Re: A83: Compiler
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Re: A83: Compiler
Who made Assembly Studio 86?? Maybe someone could make something similar for the 83?? That would
be a whole lot easier, especially for beginners like me. =)
-Miles Raymond
-----Original Message-----
From: David Phillips <electrum@tfs.net>
To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: A83: Compiler
>
>Actually, what you are talking about isn't technically a "linker". A linker
>"links" the object code with all of the required libraries and such that a
>program needs. A C compiler, for example, first compiles the code into an
>object file. The linker looks at the object file and includes all the
>library functions that are called by the compiled C code. The "linker" you
>are talking about merely adds the header information to the raw object file
>so that it is recoginized by your link software. They do serve the same
>purpose, though...
>
>(I don't know if there is one for the 83, but most people use Assembly
>Studio 86 for the 86, which assembles programs and turns them into .86p
>files all by itself, no "linker" required. Having an editor and assembler
>that creates the program file all in one Win32 app saves lots of time. If
>someone is looking for a project for the 83, this would be a great one...)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Olle Hedman <oh@hem.passagen.se>
>To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org>
>Date: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 4:15 PM
>Subject: Re: A83: Compiler
>
>
>>
>>TASM is for the z80 processor.. wich you can find in for example the 82,
>83 ,
>>85 and 86.. You use the same compiler (tasm) for all these three.. you
>use a
>>different linker though.. (linker = makes the output object-file from tasm
>into
>>some kind of file you can send to your calc) for the 83 you can use DevPac
>if
>>you want to program for SOS or AShell.. more information about this is
>>iincluded with the respective shell.. check the asmguru file on how to
>make a
>>shellindependent asm-program...
>>
>>//Olle
>>
>>Miles Raymond wrote:
>>>
>>> Is TASM for all calcs? Because I do not see one for the 83 on
>ticalc.org. I saw one for the 80,
>>> but that doesn't make sense since the 80 doesn't have a link...
>>>
>>> My 486 is fine for me. It's so old that I didn't have to buy an adapter
>for my GL =) It's
>>> Windows98 that sucks. Although I shouldn't complain since Windows95 was
>worse... Windows3.11 was
>>> the only version that I could use w/o any trouble at all.
>>>
>>> -Miles Raymond
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: James Matthews <matthews@tkb.att.ne.jp>
>>> To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org>
>>> Date: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 2:25 AM
>>> Subject: Re: A83: Compiler
>>>
>>> >> I run Windows98 (self-explainitory)
>>> >> I have a 486 DX2 66Mhz Intel processor
>>> >
>>> >Say WHAT?!...ouch, bad combo, dude :) Create a shortcut that specifies
>to run TASM in a window.
>>> >
>>> >Later,
>>> >
>>> >James.