Re: GAS GCC FAQ query

2011-05-08 Thread Richard Kenner
> Agreed. Things would have been different twenty years ago, but these > days using linker is a lot more natural and common (as a grep in gcc/doc > confirms, too). Even 20 years ago, I think "linker" would have been the more natural word. I remember "linker" from my IBM days in the early 80's.

Re: GAS GCC FAQ query

2011-05-08 Thread Gerald Pfeifer
On Fri, 6 May 2011, Jonathan Wakely wrote: >> I would propose to clarify as: >> >> "To ensure that GCC finds the GNU assembler (or the GNU linker)," > I see no harm in that change, Gerald, what do you think? Agreed. Things would have been different twenty years ago, but these days using linker is