3392917 – -fobj error for rel8 relocation says "16- or 32-byte relocations" where 16- or 32-bit seems meant

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Bug 3392917 - -fobj error for rel8 relocation says "16- or 32-byte relocations" where 16- or 32-bit seems meant

Summary: -fobj error for rel8 relocation says "16- or 32-byte relocations" where 16- o...

Status:	OPEN

Alias:	None

Product:	NASM
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Assembler (show other bugs)
Version:	2.16.xx
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	Medium annoyance
Assignee:	nobody

URL:

Depends on:
Blocks:

Reported:	2024-08-01 14:10 PDT by E. C. Masloch
Modified:	2024-08-01 14:10 PDT (History)
CC List:	4 users (show)

Obtained from:	Built from git using configure
Generated by:	Human
Bug category:	Documentation incorrect
Observed for:	Invalid input
Regression:	---
Regression since:

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Description E. C. Masloch 2024-08-01 14:10:10 PDT

$ nasm -v
NASM version 2.16.02rc2 compiled on Oct 12 2023
$ cat testrel8.nas

group cgroup text text2

section text
main:
   jmp short next

section text2
   db 256 dup (90h)
next:
$ nasm testrel8.nas -fobj
testrel8.nas:6: error: OBJ format can only handle 16- or 32-byte relocations
$