Date:	Wed, 27 Oct 1999 10:05:26 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Peter Yan <peteryen AT idirect DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: CPUID?
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On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, Peter Yan wrote:

> Does djgpp supports new instructions such as CPUID?

I think it does.

> How to use it?

Either write an assembly function, or use the inline assembly facility of 
the compiler to put a fragment of assembly code into a C program.

> I heard
> that djgpp use so-called AT&T x86 inline assembler - oh my god! What is it?

This is explained in the FAQ.  Section 17.1 there explains what is the 
AT&T assembly syntax, and section 18.13 deals with inline assembly 
facilities of GCC.

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