Subj : C is the most efficient p
To   : Digital Man
From : Boraxman
Date : Wed Dec 29 2021 15:30:00

-=> Digital Man wrote to Boraxman <=-

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 DM>   Re: C is the most efficient p
 DM>   By: Boraxman to Nightfox on
 DM> Sun Dec 26 2021 09:27 pm

 > -=> Nightfox wrote to Boraxman <=-
 >
 >  Ni> @MSGID: <61C6BCF6.3338.dove_dove-prg@digitaldistortionbbs.com>
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 >  Ni>   Re: C is the most efficient p
 >  Ni>   By: Boraxman to Nightfox on
 >  Ni> Sat Dec 25 2021 09:12 am
 >
 >  Ni>> But still, assembler for each processor is defined by the operations
 >  Ni>> that the processor understands, and there is a specific syntax for
 >  Ni>> each operation.
 >
 >  Bo> Have you ever used AT&T syntax?
 >
 >  Ni> I haven't.
 >
 > It's an alternative syntax for assembler, used by GAS and I guess other
 > assemblers for Unix too.
 >
 > An example from a program I wrote is below
 >
 >      movl %eax, BRK_Start
 >      movl %eax, BRK_End
 >      movl (%esp), %ecx
 >      cmp $1, %ecx
 >      je clifail
 >      cmp $3, %ecx
 >      jg clifail
 >      movl 8(%esp), %ebx
 >      jl success
 >      movb (%ebx), %al
 >
 >
 > As you can see, the syntax is familiar, but different.  Source and
 > destination are the other way around for MOV commands, the offset notation
 > is different, immediate values are prefixed with a $.

 DM> Motorola 68K assemblers used the "move source, destination" as well
 DM> (opposite of Intel/x86 assemblers).

 DM> Basically, there's no real "standard" when it comes to assembly
 DM> languages. --

Exactly, which is why I don't consider a language, because there isn't actually
a standard to construct a language.  Each author of an assembler can make up
whatever they like.  FASM is a language. MASM is a language, AT&T Intel is a
language, NASM is a language, etc etc


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