Hi Boh Yap, thanks for the info!
> .and $ ls /usr/libexec/gcc/darwin/ shows: > i386/ ppc/ ppc64/ x86_64/ So this looks quite promising :-) > 2. In Apple's Developer Docs they admit its not updated... > ... > ..and in the addressing mode chapter, it doesn't mention 64 bit > registers for i386. I see. > but the assembler has an 'arch' flag, and there is a 'x86-64' version > of the assemble in /usr/libexec/gcc/darwin/x86_64/as, whatever that > means. > ... > ..so perhaps all that's needed is to set the 'arch' flag? Again, this gives hope. > 3. >'...The Makefile in the "src64/" directory is already prepared for > "Darwin" > > Yes its there but running 'make' gives this error: > make: *** No rule to make target `sys/darwin.code.l', needed by > `x86-64.darwin.base.s'. Stop. OK, this is all right. There are two system-dependent files required: src64/sys/darwin.defs.l src64/sys/darwin.code.l For a first try, we might just make copies of the existing "linux.defs.l" and "linux.code.l", and modify them later. What do you think? Would you dare to try that? What I would like to know first of all is whether that assembler really understands the 64-bit instructions, and whether it is compatible with the GNU assembler distributed with Linux. > PS > I apologize for being really ignorant about all this, a misspent > youth, too much with high level languages I guess.... ;-) It is never too late :-) Many thanks! Cheers, - Alex -- UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
