[{"id":3684398,"web_url":"http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/comment/3684398/","msgid":"","list_archive_url":null,"date":"2026-04-30T03:27:55","subject":"Re: [PATCH 2/6] build: Remove $gas","submitter":{"id":74283,"url":"http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/people/74283/","name":"Alexandre Oliva","email":"oliva@gnu.org"},"content":"On Apr 29, 2026, Rainer Orth wrote:\n\n> * The check in configure.ac to require gas on mips*-*-*, loongarch*-*,\n> and *-*-hpux* can be done unconditionally.\n\nThis makes me a little worried that we will error out in cases we didn't\nbecause the targets set gas=yes as a given. No biggie, one can always\nuse a configure flag to work around that, but it makes me wonder if\ndropping that prior knowledge is really desirable.\n\nNo objections, though.\n\n> \tgcc:\n> \t* config.gcc (target_cpu_defaults): Always add\n> \tMASK_GNU_AS.\n> \t: Likewise.\n> \t (target_cpu_default2): Always add MASK_GAS.\n> \t(gas): Remove.\n> \t* acinclude.m4 (gcc_GAS_FLAGS): Check solaris_as instead of gas.\n> \t* configure.ac: Don't set gas.\n> \t* configure: Regenerate.\n\nLGTM, thanks,","headers":{"Return-Path":"","X-Original-To":["incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org","gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org"],"Delivered-To":["patchwork-incoming@legolas.ozlabs.org","gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org"],"Authentication-Results":["legolas.ozlabs.org;\n spf=pass (sender SPF authorized) smtp.mailfrom=gcc.gnu.org\n (client-ip=2620:52:6:3111::32; helo=vm01.sourceware.org;\n envelope-from=gcc-patches-bounces~incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@gcc.gnu.org;\n receiver=patchwork.ozlabs.org)","sourceware.org;\n dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=gnu.org","sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=gnu.org","server2.sourceware.org;\n arc=none smtp.remote-ip=209.51.188.92"],"Received":["from vm01.sourceware.org (vm01.sourceware.org\n [IPv6:2620:52:6:3111::32])\n\t(using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)\n\t key-exchange x25519 server-signature ECDSA (secp384r1) server-digest SHA384)\n\t(No client certificate requested)\n\tby legolas.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4g5flb6fkDz1yHv\n\tfor ; Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:28:41 +1000 (AEST)","from vm01.sourceware.org (localhost [127.0.0.1])\n\tby sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D79E4A9BE7F\n\tfor ; Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:28:37 +0000 (GMT)","from eggs.gnu.org (eggs.gnu.org [209.51.188.92])\n by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E977C4B9208C\n for ; Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:28:10 +0000 (GMT)","from linux-libre.fsfla.org ([2001:470:142:5::54] helo=free.home)\n by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256)\n (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from )\n id 1wII4O-0000Jj-M3; Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:28:09 -0400","from livre (livre.home [172.31.160.2])\n by free.home (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPS id 63U3Rt7b242056\n (version=TLSv1.3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT);\n Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:27:56 -0300"],"DKIM-Filter":["OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 3D79E4A9BE7F","OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org E977C4B9208C"],"DMARC-Filter":"OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org E977C4B9208C","ARC-Filter":"OpenARC Filter v1.0.0 sourceware.org E977C4B9208C","ARC-Seal":"i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1777519691; cv=none;\n b=DIhCwD5YYO+nzwaGXRPygFDP7HoXQQF2ruRG7++gibTmWw/faBjk6KfMN7DMPir7S1x/1QVZJD2S1JLxR2bkkpdxmapsL2WLB94knD9Vj7c9VRW7uYmdv5N8AqcsTYyJveQJQnFemt5+0o4GVZFR5blVbC8MkJUPj7cZjwDcN28=","ARC-Message-Signature":"i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key;\n t=1777519691; c=relaxed/simple;\n bh=VA6qXqF7vQ1vRgdLYDm133VD5XE1bxNSK4fy29bc0PU=;\n h=From:To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version;\n b=uOT0mppscf692UE8DkJPPl6OPnO683Ic1dmBfKzo27pAHewvN4oiXOISnKEOu2cFMsNH/C3v9lZa+c3p1TGF3apRHuCxvzQyycoCL1Ve3/sm1mMdlbBa3NGiXiW+v8vl/SxfMjiRsJrnQrw5gMp3vjRhK/eIF34S9VQDp572AZc=","ARC-Authentication-Results":"i=1; server2.sourceware.org","From":"Alexandre Oliva ","To":"Rainer Orth ","Cc":"gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org, Douglas Rupp ,\n Tristan Gingold ","Subject":"Re: [PATCH 2/6] build: Remove $gas","Organization":"Free thinker, not speaking for the GNU Project","References":"","Date":"Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:27:55 -0300","In-Reply-To":" (Rainer Orth's message\n of \"Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:01:33 +0200\")","Message-ID":"","User-Agent":"Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux)","MIME-Version":"1.0","Content-Type":"text/plain","X-Scanned-By":"MIMEDefang 2.84","X-BeenThere":"gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org","X-Mailman-Version":"2.1.30","Precedence":"list","List-Id":"Gcc-patches mailing list ","List-Unsubscribe":",\n ","List-Archive":"","List-Post":"","List-Help":"","List-Subscribe":",\n ","Errors-To":"gcc-patches-bounces~incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@gcc.gnu.org"}},{"id":3684548,"web_url":"http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/comment/3684548/","msgid":"","list_archive_url":null,"date":"2026-04-30T09:06:27","subject":"Re: [PATCH 2/6] build: Remove $gas","submitter":{"id":4362,"url":"http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/people/4362/","name":"Rainer Orth","email":"ro@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE"},"content":"Hi Alex,\n\n> On Apr 29, 2026, Rainer Orth wrote:\n>\n>> * The check in configure.ac to require gas on mips*-*-*, loongarch*-*,\n>> and *-*-hpux* can be done unconditionally.\n>\n> This makes me a little worried that we will error out in cases we didn't\n> because the targets set gas=yes as a given. No biggie, one can always\n> use a configure flag to work around that, but it makes me wonder if\n> dropping that prior knowledge is really desirable.\n\nright, but the premise of this series is that every system that supports\nnon-gas assemblers will have to deal with this itself. While I'm not\naware of any for those targets, we will know soon enough if so.\nAlternatively, I could Cc the target maintainers for confirmation.\n\n> No objections, though.\n\nThanks.\n\n\tRainer","headers":{"Return-Path":"","X-Original-To":["incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org","gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org"],"Delivered-To":["patchwork-incoming@legolas.ozlabs.org","gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org"],"Authentication-Results":["legolas.ozlabs.org;\n\tdkim=pass (2048-bit key;\n unprotected) header.d=cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de header.i=@cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de\n header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=20200306 header.b=Ea/a95DL;\n\tdkim-atps=neutral","legolas.ozlabs.org;\n spf=pass (sender SPF authorized) smtp.mailfrom=gcc.gnu.org\n (client-ip=2620:52:6:3111::32; helo=vm01.sourceware.org;\n envelope-from=gcc-patches-bounces~incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@gcc.gnu.org;\n receiver=patchwork.ozlabs.org)","sourceware.org;\n\tdkim=pass (2048-bit key,\n unprotected) header.d=cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de header.i=@cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de\n header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=20200306 header.b=Ea/a95DL","sourceware.org; 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