Re: Unrolling FASM source code

Betov wrote:

> With Assemblers able to do it all without any Linker, like
> RosAsm, the "Double shot" is useless. So, the call is, simply:

Even with assemblers that require linkers (ie, MASM), you can still do the
direct "call dword ptr [imp_MessageBoxA@16]" way - and even with INVOKEs,
it's just about setting up the correct prototypes. I think hutch-- even
included a tool with his masm32 package that creates these imports. Last
time I checked, it was not the default though.

> Since the oncoming of RosAsm, most Assemblers try to do it
> this shortest and simpler way.

Once you call an API "many" times, the "call do_jmp_import" way becomes
shorter... but well, who cares really, it's not like it's going to mean a
lot even in applications that do a LOT of calls :)


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