Re: [Bug gas/37] New: [intel_syntax] can't reference global symbols having certain names

[Brian R. Gaeke]

And then spake Nick Clifton, as follows:
> Hi Brian,
> 
> > I tried the Microsoft assembler I have here at home, apparently of
> > 2000 vintage, and it definitely rejects 'byte' as a symbol.  Bummer!
> > (VC++ wants void byte() to be the symbol '_byte', not 'byte'.)
> >
> > I guess you're right and the right thing to do is issue a good error
> > message.
> 
> Ok - would you care to submit a revised patch that does this ?
> 
> (what me - lazy ?)

I will try to do that once I have some free time. Unfortunately,
it might be a couple weeks.

-Brian