2.10.2 virtterm.c (Invalid Operand error)

[john]

> [gollum :-)]
> 
> > From: john at sol1.UUCP
> 
> > When compiling the 2.10.2 version of the news system, we have encountered
> > the following when trying to compile virtterm.c:
> > 
> > 00  0E9A  0000		1309		movb  a0,a5@
> > 
> > Invalid Operand       
> 
> Welcome to the club.  68000 C compilers don't seem to realize that the instr.
> "movb an,anything" is illegal in the 68000; the assembler catches it and dies.
> The only solutions are: (1) get rid of all register variables in virtterm.c,
> (2) massage the C compiler output (-S flag), or (3) find a decent 68000 C
> compiler.  Good luck.
> 
> (P.S.  If you find a decent compiler, please point us to it!)
> 
> --bsa

Thank you to all who responded to this question.
     sol1!john