IMHO gas 16-bit use will be inconvenient for a while... my RH 6.0 box
uses gas 2.9.1, so older systems will be even worse.
> Then again, I'm not against using say NASM for the boot code. I actually
> somewhat prefer it's simplicity of syntax, full documentation and the fact
> that it's pretty actively maintained right now. But I'd hate to bring in
> another outside prerequisite to compiling the kernel.
nasm is nice, for all the reasons you mention above. The only
overriding concern is that as86 works, and assemblers for 16-bit x86
targets don't need to be updated very often :)
Jeff
--
One of the most overlooked advantages to computers is... If they do
foul up, there's no law against whacking them around a little.
-- Joe Martin
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