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	Williams on Sun, 4 Mar 2001 08:19:53 -0600)
Subject: Re: djasm patch #5
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> Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 08:19:53 -0600
> From: JT Williams <jeffw AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org>
> -: 
> -: Are you saying that djasm with sh[lr]d support was never distributed
> -: or made available via CVS?  If so, there's no need to provide any
> -: back-compatibility options.
> 
> AFAICT the above 4 double-precision shifts, using sh[lr]d mnemonics,
> have indeed been available in the official djasm for some time (since
> whenever Bill provided DJ with the patch for them).  So it is possible
> that someone, somewhere, used one of these instructions.

Then I stand by my opinion: we shouldn't make an incompatible change
without leaving the users some escape.

However, this is your project, so you get to decide what to do ;-)