When reading string arguments for the assembler's string directives treat space separated strings as a single entity.

	* read.c (stringer): Treat space separated, quote enclosed strings
	as a single string.
	* doc/as.texi (asciz): Mention this behaviour in the description
	of the asciz directive.
	* testsuite/gas/all/asciz.s: New test.
	* testsuite/gas/all/asciz.d: New test driver.
	* testsuite/gas/all/gas.exp: Run the new test.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gas/read.c b/gas/read.c
index 7fd9af0..9ba61cd 100644
--- a/gas/read.c
+++ b/gas/read.c
@@ -5468,6 +5468,11 @@ stringer (int bits_appendzero)
 	  while (is_a_char (c = next_char_of_string ()))
 	    stringer_append_char (c, bitsize);
 
+	  /* Treat "a" "b" as "ab".  Even if we are appending zeros.  */
+	  SKIP_ALL_WHITESPACE ();
+	  if (*input_line_pointer == '"')
+	    break;
+
 	  if (append_zero)
 	    stringer_append_char (0, bitsize);