Re: Ann: Luxasm 00.01.07 : 2004-05-30

From: Betov (betov_at_free.fr)
Date: 06/02/04 

Date: 02 Jun 2004 12:52:37 GMT

"wolfgang kern" <nowhere@nevernet.at> écrivait news:c9kh4t$jqq$1
@newsreader1.utanet.at:

>
> "Betov" answered "C":
>
> [about assembler benchmarks..]
>
> I actually don't care much about compiling speed,
> it depends more on the programming style than on
> 'smartness' of the compiler.
>
> A verbose written source with many equates, macros,
> and other HLL-styled (programmers convenient only) stuff,
> will take more time to convert anyway.
>
> And even if an >4MB PE may need 30 seconds for compilation,
> I'd be more aware of the speed/size performance of the produced file.
>
> My way of coding is simple: no macros, almost no equates and I'll
> keep data-label count short by using offsets to address struct-items.
>
> So it will be almost impossible to compare compiling speed
> on different assemblers if not using identical source.

Sure. But, for an Assembler Designer, like C, he has
to consider _all_ of the different writing Styles of
the future users. My own experience with RosAsm has
shown me that, when users are enabled with a powerfull
and easy Macros System,... they _do_ use it.

Often times i see Sources showing that some users tend
to, so to say, create their own Language from scratch,
and these ones have to be considered since the Design
point of view.

A good Assembler must be fast at most points of views,
for most writing Styles, for most Apps Sizes, and be
kept fast along most Devs Implementations. This is not
an easy "flat Assembling Speed" problem... ;)

Betov.

< http://betov.free.fr/RosAsm.html >

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