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To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: GAS question 
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 20:29:42 +0000
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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com>
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> > Assembly for a C callable function in gas:
> > 
> > foo:
> > 	ret
> > 
> > :-)
> 
> I don't see you handling C parameters or obeying register saves for
> calling conventions or dealing automatically with "callee pop" or
> any of a large number of other issues that using a real optimizing
> macroassembler would handle for you.

I sit here with the documentation of the calling convention, and as far
as I can tell all rules are obeyed to the letter.

:-)

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