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Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 12:16:38 +0100
From: Giuliano Pochini <pochini@denise.shiny.it>
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Subject: Re: RS6000 to G4 assembly changes
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> I am trying to compile a compiler used by my university for my linuxppc
> machine. The compiler supports various architecture including rs6000 and i
> 386 linux.

gcc ?

> By my limited understanding, rs6000 assembler is very similar to powerpc
> assembler

RS6000 computers use PowerPC processors. I don't know if Power processors
(64 bit version of ppc) are supported.


> Anyway, in attempting to compile
> this, gcc complains about an unrecognized opcode movl.

"movl" is an x86 opcode. ppc have l* and st*.

Bye.


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