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Article #3014Re: Inline assembly code possible with any compiler
From: Kevin O'Gorman
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 1990 02:47
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 1990 02:47
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kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt) writes: >In article <1990Sep4.100511.10686@uokmax.uucp> bateman@nsslsun.gcn.uoknor.edu (Monte Bateman) writes: >>It's possible to do in-line assembler with ANY compiler. >>[ abominable technique of executing a string of octal constants deleted]. > Sorry, that isn't in-line assembly. It's unsupportable, and since > [ other reasons deleted ] Furthermore, it isn't assembly because it is absolute machine code, a related but truly different animal. In particular, it may not be workable on architectures that require absolute addresses for jumps and such. Assembly code takes care of such stuff for you; absolute coding does not. -- Kevin O'Gorman ( kevin@kosman.UUCP, kevin%kosman.uucp@nrc.com ) voice: 805-984-8042 Vital Computer Systems, 5115 Beachcomber, Oxnard, CA 93035 Non-Disclaimer: my boss is me, and he stands behind everything I say.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!srhqla!nrcvax!kosman!kevin From: kevin@kosman.UUCP (Kevin O'Gorman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Inline assembly code possible with any compiler Message-ID: <1222@kosman.UUCP> Date: 6 Sep 90 02:47:20 GMT References: <1990Sep4.100511.10686@uokmax.uucp> <528@demott.COM> Organization: K.O.'s Manor - Vital Computer Systems, Oxnard, CA 93035 Lines: 17