@@ -1411,6 +1411,7 @@ objformat="elf"

 ranlib="ranlib"

 strip_default="strip"

 yasmexe="yasm"

+nogas=":"

 nm_opts='-g'

@@ -2117,7 +2118,7 @@ case $target_os in

         ;;

     darwin)

         enable malloc_aligned

-        as="gas-preprocessor.pl $cc"

+        gas="gas-preprocessor.pl $cc"

         enabled ppc && add_asflags -force_cpusubtype_ALL

         SHFLAGS='-dynamiclib -Wl,-single_module -Wl,-install_name,$(SHLIBDIR)/$(SLIBNAME),-current_version,$(LIBVERSION),-compatibility_version,$(LIBMAJOR) -Wl,-read_only_relocs,suppress'

         strip="${strip} -x"

@@ -2309,9 +2310,6 @@ unsigned int endian = 'B' << 24 | 'I' << 16 | 'G' << 8 | 'E';

 EOF

 od -t x1 $TMPO | grep -q '42 *49 *47 *45' && enable bigendian

-check_asm gnu_as '".macro m n\n\\n:.int 0\n.endm\nm x"' ||

-    warn "GNU assembler not found, install gas-preprocessor"

-

 if enabled alpha; then

     check_cflags -mieee

@@ -2319,6 +2317,7 @@ if enabled alpha; then

 elif enabled arm; then

     check_cflags -marm

+    nogas=die

     check_ld <<EOF && enable vfp_args

 __asm__ (".eabi_attribute 28, 1");

@@ -2353,6 +2352,7 @@ elif enabled ppc; then

     # AltiVec flags: The FSF version of GCC differs from the Apple version

     if enabled altivec; then

+        nogas=warn

         check_cflags -maltivec -mabi=altivec &&

         { check_header altivec.h && inc_altivec_h="#include <altivec.h>" ; } ||

         check_cflags -faltivec

@@ -2437,6 +2437,12 @@ EOF

 fi

+if enabled asm; then

+    as=${gas:=$as}

+    check_asm gnu_as '".macro m n\n\\n:.int 0\n.endm\nm x"' ||

+        $nogas "GNU assembler not found, install gas-preprocessor"

+fi

+

 if check_func dlopen; then

     ldl=

 elif check_func dlopen -ldl; then