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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@c Copyright 2002
+@c Copyright 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009
 @c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @c This is part of the GAS manual.
 @c For copying conditions, see the file as.texinfo.
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ this option does not propagate all symbol arithmetic into the object file,
 because not all symbol arithmetic can be represented.  However, the option
 can still be useful in specific applications.
 
+@cindex @code{-replace} command line option, Alpha
+@cindex @code{-noreplace} command line option, Alpha
+@item -replace
+@item -noreplace
+Enables or disables the optimization of procedure calls, both at assemblage
+and at link time.  These options are only available for VMS targets and
+@code{-replace} is the default.  See section 1.4.1 of the OpenVMS Linker
+Utility Manual.
+
 @cindex @code{-g} command line option, Alpha
 @item -g
 This option is used when the compiler generates debug information.  When
@@ -139,12 +148,12 @@ OpenVMS syntax, with a few differences for ELF.
 @cindex Alpha registers
 @cindex register names, Alpha
 
-The 32 integer registers are refered to as @samp{$@var{n}} or
+The 32 integer registers are referred to as @samp{$@var{n}} or
 @samp{$r@var{n}}.  In addition, registers 15, 28, 29, and 30 may
-be refered to by the symbols @samp{$fp}, @samp{$at}, @samp{$gp},
+be referred to by the symbols @samp{$fp}, @samp{$at}, @samp{$gp},
 and @samp{$sp} respectively.
 
-The 32 floating-point registers are refered to as @samp{$f@var{n}}.
+The 32 floating-point registers are referred to as @samp{$f@var{n}}.
 
 @node Alpha-Relocs
 @subsection Relocations
@@ -153,7 +162,7 @@ The 32 floating-point registers are refered to as @samp{$f@var{n}}.
 
 Some of these relocations are available for ECOFF, but mostly
 only for ELF.  They are modeled after the relocation format 
-introduced in Digial Unix 4.0, but there are additions.
+introduced in Digital Unix 4.0, but there are additions.
 
 The format is @samp{!@var{tag}} or @samp{!@var{tag}!@var{number}}
 where @var{tag} is the name of the relocation.  In some cases
@@ -203,6 +212,12 @@ Used with a register branch format instruction (e.g.@: @code{jsr}) to
 indicate that the literal is used for a call.  During relaxation, the
 code may be altered to use a direct branch (e.g.@: @code{bsr}).
 
+@item !lituse_jsrdirect!@var{N}
+Similar to @code{lituse_jsr}, but also that this call cannot be vectored
+through a PLT entry.  This is useful for functions with special calling
+conventions which do not allow the normal call-clobbered registers to be
+clobbered.
+
 @item !lituse_bytoff!@var{N}
 Used with a byte mask instruction (e.g.@: @code{extbl}) to indicate
 that only the low 3 bits of the address are relevant.  During relaxation,