[project @ 1997-05-18 23:24:40 by sof]
[ghc-hetmet.git] / ghc / driver / ghc-asm.lprl
index eded9b3..b52dd72 100644 (file)
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ sub init_TARGET_STUFF {
     $T_HDR_direct   = "\t.SPACE \$TEXT\$\n\t.SUBSPA \$CODE\$\n\t\.align 4\n";
 
     #--------------------------------------------------------#
-    } elsif ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^i386-.*-(linuxaout|freebsd)/ ) {
+    } elsif ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^i386-.*-(linuxaout|freebsd|nextstep3|cygwin32)/ ) {
+                               # NeXT added but not tested. CaS
 
     $T_STABBY      = 1; # 1 iff .stab things (usually if a.out format)
     $T_US          = '_'; # _ if symbols have an underscore on the front
@@ -224,25 +225,39 @@ sub init_TARGET_STUFF {
     $T_US          = ''; # _ if symbols have an underscore on the front
     $T_DO_GC       = 'PerformGC_wrapper';
     $T_PRE_APP     = 'NOT APPLICABLE'; # regexp that says what comes before APP/NO_APP
-    $T_CONST_LBL    = '^LC\.\.(\d+):$'; # regexp for what such a lbl looks like
+    $T_CONST_LBL    = 'NOT APPLICABLE'; # regexp for what such a lbl looks like
+#    $T_CONST_LBL    = '^LC\.\.(\d+):$'; # regexp for what such a lbl looks like
     $T_POST_LBL            = ':';
 
-    $T_MOVE_DIRVS   = '^(\s*(\.toc|.csect \S+|\.l?globl \S+|\.align \d+)\n)';
+    $T_MOVE_DIRVS   = '^(\s*(\.toc|\.align \d+|\.csect \S+|\t\.?l?globl \S+)\n)';
+#    $T_MOVE_DIRVS  = '^(\s*(\.toc|.csect \S+|\.l?globl \S+|\.align \d+)\n)';
     $T_COPY_DIRVS   = '\.(l?globl)';
 
     $T_hsc_cc_PAT   = '\.string.*\)(hsc|cc) (.*)\\\\t(.*)"';
     $T_DOT_WORD            = '\.long';
     $T_DOT_GLOBAL   = '\.globl';
-    $T_HDR_literal  = "\.section\t\.rodata\n";
-    $T_HDR_misc            = "\.text\n\t\.align 2\n";
-    $T_HDR_data            = "\.data\n\t\.align 2\n";
-    $T_HDR_consist  = "\.text\n";
-    $T_HDR_closure  = "\.data\n\t\.align 2\n";
-    $T_HDR_info            = "\.text\n\t\.align 2\n";
-    $T_HDR_entry    = "\.text\n";
-    $T_HDR_fast            = "\.text\n\t\.align 2\n";
-    $T_HDR_vector   = "\.text\n\t\.align 2\n";
-    $T_HDR_direct   = "\.text\n\t\.align 2\n";
+    $T_HDR_toc      = "\.toc\n";
+    $T_HDR_literal  = "# literal\n\.csect .data[RW]\n\t\.align 2\n"; #not RO!?
+    $T_HDR_misc            = "# misc\n\.csect \.text[PR]\n\t\.align 2\n";
+    $T_HDR_data            = "# data\n\.csect \.data[RW]\n\t\.align 2\n";
+    $T_HDR_consist  = "# consist\n\.csect \.data[RW]\n\t\.align 2\n";
+    $T_HDR_closure  = "# closure\n\.csect \.data[RW]\n\t\.align 2\n";
+    $T_HDR_info            = "# info\n\.csect \.data[RW]\n\t\.align 2\n"; #not RO!?
+    $T_HDR_entry    = "# entry\n";
+    $T_HDR_fast            = "# fast\n\.csect \.text[PR]\n\t\.align 2\n";
+    $T_HDR_vector   = "# vector\n\.csect \.data[RW]\n\t\.align 2\n"; #not RO!?
+    $T_HDR_direct   = "# direct\n";
+
+#   $T_HDR_literal  = "\.section\t\.rodata\n";
+#   $T_HDR_misc            = "\.text\n\t\.align 2\n";
+#   $T_HDR_data            = "\.data\n\t\.align 2\n";
+#   $T_HDR_consist  = "\.text\n";
+#   $T_HDR_closure  = "\.data\n\t\.align 2\n";
+#   $T_HDR_info            = "\.text\n\t\.align 2\n";
+#   $T_HDR_entry    = "\.text\n";
+#   $T_HDR_fast            = "\.text\n\t\.align 2\n";
+#   $T_HDR_vector   = "\.text\n\t\.align 2\n";
+#   $T_HDR_direct   = "\.text\n\t\.align 2\n";
 
     #--------------------------------------------------------#
     } elsif ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^sparc-.*-solaris2/ ) {
@@ -348,9 +363,20 @@ sub mangle_asm {
     # multi-line regexp matching:
     local($*) = 1;
     local($i, $c);
+
+
     &init_TARGET_STUFF();
     &init_FUNNY_THINGS();
 
+    # perl4 on alphas SEGVs when give ${foo} substitutions in patterns.
+    # To avoid them we declare some locals that allows to avoid using curlies.
+    local($TUS)      = ${T_US};
+    local($TPOSTLBL) = ${T_POST_LBL};
+    local($TMOVEDIRVS) = ${T_MOVE_DIRVS};
+    local($TPREAPP)    = ${T_PRE_APP};
+    local($TCOPYDIRVS) = ${T_COPY_DIRVS};
+    local($TDOTWORD)   = ${T_DOT_WORD};
+
     open(INASM, "< $in_asmf")
        || &tidy_up_and_die(1,"$Pgm: failed to open `$in_asmf' (to read)\n");
     open(OUTASM,"> $out_asmf")
@@ -374,10 +400,9 @@ sub mangle_asm {
     $i = 0; $chkcat[0] = 'misc'; $chk[0] = '';
 
     while (<INASM>) {
-       next if $T_STABBY && /^\.stab.*${T_US}__stg_split_marker/o;
+       next if $T_STABBY && /^\.stab.*$TUS[@]?__stg_split_marker/o;
        next if $T_STABBY && /^\.stab.*ghc.*c_ID/;
-       next if /${T_PRE_APP}(NO_)?APP/o;
-
+       next if /$TPREAPP(NO_)?APP/o; 
        next if /^;/ && $TargetPlatform =~ /^hppa/;
 
        next if /(^$|^\t\.file\t|^ # )/ && $TargetPlatform =~ /^(mips|powerpc)-/;
@@ -408,12 +433,12 @@ sub mangle_asm {
            $chkcat[$i]  = 'literal';
            $chksymb[$i] = $1;
 
-       } elsif ( /^${T_US}__stg_split_marker(\d+)${T_POST_LBL}$/o ) {
+       } elsif ( /^$TUS[@]?__stg_split_marker(\d+)$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o ) {
            $chk[++$i]   = $_;
            $chkcat[$i]  = 'splitmarker';
            $chksymb[$i] = $1;
 
-       } elsif ( /^${T_US}([A-Za-z0-9_]+)_info${T_POST_LBL}$/o ) {
+       } elsif ( /^$TUS[@]?([A-Za-z0-9_]+)_info$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o ) {
            $symb = $1;
            $chk[++$i]   = $_;
            $chkcat[$i]  = 'infotbl';
@@ -423,40 +448,40 @@ sub mangle_asm {
 
            $infochk{$symb} = $i;
 
-       } elsif ( /^${T_US}([A-Za-z0-9_]+)_entry${T_POST_LBL}$/o ) {
+       } elsif ( /^$TUS[@]?([A-Za-z0-9_]+)_entry$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o ) {
            $chk[++$i]   = $_;
            $chkcat[$i]  = 'slow';
            $chksymb[$i] = $1;
 
            $slowchk{$1} = $i;
 
-       } elsif ( /^${T_US}([A-Za-z0-9_]+)_fast\d+${T_POST_LBL}$/o ) {
+       } elsif ( /^$TUS[@]?([A-Za-z0-9_]+)_fast\d+$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o ) {
            $chk[++$i]   = $_;
            $chkcat[$i]  = 'fast';
            $chksymb[$i] = $1;
 
            $fastchk{$1} = $i;
 
-       } elsif ( /^${T_US}([A-Za-z0-9_]+)_closure${T_POST_LBL}$/o ) {
+       } elsif ( /^$TUS[@]?([A-Za-z0-9_]+)_closure$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o ) {
            $chk[++$i]   = $_;
            $chkcat[$i]  = 'closure';
            $chksymb[$i] = $1;
 
            $closurechk{$1} = $i;
 
-       } elsif ( /^${T_US}ghc.*c_ID${T_POST_LBL}/o ) {
+       } elsif ( /^$TUS[@]?ghc.*c_ID$TPOSTLBL/o ) {
            $chk[++$i]  = $_;
            $chkcat[$i] = 'consist';
 
-       } elsif ( /^(${T_US}__gnu_compiled_c|gcc2_compiled\.)${T_POST_LBL}/o ) {
+       } elsif ( /^($TUS[@]?__gnu_compiled_c|gcc2_compiled\.)$TPOSTLBL/o ) {
            ; # toss it
 
-       } elsif ( /^${T_US}ErrorIO_call_count${T_POST_LBL}$/o   # HACK!!!!
-              || /^${T_US}[A-Za-z0-9_]+\.\d+${T_POST_LBL}$/o
-              || /^${T_US}.*_CAT${T_POST_LBL}$/o               # PROF: _entryname_CAT
-              || /^${T_US}CC_.*_struct${T_POST_LBL}$/o         # PROF: _CC_ccident_struct
-              || /^${T_US}.*_done${T_POST_LBL}$/o              # PROF: _module_done
-              || /^${T_US}_module_registered${T_POST_LBL}$/o   # PROF: _module_registered
+       } elsif ( /^$TUS[@]?ErrorIO_call_count$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o  # HACK!!!!
+              || /^$TUS[A-Za-z0-9_]+\.\d+$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o
+              || /^$TUS[@]?.*_CAT$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o              # PROF: _entryname_CAT
+              || /^$TUS[@]?CC_.*_struct$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o        # PROF: _CC_ccident_struct
+              || /^$TUS[@]?.*_done$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o             # PROF: _module_done
+              || /^$TUS[@]?_module_registered$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o  # PROF: _module_registered
               ) {
            $chk[++$i]   = $_;
            $chkcat[$i]  = 'data';
@@ -465,31 +490,45 @@ sub mangle_asm {
        } elsif ( /^([A-Za-z0-9_]+)\s+\.comm/ && $TargetPlatform =~ /^hppa/ ) {
            $chk[++$i]   = $_;
            $chkcat[$i]  = 'bss';
+           $chksymb[$i] = $1; # useless, $1 is always '', since we end up using the second
+                               # pattern /^hppa/. Change $1 to ''. Or reverse the pattern.
+                               # Anyway, it is never used. - andre
            $chksymb[$i] = $1;
 
-       } elsif ( /^${T_US}(ret_|djn_)/o ) {
+       } elsif ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-/ && /^LC\.\.([0-9]+)/ ) {
+#      } elsif ( /^LC\.\.([0-9]+)/ && $TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-/ ) {
+           $chk[++$i]   = $_;
+           $chkcat[$i]  = 'toc';
+           $chksymb[$i] = $1;
+       } elsif ( /^$TUS[@]?(ret_|djn_)/o ) {
            $chk[++$i]   = $_;
            $chkcat[$i]  = 'misc';
            $chksymb[$i] = '';
+           $symbtmp = $1;
+            $chksymb[$i] = $symbtmp if ($TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-/) ;
 
-       } elsif ( /^${T_US}vtbl_([A-Za-z0-9_]+)${T_POST_LBL}$/o ) {
+       } elsif ( /^$TUS[@]?vtbl_([A-Za-z0-9_]+)$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o ) {
            $chk[++$i]   = $_;
            $chkcat[$i]  = 'vector';
            $chksymb[$i] = $1;
 
            $vectorchk{$1} = $i;
 
-       } elsif ( /^${T_US}([A-Za-z0-9_]+)DirectReturn${T_POST_LBL}$/o ) {
+       } elsif ( /^$TUS[@]?([A-Za-z0-9_]+)DirectReturn$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o ) {
            $chk[++$i]   = $_;
            $chkcat[$i]  = 'direct';
            $chksymb[$i] = $1;
 
            $directchk{$1} = $i;
 
-       } elsif ( /^${T_US}[A-Za-z0-9_]+_upd${T_POST_LBL}$/o ) {
+       } elsif ( /^$TUS[@]?([A-Za-z0-9_]+)_upd$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o ) {
            $chk[++$i]   = $_;
            $chkcat[$i]  = 'misc';
-           $chksymb[$i] = '';
+            if ($TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-/) 
+               { $chksymb[$i] = $symbtmp;}
+           else { $chksymb[$i] = ''; };
+           
 
        } elsif ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^i386-.*-solaris2/
             &&   /^(_uname|uname|stat|fstat):/ ) {
@@ -506,7 +545,7 @@ sub mangle_asm {
            $chkcat[$i]  = 'toss';
            $chksymb[$i] = $1;
 
-       } elsif ( /^${T_US}[A-Za-z0-9_]/o
+       } elsif ( /^$TUS[@]?[A-Za-z0-9_]/o
                && ( $TargetPlatform !~ /^hppa/ # need to avoid local labels in this case
                   || ! /^L\$\d+$/ )
                && ( $TargetPlatform !~ /^powerpc/ # ditto
@@ -515,12 +554,14 @@ sub mangle_asm {
            chop($thing = $_);
            print STDERR "Funny global thing?: $_"
                unless $KNOWN_FUNNY_THING{$thing}
-                   || /^${T_US}_(PRIn|PRStart).*${T_POST_LBL}$/o # pointer reversal GC routines
-                   || /^${T_US}CC_.*${T_POST_LBL}$/o           # PROF: _CC_ccident
-                   || /^${T_US}_reg.*${T_POST_LBL}$/o;         # PROF: __reg<module>
+                   || /^$TUS[@]?_(PRIn|PRStart).*$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o # pointer reversal GC routines
+                   || /^$TUS[@]?CC_.*$TPOSTLBL$/o              # PROF: _CC_ccident  ([@]? is a silly hack (see above))
+                   || /^$TUS[@]?_reg.*$TPOSTLBL$/o;            # PROF: __reg<module>
            $chk[++$i]   = $_;
            $chkcat[$i]  = 'misc';
-           $chksymb[$i] = '';
+            if ($TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-/) 
+              { $chksymb[$i] = $thing; }
+           else { $chksymb[$i] = ''; };
 
        } else { # simple line (duplicated at the top)
 
@@ -537,7 +578,7 @@ sub mangle_asm {
     # about the whole module before we start spitting
     # output.
 
-    local($FIRST_MANGLABLE) = ($TargetPlatform =~ /^(alpha-|hppa|mips-)/) ? 1 : 0;
+    local($FIRST_MANGLABLE) = ($TargetPlatform =~ /^(alpha-|hppa|mips-|power)/) ? 1 : 0;
 
 #   print STDERR "first chunk to mangle: $FIRST_MANGLABLE\n";
 
@@ -549,6 +590,57 @@ sub mangle_asm {
   
     # HPPAs, MIPSen: also start medding at chunk 1
 
+# AIX hack for the moment, to join up multiple identical tocs
+    if ($TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc/) {
+    print OUTASM ".toc\n.csect .text[PR]\ngcc2_compiled.:\n__gnu_compiled_c:\n";
+#   print OUTASM ".csect _ghc88142.rw_c[RW]\n\t.align 2\nghc_cc_ID:\n\t.byte \"@(#)cc prelude/Prelude.hc\"\n\t.byte 9\n\t.byte "35.0,,"\n\t.byte 0"
+    print OUTASM $T_HDR_toc;
+    %tocequiv = ();          # maps toc symbol number to toc symbol
+    %revtocequiv = ();       # maps toc symbol to toc symbol number
+    for ($i = 1; $i < $numchks; $i++) {
+       $chk[$i] =~ s/\[RW\]//g;
+       $chk[$i] =~ s/\[DS\]//g;
+       $chk[$i] =~ s/^\.csect .*\[DS\]$//g;
+       if ( $chkcat[$i] eq 'toc' && $chk[$i] !~ /\.byte/ )
+          { $chk[$i] =~ s/$T_MOVE_DIRVS//g;
+            $chk[$i] =~ s/\t\.tc (\S+)\[TC\],(\S+_fast\d+)/\t\.tc \1\[TC\],\.\2/; 
+            $chk[$i] =~ s/\t\.tc (\S+)\[TC\],(\S+_entry)\n/\t\.tc \1\[TC\],\.\2\n/;
+            $chk[$i] =~ s/\t\.tc (\S+)\[TC\],(ret_\S+)/\t\.tc \1\[TC\],\.\2/;
+            $chk[$i] =~ s/\t\.tc (\S+)\[TC\],(djn_\S+)/\t\.tc \1\[TC\],\.\2/;
+            $chk[$i] =~ s/\t\.tc (\S+)\[TC\],(vtbl_\S+)/\t\.tc \1\[TC\],\.\2/;
+            $chk[$i] =~ s/\t\.tc (\S+)\[TC\],ErrorIO_innards/\t\.tc \1\[TC\],\.ErrorIO_innards/;
+            $chk[$i] =~ s/\t\.tc (\S+)\[TC\],startStgWorld/\t\.tc \1\[TC\],\.startStgWorld/;
+            $chk[$i] =~ s/\.tc UpdatePAP\[TC\],UpdatePAP/\.tc UpdatePAP\[TC\],\.UpdatePAP/;
+            $chk[$i] =~ s/\.tc IndUpdRetDir\[TC\],IndUpdRetDir/\.tc IndUpdRetDir\[TC\],\.IndUpdRetDir/;
+            $chk[$i] =~ s/\t\.tc (_PRStart_\S+)\[TC\],_PRStart_\S+/\t\.tc \1\[TC\],\.\1/;
+
+             $tocnumber = $chksymb[$i];
+             $tocsymb = $chk[$i];
+             $tocsymb =~ s/^LC\.\.\d+:\n//;
+             $tocsymb =~ s/^\t\.tc \S+,(\S+)\n/\1/;
+             $tocequiv{$tocnumber} = $tocsymb;
+
+             # limit is the limit of the scope of the current toc (either eof or find a new toc)
+             $limit = $i;             
+             while ($chkcat[$limit] eq 'toc') {$limit++;};
+             while (($limit < $numchks) && ($chkcat[$limit] ne 'toc')) {$limit++;};
+
+             if ( $revtocequiv{$tocsymb} eq '') {
+               $revtocequiv{$tocsymb} = $tocnumber;
+               if (   $chk[$i] !~ /\.tc \S+_fast\d+\[TC\],\.\S+_fast\d+/ # no need to print these
+                   || $chk[$i] !~ /\.tc UpdatePAP\[TC\],\.UpdatePAP/
+                   || $chk[$i] !~ /\.tc \S+\[TC\],\.\S+_entry\n/ ) 
+                 { print OUTASM $chk[$i]; };
+             } else {
+               for ($j = $i; $j <= $limit; $j++) {
+                 $chk[$j] =~ s/LC\.\.$tocnumber\(/LC\.\.${revtocequiv{$tocsymb}}\(/g;
+               };
+             };
+            $chkcat[$i] = 'DONE ALREADY';
+             }
+            }
+         };
+
     for ($i = $FIRST_MANGLABLE; $i < $numchks; $i++) {
        $c = $chk[$i]; # convenience copy
 
@@ -567,8 +659,14 @@ sub mangle_asm {
                    $p =~ s/^\tpushl \%edi\n//;
                    $p =~ s/^\tpushl \%esi\n//;
                    $p =~ s/^\tsubl \$\d+,\%esp\n//;
+                    $p =~ s/^\tmovl \$\d+,\%eax\n\tcall __alloca\n// if ($TargetPlatform =~ /^.*-cygwin32/);
                } elsif ($TargetPlatform =~ /^m68k-/) {
                    $p =~ s/^\tlink a6,#-?\d.*\n//;
+                   $p =~ s/^\tpea a6@\n\tmovel sp,a6\n//;    
+                               # The above showed up in the asm code,
+                               # so I added it here.
+                               # I hope it's correct.
+                               # CaS
                    $p =~ s/^\tmovel d2,sp\@-\n//;
                    $p =~ s/^\tmovel d5,sp\@-\n//; # SMmark.* only?
                    $p =~ s/^\tmoveml \#0x[0-9a-f]+,sp\@-\n//; # SMmark.* only?
@@ -585,6 +683,11 @@ sub mangle_asm {
                    $p =~ s/^\tsw\t\$fp,\d+\(\$sp\)\n//;
                    $p =~ s/^\tsw\t\$28,\d+\(\$sp\)\n//;
                    $p =~ s/__FRAME__/$FRAME/;
+               } elsif ($TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-/) {
+                   $p =~ s/^\tmflr 0\n//;
+                   $p =~ s/^\tstm \d+,-\d+\(1\)\n//;
+                   $p =~ s/^\tst 0,\d+\(1\)\n//;
+                   $p =~ s/^\tstu 1,-\d+\(1\)\n//; 
                } else {
                    print STDERR "$Pgm: unknown prologue mangling? $TargetPlatform\n";
                }
@@ -619,6 +722,11 @@ sub mangle_asm {
                    $e =~ s/^\tlw\t\$fp,\d+\(\$sp\)\n//;
                    $e =~ s/^\taddu\t\$sp,\$sp,\d+\n//;
                    $e =~ s/^\tj\t\$31\n//;
+               } elsif ($TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-/) {
+                   $e =~ s/^\cal 1,\d+\(1\)\n//;
+                   $e =~ s/^\tl \d+,\d+\(1\)\n//; 
+                   $e =~ s/^\tmtlr 0\n//;
+                   $e =~ s/^\tbr\n//;
                } else {
                    print STDERR "$Pgm: unknown epilogue mangling? $TargetPlatform\n";
                }
@@ -643,7 +751,7 @@ sub mangle_asm {
        # On Alphas, the prologue mangling is done a little later (below)
 
        # toss all calls to __DISCARD__
-       $c =~ s/^\t(call|jbsr|jal)\s+${T_US}__DISCARD__\n//go;
+       $c =~ s/^\t(call|jbsr|jal)\s+$TUS[@]?__DISCARD__\n//go;
 
        # MIPS: that may leave some gratuitous asm macros around
        # (no harm done; but we get rid of them to be tidier)
@@ -666,16 +774,18 @@ sub mangle_asm {
        # pin a funny end-thing on (for easier matching):
        $c .= 'FUNNY#END#THING';
 
-       while ( $c =~ /${T_MOVE_DIRVS}FUNNY#END#THING/o ) {
+       while ( $c =~ /$TMOVEDIRVS[@]?FUNNY#END#THING/o ) {  # [@]? is a silly hack to avoid having to use curlies for T_PRE_APP
+                                                          # (this SEGVs perl4 on alphas, you see)
+
            $to_move = $1;
            if ( $i < ($numchks - 1)
-             && ( $to_move =~ /${T_COPY_DIRVS}/
+             && ( $to_move =~ /$TCOPYDIRVS/
                || ($TargetPlatform =~ /^hppa/ && $to_move =~ /align/ && $chkcat[$i+1] eq 'literal') )) {
                $chk[$i + 1] = $to_move . $chk[$i + 1];
                # otherwise they're tossed
            }
 
-           $c =~ s/${T_MOVE_DIRVS}FUNNY#END#THING/FUNNY#END#THING/o;
+           $c =~ s/$TMOVEDIRVS[@]?FUNNY#END#THING/FUNNY#END#THING/o; # [@]? is a hack (see above)
        }
 
        if ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^alpha-/ && $c =~ /^\t\.ent\s+(\S+)/ ) {
@@ -759,7 +869,22 @@ sub mangle_asm {
        if ( $chkcat[$i] eq 'misc' ) {
            if ($chk[$i] ne '') {
                print OUTASM $T_HDR_misc;
-               &print_doctored($chk[$i], 0);
+                if ($TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-/) { 
+                   $chksymb[$i] =~ s/://;
+                   if ($chksymb[$i] =~ /ret.*upd/ || $KNOWN_FUNNY_THING{$chksymb[$i]}
+                    || $chksymb[$i] =~ /^${T_US}_(PRIn|PRStart).*${T_POST_LBL}$/o )
+                      { print OUTASM "\t\.globl $chksymb[$i]\n\t\.globl \.$chksymb[$i]\n"; 
+                   } else { print OUTASM "\t\.lglobl \.$chksymb[$i]\n"; };
+                   if ($chk[$i] =~ /TOC\[tc0\], 0\n/)
+                    { ($p, $r) = split(/TOC\[tc0\], 0\n/, $chk[$i]); $printDS = 1;}
+                   else { $r = $chk[$i]; $printDS = 0; };
+                   $chk[$i] = &mangle_powerpc_tailjump($r);
+                };
+               &print_doctored($chk[$i], 0);
+                if ($TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-/ && $printDS) { 
+                  print OUTASM "\.csect ${chksymb[$i]}[DS]\n";         
+                  print OUTASM "${p}TOC[tc0], 0\n";
+                }
            }
 
        } elsif ( $chkcat[$i] eq 'toss' ) {
@@ -815,7 +940,7 @@ sub mangle_asm {
                # entry code will be put here!
 
                # paranoia
-               if ( $chk[$infochk{$symb}] =~ /${T_DOT_WORD}\s+([A-Za-z0-9_]+_entry)$/o
+               if ( $chk[$infochk{$symb}] =~ /$TDOTWORD[@]?\s+([A-Za-z0-9_]+_entry)$/o
                  && $1 ne "${T_US}${symb}_entry" ) {
                    print STDERR "!!! entry point???\n",$chk[$infochk{$symb}];
                }
@@ -829,6 +954,19 @@ sub mangle_asm {
                # teach it to drop through to the fast entry point:
                $c = $chk[$slowchk{$symb}];
 
+                if ($TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-/) { 
+               ($p, $r) = split(/TOC\[tc0\], 0\n/, $c); 
+                if ($symb =~ /^[_A-Z]/)
+               { 
+                 print OUTASM "\t\.globl ${chksymb[$i]}_entry\n";
+                 print OUTASM "\t\.globl \.${chksymb[$i]}_entry\n"; 
+                 print OUTASM "\.csect ${symb}_entry[DS]\n";   
+                 print OUTASM "${p}TOC[tc0], 0\n";
+                }  
+               else { print OUTASM "\t\.lglobl \.${symb}_entry\n"; }; 
+                 $c = &mangle_powerpc_tailjump($r);
+                };
+
                if ( defined($fastchk{$symb}) ) {
                    if ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^alpha-/ ) {
                        $c =~ s/^\tjmp \$31,\(\$27\),0\n\t\.align 4\n\t\.end/\t.align 4\n\t.end/;
@@ -842,6 +980,8 @@ sub mangle_asm {
                    } elsif ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^m68k-/ ) {
                        $c =~ s/^\tjmp ${T_US}${symb}_fast\d+.*\n\tnop\n//;
                        $c =~ s/^\tjmp ${T_US}${symb}_fast\d+.*\n//;
+                   } elsif ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-/ ) {
+                       $c =~ s/^\tb \.${T_US}${symb}_fast\d+\n//;
                    } elsif ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^sparc-/ ) {
                        $c =~ s/^\tcall ${T_US}${symb}_fast\d+,.*\n\tnop\n//;
                        $c =~ s/^\tcall ${T_US}${symb}_fast\d+,.*\n(\t[a-z].*\n)/$1/;
@@ -855,7 +995,7 @@ sub mangle_asm {
                    # references to fast-entry point.
                    # (questionable re hppa and mips...)
                    print STDERR "still has jump to fast entry point:\n$c"
-                       if $c =~ /${T_US}${symb}_fast/; # NB: paranoia
+                       if $c =~ /$TUS[@]?$symb[@]?_fast/; # NB: paranoia
                }
 
                print OUTASM $T_HDR_entry;
@@ -867,6 +1007,7 @@ sub mangle_asm {
            
            # FAST ENTRY POINT
            if ( defined($fastchk{$symb}) ) {
+               $c = $chk[$fastchk{$symb}];
                if ( ! defined($slowchk{$symb})
                   # ToDo: the || clause can go once we're no longer
                   # concerned about producing exactly the same output as before
@@ -874,7 +1015,19 @@ sub mangle_asm {
                   ) {
                    print OUTASM $T_HDR_fast;
                }
-               &print_doctored($chk[$fastchk{$symb}], 0);
+                  if ($TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-/) {
+                    local(@lbls) = split(/:/, $c);
+                    $fullname = $lbls[0];
+                   $fullname =~ s/$T_MOVE_DIRVS//g;
+                    if ( $fullname =~ /^[A-Z]/)
+                       { print OUTASM "\t\.globl \.${fullname}\n";
+                    } else {
+                       print OUTASM "\t\.lglobl \.${fullname}\n"; 
+                    };
+                    $c =~ s/((.*\n)*)\t.long \S+, TOC\[tc0\], 0\n\.csect \.text\[PR\]\n((.*\n)*)/\1\3/;
+                    $c = &mangle_powerpc_tailjump($c);
+                  };
+               &print_doctored($c, 0);
                $chkcat[$fastchk{$symb}] = 'DONE ALREADY';
            }
 
@@ -885,7 +1038,17 @@ sub mangle_asm {
            # VECTOR TABLE
            if ( defined($vectorchk{$symb}) ) {
                print OUTASM $T_HDR_vector;
-               print OUTASM &rev_tbl($symb, $chk[$vectorchk{$symb}], 0);
+                if ($TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-/) { 
+                  if ( $symb =~ /^[A-Z]/) {
+                     print OUTASM "\t\.globl \.vtbl_${symb}\n";
+                    print OUTASM "\t\.globl vtbl_${symb}\n";
+                  };
+                 $chk[$vectorchk{$symb}] =~ s/\.long (\S+)/\.long \.\1/g;
+                 print OUTASM ".vtbl_${symb}:\n";
+                 print OUTASM $chk[$vectorchk{$symb}];
+               } else {
+                 print OUTASM &rev_tbl($symb, $chk[$vectorchk{$symb}], 0);
+               }
                # direct return code will be put here!
                $chkcat[$vectorchk{$symb}] = 'DONE ALREADY';
            }
@@ -893,7 +1056,14 @@ sub mangle_asm {
            # DIRECT RETURN
            if ( defined($directchk{$symb}) ) {
                print OUTASM $T_HDR_direct;
-               &print_doctored($chk[$directchk{$symb}], 0);
+                if ($TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-/) { 
+                 ($p, $r) = split(/TOC\[tc0\], 0\n/, $chk[$directchk{$symb}]); 
+                 &print_doctored($r, 0);
+                 print OUTASM "\.csect ${symb}DirectReturn[DS]\n";     
+                 print OUTASM "${p}TOC[tc0], 0\n";
+                } else {
+                 &print_doctored($chk[$directchk{$symb}], 0);
+               }
                $chkcat[$directchk{$symb}] = 'DONE ALREADY';
 
            } elsif ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^alpha-/ ) {
@@ -906,6 +1076,12 @@ sub mangle_asm {
                print OUTASM "\t# nop\n";
            }
            
+       } elsif ( $chkcat[$i] eq 'toc' ) {
+           if ($chk[$i] ne '') {
+               print OUTASM $T_HDR_literal;
+               print OUTASM $chk[$i];
+           }
+           
        } else {
            &tidy_up_and_die(1,"$Pgm: unknown chkcat (ghc-asm: $TargetPlatform)\n$chkcat[$i]\n$chk[$i]\n");
        }
@@ -913,8 +1089,12 @@ sub mangle_asm {
 
     print OUTASM $EXTERN_DECLS if $TargetPlatform =~ /^mips-/;
 
-    print OUTASM ".csect .text[PR]\n_section_.text:\n.csect .data[RW]\n\t.long _section_.text\n"
-       if $TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-/;
+    if ($TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-/) { 
+         print OUTASM ".csect .text[PR]\n_section_.text:\n.csect .data[RW]\n\t.long _section_.text\n"
+    };
+
+#    print OUTASM ".csect .text[PR]\n_section_.text:\n.csect .data[RW]\n\t.long _section_.text\n"
+#      if $TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-/;
 
     # finished
     close(OUTASM) || &tidy_up_and_die(1,"Failed writing to $out_asmf\n");
@@ -1216,19 +1396,25 @@ sub rev_tbl {
     local(@words) = ();
     local($after) = '';
     local(@lines) = split(/\n/, $tbl);
-    local($i, $extra, $words_to_pad, $j);
-
-    for ($i = 0; $i <= $#lines && $lines[$i] !~ /^\t${T_DOT_WORD}\s+/o; $i++) {
+    local($i, $j); #local ($i, $extra, $words_to_pad, $j);
+   
+    # see comment in mangleAsm as to why this silliness is needed.
+    local($TDOTWORD) = ${T_DOT_WORD};
+    local($TDOTGLOBAL) = ${T_DOT_GLOBAL};
+    local($TUS) = ${T_US};
+    local($TPOSTLBL) = ${T_POST_LBL};
+
+    for ($i = 0; $i <= $#lines && $lines[$i] !~ /^\t$TDOTWORD\s+/o; $i++) {
        $label .= $lines[$i] . "\n",
-           next if $lines[$i] =~ /^[A-Za-z0-9_]+_info${T_POST_LBL}$/o
-                || $lines[$i] =~ /${T_DOT_GLOBAL}/o
-                || $lines[$i] =~ /^${T_US}vtbl_\S+${T_POST_LBL}$/o;
+           next if $lines[$i] =~ /^[A-Za-z0-9_]+_info$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o
+                || $lines[$i] =~ /$TDOTGLOBAL/o
+                || $lines[$i] =~ /^$TUS[@]?vtbl_\S+$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o;
 
        $before .= $lines[$i] . "\n"; # otherwise...
     }
 
     if ( $TargetPlatform !~ /^hppa/ ) {
-       for ( ; $i <= $#lines && $lines[$i] =~ /^\t${T_DOT_WORD}\s+/o; $i++) {
+       for ( ; $i <= $#lines && $lines[$i] =~ /^\t$TDOTWORD\s+/o; $i++) {
            push(@words, $lines[$i]);
        }
     } else { # hppa weirdness
@@ -1286,6 +1472,10 @@ sub mini_mangle_asm_i386 {
 
     &init_TARGET_STUFF();
 
+    # see mangleAsm comment
+    local($TUS) = ${T_US};
+    local($TPOSTLBL)=${T_POST_LBL};
+
     open(INASM, "< $in_asmf")
        || &tidy_up_and_die(1,"$Pgm: failed to open `$in_asmf' (to read)\n");
     open(OUTASM,"> $out_asmf")
@@ -1295,7 +1485,7 @@ sub mini_mangle_asm_i386 {
        print OUTASM;
 
         next unless
-           /^${T_US}(PerformGC|StackOverflow|Yield|PerformReschedule)_wrapper${T_POST_LBL}\n/o;
+           /^$TUS[@]?(PerformGC|StackOverflow|Yield|PerformReschedule)_wrapper$TPOSTLBL\n/o;
        print OUTASM "\tmovl \%esp, ${T_US}__temp_esp\n";
        print OUTASM "\tmovl \%eax, ${T_US}__temp_eax\n";
     }
@@ -1332,6 +1522,53 @@ sub mini_mangle_asm_hppa {
     close(INASM)  || &tidy_up_and_die(1,"Failed reading from $in_asmf\n");
 }
 
+\end{code}
+\begin{code}
+sub mini_mangle_asm_powerpc {
+    local($in_asmf, $out_asmf) = @_;
+
+    open(INASM, "< $in_asmf")
+       || &tidy_up_and_die(1,"$Pgm: failed to open `$in_asmf' (to read)\n");
+    open(OUTASM,"> $out_asmf")
+       || &tidy_up_and_die(1,"$Pgm: failed to open `$out_asmf' (to write)\n");
+
+    while (<INASM>) {
+       s/long _PRStart/long ._PRStart/;
+       s/long _PRIn_/long ._PRIn_/;
+       s/long _Dummy_(\S+)_entry/long ._Dummy_\1_entry/;
+       s/long _PRMarking_MarkNextRoot\[DS\]/long ._PRMarking_MarkNextRoot/;
+       s/long _PRMarking_MarkNextCAF\[DS\]/long ._PRMarking_MarkNextCAF/;
+       s/long _PRMarking_MarkNextAStack\[DS\]/long ._PRMarking_MarkNextAStack/;
+       s/long _PRMarking_MarkNextBStack\[DS\]/long ._PRMarking_MarkNextBStack/;
+       print OUTASM;
+    }
+
+    # finished:
+    close(OUTASM) || &tidy_up_and_die(1,"Failed writing to $out_asmf\n");
+    close(INASM)  || &tidy_up_and_die(1,"Failed reading from $in_asmf\n");
+}
+
+sub mangle_powerpc_tailjump {
+    local($c) = @_;
+    local($maybe_more) = 1;
+    while (($c =~ /\tl \d+,LC\.\.\d+\(2\)\n\tmtctr \d+\n\tbctr\n/) && $maybe_more) 
+      { $maybe_more = 0;
+        $lcsymb = $c;
+        $lcsymb =~ s/(.*\n)*\tl \d+,LC\.\.(\d+)\(2\)\n\tmtctr \d+\n\tbctr\n(.*\n)*/\2/;
+# the checks for r1 and r2 are mostly paranoia...
+        $r1 = $c;
+        $r1 =~ s/(.*\n)*\tl (\d+),LC\.\.\d+\(2\)\n\tmtctr \d+\n\tbctr\n(.*\n)*/\2/;
+        $r2 = $c;
+        $r2 =~ s/(.*\n)*\tl \d+,LC\.\.(\d+)\(2\)\n\tmtctr (\d+)\n\tbctr\n(.*\n)*/\3/;
+        if (r1 eq r2)
+          { $maybe_more = 1;
+            $c =~ s/((.*\n)*)\tl \d+,LC\.\.\d+\(2\)\n\tmtctr \d+\n\tbctr\n((.*\n)*)/\1\tb $tocequiv{$lcsymb}\n\3/;
+          }
+      };
+    $c;
+}
+
 # make "require"r happy...
 1;
 \end{code}