at this page: http://gcc.gnu.org/faq.html#gas I saw this text "(the GNU loader)". Is this really an alternative name for gas? I've not seen it called GNU loader

Re: GAS GCC FAQ query

2011-05-05 Thread Jonathan Wakely
On 5 May 2011 22:30, Jon Grant wrote: > Hello > > Just looking at this page: > > http://gcc.gnu.org/faq.html#gas > > I saw this text "(the GNU loader)". Is this really an alternative name > for gas? I've not seen it called GNU loader elsewhere. I was wondering > if the text could just be removed.

GAS GCC FAQ query

2011-05-05 Thread Jon Grant
Hello Just looking at this page: http://gcc.gnu.org/faq.html#gas I saw this text "(the GNU loader)". Is this really an alternative name for gas? I've not seen it called GNU loader elsewhere. I was wondering if the text could just be removed. Please keep my email address in any replies. Best re