1 2011-06-30 Paul Carroll <pcarroll@codesourcery.com>
3 * config/tc-arm.c (do_t_add_sub): Only allow LSL shifts of less
6 2011-06-30 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
9 * config/tc-arm.c (BAD_RANGE): New error message define.
10 (md_apply_fix): Use it.
11 Fix range check for thumb branch instructions.
13 2011-06-29 Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
15 * config/tc-mips.c (append_method): New enum.
16 (can_swap_branch_p, get_append_method): New functions.
17 (append_insn): Use get_append_method to decide how the instruction
20 2011-06-29 Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
22 * config/tc-mips.c (append_insn): Remove bogus goto.
24 2011-06-29 Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
26 * config/tc-mips.c (append_insn): Always clear the history after an
29 2011-06-29 Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
31 * config/tc-mips.c (find_altered_mips16_opcode): New function.
32 (append_insn): Use it.
34 2011-06-29 Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
36 * config/tc-mips.c (insn_uses_reg): Delete.
37 (gpr_read_mask, gpr_write_mask): New functions.
38 (fpr_read_mask, fpr_write_mask): Likewise.
39 (insns_between, nops_for_vr4130, append_insn): Use them.
41 2011-06-29 Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
43 * config/tc-mips.c (md_mips_end): Call mips_emit_delays.
45 2011-06-29 Dave Martin <dave.martin@linaro.org>
48 * config/tc-arm.c (mapping_state): When changing to ARM or THUMB
49 state set the minimum required alignment of the section.
51 2011-06-29 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
53 * config/tc-i386.c (i386_mach): Convert to ISO-C.
54 (md_begin, pe_directive_secrel, md_estimate_size_before_relax): Ditto.
55 (md_convert_frag, md_apply_fix, md_undefined_symbol): Ditto.
56 (md_section_align, tc_gen_reloc): Ditto.
58 2011-06-28 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
60 * config/tc-alpha.c (s_alpha_pdesc): Fix indentation. Do not
63 2011-06-28 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
65 * config/tc-alpha.c (load_expression): Use alloca instead of xmalloc.
67 (tc_gen_reloc): Ditto.
69 2011-06-28 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
71 * config/tc-alpha.c (alpha_evax_proc_hash): Remove.
72 (alpha_evax_proc_data): New variable.
73 (s_alpha_ent): Prevent nested function. Remove has_insert call.
74 (s_alpha_pdesc): Do not call demand_empty_rest_of_line in case of
75 error. Do not search in the hash table. Check if match with .ent.
76 (s_alpha_name): Remove unused variable.
77 (md_begin): Remove initialization of alpha_evax_proc_hash.
79 2011-06-27 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
81 * config/tc-alpha.c (add_to_link_pool): Remove basesym parameter.
82 Locally declare basesym. Add comments. Do not set literal_pool_size.
83 (load_expression): Adjust call to add_to_link_pool.
84 (s_alpha_pdesc): Define pdesc symbol using dot.
85 Do not set literal_pool_size.
86 (s_alpha_end): Use NULL instead of 0.
88 2011-06-27 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
90 * config/obj-evax.c (evax_frob_file_before_adjust): Add comments.
92 * config/obj-evax.h (struct alpha_linkage_fixups): Remove seg
94 (obj_symbol_type, object_headers, OBJ_SYMFIELD_TYPE): Remove
96 2011-06-26 Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
98 * config/tc-mips.c (fix_24k_record_store_info): If the previous
99 instruction was a store, and the next instructions are unknown,
102 2011-06-25 Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
105 * config/tc-mips.c (nops_for_vr4130, nops_for_24k, nops_for_insn)
106 (nops_for_sequence, nops_for_insn_or_target): Add ignore parameters.
107 (mips_emit_delays, start_noreorder): Update accordingly.
108 (append_insn): Likewise. Revert original fix for this PR
109 and use the ignore parameter instead.
111 2011-06-24 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
114 * config/obj-evax.c (evax_frob_symbol): Use as_bad instead of abort.
116 2011-06-24 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
118 * config/tc-alpha.c (add_to_link_pool): Remove useless offset
121 2011-06-23 Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
124 * config/tc-mips.c (append_insn): Only consider hazards between the
125 pre-noreorder block and ip.
127 2011-06-21 Sameera Deshpande <sameera.deshpande@arm.com>
129 * config/tc-arm.c (vfp_conv): Add check on range of immediate operand
130 in vcvt instruction between floating-point and fixed-point.
131 (operand_parse_code): Add "OP_oI32z".
132 (parse_operands): OP_oI32z case added.
134 2011-06-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
136 * configure.tgt: Revert x32 change.
138 2011-06-20 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
140 * doc/Makefile.am: (CPU_DOCS): Add c-xstormy16.texi.
141 * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
142 * doc/all.texi: Set XSTORMY16.
143 * doc/c-xstormy16.texi: New file.
145 2011-06-19 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
147 * configure.tgt: Support x32.
149 2011-06-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
151 * NEWS: Mention addition of TILEPRO and TIKE-Gx support.
153 2011-06-14 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
155 * config/tc-ppc.h (struct ppc_tc_sy): Complete comment on within.
156 (tc_new_dot_label): Define.
157 (ppc_new_dot_label): Declare.
158 * config/tc-ppc.c (ppc_frob_label): Set within target field.
159 (ppc_fix_adjustable): Use this field to adjust the reloc.
160 (ppc_new_dot_label): New function.
162 2011-06-14 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
164 * po/POTFILES.in: Regenerate.
166 2011-06-13 Walter Lee <walt@tilera.com>
168 * Makefile.am (TARGET_CPU_CFILES): Add config/tc-tilegx.c and
170 (TARGET_CPU_HFILES): Add config/tc-tilegx.h and
172 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
173 * configure.tgt (tilepro-*-*): New.
174 (tilegx-*-*): Likewise.
175 * config/tc-tilegx.c: New file.
176 * config/tc-tilegx.h: Likewise.
177 * config/tc-tilepro.h: Likewise.
178 * config/tc-tilepro.c: Likewise.
179 * doc/Makefile.am (CPU_DOCS): Add c-tilegx.texi and
181 * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
182 * doc/all.texi (TILEGX): Define.
184 * doc/as.texinfo: Add Tile-Gx and TILEPro documentation. Include
185 c-tilegx.texi and c-tilepro.texi.
186 * doc/c-tilegx.texi: New.
187 * doc/c-tilepro.texi: New.
189 2011-06-13 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
192 * config/tc-arm.c (do_shift): Do not allow shift operations at the
193 end of a register based shift insn.
194 (do_t_shift): Likewise.
196 2011-06-13 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
198 * config/tc-score.c (s3_my_get_expression): Delete unused local
200 (s3_do_ldst_insn): Delete unused local variable 'strbak'.
201 (s3_do16_ldst_insn): Delete unused local variable 'temp'.
202 (s3_do_macro_bcmp): Zero inst_expand array.
203 (s3_do_macro_bcmpz): Likewise.
204 (s3_s_score_end): Delete unused local variable 'dot'.
205 (s3_gen_reloc): Delete unused local variables 'f', 's', and 'e'.
206 * config/tc-score7.c (s7_my_get_expression): Delete unused local
208 (s7_do_ldst_insn): Delete unused local variable 'strbak'.
209 (s7_b32_relax_to_b16): Delete unused local variables 'r_old' and
211 (s7_s_score_end): Delete unused local variable 'dot'.
212 (s7_relax_frag): Delete unused local variable 'relax_size'.
213 (s7_gen_reloc): Delete unused local variables 'f', 's', and 'e'.
215 2011-06-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
217 AVX Programming Reference (June, 2011)
218 * config/tc-i386.c (i386_error): Add invalid_vsib_address and
219 unsupported_vector_index_register.
220 (cpu_arch): Add .avx2, .bmi2, .lzcnt and .invpcid.
221 (check_VecOperands): New.
222 (match_template): Call check_VecOperands. Handle
223 invalid_vsib_address and unsupported_vector_index_register.
224 (build_modrm_byte): Support VecSIB. Check register-only source
225 operand when two source operands are swapped.
226 (i386_index_check): Allow Xmm/Ymm index registers.
228 * doc/c-i386.texi: Document avx2/.avx2, bmi2/.bmi2, lzcnt/.lzcnt
229 and invpcid./invpcid.
231 2011-06-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
234 * config/tc-cr16.c (tc_gen_reloc): Remove unused local variable
236 (check_cinv_options): Remove unused local variables. Make
238 (md_assemble): Remove unused local variable.
240 2011-06-09 James Greenhalgh <james.greenhalgh@arm.com>
242 * config/tc-arm.c (do_ldrd): Warn in unpredictable cases.
244 2011-06-03 Arnaud Patard <arnaud.patard@rtp-net.org>
247 * config/tc-arm.c (parse_psr): Set m_profile to false when
248 assembling for any architecture.
250 2011-06-02 Jie Zhang jie@codesourcery.com
251 Nathan Sidwell nathan@codesourcery.com
253 * config/tc-arm.c (parse_address_main): Handle -0 offsets.
254 (encode_arm_addr_mode_2): Set default sign of zero here ...
255 (encode_arm_addr_mode_3): ... and here.
256 (encode_arm_cp_address): ... and here.
257 (md_apply_fix): Use default sign of zero here.
259 2011-06-02 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
261 * as.c: Fix spelling typo.
263 * config/tc-ppc.c: Likewise.
264 * po/gas.pit: Regenerate.
266 2011-05-31 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
268 * config/tc-arm.c (arm_cpus): Add Cortex-R5.
269 (arm_extensions): Allow idiv on ARMv7-R.
270 * doc/c-arm.text: Update idiv extension restrictions.
272 2011-05-31 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
274 * config/tc-arm.c (arm_force_relocation): Resolve all pc-relative
277 2011-05-31 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
279 * config/tc-arm.c (do_t_branch): Avoid relaxing branches to constant
282 2011-05-31 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
283 Nathan Sidwell <nathan@codesourcery.com>
285 * config/tc-arm.c (fix_new_arm): Create an absolute symbol for
286 pc-relative fixes to constants.
287 * config/tc-arm.h (TC_FORCE_RELOCATATION_ABS): Define.
289 2011-05-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
291 * config/tc-s390.c (md_begin): Remove unused variable dup_insn.
293 2011-05-24 Andreas Krebbel <Andreas.Krebbel@de.ibm.com>
295 * config/tc-s390.c (md_gather_operands): Fix check for floating
296 register pair operands.
298 2011-05-24 Andreas Krebbel <Andreas.Krebbel@de.ibm.com>
300 * config/tc-s390.c (md_gather_operands): Emit an error for odd
301 numbered registers used as register pair operand.
303 2011-05-23 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
305 * config/tc-v850.h (TC_FX_SIZE_SLACK): Define.
307 2011-05-20 Bernd Schmidt <bernds@codesourcery.com>
309 * config/tc-tic6x.c (tic6x_operators): Add "pcr_offset".
310 (tic6x_parse_name): Handle it.
311 (tic6x_fix_new_exp): Handle O_pcr_offset.
312 (tic6x_fix_adjustable): Return 0 for the new relocs.
313 (md_apply_fix): Handle them.
314 (tc_gen_reloc): Likewise.
315 * config/tc-tic6x.h (tic6x_fix_info): Add a fix_subsy member.
317 2011-05-18 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
320 * config/tc-tic30.c (ordinal_names): Allow translation of the
323 2011-05-18 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
325 * config/tc-arm.c (s_unreq): Reword warning message to make it
327 * config/tc-ia64.c (md_show_usage): Add note for translators.
328 * configure.in (ALL_LINGUAS): Add "fi".
329 * configure: Regenerate.
331 2011-05-18 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
333 * config/tc-ppc.h (ppc_tc_sy): Reorder fields.
334 Put size into an union with dw.
335 (OBJ_COPY_SYMBOL_ATTRIBUTES): Adjust.
336 (ppc_xcoff_end): Declare.
338 * config/tc-ppc.c: Add includes for xcoff.
339 (ppc_dwsect): New function.
340 (md_pseudo_table): Add dwsect.
341 (struct dw_subsection): New.
343 (ppc_change_debug_section): New function.
344 (ppc_xcoff_end): Ditto.
345 (ppc_function): Adjust for ppc_tc_sy.
346 (ppc_symbol_new_hook): Ditto.
347 (ppc_frob_symbol): Ditto.
348 (ppc_frob_section): Do not set vma for debug sections.
349 (ppc_fix_adjustable): Return true for debug sections.
350 * config/obj-coff.c: Add includes for xcoff.
351 (coff_frob_section): Handle dwarf section.
353 2011-05-17 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
355 * po/fi.po: New Finnish translation.
356 * po/fr.po: Updated French translation.
358 * config/tc-m32r.c (md_show_usage): Fix typos in descriptions.
359 * config/tc-mt.c (md_assemble): Fix typos in warning messages.
360 * cond.c (s_else): Fix typos in error messages.
361 * config/tc-pj.c (md_assemble): Fix typo in error message.
363 2011-05-16 Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp@axis.com>
365 * config/tc-cris.c (md_parse_option) <OPTION_PIC>: Error if not
367 (md_show_usage): Only mention --pic if the assembler can generate
369 * doc/c-cris.texi (CRIS-Opt): Mention that generating ELF is a
370 prerequisite for --pic being a valid option.
372 2011-05-13 Frederic Marchal <fmarchal@perso.be>
375 * config/tc-v850.c (parse_register_list): Correct error string.
377 2011-05-12 Quentin Neill <quentin.neill@amd.com>
379 * config/tc-i386.c (cpu_arch): Rename PROCESSOR_BDVER1 to PROCESSOR_BD.
380 (i386_align_code): Ditto
382 2011-05-12 Matthew Gretton-Dann <matthew.gretton-dann@arm.com>
385 * config/tc-arm.c (parse_big_immediate): Fix parsing of 64-bit
386 immediates on 32-bit hosts.
388 2011-05-10 Quentin Neill <quentin.neill@amd.com>
390 * config/tc-i386.c (cpu_arch): Add bdver2 and rename
391 PROCESSOR_BDVER1 to PROCESSOR_BDVER.
392 (i386_align_code): Rename PROCESSOR_BDVER1.
393 (processor_type): Ditto.
394 * doc/c-i386.texi: Add bdver2.
396 2011-05-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
398 * dw2gencfi.c (tc_cfi_endproc): Avoid "set but not used" error.
400 2011-05-09 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
402 * config/tc-tic6x.c (streq): Define.
403 (tic6x_get_unwind): New.
404 (s_tic6x_cantunwind, s_tic6x_handlerdata, s_tic6x_endp,
405 s_tic6x_personalityindex, s_tic6x_personality): New functions.
406 (md_pseudo_table): Add "endp", "handlerdata", "personalityindex",
407 "personality" and "cantunwind".
408 (tic6x_regname_to_dw2regnum, tic6x_frame_initial_instructions,
409 tic6x_start_unwind_section, tic6x_unwind_frame_regs,
410 tic6x_pop_rts_offset_little, tic6x_pop_rts_offset_big,
411 tic6x_unwind_reg_from_dwarf, tic6x_flush_unwind_word,
412 tic6x_unwind_byte, tic6x_unwind_2byte, tic6x_unwind_uleb,
413 tic6x_cfi_startproc, output_exidx_entry, tic6x_output_unwinding,
414 tic6x_cfi_endproc): New.
415 * config/tc-tic6x.h (TIC6X_NUM_UNWIND_REGS): Define.
416 (tic6x_unwind_info): New.
417 (tic6x_segment_info_type): Add marked_pr_dependency, unwind and
419 (TARGET_USE_CFIPOP, tc_regname_to_dw2regnum,
420 tc_cfi_frame_initial_instructions, DWARF2_DEFAULT_RETURN_COLUMN,
421 DWARF2_CIE_DATA_ALIGNMENT, tc_cfi_startproc, tc_cfi_endproc,
422 tc_cfi_section_name): Define.
423 * doc/c-tic6x.texi: Document new unwinding directives.
424 * dw2gencfi.c (tc_cfi_startproc, tc_cfi_endproc): Add default
426 (cfi_insn_data, fde_entry, CFI_adjust_cfa_offset, CFI_return_column,
427 CFI_rel_offset, CFI_escape, CFI_signal_frame, CFI_val_encoded_addr):
429 (CFI_EMIT_target): Define.
430 (dot_cfi_sections): Check tc_cfi_section_name.
431 (dot_cfi_startproc): Use tc_cfi_startproc.
432 (dot_cfi_endproc): Use tc_cfi_endproc.
433 * dw2gencfi.h (cfi_insn_data, fde_entry, CFI_adjust_cfa_offset,
434 CFI_return_column, CFI_rel_offset, CFI_escape, CFI_signal_frame,
435 CFI_val_encoded_addr): Move to here from dw2gencfi.c.
437 2011-05-07 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
439 * dw2gencfi.c (CUR_SEG, SET_CUR_SEG, HANDLED, SET_HANDLED): Define.
440 Use throughout in place of #if SUPPORT_FRAME_LINKONCE.
441 (struct fde_entry): Rename cseg to cur_seg.
442 (cfi_change_reg_numbers): Remove ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED.
443 (get_cfi_seg): Likewise. Use if (SUPPORT_FRAME_LINKONCE) rather
444 that #if SUPPORT_FRAME_LINKONCE.
445 (cfi_finish): Likewise.
447 2011-05-06 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
449 * read.c (s_comm_internal): Remove code for OBJ_VMS.
452 * write.c (write_object_file): Ditto.
453 * symbols.c (define_sym_at_dot): Ditto.
456 2011-05-05 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
458 * dw2gencfi.c (SUPPORT_FRAME_LINKONCE): Define. Use throughout
459 file to conditionally compile code added 2011-04-26.
460 (cfi_change_reg_numbers): Add ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED on params only used
461 when SUPPORT_FRAME_LINKONCE.
462 (get_cfi_seg): Likewise. Reintroduce old code for when not
463 SUPPORT_FRAME_LINKONCE.
464 (cfi_finish): Move get_cfi_seg calls out of loop when not
465 SUPPORT_FRAME_LINKONCE. Avoid unused var warning.
467 2011-05-03 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
469 * config/tc-tic6x.c (s_ehtype): New function.
470 (md_pseudo_table): Add "ehtype".
471 (tic6x_fix_adjustable, md_apply_fix): BFD_RELOC_C6000_EHTYPE.
472 * doc/c-tic6x.texi: Document .ehtype directive.
474 2011-04-26 Kai Tietz <ktietz@redhat.com>
476 * dw2gencfi.c (dwcfi_seg_list): New struct.
477 (dwcfi_hash): New static hash variable.
478 (get_debugseg_name): New.
479 (alloc_debugseg_item): New.
480 (make_debug_seg): New.
481 (dwcfi_hash_insert): New.
482 (dwcfi_hash_find): New.
483 (dwcfi_hash_find_or_make): New.
484 (cfi_insn_data): New member cur_seg.
485 (cie_entry): Likewise.
486 (fde_entry): New cseg and handled members.
487 (alloc_fde_entry): Initialize cseg member.
488 (alloc_cfi_insn_data): Initialize cur_seg member.
489 (dot_cfi_sections): Compare for beginning of
490 section names via strncmp.
492 (cfi_finish): Treat link-once sections.
493 (is_now_linkonce_segment): New local helper.
494 (output_cie): Ignore cie entries not member of current
496 (output_fde): Likewise.
497 (select_cie_for_fde): Likewise.
498 (cfi_change_reg_numbers): Add new argument for current segment
499 and ignore insn elements, if not part of current segment.
500 * ehopt.c (get_cie_info): Use strncmp for
501 section name matching.
502 (heck_eh_frame): Likewise.
504 2011-04-20 Catherine Moore <clm@codesourcery.com>
505 David Ung <davidu@mips.com>
507 * config/mips.c (mips_cl_insn): Add new field complete_p.
508 (create_insn): Initialize complete_p to zero.
510 (fix_24k_align_to): New.
511 (fix_24k_store_info): Declare.
513 (fix_24k_record_store_info): New.
515 (nops_for_insn): Call nops_for_24k.
516 (append_insn): Move O_constant expression handling.
518 2011-04-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
520 * hash.c (set_gas_hash_table_size): Use bfd_hash_set_default_size.
521 (hash_new_sized): New function, split out from..
524 2011-04-19 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
526 * config/tc-arm.c (v7m_psrs): Revert previous delta.
528 2011-04-18 Julian Brown <julian@codesourcery.com>
529 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
531 * config/tc-arm.c (parse_psr): Use selected_cpu not cpu_variant to
532 detect M-profile targets.
533 (do_t_swi): Exclude v7 and higher variants from arm_ext_os test.
534 (v7m_psrs): Fix typo: basepri_max should be basepri_mask.
536 2011-04-14 Andreas Krebbel <Andreas.Krebbel@de.ibm.com>
538 * config/tc-s390.c (s390_machine): New prototype.
539 (md_pseudo_table): New pseudo-op .machine.
540 (s390_opcode_hash): Initialize to NULL.
541 (s390_parse_cpu): New function.
542 (md_parse_option): Use s390_parse_cpu.
543 (s390_setup_opcodes): New function.
544 (md_begin): Use s390_setup_opcodes.
545 (s390_machine): New hook handling the new .machine pseudo.
547 * doc/c-s390.texi: Document the new pseudo op .machine.
549 2011-04-12 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
551 * config/tc-i386.c (i386_mach): Start error message with lower
553 (md_begin): Likewise.
554 (md_parse_option): Likewise.
555 (i386_target_format): Likewise.
556 (check_byte_reg): Likewise.
557 (check_long_reg): Likewise.
558 (check_qword_reg): Likewise.
559 (check_word_reg): Likewise.
561 2011-04-12 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
564 * config/tc-arm.c (relax_branch): Do not relax branches to
565 preemptable global symbols.
567 2011-04-11 Julian Brown <julian@codesourcery.com>
569 * config/tc-arm.c (parse_psr): Add LHS argument. Improve support
571 (operand_parse_code): Replace OP_PSR with OP_wPSR and OP_rPSR.
573 (parse_operands): Likewise.
574 (do_mrs): Tweak error message for constraint.
575 (do_t_mrs): Update constraints for changes to APSR support.
576 (do_t_msr): Likewise. Don't set PSR_f flag here.
577 (psrs): Remove "g", "nzcvq", "nzcvqg".
578 (insns): Tweak entries for msr and mrs instructions.
580 2011-04-11 Kai Tietz <ktietz@redhat.com>
582 * config/tc-i386.c (x86_cons): Initialize adjust with zero.
584 2011-04-11 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
586 * config/tc-i386.c (x86_cons): Define even for non-ELF targets.
587 * config/tc-i386.h (x86_cons): Always prototype.
589 * config/tc-cr16.c (getprocregp_image): Fix type of 'r' parameter
590 in order to avoid a compile time warning.
591 (getprocreg_image): Likewise.
593 2011-04-11 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
595 * config/tc-cr16.c (getprocreg_image): Correct range check.
596 (getprocregp_image): Likewise.
598 2011-04-06 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
600 * configure.tgt (strongarm*be, strongarm*b, strongarm*,
601 xscale*be|xscale*b, xscale*): Remove architectures.
602 (thumb-*-coff, thumb-*-rtems*, thumb-*-elf, thumb-epoc-pe,
603 thumb-*-pe, xscale-*-coff, xscale-*-elf): Remove targets.
605 2011-04-01 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
607 * config/tc-ia64.c (md_apply_fix): Add a cast to avoid a warning.
609 2011-03-31 Bernd Schmidt <bernds@codesourcery.com>
611 * config/tc-tic6x.c (sbss_section, scom_section, scom_symbol): New
613 (md_begin): Initialize them.
614 (s_tic6x_scomm): New static function.
615 (md_pseudo_table): Add "scomm".
616 (tc_gen_reloc): Really undo all adjustments made by
617 bfd_install_relocation.
618 * doc/c-tic6x.texi: Document the .scomm directive.
620 2011-03-31 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
622 * dwarf2dbg.c (DWARF2_VERSION): Define.
623 (out_debug_line): Use it.
624 (out_debug_aranges): Ditto.
625 (out_debug_info): Ditto.
626 * config/tc-ia64.h (DWARF2_VERSION): Override it.
628 2011-03-30 Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com>
630 * obj-elf.c (obj_elf_section): Free malloced name.
631 * macro.c (get_any_string): Free malloced br_buf.
632 (do_formals): Free 'formal'.
634 2011-03-30 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
636 * config/tc-ppc.c (ppc_frob_symbol): Convert stsym symbols value
637 to offset only if within is set.
638 (ppc_stabx): Reformat. For stsym stabs, add a check and set
639 within only for symbols.
641 2011-03-29 Richard Henderson <rth@redhat.com>
644 * config/tc-alpha.c (s_alpha_align): Don't auto-align a previous
645 label; zap alpha_insn_label.
647 2011-03-29 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
649 * config/tc-i386.c (handle_quad): Properly handle multiple
652 2011-03-29 Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
654 * config/bfin-parse.y (BYTEUNPACK): Return yyerror when dest
655 reg $2 is the same as dest reg $4.
657 2011-03-29 Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
659 * config/bfin-parse.y (BYTEOP16M): Return yyerror when dest
660 reg $2 is the same as dest reg $4.
662 2011-03-29 Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
664 * config/bfin-parse.y (BYTEOP16P): Return yyerror when dest
665 reg $2 is the same as dest reg $4.
667 2011-03-28 Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
669 * config/bfin-parse.y (16bit acc add): Return yyerror when dest
670 reg $1 is the same as dest reg $7.
672 2011-03-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
674 * config/tc-i386.c (handle_quad): New.
675 (md_pseudo_table): Add "quad".
677 2011-03-26 John Marino <binutils@marino.st>
679 * configure.tgt: Fix support for *-*-dragonfly*.
680 * config/tc-i386.c: define SVR4_COMMENT_CHARS for dragonfly.
681 * config/te-dragonfly.h: New file.
683 2011-03-24 Eric B. Weddington <eric.weddington@atmel.com>
685 * config/tc-avr.c (mcu_types): Add new devices: atmega325pa,
686 atmega3250pa, atmega3290pa, atmega16hvbrevb, atmega32hvbrevb,
688 * doc/c-avr.texi: Document new device names.
690 2011-03-24 Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
692 * config/bfin-parse.y (dual 32bit add/sub): Return yyerror when dest
693 reg $1 is the same as dest reg $7.
694 (quad 16bit add/sub): Return yyerror when dest reg $1 is the same as
697 2011-03-24 Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
699 * config/bfin-parse.y (check_macfuncs): Clarify error message when
700 P is mismatched. Check destination regno are off by one when P is
701 set, or are equal when P is not set.
703 2011-03-23 Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
705 * config/bfin-parse.y (SEARCH): Return yyerror when dest reg $2 is
706 the same as dest reg $4.
707 (BITMUX): Return yyerror when dest reg $3 is the same as dest reg $5.
709 2011-03-23 Eric B. Weddington <eric.weddington@atmel.com>
711 * config/tc-avr.c (mcu_types): Add new xmega devices: atxmega64a1u,
712 atxmega128a1u, atxmega16x1, atxmega32x1, atxmega128b1, atxmega256a3bu.
713 * doc/c-avr.texi: Document new device names.
715 2011-03-22 Eric B. Weddington <eric.weddington@atmel.com>
717 * config/tc-avr.c (struct avr_opcodes_s): Add opcode field.
718 (AVR_INSN): Change definition to match.
719 (avr_opcodes): Likewise, change to match.
720 (mcu_types): Add XMEGA architecture names and new XMEGA device names.
721 (md_show_usage): Add XMEGA architecture names.
722 (avr_operand): Add 'E' constraint for DES instruction of XMEGA devices.
723 Add support for SPM Z+ instruction.
724 * doc/c-avr.texi: Add documentation for XMEGA architectures and
727 2011-03-21 Eric B. Weddington <eric.weddington@atmel.com>
729 * config/tc-avr.c (md_show_usage): Add "Assembler" text to output.
731 2011-03-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
733 * config/obj-elf.c (elf_frob_symbol): Report S_SET_SIZE symbol
734 on .size expression errors rather than symbols in the size expression.
736 2011-03-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
738 * input-scrub.c (line_numberT): Delete.
739 (input_scrub_close): Reset line counters.
740 * messages.c (as_show_where): Don't print invalid line number.
741 (as_warn_internal, as_bad_internal): Likewise.
743 2011-03-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
745 * read.c (read_a_source_file): Remove md_after_pass_hook.
746 Move "quit" label before set of dot_symbol.
747 * config/tc-d10v.h (md_after_pass_hook): Don't define.
748 * config/tc-d30v.h (md_after_pass_hook): Likewise.
749 * config/tc-m32r.h (md_after_pass_hook): Likewise.
750 (md_cleanup): Define to call m32r_fill_insn.
752 2011-03-18 Andreas Krebbel <Andreas.Krebbel@de.ibm.com>
754 * config/tc-s390.c (md_parse_option): Add -march=all option which
755 switches to the highest available CPU.
757 2011-03-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
760 * expr.c (operand): Correct passing of "mode" to expr.
761 * read.c (do_org): Allow expr_section.
762 (get_known_segmented_expression): Don't assert anything about the
765 2011-03-16 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
767 * as.c (show_usage): Add --size-check=.
768 (parse_args): Add and handle OPTION_SIZE_CHECK.
770 * as.h (flag_size_check): New.
772 * config/obj-elf.c (elf_frob_symbol): Use as_bad to report
773 bad .size directive only for --size-check=error.
775 * doc/as.texinfo: Document --size-check=.
777 2011-03-14 Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
779 * config/tc-bfin.c (bfin_cpus[]): Add 0.4 for
780 bf542/bf544/bf547/bf548/bf549.
782 2011-03-14 Richard Sandiford <richard.sandiford@linaro.org>
784 * config/tc-arm.c (md_pcrel_from_section): Use S_FORCE_RELOC to
785 determine whether a relocation is needed.
786 (md_apply_fix, arm_apply_sym_value): Likewise.
788 2011-03-14 Richard Sandiford <richard.sandiford@linaro.org>
790 * config/tc-arm.c (arm_adjust_symtab): Set the branch type
793 2011-03-11 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
795 * remap.c (remap_debug_filename): Always allocate a buffer for the
797 * stabs.c (stabs_generate_asm_file): Free the pointer returned by
798 remap_debug_filename.
800 2011-03-10 Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com>
802 Revert the following change:
803 * dwarf2dbg.c (out_file_list): Free malloced 'dir'.
804 (out_debug_info): Free malloced 'dirname' and 'comp_dir'.
806 2011-03-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
808 * gas/config/obj-elf.h (ELF_TARGET_SYMBOL_FIELDS,
809 TARGET_SYMBOL_FIELDS): Don't define.
810 * gas/config/tc-arc.c (arc_common): Use correct symbol "local" field.
812 2011-03-09 Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com>
814 * dwarf2dbg.c (out_file_list): Free malloced 'dir'.
815 (out_debug_info): Free malloced 'dirname' and 'comp_dir'.
816 (emit_fixed_inc_line_addr): Assign instead of conditional in
819 2011-03-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
821 * config/obj-elf.c (elf_frob_symbol): Mention symbol name in
822 non-constant .size expression.
824 2011-03-02 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
826 * ecoff.c: Incldue filenames.h
828 2011-02-28 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
830 * depend.c (register_dependency): Use filename_(n)cmp.
831 * dwarf2dbg.c (get_filenum): Likewise.
832 * ecoff.c (add_file): Likewise.
833 (ecoff_generate_asm_lineno): Likewise.
834 * input-scrub.c (new_logical_line_flags): Likewise.
835 * listing.c (file_info): Likewise.
836 (listing_newline): Likewise.
837 * remap.c (remap_debug_filename): Likewise.
838 * stabs.c (generate_asm_file): Likewise.
839 (stabs_generate_asm_lineno): Likewise.
841 2011-02-28 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@codesourcery.com>
843 * config/tc-mips.c (append_insn): Disable branch relaxation for
846 2011-02-28 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@codesourcery.com>
848 * config/tc-mips.c (macro): Handle M_PREF_AB.
850 2011-02-28 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@codesourcery.com>
852 * config/tc-mips.c (RELAX_BRANCH_ENCODE): Encode the temporary
854 (RELAX_BRANCH_UNCOND): Adjust accordingly.
855 (RELAX_BRANCH_LIKELY): Likewise.
856 (RELAX_BRANCH_LINK): Likewise.
857 (RELAX_BRANCH_TOOFAR): Likewise.
858 (RELAX_BRANCH_AT): New macro.
859 (append_insn): Encode the temporary register to use in standard
860 MIPS branch relaxation.
861 (relaxed_branch_length): Update according to changes to
863 (md_convert_frag): Use the encoded register as the temporary.
865 2011-02-28 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@codesourcery.com>
867 * config/tc-mips.c (mips_fix_adjustable): On REL targets also
868 reject PC-relative relocations.
870 2011-02-28 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@codesourcery.com>
872 * config/tc-mips.c (md_convert_frag): Correct message
875 2011-02-28 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
877 * symbols.c (report_op_error): Remove unnecessary forward declaration.
878 Add "op" parameter. Report operator and operand segments in error
879 message, not operand symbols.
880 (resolve_symbol_value): Always set segment for equated symbols, not
881 just when finalizing. Adjust report_op_error calls.
883 2011-02-25 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
885 * config/tc-i386.c (reloc): Don't sign-check 4-byte relocations
886 if 64bit relocations aren't allowed.
888 2011-02-25 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
891 * config/obj-elf.c (elf_frob_symbol): Properly handle size expression.
893 2011-02-21 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@codesourcery.com>
895 * config/tc-mips.c (mips_ip) <'o'>: Remove duplicate
896 initialization of offset_reloc.
898 2011-02-15 Richard Henderson <rth@redhat.com>
900 * dw2gencfi.c (dot_cfi_dummy): New.
901 (cfi_pseudo_table) [!TARGET_USE_CFIPOP]: New.
902 * read.c (pobegin): Unconditionally call cfi_pop_insert.
904 2011-02-13 Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
906 * configure: Regenerate.
908 2011-02-13 Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
910 * config/bfin-lex.l (BYTEOP2M): Remove tokenization.
911 * config/bfin-parse.y (BYTEOP2M): Delete token.
912 (asm_1): Remove BYTEOP2M insn matching.
914 2011-02-12 Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
916 * config/bfin-defs.h: Include opcode/bfin.h.
917 (M_S2RND, M_T, M_W32, M_FU, M_TFU, M_IS, M_ISS2, M_IH, M_IU): Delete.
919 2011-02-11 Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
921 * doc/c-bfin.texi (Instruction Delimiting): Fix occur typo.
922 (Modify Registers): Fix subtracted typo.
923 (.byte2): Extend and swap descriptions with .byte4.
924 (.byte4): Extend and swap descriptions with .byte2.
925 (.db, .dw, .dd): Document behavior.
927 2011-02-11 Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
929 * config/bfin-parse.y (TESTSET): Reject REG_SP and REG_FP.
931 2011-02-11 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
933 * doc/c-ppc.texi (PowerPC-Opts <-nops>): Clarify.
935 2011-02-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
937 * doc/as.texinfo (Overview): Add missing markup around Blackfin
940 2011-02-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
942 * config/tc-ppc.c (md_show_usage): Remove -l and -b. Add -K PIC.
943 * doc/as.texinfo: Refer to and include c-ppc.texi for PowerPC options.
944 (Overview <Target PowerPC options>): Add a number of missing options.
945 * doc/c-ppc.texi: Likewise. Add markup for use in manpage generation.
947 2011-02-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
950 * config/tc-i386.c (i386_align_code): Use f32_patt when tuning
953 2011-02-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
955 * config/tc-i386.c (set_cpu_arch): Also update cpu_arch_isa_flags
957 (md_parse_option): Likewise.
959 2011-02-04 Bernd Schmidt <bernds@codesourcery.com>
961 * doc/as.texinfo (Target TIC6X options): Don't mention "-matomic".
962 * doc/c-tic6x.texi (TIC6X Directives): Don't mention ".atomic".
963 (TIC6X Options): Don't mention "-matomic".
964 * config/tc-tic6x.c (OPTION_MATOMIC, OPTION_MNO_ATOMIC): Delete.
965 (md_longopts): Remove corresponding entries.
966 (md_parse_option): Don't handle them.
967 (md_show_usage): Don't document them.
968 (tic6x_atomic): Delete variable.
969 (tic6x_update_features): Always copy tic6x_arch_enable to
971 (tic6x_arch_enable): Remove references to TIC6X_INSN_ATOMIC.
972 (s_tic6x_atomic, s_tic6x_noatomic): Remove functions.
973 (md_pseudo_table): Remove ".atomic" and ".noatomic".
975 2011-01-31 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
977 * write.c (write_contents): Include output file name and bfd error
978 value when reporting the inability to write to the output file.
979 * config/tc-rx.c (rx_handle_align): Do not insert NOPs into align
980 frag that has a non-zero fill value.
982 2011-01-27 DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
984 * config/tc-rx.c (md_convert_frag): If we can't compute the target
985 address, zero out the values stored in the object file to make
986 objdump's output consistent.
988 2011-01-26 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
990 * config/tc-i386.c (md_begin): Set for x64 windows COFF target
991 x86_dwarf2_return_column to 32.
993 2011-01-20 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
996 * config/tc-h8300.c (constant_fits_width_p): Use correct type for
999 2011-01-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1001 * write.c (compress_debug): Return if section size is smaller
1004 2011-01-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1007 * write.c (compress_debug): Return if section size is 0.
1009 2011-01-18 Mingfeng Wu <mingfeng@faraday-tech.com>
1011 * config/tc-arm.c (arm_cpus): Add Faraday ARMv5TE compatible
1012 cores: fa606te, fa616te, fmp626. Modify the VFP of fa626te.
1013 * doc/c-arm.texi (ARM Options): Add -mcpu={fa606te, fa616te,
1016 2011-01-18 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
1019 * doc/all.texi: Add NS32K
1020 * doc/as.texinfo: Remove target specific details of which
1021 characters act as comment initiators and statement separators into
1022 individual target specific files.
1023 * doc/c-alpha.texi (Alpha-Chars): Document special behaviour of
1024 the hash character at the start of a line.
1025 * doc/c-arm.texi (ARM-Chars): Likewise.
1026 * doc/c-avr.texi (AVR-Chars): Likewise.
1027 * doc/c-d10v.texi (D10V-Chars): Likewise.
1028 * doc/c-d30v.texi (D30V-Chars): Likewise.
1029 * doc/c-mmix.texi (MMIX-Chars): Likewise.
1030 * doc/c-s390.texi (s390 characters): Likewise.
1031 * doc/c-sh.texi (SH-Chars): Likewise.
1032 * doc/c-sh64.texi (SH64-Chars): Likewise.
1033 * doc/c-sparc.texi (SPARC-Chars): Likewise.
1034 * doc/c-tic6x.texi (TIC6X Syntax): Likewise.
1035 * doc/c-xtensa.texi (Xtensa Syntax): Likewise.
1036 * doc/c-z80.texi (Z80-Chars): Likewise.
1037 * doc/c-z8k.texi (Z8000-Chars): Likewise.
1038 * doc/c-pdp11.texi (PDP11-Syntax): Document line separator character.
1039 * doc/c-arc.texi (ARC-Chars): Fill in this subsection.
1040 * doc/c-bfin.texi (Blackfin Syntax): Document line comment and
1041 line separator characters.
1042 * doc/c-cr16.texi (CR16 Syntax): Likewise.
1043 * doc/c-i386.texi (i386-Chars): Likewise.
1044 * doc/c-i860.texi (i860-Chars): Likewise.
1045 * doc/c-i960.texi (i960-Chars): Likewise.
1046 * doc/c-ip2k.texi (IP2K-Chars): Likewise.
1047 * doc/c-lm32.texi (LM32-Chars): likewise.
1048 * doc/c-m32c.texi (M32C-Chars): Likewise.
1049 * doc/c-m68hc11.texi (M68HC11-syntax): Likewise.
1050 * doc/c-m68k.texi (M68K-Chars): Likewise.
1051 * doc/c-microblaze.texi (MicroBlaze-Chars): Likewise.
1052 * doc/c-msp430.texi (MSP430-Chars): Likewise.
1053 * doc/c-mt.texi (MT-Chars): Likewise.
1054 * doc/c-ns32k.texi (NS32K-Chars): Likewise.
1055 * doc/c-pj.texi (PJ-Chars): Likewise.
1056 * doc/c-ppc.texi (PowerPC-Chars): Likewise.
1057 * doc/c-rx.texi (RX-Chars): Likewise.
1058 * doc/c-score.texi (SCORE-Chars): Likewise.
1059 * doc/c-tic54x.texi (TIC54X-Chars): Likewise.
1060 * doc/c-v850.texi (V850-Chars): Likewise.
1061 * doc/c-vax.texi (VAX-Chars): Likewise.
1062 * doc/c-xc16x.texi (xc16x-Chars): Likewise.
1064 2011-01-17 Quentin Neill <quentin.neill@amd.com>
1066 * config/tc-i386.c (cpu_arch): Add CPU_TBM_FLAGS.
1068 * doc/c-i386.texi (i386-TBM): New section.
1070 2011-01-16 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1072 * config/tc-i386.c (disallow_64bit_disp): Renamed to ...
1073 (disallow_64bit_reloc): This.
1074 (md_assemble): Don't check movabs for x32 mode here.
1075 (i386_target_format): Updated.
1076 (tc_gen_reloc): Check if 64bit relocations are allowed.
1078 2011-01-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1080 * config/tc-i386.c (disallow_64bit_disp): New.
1081 (x86_elf_abi): Replace X86_64_LP64_ABI/X86_64_ILP32_ABI with
1082 X86_64_ABI/X86_64_X32_ABI.
1083 (md_assemble): Don't allow movabs with relocation in x32 mode.
1084 (i386_target_format): Updated.
1086 2011-01-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1088 * config/tc-i386.c (OPTION_N32): Renamed to ...
1090 (md_longopts): Replace n32 with x32.
1091 (md_parse_option): Updated.
1092 (md_show_usage): Likewise.
1094 * doc/c-i386.texi: Replace --n32 with --x32.
1096 2011-01-11 Mingjie Xing <mingjie.xing@gmail.com>
1098 * config/tc-mips.c (mips_ip): Update error messages. Take an
1099 unadjusted offset for "+c" argument.
1101 2011-01-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
1103 * config/tc-i386.c (x86_elf_abi): Only define for targets that use
1106 2011-01-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
1108 * config/tc-arm.c (s_arm_tls_desceq): Move code into ELF-only
1111 2011-01-10 Nathan Sidwell <nathan@codesourcery.com>
1112 Glauber de Oliveira Costa <glommer@gmail.com>
1114 * doc/c-arm.texi: Document TLSDESC and TLSCALL relocations, and
1115 .tlsdescseq directive.
1116 * config/tc-arm.c (arm_typed_reg_parse): Check for potential reloc
1118 (s_arm_tls_descseq): New directive.
1119 (md_pseudo_table): Add it.
1120 (encode_branch): Allow TLS_CALL relocs too.
1121 (do_t_blx, do_t_branch23): Use encode_branch.
1122 (reloc_names): Add tlsdesc and tlscall.
1123 (md_apply_fix): Process tls desc relocations.
1124 (tc_gen_reloc): Likewise.
1125 (arm_fix_adjustable): Likewise.
1127 2011-01-07 Quentin Neill <quentin.neill@amd.com>
1129 * config/tc-i386.c (cpu_arch): Add CPU_BMI_FLAGS.
1131 * doc/c-i386.texi (i386-BMI): New section.
1133 2011-01-06 Paul Koning <ni1d@arrl.net>
1135 * config/tc-pdp11.c (parse_op_no_deferred): Allow PC-relative
1136 references to absolute addresses.
1138 2011-01-05 DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
1140 * config/tc-rx.c (tc_gen_reloc): Emit an RX_OP_NEG expression
1141 instead of an RH_NEG32 one.
1143 2011-01-05 Jonathan Wakely <jwakely.gcc@gmail.com>
1145 * doc/c-i386.texi: Clarify --n32.
1147 2011-01-04 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1149 * config/tc-i386.c (build_modrm_byte): Allow encoding 32/64bit
1150 integer registers in VEX.vvvv. Check register-only source
1151 operand when two source operands are swapped. Properly update
1152 destination when two source operands are swapped.
1154 2011-01-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1156 * gas.c (parse_args): Update copyright to 2011.
1158 For older changes see ChangeLog-2010
1164 version-control: never