[PATCH] as.texi: Holy backwards compatibility

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Project / Subsystem

binutils / as.texi

Date

2026-05-20

Proposer

3bd <3bd3bdr@gmail.com>

Source type

public_inbox

Consensus

Proposed

Sentiment

—/10

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project: binutils
subsystem: as.texi
patch_id: —
discussion_id: DINU01U6ME10.CNRMXWXNQ284@gmail.com
source_type: public_inbox
title: [PATCH] as.texi: Holy backwards compatibility
headline: as.texi: Holy backwards compatibility
tldr: The patch removes a notice in as.texi that .abort will one day not be supported, arguing it's a widely used feature.
proposer: 3bd <3bd3bdr@gmail.com>
consensus: Proposed
outcome: proposed
sentiment_score: —
technical_tradeoffs: []
series_id: —
series_role: standalone
series_parts: []
tags: • assembler
• gas
• .abort
• documentation
• backwards compatibility
url: https://inbox.sourceware.org/binutils/DINU01U6ME10.CNRMXWXNQ284@gmail.com
bugzilla_url: —
date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

[PATCH] as.texi: Holy backwards compatibility

A patch is proposed to remove a notice in the binutils assembler documentation (as.texi) stating that the .abort directive will one day not be supported. The patch author argues that .abort has been around for over 26 years and is now a widely used feature that many tools depend on.