At 18:39 10.05.98 -0700, you wrote:
>> I used to use something simple like...
>>
>> org $80
>> vara ds 1
>> varb ds 2
>> varc ds 5
>
>Well, certainly that's possible I suppose, using .byte directives, but
>the problem with that is that for the 2600 you need to create 4096-byte
>files and that method would create extraneous bytes.
Actually it is possible with DASM. You need to use the SEG
pseudoopcode like
SEG.U variables ;this segment won't produce output
ORG $80
vara ds 1
varb ds 2
varc ds 5
SEG code ;this segment will get into the bin file
ORG $F000
etc.
You can use the SEG command to have different banks with the same
origin too. That is helpfull for writing bankswitched programs.
>Perhaps a Stella-specific DASM should be compiled. And it should also
>be of DASM 2.12, since I know it exists, if only for the Amiga...
A PC version of DASM 2.12-04 exist. It can be found in the
C64 devellopment directories of ftp.funet.fi . I have posted
the exact URL the the list some time ago and can do again,
if you can't find it on your own.
Ciao, Eckhard Stolberg
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