* as.c (main): Mark symbols created via the --defsym command line

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+2007-01-30  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * as.c (main): Mark symbols created via the --defsym command line
+       option as volatile so that they can be overridden later on by a
+       .set directive.  This maintains compatibility with the behaviour
+       of earlier versions of the assembler.
+       * doc/as.texinfo (--defsym): Document that the defined symbol's
+       value can be overridden via a .set directive.
+
 2076-01-28  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
        * config/tc-i386.c (swap_imm_operands): Renamed to ...