#schematics
09-Jan-87 19:35:28
Sb: #47937-#schematics
Fm: Larry Phillips/ICUG 74025,636
To: W. Wesley Howe 73277,260
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I'm very glad to see you here! I think the EQU problem I had may have
been due to misuse of the CAPS switch, though I will have to check further.
I will be looking at it more this weekend, so hopefully I will have more
specific instances to pass on.
One of the major problems I had with it was its inability to
automatically resolve references between sections. Since Metacomco's
assembler does this, all my current code is written without caring about
where the reference is. I would really like to be able to leave it the way
it is, because it allows me to intermix macros, subroutines, and data in a
way that makes it easier for me to look at 6 months down the road, as well
as having some standard macro include files that I call at the beginning of
the file.
I want to mention that I think your program is one of the most important
things that has happened to the Amiga so far. A freely distributable
assembler will do a lot to encourage fast, efficient programs from people
who might otherwise not have bothered with anything but BASIC.