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Date:      Tue, 14 Jul 1998 00:08:11 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.org>
To:        kehlet@dt.wdc.com
Cc:        jvz@ns.nternet.net, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Assembly..
Message-ID:  <199807140508.AAA00726@detlev.UUCP>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.980713171508.18643G-100000@hydra-X4> (message from Steven Kehlet on Mon, 13 Jul 1998 17:55:06 -0700 (PDT))
References:   <Pine.GSO.3.96.980713171508.18643G-100000@hydra-X4>

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> is 2.8.1.  Sounds suspect.  It looks like it should accept two args
> to lcall if the first is an immediate 16 bit value and the second
> an "absolute" value (preceeded by a '*'--this is new to me).  But
> even trying to give the second value as an absolute, i.e. "lcall
> $0x7,*0x0", it still won't compile.  I'll try downloading binutils
> and compiling the newest gas for FreeBSD sometime...

I really can't look at the rest of it, but a '*' is used to mark an
absolute jump or call (as opposed to an IP relative jump/call).

Happy hacking,
joelh

-- 
Joel Ray Holveck - joelh@gnu.org - http://www.wp.com/piquan
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