[LLVMdev] "masm syntax" for X86 backend

Anton Korobeynikov anton at korobeynikov.info
Mon Aug 3 11:58:41 PDT 2009


>>  Anyway I wll report back when I have a proper overview of the area,
>> it would be good if you could also look into the problem so contact
>> me back if you are, also it maybe a good idea to share this with
>> Anton and Evan.
>
> I already spoke to anton.  The MASM support is clearly broken, it
> generates .s files with typos for the directives and has other
> problems.  Anton thinks it should be removed.
The reason is pretty simple: masm is too weak to support anything
non-trivial and unfortunatley there is no simple way to fix the stuff.

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With best regards, Anton Korobeynikov
Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics, Saint Petersburg State University




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