* config/tc-mips.c (mips_ip): Accept numbers between 0x8000 and

0xffff for 'j' to be compatible with MIPS assembler.  These
	numbers are actually treated as negative.

gas/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Fri Mar 11 17:56:23 1994  Ian Lance Taylor  (ian@tweedledumb.cygnus.com)
+
+	* config/tc-mips.c (mips_ip): Accept numbers between 0x8000 and
+	0xffff for 'j' to be compatible with MIPS assembler.  These
+	numbers are actually treated as negative.
+
 Thu Mar 10 13:36:29 1994  Doug Evans  (dje@canuck.cygnus.com)
 
 	* config/tc-sparc.h (LOCAL_LABEL): Local labels are .Lfoo.

gas/config/tc-mips.c

@@ -4359,8 +4359,12 @@ mips_ip (str, ip)
 		}
 	      else
 		{
+		  /* The upper bound should be 0x8000, but
+		     unfortunately the MIPS assembler accepts numbers
+		     from 0x8000 to 0xffff and sign extends them, and
+		     we want to be compatible.  */
 		  if (imm_expr.X_add_number < -0x8000 ||
-		      imm_expr.X_add_number >= 0x8000)
+		      imm_expr.X_add_number >= 0x10000)
 		    {
 		      if (insn + 1 < &mips_opcodes[NUMOPCODES] &&
 			  !strcmp (insn->name, insn[1].name))