From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Processer Detection & crypt() optimization
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 20:02:23 +0200
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Robin Johnson wrote:
> 
> Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>
> > It depends on the version of Binutils you have installed, since the
> > instruction support is in Gas, the GNU assembler.  And you didn't tell what
> > version of Binutils do you have.  (If you don't know, type "as --version" and
> > tell what it prints.)
> as --version:
> GNU assembler 2.8.1,
> hmm this might be a bit out of date,
> I will update to  2.9.5.1 or something

Yes, please upgrade.  IIRC, most of the features you asked about aren't
supported in Binutils 2.8.1.

As for version 2.9.5.1, if you ask about specific instructions (by their
name), it is easy to tell you if it's supported (there's a single file in
Binutils sources which lists all the supported instructions).  You asked
about broad classes of instrucvtions which I'm not sure what they refer to.

Most of the instructions you mentioned are supported by Binutils 2.9.5.1,
IIRC.