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Borsuc



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Borsuc 22 Jan 2006, 16:32
I was always wondering since I first looked into the FASM Windows headers (it's not related to windows anyway, that's why it's in Main forum Wink ).. Why have some macros something like:

Code:
local ..opcode    

even though ..opcode is a numeric constant, not a label, so why two preceeding dots used? or are there just arbitrary? just wondering...

I am also quite confused of the dots in labels (. or ..), so if anyone can xplain this i'll be thankful.

Regards,
Grey Beast
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Tomasz Grysztar



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Tomasz Grysztar 22 Jan 2006, 16:57
They are not needed there but were left just-in-case Wink

As for what dots do, here's some sample, hope it might be helpful:
Code:
a:   ; defines a
.x:  ; defines a.x
.y:  ; defines a.y
..z: ; defines ..z
.t:  ; defines a.t
b:   ; defines b
.x:  ; defines b.x
.y:  ; defines b.y    

This feature was taken exactly as-is from the NASM.
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Borsuc



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Borsuc 22 Jan 2006, 17:00
Aha, I knew it was just for convenience, nothing special Very Happy
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Tomasz Grysztar



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Tomasz Grysztar 22 Jan 2006, 17:10
In fact it was left from the old times, when the = definitions would also begin a new section of dotted locals - this was later changed, as disturbing and not really useful feature.
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