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Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 15:12:31 -0700
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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Subject: Re: djgpp assmebly question
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Bob Berkawitz wrote:
> 
> I can't get this code to work.  I compile it with this command:
>         gcc file.c -o file.exe
> I get this error:
>         file.c:6: invalid 'asm': operand number missing after %-letter
> 
> Here is the code.
> void main()
> {
>         asm("movl $0, %ecx"
>         :/*no input*/
>         :/*no output*/
>         :"%ecx");
> }
> 
> Line six is the line that says:
>         :"%ecx");
> Thanks in advance

Remove the `%' sign in the clobber list; it's not needed there.  (Only
the assembler needs it, and the assembler never sees the clobber list.)

You may also need to double the `%' in the actual asm statement, since
GCC uses that for operand constraints normally.

And, `main' should return `int'.
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Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com