Building boost on arm64 causes error: unknown directive

[nidal_mi@…]

"clang++" -x assembler-with-cpp -O3 -Wno-inline -Wall -DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB=1 -DBOOST_CHRONO_STATIC_LINK=1 -DBOOST_CONTEXT_SOURCE -DBOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS -DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED -DBOOST_SYSTEM_STATIC_LINK=1 -DBOOST_THREAD_BUILD_LIB=1 -DBOOST_THREAD_POSIX -DBOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB=1 -DNDEBUG -I"." -c -o "bin.v2/libs/context/build/clang-linux-3.8.0/release/abi-aapcs/architecture-arm/link-static/target-os-android/threading-multi/asm/jump_arm64_aapcs_elf_gas.o" "libs/context/src/asm/jump_arm64_aapcs_elf_gas.S"

...failed clang-linux.compile.asm bin.v2/libs/context/build/clang-linux-3.8.0/release/abi-aapcs/architecture-arm/link-static/target-os-android/threading-multi/asm/jump_arm64_aapcs_elf_gas.o... clang-linux.compile.asm bin.v2/libs/context/build/clang-linux-3.8.0/release/abi-aapcs/architecture-arm/link-static/target-os-android/threading-multi/asm/ontop_arm64_aapcs_elf_gas.o libs/context/src/asm/ontop_arm64_aapcs_elf_gas.S:40:1: error: unknown directive .cpu generic+fp+simd

This happens when trying to run the boost build on arm64. I don't have this issue for arm7 architecture. Is there a work around for this or a potential fix?

[olli]

compiles fine for AArch64 (APM X-Gene Mustang board) with gcc 4.8.4

might be a problem of clang

[anonymous]

This is happening to me too with the android NDK installed by android studio, ie: I get an 'unrecognized directive .code' from the assembler when building arm64, for jump, move and ontop.

I get this is a clang issue, but it would be VERY convenient if this code could be used as-is with the android NDK!

Just commenting out the .cpu directive allows the code to build, although I haven't tried to run it on an emulator or anything yet.

Should it be OK to comment this out?

[anonymous]

directive .code is no longer contained in the files (1.64)