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Overclick

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Overclick 29 Jun 2021, 16:34

Hi
I would like to pre-calculate float constants, how to do that?

Code:

.data
struc SOMESTRUC Value,Float
{  .Consatnt1 dd Value#f      ;works ok
   .Constant2 dd Value-1      ;ok as integer
   .Constant3 dd Value-1#f    ;wrong
   .Constant4 dd Float-1f     ;wrong too
 TempValue = Float-1f
   .Constant5 dd TempValue    ;wrong
}

Something  SOMESTRUC  15, 0.15f

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29 Jun 2021, 16:34

revolution
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revolution 29 Jun 2021, 16:59

fasm doesn't natively support floating point arithmetic at compile time. Only integer arithmetic is available.

Code:

x = 3.0 - 2.0 ; not valid
x = 3 - 2 ; okay as integers only

You could probably write a macro, but it would be tricky.

29 Jun 2021, 16:59

Overclick

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Overclick 29 Jun 2021, 18:19

Look at Constant1 that trick is working. But why I cannot precalculate all values as integer and use the same trick on them by #f ? Have I precalculate it on virtual or something?
How a macro will help me to solve this out if "struc" is already some sort of macro? I'm confused, show me the path

p.s.Seems like it's time to separate forum for fasm1 and fasmg.

29 Jun 2021, 18:19

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revolution 29 Jun 2021, 18:26

Overclick wrote:

But why I cannot precalculate all values as integer and use the same trick on them by #f ?

The hash symbol (#) is processed before the assembler, so the timing is wrong.

The assembler computes integer arithmetic after the preprocessor has finished processing the hash symbol.

29 Jun 2021, 18:26

Overclick

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Overclick 29 Jun 2021, 18:29

How to force calculation or delay that bloody hash?

29 Jun 2021, 18:29

revolution
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revolution 29 Jun 2021, 18:30

Overclick wrote:

How to force calculation or delay that bloody hash?

You can't. The preprocessor runs first, then the assembler later.

29 Jun 2021, 18:30

Overclick

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Overclick 29 Jun 2021, 18:33

What about virtual?

29 Jun 2021, 18:33

revolution
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revolution 29 Jun 2021, 18:33

If you want to go ahead with a macro then it might look like this:

Code:

macro convert_to_float input_integer {
  exponent = bsf input_integer
  ;... more stuff here
  dd sign + exponent + mantissa
}

my_value = 3 - 2
convert_to_float my_value

29 Jun 2021, 18:33

Overclick

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Overclick 29 Jun 2021, 18:42

Thanks

29 Jun 2021, 18:42

Overclick

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Overclick 29 Jun 2021, 18:50

Much easiest way for me to precalculate them inside the code at initialisation stage Smile

Your mathematics is interesting to me anyway. I was thinking to use it for float as alternative to division, but now I don't use it anymore. I'll meditate on it some day.

29 Jun 2021, 18:50

revolution
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revolution 29 Jun 2021, 18:51

That was the easy part.

It gets tricky when you have fractional parts.

Code:

v1 = 0.15
v2 = 3.0
dd v1 + v2 ; invalid

So you could make an add macro.

Code:

macro addf float1, float2 {
  ;some code goes here to do the addition
 dd sign + exponent + mantissa
}

29 Jun 2021, 18:51

Roman

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Roman 30 Jun 2021, 08:52

Quote:

macro addf float1, float2 {
;some code goes here to do the addition
dd sign + exponent + mantissa
}

I not understood macro addf get float1 and float2.
But why in macro dd sign + exponent + mantissa ? And not float1 and float2.

30 Jun 2021, 08:52

Roman

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Roman 30 Jun 2021, 08:53

I think Fasm need implement some new symbol for this problem topic starter.
I am about float values.

30 Jun 2021, 08:53

revolution
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revolution 30 Jun 2021, 09:39

Roman wrote:

I not understood macro addf get float1 and float2.
But why in macro dd sign + exponent + mantissa ? And not float1 and float2.

Look at the values:

Code:

a = 2.0 ; 0x4000_0000_0000_0000
b = 3.0 ; 0x4008_0000_0000_0000
c = 5.0 ; 0x4014_0000_0000_0000
d = a + b ; 0x8008_0000_0000_0000

That last value for d is not the float representation for 5.0. You get a bogus result.

30 Jun 2021, 09:39

idle

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idle 30 Jun 2021, 14:19

exponent = bsf input_integer

d = a + b ; 0x8008_0000_0000_0000

That last value for d is not the float representation for 5.0. You get a bogus result

bsf (input_integer) ; embrace to let expressions
Also the bias $3fff.
Also sign bit.
And float format.

There are macro to encode 0.etc.
Time loss...
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30 Jun 2021, 14:19

Overclick

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Overclick 05 Sep 2022, 04:35

Solved, thanks to Manual

Code:

rept 1 num:INT1+INT2 {define SumForMyFloat num#f }

05 Sep 2022, 04:35

Roman

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Roman 05 Sep 2022, 05:58

funny.

Code:

rept 4 num:1 { SumForMyFloat equ num#f }


 irpv ik,SumForMyFloat {        dd SumForMyFloat   } ;all 4.0

 irpv ik,SumForMyFloat {        dd ik   } ;we get 1.0,2.0,3.0,4.0

Thats ok. But inverted

Code:

rept 4 num:1 { SumForMyFloat equ num#f }
 irpv ik,SumForMyFloat {
                dd SumForMyFloat
                restore  SumForMyFloat  ;we get 4.0,3.0,2.0,1.0
                }

05 Sep 2022, 05:58

Overclick

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Overclick 05 Sep 2022, 06:07

LOL
My task was to calculate some values and convert the result to float. And I did it after so long time. No need to do it in program any more. What you trying to show? ))
INT1 + INT2 = SumForMyFloat (float)

05 Sep 2022, 06:07

Roman

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Roman 05 Sep 2022, 06:15

Overclick wrote:

Solved, thanks to Manual

Code:

rept 1 num:INT1+INT2 {define SumForMyFloat num#f }

If we need do define SumForMyFloat 2*num#f
How do this ?

I try this

Code:

rept 4 num:1,n:0  { SumForMyFloat equ n#f } ;ok

rept 4 num:1,n: (num*2)  { SumForMyFloat equ n#f } ;but this error

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05 Sep 2022, 06:15

Overclick

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Overclick 05 Sep 2022, 06:16

Same way

Code:

rept 1 num:INT*2 {define SumForMyFloat num#f }

05 Sep 2022, 06:16

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