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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 16:22:13 +0200
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On 26 Jun 2000, at 17:18, Mark E. wrote:

> > I tested under DOSEMU-1.0.0 running under Linux (kernel-2.4.0-test1-ac10) and
> > didn't find alignment filling problems for mkdoc.cc. There were zeros
> > somewhere but they were part of instruction used for code alignment as far as
> > I looked.
> 
> Thanks. Your listing helped me figure out why I'm the only one with the 
> problem. The SimTel GCC 2.95.2 outputs '.text' to switch to the text section. 
> I built my own gcc 2.95.2 to use '.section .text' (like in the current config 
> file). '.section .text' exhibits the problem, '.text' does not. So it would 
> seem I do not have to upload a new version of 2.10 afterall. The problem 
> still exists, but can wait for 2.10.1.

If we are going to use '.section .text' in upcoming gcc version then I 
think fix should be applied now. Otherwise I think it can wait next 
release of binutils

Andris