Multi line statments

Edders · 16 February 2024, 11:11

Hello all!

I'm having a long list of IDCMP tags that are ORed together as follows:

Code:

DC.L    WA_IDCMP,IDCMP_CLOSEWINDOW|IDCMP_MENUPICK|IDCMP_RAWKEY|IDCMP_REFRESHWINDOW|BUTTONIDCMP|CYCLEIDCMP

But I'd like to split this DC.L statement into multiple lines like for example:

Code:

DC.L    WA_IDCMP,IDCMP_CLOSEWINDOW|IDCMP_MENUPICK| /
                IDCMP_RAWKEY|IDCMP_REFRESHWINDOW|BUTTONIDCMP|CYCLEIDCMP

But that confuses DevPac as well as Asm-Pro. Is there something like this possible in 68k assembler?

meynaf · 16 February 2024, 11:44

That may well depend on the used asm, but if there is no support for multi-line i'd do something like that :

Code:

idcmp set IDCMP_CLOSEWINDOW|IDCMP_MENUPICK|IDCMP_RAWKEY
idcmp set idcmp|IDCMP_REFRESHWINDOW|BUTTONIDCMP|CYCLEIDCMP
 dc.l WA_IDCMP,idcmp

Photon · 15 March 2024, 19:27

In AsmOne/Two/Pro, lines longer than 80 characters are supported. So even if the whole line doesn't fit on the screen, it should still assemble correctly. You can temporarily write the statement as multiline, then press backspace on the extra lines.

These Assemblers also support symbol: SET value. If the symbol is uniquely named, you can also use EQU or =, and in many Assemblers you can declare a local symbol with the prefix ".".

Meynaf's example could be shortened to two lines.

If you use some symbols a lot, consider abbreviating them in an include. (This also saves on typing.)

16 February 2024, 11:11	#1
Edders Registered User Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Worcester, UK Posts: 33	Multi line statments Hello all! I'm having a long list of IDCMP tags that are ORed together as follows: Code: DC.L WA_IDCMP,IDCMP_CLOSEWINDOW\|IDCMP_MENUPICK\|IDCMP_RAWKEY\|IDCMP_REFRESHWINDOW\|BUTTONIDCMP\|CYCLEIDCMP But I'd like to split this DC.L statement into multiple lines like for example: Code: DC.L WA_IDCMP,IDCMP_CLOSEWINDOW\|IDCMP_MENUPICK\| / IDCMP_RAWKEY\|IDCMP_REFRESHWINDOW\|BUTTONIDCMP\|CYCLEIDCMP But that confuses DevPac as well as Asm-Pro. Is there something like this possible in 68k assembler?

16 February 2024, 11:44	#2
meynaf son of 68k Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lyon / France Age: 51 Posts: 5,335	That may well depend on the used asm, but if there is no support for multi-line i'd do something like that : Code: idcmp set IDCMP_CLOSEWINDOW\|IDCMP_MENUPICK\|IDCMP_RAWKEY idcmp set idcmp\|IDCMP_REFRESHWINDOW\|BUTTONIDCMP\|CYCLEIDCMP dc.l WA_IDCMP,idcmp

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15 March 2024, 19:27	#3
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,629	In AsmOne/Two/Pro, lines longer than 80 characters are supported. So even if the whole line doesn't fit on the screen, it should still assemble correctly. You can temporarily write the statement as multiline, then press backspace on the extra lines. These Assemblers also support symbol: SET value. If the symbol is uniquely named, you can also use EQU or =, and in many Assemblers you can declare a local symbol with the prefix ".". Meynaf's example could be shortened to two lines. If you use some symbols a lot, consider abbreviating them in an include. (This also saves on typing.)

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