Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 18:22:49 -0700 (PDT)
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
Subject: as bug (?) when rebuilding fsdb
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I was trying to rebuild the libc when I found this problem.  Since the
`makeall' builds everything, it was rebuilding fsdb.  The assembler barfs
when you compile fullscr.c.  Each time it sees this line in the generated
assembly:

        outb    %al, $0xf0

it gives this error message:

Error: register does not match opcode suffix

As far as I can tell, that instruction is perfectly valid.  I am using the
assembler from Binutils 2.7. (file bnu27b.zip, dated 10-31-96). I realize
it's old but I don't have FTP and can't get a new one. Can somebody check
this on a newer binutils and see if it still manifests itself? Any other
ideas are welcome too.

PS. I don't really need to rebuild FSDB (I never use it), and I can just
omit that from the libc build, but I thought this should be reported.

Nate Eldredge
eldredge AT ap DOT net