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shutdownall 05 May 2012, 21:42
I want to use codeblocks to be generated and place them to other locations in output file / source file.

Short example

Code:
        org 1000h
        mov eax,55
        <codeblock1>
        mov edx,eax

<codeblock1 definition>
   push ebx
   pop eax
<codeblock1 definition end>

    


So I tried to use macro to define codeblock1 what works but I want to define the codeblock later in source, so want to have codeblock1 somewhere in the source files and referenced during a second or multiple passes when resolving.

Next idea was to use virtual directive but can not find a way to move the virtual content to the location of <codeblock1>. There is existing a load and store instruction in combination but need a datatype (codeblock1 could be any data with any size) and found problems to write it at correct position in output file when using org directive. In the example it has to be written to byte 0005h in output file but not to $$+5 because this means 1005h which is physically not existing. So I think virtual can not really help to put code in that location.

Resolving of forward references is done for labels.
So is it possible to use labels in this context ?
I know that there is some hard coding needed in preproce.inc, parser.inc or maybe assemble.inc but want to find a comfortable way to implement this feature. So internal structures/functions which could be used easily in this context.

So maybe somebody has an idea. Very Happy

And I have to add a reference for org processing, so need the org of the codeblock from the position to be inserted (1005h) and let the code continue after inserting with previous org value + size of codeblock.

By the way, in some older assemblers I found directives called PHASE and DEPHASE for changing ORG value (with phase) and restore ORG value with DEPHASE.
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revolution 05 May 2012, 22:12
Perhaps the patch macro I use for fasmarm can be useful for you to study. It creates small code sections an places them into code that has already been generated. It is not precisely what you explain above but you might be able to modify it.
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shutdownall 06 May 2012, 20:11
Thanks, I will give a try.
Do I find this with the ARM version (download) ?
Let me check. Wink
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