Linking C & Assem Files
28-Mar-86 23:34:51
Sb: #12975-Linking C & Assem Files
Fm: Fred Kohler 75365,1460
To: Rick Schaeffer 70120,174
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Rick, there are nowhere near as many directives for the Aztec C macro
assembler as there are for the Amiga macro assembler. In order to assemble
the ".asm" files listed in the Rom Kernal Manual you practically have to
re-write the entire source code. For example, there are no XREF or XDEF
directives in the Aztec C macro assembler. I tried assembling the ".asm"
files listed in the Rom Kernal Manual in the exact form they were given and
the Aztec macro assembler kept giving "unknown opcode or directive" errors.
I don't need the hassle of trying to figure out how to convert the ".asm"
files to a form acceptable to the Aztec C macro assembler. True, it does
assemble much faster than the Amiga assembler but you end up taking more time
converting the source code than it's worth. Therefore, I have ordered
Lattice C and will be returning my commercial version of Aztec C to Manx for
a refund next week. Even though Lattice C compiles source code slower than
Aztec C, I consider it to be a better product AT THIS TIME. If Manx ever
makes their object code compatible with Amiga object code (which it isn't
according to Jim Goodnow, creator of Aztec C), I will then consider Aztec C
to be the superior product. — Fred Kohler 75365,1460 —