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diff --git a/gas/doc/internals.texi b/gas/doc/internals.texi index c9d2497..fb3dc6b 100644 --- a/gas/doc/internals.texi +++ b/gas/doc/internals.texi @@ -773,6 +773,12 @@ variable. Normally the default value of @samp{generic} is fine. The configuration process will create a file named @file{targ-env.h} in the build directory which includes @file{te-@var{em}.h}. +There is a special case for COFF. For historical reason, the GNU COFF +assembler doesn't follow the documented behavior on certain debug symbols for +the compatibility with other COFF assemblers. A port can define +@code{STRICTCOFF} in the configure script to make the GNU COFF assembler +to follow the documented behavior. + Porting GAS to a new CPU requires writing the @file{tc-@var{CPU}} files. Porting GAS to a new object file format requires writing the @file{obj-@var{fmt}} files. There is sometimes some interaction between these |