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Date:	Thu, 16 Jan 2003 06:57:17 -0500
From:	CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com>
Organization:	Ched Research
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To:	djgpp-workers <djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	Minor FAQ error
Reply-To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com

I find the following in the FAQ:

> 8.20 How to get GCC to generate assembly code
> =============================================
> 
> _*Q*: How can I peek at the assembly code generated by GCC?_
> 
> 
> _*Q*: How can I create a file where I can see the C code and its assembly
> translation together?_
>
... snip ...
> 
> If you need to both get the assembly code _and_ to compile/link the program,
> you can either give the `-save-temps' option to GCC (which will leave all the
> temporary files including the `.s' file in the current directory), or use the
> `-Wa,aln=foo.s' option which instructs the assembler to output the assembly
> translation of the C code (together with the hex machine code and some
> additional info) to the file named after the `='.

the line "-Wa,aln=foo.s" above should be "-Wa,-aln=foo.s".  This
is not clear from either the FAQ or the gcc/as info files.  Found
by experimentation.

BTW, the option -alhn=foo.s is more instructive.

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