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bitRAKE



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bitRAKE 01 Sep 2010, 03:03
Code:
macro dummy [a] {}
struc temp0 x,y,z {
    dummy .
     .a dd z
     .b dd y
     .c dq z
     .. = $ - .a
}
struc temp1 x,y,z {
   dummy .
     .a temp0 x
  .b dq y
     .c dq z
     .. = $ - .a.a
}


virtual
  .abc temp1 <?,?,?>,?,?
end virtual    
The present syntax requires full topology expression at invocation, or assembly-time checking. It would more convenient (imho) to allow default values for parameters at the preprocessor level.
Code:
macro dummy [a] {}
struc temp0 x=?,y=?,z=? {
    dummy .
     .a dd z
     .b dd y
     .c dq z
     .. = $ - .a
}
struc temp1 x=?,y=?,z=? {
     dummy .
     .a temp0 x
  .b dq y
     .c dq z
     .. = $ - .a.a
}


virtual
  .abc temp1
end virtual    
The amount of code required for this feature seems small since the preprocessor is already checking for "*". (Maybe a couple dozen lines - still working out the details.) AFAIK, it wouldn't interfere with present features/code.

Of course, the struct macros provide some of the functionality. Yet, there are workarounds being used because of lacking default parameters. For example, the "parm+0" for numerical values. Listings would look more "tidy" , imho.

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Tomasz Grysztar



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Tomasz Grysztar 01 Sep 2010, 07:00
Sound like a nice extension. Would need a bit of code for processing definitions like "x=<y,z>,y,z", so I may not have it ready in quarter hour. Wink But when I have some free evening...
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