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comrade



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comrade 29 May 2004, 17:27
Is it possible to do something like $B that points to previous instruction?
Code:
nop
; at this point, $B points to nop
xor eax,eax
; at this point, $B points to xor eax,eax
inc eax
; at this point, $B points to inc eax    


For example, to find size of instruction I do:
Code:
.x = $
movzx   eax,al
display $-.x+30h    


But with $B would be much simpler, and I could have a macro to do it:
Code:
macro showsize {
display ($-$B)+30h
}    

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Tommy



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Tommy 29 May 2004, 18:54
Seems to be a good idea if it's possible... Wink
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comrade 29 May 2004, 19:05
Maybe there could other uses for it, but I cannot think of any.

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Tommy 29 May 2004, 19:37
A solution:
Code:
macro showsize asm_code {
  local x
  x = $
  asm_code
  display $ - x + 30h, 13, 10
}

use32
showsize <movzx eax, al>    
    
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comrade 29 May 2004, 21:37
That works, but not as elegant as it would be with $B. Encapsulating instruction into showsize <> is extra work I was hoping to avoid.

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Tomasz Grysztar



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Tomasz Grysztar 30 May 2004, 01:30
Well, to avoid <> characters you can do it this way:
Code:
macro showsize [asm_code] {
  common local x
  x = $
  asm_code
  display $ - x + 30h, 13, 10
}

showsize movzx eax, al    


And I'm sorry, there seems to be no simple way to add such feature as $B you suggested.
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comrade 30 May 2004, 03:51
that's good enough, thanks Smile

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Tommy 30 May 2004, 09:59
Smile There I learned something new about FASM macro-technology... Thanks, Privalov!
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