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KeSqueer

Joined: 07 Mar 2008
Posts: 2

KeSqueer 07 Mar 2008, 20:51

I'm beginning with fasm macro syntax. So, I tried to write my own macro .for (c 'for' simple implementation) and got this:

Code:

macro JCOND label,v1,c,v2
{
 match any,c
 \{
   cmp v1,v2
   j\#c label
 \}
 match ,c
 \{
   PARSECOND parsed@cond,v1
   match cond,parsed@cond \\{ JCONDEXPR label,cond \\}
 \}
}

macro   .for [args]
{
 common
  local ..for
  local ..endfor
  local ..continue
  __FOR equ ..for
  __ENDFOR equ ..endfor
  __CONTINUE equ ..continue

  macro for_expr [argsa]
  \{
   cont = 1
   if cont
    match arg=+==val, argsa \\{
    add arg, val
    cont = 0\\}
   end if
   if cont
    match arg=-==val, argsa \\{
    sub arg, val
    cont = 0\\}
   end if
   if cont
    match arg=--, argsa \\{
    dec arg
    cont = 0\\}
   end if
   if cont
    match arg=++, argsa \\{
    inc arg
    cont = 0\\}
   end if
   if cont
    match arg=<<val, argsa \\{
    shl arg, val
    cont = 0\\}
   end if
   if cont
    match arg=>>val, argsa \\{
    shr arg, val
    cont = 0\\}
   end if
   if cont
    match arg=|==val, argsa \\{
    or arg, val
    cont = 0\\}
   end if
   if cont
    match arg=&==val, argsa \\{
    and arg, val
    cont = 0\\}
   end if
   if cont
    match arg=^==val, argsa \\{
    xor arg, val
    cont = 0\\}
   end if
   if cont
    match arg==val, argsa \\{
    mov arg, val
    cont = 0\\}
   end if
  \}

define current args

  match =(a=:b=:c=), current
  \{
    for_expr a
    JNCOND __ENDFOR, b
  \}
  __FOR:

  macro .break
  \{
    jmp __ENDFOR
  \}

  macro .continue
  \{
    jmp __CONTINUE
  \}

  macro .endf
  \{
    match =(a=:b=:c=), current
    \\{
      __CONTINUE:
      for_expr c
      JCOND __FOR, b
      __ENDFOR:
      restore __FOR
      restore __ENDFOR
      restore __CONTINUE
      restore current
    \\}
  \}
}

It can be used in following format:
.for (statement1, statement2,... : conditions : statement3, statement4...)
; Some code may be placed here. Nested loops are allowed.
.endf

Example:

Code:

.for (eax=0, ebx=[base], edx=[ordword]: eax < 10: [ebx+eax*4] |= edx, eax++)
; some code may be placed here
.endf

I've not included such operators as *,/ etc because it is not a trivial task, but operators --,++, <<,>> are included.

So, what do you think about this macro? I'll conside any comments.

---------
Excuse me for my English, I'm just learning it Wink

07 Mar 2008, 20:51

AlexP

Joined: 14 Nov 2007
Posts: 561
Location: Out the window. Yes, that one.

AlexP 11 Mar 2008, 16:44

Very nice, I'm just trying to learn FASM macros too. After my current project I'll probably take some time off to learn the more high-level parts of FASM, hopefully the designer(s) will keep adding more features to it's syntax!

The only downside I see of having much more high-level things is it appears (as I saw in other threads) that people are becoming split in their programming styles. Some using almost all high-level features, and others being so low-level purists that it takes me several minutes to figure out what they're trying to do!

PS: I tried using this:

Code:

struct Food_
  start = $
  ... some other stuff
  end = $
ends

; declare the structure, and later:
mov eax,Food.end-Food.start
; which returned 0!

Do u know what happened? Just a small thing I remembered, thought you would be the person to inquire.

11 Mar 2008, 16:44

baldr

Joined: 19 Mar 2008
Posts: 1651

baldr 19 Sep 2008, 23:08

AlexP,

"This is by design". Wink

struct macro redefines db, dw, etc. (even itself - for nested substructs) so they don't define/reserve bytes. Instead they collect information about struct's structure Wink

in symbolic constant fields@struct. After that – only virtual at 0.

It's the ends macro that actually defines/reserves bytes. No wonder that end == start (after preprocessing ... some other stuff is empty).

By the way, isn't sizeof.Food working?

19 Sep 2008, 23:08

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