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authorRob Pike <r@golang.org>2014-04-15 16:27:48 -0700
committerRob Pike <r@golang.org>2014-04-15 16:27:48 -0700
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doc/asm.html: remove mention of 6l -a
Also make it clear this is not a complete description of all features. Fixes #7790. LGTM=bradfitz R=golang-codereviews, bradfitz CC=golang-codereviews https://golang.org/cl/88300044
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@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
<p>
This document is a quick outline of the unusual form of assembly language used by the <code>gc</code>
suite of Go compilers (<code>6g</code>, <code>8g</code>, etc.).
-It is based on the input to the Plan 9 assemblers, which is documented in detail
+The document is not comprehensive.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The assembler is based on the input to the Plan 9 assemblers, which is documented in detail
<a href="http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/doc/asm.html">on the Plan 9 site</a>.
If you plan to write assembly language, you should read that document although much of it is Plan 9-specific.
This document provides a summary of the syntax and
@@ -70,6 +74,8 @@ The <code>FUNCDATA</code> and <code>PCDATA</code> directives contain information
for use by the garbage collector; they are introduced by the compiler.
</p>
+<!-- Commenting out because the feature is gone but it's popular and may come back.
+
<p>
To see what gets put in the binary after linking, add the <code>-a</code> flag to the linker:
</p>
@@ -98,6 +104,7 @@ codeblk [0x2000,0x1d059) at offset 0x1000
...
</pre>
+-->
<h3 id="symbols">Symbols</h3>