#485: AdjustorAsm.S doesn't build on AIX -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: jgoerzen | Owner: Type: bug | Status: patch Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.0.1 Component: Runtime System | Version: 6.4.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: AIX | Architecture: Type of failure: Building GHC | Unknown/Multiple failed | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): phab:D2029 Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by Herbert Valerio Riedel <hvr@…>): In [changeset:"343349df1f19f21899818d647bf570e489d0cf8f/ghc" 343349d/ghc]: {{{ #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc" revision="343349df1f19f21899818d647bf570e489d0cf8f" Avoid local label syntax for assembler on AIX Unfortunately (for inline `__asm__()` uses), IBM's `as` doesn't seem to support local labels[1] like GNU `as` does so we need to workaround this when on AIX. [1]: https://sourceware.org/binutils/docs/as/Symbol-Names.html#Symbol- Names Turns out this also addresses the long-standing bug #485 Reviewed By: bgamari, trommler Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D2029 }}} -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/485#comment:13> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler