* stabs.texinfo: Express disapproval of 'D' symbol descriptor

politely rather than rudely.
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Jim Kingdon 1993-06-22 21:37:32 +00:00
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Tue Jun 22 16:31:52 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
* stabs.texinfo: Express disapproval of 'D' symbol descriptor
politely rather than rudely.
Mon Jun 21 12:31:01 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
* snapshots.readme: Tell people to always report missing files.

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@ -1077,9 +1077,9 @@ same thing, the difference is that @samp{P} is a GNU invention and
handle either one. Symbol type @samp{C_RPSYM} is used with @samp{R} and
@samp{N_RSYM} is used with @samp{P}.
AIX, according to the documentation, uses @samp{D} for a parameter
passed in a floating point register. This strikes me as incredibly
bogus---why doesn't it just use @samp{R} with a register number which
According to the AIX documentation symbol descriptor @samp{D} is for a
parameter passed in a floating point register. This seems
unnecessary---why not just use @samp{R} with a register number which
indicates that it's a floating point register? I haven't verified
whether the system actually does what the documentation indicates.