"define" vs "equ" vs "="

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edfed

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edfed 13 May 2014, 07:36

Code:

cr equ 13
lf equ 10
CR = 13
LF = 10
crlf equ cr,lf
CRLF equ CR,LF

db "hello",crlf,"world",0

impossible to do a CRLF = CR,LF cause = is a label/value assignation
and CR,LF is not a value, it is two values separated by comma.
etc...

13 May 2014, 07:36

m3ntal

Joined: 08 Dec 2013
Posts: 296

m3ntal 14 May 2014, 00:11

My response was excluded:

Quote:

Ah, I forgot! Too much pain medicine. define does the substitution but does not resolve equates

"Never use preprocessor with assembly directives" - We do it all of the time. Example:

Code:

a equ 1
b=a

I'm not going to follow John's stupid absolute rules. I write code however I want and don't give a damn what John thinks.

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14 May 2014, 00:11

l_inc

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l_inc 15 May 2014, 12:58

m3ntal
JohnFound did and does a diligent and extensive job making Fresh. I would rather respect his experience and rules evolved out of it. But I try to avoid following unfounded dogmata. That is why I wanted to know the reasoning behind his statement.

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