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Subject: ARGH! ....... Its always a simple bug ........
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Hi,

I think I have it sorted out now.....

My conversion between Intel and AT&T syntax was not 100% correct... The AS
input file contained the following extract:
> kisypp_signon:
>     .ascii "Hello world! This is GAS\n$"
<snip>
>     movw kisypp_signon,%dx
>     call put_string

The line movw kisypp_signon,%dx

should have been

movw $kisypp_signon,%dx

I noticed that after finding an x86 disassembler after disassembling both
object files.

With that gramatical change the com file produced via AS has the same output
(bar the padding) as the one assembled with NASM. The only other difference
in the COM files from the 2 sources shown is that AS used a jump short while
NASM used a jump (resulting in the first difference shown).

Thanks for all your help,
Christopher