Hi Dave,
> On 2025-11-19 12:49 p.m., Rainer Orth wrote:
>> Hi Dave,
>>
>>> On 2025-11-19 3:29 a.m., Rainer Orth wrote:
>>>> diff --git a/gcc/config/ia64/hpux.h b/gcc/config/ia64/hpux.h
>>>> --- a/gcc/config/ia64/hpux.h
>>>> +++ b/gcc/config/ia64/hpux.h
>>>> @@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ do {
>>>> \
>>>> #undef ASM_EXTRA_SPEC
>>>> #define ASM_EXTRA_SPEC "%{milp32:-milp32} %{mlp64:-mlp64}"
>>>>
>>>> -#ifndef USE_GAS
>>>> -#define AS_NEEDS_DASH_FOR_PIPED_INPUT
>>>> -#endif
>>>> -
>>>> #ifndef CROSS_DIRECTORY_STRUCTURE
>>>> #undef MD_EXEC_PREFIX
>>>> #define MD_EXEC_PREFIX "/usr/ccs/bin/"
>>>
>>> I don't think this is strictly correct. One can generate code for the Intel
>>> assembler using
>>> the -mno-gnu-as option (TARGET_GNU_AS). But the behavior of the gcc driver
>>> program currently
>>> is hard coded depending on whether AS_NEEDS_DASH_FOR_PIPED_INPUT is defined
>>> or not. I think
>>> the proper fix would be to update the AS_NEEDS_DASH_FOR_PIPED_INPUT define
>>> so it can depend
>>> on an option.
>>>
>>> The need for a dash isn't obvious from the HP man page but I guess Joseph
>>> found it was needed
>>> for the non-GNU assemble on ia64-hpux.
>>
>> sorry I missed that. I only read the hardcoded MASK_GNU_AS in
>> config.gcc, not realizing that this can be changed at runtime.
>>
>> I'll change USE_GAS to HAVE_GNU as then. However, the former wouldn't
>> have been defined before: usegas.h wasn't included for this target.
>
> That's would be fine.
ok, thanks. With that change and Ian's approval of the gospec.cc part,
I've committed the revised patch. The config.gcc uses of usegas.h for
various powerpc targets are now useless since no USE_GAS references are
left.
Rainer
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