Re: A patch for linux 2.1.127

Marc Lehmann (pcg@goof.com)
Thu, 12 Nov 1998 03:18:04 +0100

On Wed, Nov 11, 1998 at 12:02:41PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > It is thoretically possible to convert correct code to GNU `as` junk,
> > however, the damn thing doesn't even do MACROs so if I am going to
>
> Of course it doesn't do macros, this is unix. There's a perfectly good
> set of preprocessors that do macros, why should gnu as be another one to
> have its own different magical interpreter

Why does everybody claim gnu as does NOT support macros??? It does,
transparently and automatically ;)

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