JV> .MSG:
 JV> .string "This program will loop forever\n"
 JV> .CHK:
 JV> .string "Shouldn't get here\n"
 JV> movl $181, %edx     /* 181 chars to write, no strlen :-( */
 Couldn't you use `movl $.CHK - $.MSG'? Actually, no, stupid question - 
alignment difficulties ... Can you do the equivalent of sticking in a tasm 
`msgend equ $ - msg' with gas?
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