Wanted: A decent assembler
Output from 'make bzImage' after making some changes:
Error: non-constant expression in ".if" statement.
Why is the kernel using a 1-pass assembler?
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Chuck
Quoted 8 lines · Chuck Ebbert
Output from 'make bzImage' after making some changes:
Error: non-constant expression in ".if" statement.
Why is the kernel using a 1-pass assembler?
Well it isn't. The AT&T clone assembler will resolve forward references and it does it by using as many passes as necessary. It even has a 'reasonable' MACRO capability. I use it quite a bit to minimize the code-size or to maximize performance in embedded systems.
Your error shown above is a real error. If you expose the code that it barfed on, maybe somebody could help you fix the code.
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.4.20 on an i686 machine (797.90 BogoMips). Why is the government concerned about the lunatic fringe? Think about it.