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From: tiemann@LURCH.STANFORD.EDU (Michael Tiemann)
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Subject: Re:  Bug in g++ (Can't define global variable)
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Date: 2 Dec 89 21:25:46 GMT
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You must use the GNU assembler (which is stated in the README of
the distribution).  If you do not, then you must define
FASCIST_ASSEMBLER, and use techniques of your own devising for
initialization of global variables by constructors.  Programs
like "collect" and "collect2", also part fo the distribution
can help with this, but I cannot see any reason why you would want
to use these with the GNU assembler available.  It is twice as fast
as the standard UNIX assembler, and takes less memory.  Install GAS
and try again.

Michael