R devel - Apr 2010 - Unable to compile crc32_x86.S on windows (R-2.10.1).

Thank you for any pointers.

Windows XP
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*# as -version
GNU assembler (GNU Binutils) 2.19.1
Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License version 3 or later.
This program has absolutely no warranty.
This assembler was configured for a target of `mingw32'.*
**
**
*as   -o crc32_x86.o crc32_x86.s*

crc32_x86.S: Assembler messages:
crc32_x86.S:80: Warning: .type pseudo-op used outside of .def/.endef
ignored.
crc32_x86.S:80: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is
`L'
crc32_x86.S:83: Error: invalid character '(' in mnemonic
crc32_x86.S:118: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is
`|'

crc32_x86.S:137: Error: invalid character '(' in mnemonic
crc32_x86.S:160: Error: invalid character '(' in mnemonic
crc32_x86.S:271: Error: invalid character '(' in mnemonic
crc32_x86.S:279: Error: bad or irreducible absolute expression
crc32_x86.S:279: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is
`,'

crc32_x86.S:281: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.indirect_symbol'
crc32_x86.S:293: Warning: .size pseudo-op used outside of .def/.endef
ignored.
crc32_x86.S:293: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is
`L'

crc32_x86.S:302: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is
`-'

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On Tue, 27 Apr 2010, Vaish Anjur wrote:
> Thank you for any pointers.
Learn what .S means?  For some reason you tried to compile .s*, and 
although that happens to match on your benighted OS, .s and .S are not 
the same.

I have no idea why you are asking here.  That file is not part of R 
and you have not told us where you found it.  There is a file of that 
name as part of a *copy of xzutils* shipped with the R sources, and R 
compiles it correctly: and you can read the sources for yourself to 
see how it does it.
>
> Windows XP
> **
> *# as -version
> GNU assembler (GNU Binutils) 2.19.1
> Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of
> the GNU General Public License version 3 or later.
> This program has absolutely no warranty.
> This assembler was configured for a target of `mingw32'.*
> **
> **
> *as   -o crc32_x86.o crc32_x86.s*
>
> crc32_x86.S: Assembler messages:
> crc32_x86.S:80: Warning: .type pseudo-op used outside of .def/.endef
> ignored.
> crc32_x86.S:80: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is
> `L'
> crc32_x86.S:83: Error: invalid character '(' in mnemonic
> crc32_x86.S:118: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character
is
> `|'
>
> crc32_x86.S:137: Error: invalid character '(' in mnemonic
> crc32_x86.S:160: Error: invalid character '(' in mnemonic
> crc32_x86.S:271: Error: invalid character '(' in mnemonic
> crc32_x86.S:279: Error: bad or irreducible absolute expression
> crc32_x86.S:279: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character
is
> `,'
>
> crc32_x86.S:281: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.indirect_symbol'
> crc32_x86.S:293: Warning: .size pseudo-op used outside of .def/.endef
> ignored.
> crc32_x86.S:293: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character
is
> `L'
>
> crc32_x86.S:302: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character
is
> `-'
>
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