Re: Unrolling FASM source code

"f0dder" <f0dder_nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> écrivait
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> 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.

Yes, this is one of the durty hack, he implemented in
his C-Side Toy, in order to try to follow-up on RosAsm.

There were others.. :)


>> 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 :)

What do you mean? Shorter in Bytes counts?

.... If yes... yes, but i was talking of the Method,
not of the Bytes count.


Betov.

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