From: softbrek AT cip-s01 DOT informatik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de (Hans-Bernhard Broeker)
Subject: Re: object change FAQ
To: RGRUNWAL AT wasp DOT cs DOT cowan DOT edu DOT au (Ron Grunwald)
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 11:28:03 +0100 (MET)
Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu (djgpp)

> 
> I posed the following question recently:
> 
> > > Will the assembler format in V2.0 be the same as in V1.12, besides 
> > > the change in symbol naming conventions?
> 
> DJ Delorie responded with:
>  
> > Yes, unless you manually add debugging information to your assembler
> > sources, which very few people (if any) do.
> > 
> 
> From this, can I assume that the AT&T assembler format will be 
> maintained in V2.0 or are there plans to use a different assembler format?
> 
> Regards, Ron.

Well, as AT&T format is the definite standard for assembler sources on
U*X, and, AFAIK, the only one known to gcc and gas, I'm close to
absolutely sure that DJGPP will use AT&T format *forever*.

Hans-Bernhard Broeker
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