RE: GPC on a DEC Alpha - Gpc

16 Feb 2000


      The quote was for Linux 4.1 or 5.0; it was properly not applicable to
Dec-UX.
I tried to compile GNU Assembler for DEC-UX but GNU binutilsÂ’s configure
script said No Go.
binutils-2.9.1> ./configure --prefix=/usr/opt/binutils-2.9.1
Configuring for a alpha-dec-osf4.0b host.
*** This configuration is not supported in the following subdirectories:
     gas ld
    (Any other directories should still work fine.)
Created "Makefile" in /usr/users/masonip/tmp/binutils-2.9.1
[snip]
So, gas is not available as an alternative assembler on DEC-UX  :-(
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    	From:  Russ Whitaker [SMTP:russwhit@mind.net]
    	Sent:  Wednesday, February 16, 2000 2:35 AM
    	To:  gpc@gnu.de
    	Subject:  Re: GPC on a DEC Alpha
Mason Ip wrote: I got the same error : Â“heap.pas:30:
module/unit `error'
    	could not be compile.Â”
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    	The following is an exerpt from gcc-2.95.2/install/SPECIFIC
"  GNU/Linux Alpha EV56 or PCA56 hosts running Red Hat 4.2
or 5.0 may see
    	    errors of this sort:
    	    Error: Unknown pseudo-op:  `.arch'
This is a signal that a new assembler is needed if you
want to
    	    generate BWX insns for your machine.