Re: RosAsm - right click

From: The Wannabee (faq_at_.@.@.@.@.@szmyggenpv.com)
Date: 05/03/04 

Date: Mon, 03 May 2004 21:56:29 +0200

På 3 May 2004 10:27:38 -0700, skrev C <blackmarlin@asean-mail.com>:

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> The pipe '|' cannot be used as it is already used as the
> bitwise or operator (as it common with many languages,
> specifically NASM, which Luxasm inherits many features
> from.)

Why does asm need an "or operator" ?

> Luxasm currently uses '\\' (as the '\' glyph is used
> as a line continue, the '\\' sequence seems logical for
> a line reset operator.) While use of this feature is
> discoraged in the general case, for certain specific
> cases it results in cleaner code; commonly the case
> where the code itself is highly repetitive, eg:
>
> cmp al, 1 \\ je fn_1
> cmp al, 2 \\ je fn_2
> cmp al, 3 \\ je fn_3
> cmp al, 4 \\ je fn_4
>
Maybe functional, but it looks like the functionality is not prioritized.
Little confusing to me as
// "is comment out this line" (in delphi)

> -or-
>
> #if ##1 #id ebx \\ mov eax, ebx
> # else#if ##1 #id ecx \\ mov eax, ecx
> # else#if ##1 #id edx \\ mov eax, edx
> # else#if ##1 #id esi \\ mov eax, esi
> # else#if ##1 #id edi \\ mov eax, edi
> #endif

Yes RosAsm uses the same character, but it does not in any way SPRAY half
a page with it. You have 26 of those in there, placed for maximal blurring
effect. I find it very hard to read, and very hard to tell my brain to
force itself to read it. RosAsm macros seems much easier to read.
Allthough they use same char for parameters. What about "`" instead or
some other, less obscuring char ? Whatever. It may only be my eyes....,
just a thought.

     `if ``1 `id ebx ~ mov eax, ebx
        ` else`if ``1 `id ecx ~ mov eax, ecx
          ` else`if ``1 `id edx ~ mov eax, edx
          ` else`if ``1 `id esi ~ mov eax, esi
          ` else`if ``1 `id edi ~ mov eax, edi
          `endif

just a sugestion. but now I can more easily see what the macro means. What
is "id", is it like identical?

> C
> 2004-05-03 

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