isn't that because gcc automatically includes crt1.o which would make it's own entry point (_start) which would call main Unless I'm mistaking, that might be the reason why it won't compile. Still, why does as+ld work when you use _main? - Candy On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Eugene Teo wrote: > I realised that I can compile it, just that when I have a label like > _main, and when I specify .global _main, it won't compile. Let me read > more of the docs. > > <quote who="Eugene Teo"> > > Hi friends, > > > > I wrote 2 assembly files, but I noticed that if I programmed > > it with sections, I won't be able to use gcc to compile it. > > I am, however, able to use as, then ld to make it into an > > executable file though. Any idea why? > > > > (sorry if you think this is a wrong forum to post such questions) > > > > Eugene > > -- > > eMail: eugeneteo@eugeneteo.net, eugeneteo@null.cc.uic.edu > > gpg pub_key: http://null.cc.uic.edu/~eugeneteo/eugeneteo.asc > > main(i){putchar(182623909>>(i-1)*5&31|!!(i<7)<<6)&&main(++i);} > > > > -- > > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > > > -- > eMail: eugeneteo@eugeneteo.net, eugeneteo@null.cc.uic.edu > gpg pub_key: http://null.cc.uic.edu/~eugeneteo/eugeneteo.asc > main(i){putchar(182623909>>(i-1)*5&31|!!(i<7)<<6)&&main(++i);} > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
