> Alan Coopersmith wrote:
> > Peter Memishian wrote:
> >> - changes in [Unstable] output formatting
> >>
> >> we propose Patch binding.
> >
> > Are the changes in output formatting backwards compatible?
> > Otherwise, Unstable means "won't change in a Patch release".
>
> Hi Alan,
>
> There are two minor changes. Quoting from PSARC/2005/673:
>
> 1. Jump targets are displayed consistently across platforms.
> Previously the SPARC disassembler would display targets as:
>
> 40 00 47 70 call snprintf
>
> While x86 would display them as:
>
> e8 b9 d6 ff ff call -0x2942 <snprintf>
>
> The disassembler has been unified to display the "offset
> <symbol>" form, as this provides more information and is
> consistent with the MDB disassembler.
>
> 2. The second change is to wrap long instructions across multiple
> lines in order to keep the disassembly aligned consistently.
> This only affects x86 disassembly...
I suspect this is a case where Not-an-Interface would have been
chosen if it had existed at the time.
Gary..
