[Nasm-devel] issue with 2.11.08 - "-f macho64"

[Frank K. <fbk...@my...>]

I know you guys are busy, but... There's a message on the Forum...

http://forum.nasm.us/index.php?topic=2101.msg9294#msg9294

...reporting an apparent bug in 2.11.08. This may be the same as:

http://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392306

Here's the example code from the Forum:

;-----------------------
default rel
bits 64

section .rodata ; .data - same result - fbk
data dq 42
; comment out otherdata to make it work
otherdata dw 100

section .text

global _testFunc
_testFunc:
     mov rax, [data]
     ret
;--------------------

Here's my attempt to disassemble the resulting .o files with ndisasm: 
(-b64 -e0x120)

this is with 2.11.06

00000000  488B0500000000    mov rax,[rel 0x7]
00000007  C3                ret

I guess it's "right"?


this is with 2.11.08

00000000  488B05F8000000    mov rax,[rel 0xff]
00000007  C3                ret

Apparently not right.

I've looked at a diff, but I don't know enough C to make much of it. 
Simply removing the "=" in the very first change does not seem to help. :)

Perhaps related... Last I knew, Apple was distributing Nasm-0.98.40. It 
is as if they don't like our 2.x.y series at all. Is Eric Christopher 
still around? Do we have any liaison with Apple at all? Are they mad at 
us? Anyone know?

Thanks to all for all you do!

Best,
Frank