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I have another question concerning installing gcc-2.1 on my HP9000/300.
There is another paragraph in the INSTALL file that seems a bit misleading.
Here it is:

>       On certain systems, you must specify whether you want GNU CC
>    to work with the usual compilation tools or with the GNU
>    compilation tools (including GAS).  Use the `--gas' argument when
>    you run `configure', if you want to use the GNU tools.  The
>    systems were this makes a difference are `i386-ANYTHING-sysv',
>    `i860-ANYTHING-bsd', `m68k-hp-hpux', `m68k-sony-bsd',
>    `m68k-altos-sysv', `m68000-hp-hpux', and `m68000-att-sysv'.  On
>    any other system, `--gas' has no effect.

              ...stuff deleted...

>   `m68k-hp-hpux'
>         HP 9000 series 300 or 400 running HP-UX.  HP-UX version 8.0
>         has a bug in the assembler that prevents compilation of GNU
>         CC.  To fix it, get patch PHCO_0800 from HP.
>
>         In addition, `--gas' does not currently work with this
>         configuration.  Changes in HP-UX have broken the library
>         conversion tool and the linker.

The first paragraph states that for my machine type (i.e., m68k-hp-hpux)
the --gas argument will make a difference.  Then later on in the file
it states that --gas does not work for this configuration.  What is the
story?  Will I be able to debug without GAS?  What else does this affect?
Is anyone using GAS and/or gdb?  If so, what version(s)?  Any comments
would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jeff Talbert
talb@bones.caedm.byu.edu