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From: daniel@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: gnu.g++.lib.bug
Subject: Re: libg++ 1.36.1 pros w/ g++ 1.36.1
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Date: 15 Dec 89 17:35:31 GMT
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In reply by rfg@ics.uci.edu, it was stated that gas should be used:
>In article <1023100001@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> daniel@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
>>machine: sun 3/50
>>version: g++ 1.36/libg++ 1.36.1
>>problem: libg++ doesn't compile.  Problem with builtin.cc (and possibly
>>others)
>>as: error (/usr/tmp/cca24306.s:2409): Invalid operand
>>as: error (/usr/tmp/cca24306.s:2436): Invalid operand
>This question comes up about once a week.
>If you get "Invalid operand" assembler errors from G++, it means that you
>are not using GAS (as you should be).  I believe that the README file
>or the INSTALL file says that you must use GAS for a SUN system.
>
>// rfg

However in gnu.g++.bugs,
tale                 GAS, GLD, GCC and G++       12:03 am  Dec 15, 1989
(at TURING.CS.RPI.EDU)                               (From News system)

Asks the OTHER weekly question:

How do I get gcc and g++ to use gas?  I have it installed in
/usr/local/bin/gas.

Patrick.Sanchez@irisa.fr mailed me this hint:
By the way, to use gas you have to put it in the directory where you
put gnu-ld gnu-cpp ... should be ..../lib/

He comments, however:
I managed to compile libg++ using gas (gnu-assembler)...
unfortunately I had to reverse to normal as for some files.

Where is the ``official'' answer documented?  What is it?

-- Daniel Pommert.
 pommert@uiuc.edu