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metalfishx



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metalfishx 27 Oct 2004, 04:16
Hello. Im just wondering, theres a way to let FASM take the section specific code on all the source code, and put it togheter in the same section?
For exmaple, if i do this:

Code:
format PE GUI 4.0
entry MAIN
include "%fasminc%\win32a.inc"

section '.idata' import data readable
  library kernel,'KERNEL32.DLL'
  import kernel,\
         ExitProcess,'ExitProcess'

section '.data' data readable writable
        varStrBuffer rb 65535

section '.code' code readable executable
proc MAIN
      invoke ExitProcess,0
     return
endp
    


i obtain an executable size of 1536
but, if i just add an extra var in other part of the code, but still a data section....

Code:
format PE GUI 4.0
entry MAIN
include "%fasminc%\win32a.inc"


section '.idata' import data readable
  library kernel,'KERNEL32.DLL'
  import kernel,\
         ExitProcess,'ExitProcess'

section '.data' data readable writable
        varStrBuffer rb 65535

section '.code' code readable executable
proc MAIN
     invoke ExitProcess,0
     return
endp

section '.data' data readable writable
        varStr db "hello",0
    


Is supposed taking the result before, this for logic, this can bump i think, 7 bytes right?
Well, with this lite modification, im obtaining an executable of 2550 bytes, more than 1000 bytes.

I think is ussefull if we can use for example, the section definitions in macros for example, and when fasm clean the code, these code that are declared in section are ordered in the correspondent section... in this case, if fasm take the first variable defined, and memorize, and after the last section take the other variable, and memorize them, and at last, after end of the code, declares a section in the exe with all the data... Smile

hehe, maybe im crazy.. but can be good if theres a way to do that Very Happy

Thanks!

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vid
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vid 27 Oct 2004, 11:05
no, fasm is great because it doesn't do such "smart" "optimizations", what means you always know what will be result. Any time you type "section" you have a new section declared.
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metalfishx



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metalfishx 29 Oct 2004, 02:46
Yes, you rigth, is more handly.. I just ask because i have thinked about make a basic like language with pure macros; but things like this, limites a little the process.. Now im thinking to build a "front" compiler that will do these corrections.

Thanks for your answer.
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