On Tue, 19 Feb 2002 cybergoth@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> - First, I'd like to know, if this list complete:
>
> -f# output format
> -oname output file
> -lname list file
> -Lname list file, containing all passes
> -sname symbol dump
> -v# verboseness
> -Dname=exp define label
> -Mname=exp define label as in EQM
> -Idir search directory for include and incbin
> -p# max number of passes
> -P# max number of passes, with less checks
>
Looks complete. Ultimate authority is the source to DASM though.
> - Would any other parameter than -f3 ever make any sense for VCS/6507 coding?
>
Nope.
> - Is anyone here using -L / Is it useful for anything?
Not sure about -L, but the output from -l is a pretty good reference
to look at. Also I'm writing a source-level debugger for Stella, which
will use the output from -l (and no, I have no idea when I'll have time
to actually work on it, it's on the To Do list..)
> - Is anyone here using -s / Is it useful for anything?
My unofficial versions of Stella have a debugger that can use the -s
output... Eventually (again when I have time) I'll sync those up with the
CVS version of Stella... for now if you want to play with the debugger,
http://regex.uswo.net/~urchlay/stellamod012.tgz <-- source
http://regex.uswo.net/~urchlay/stella012.exe <-- dos executable
I think you hit F11 or F12 or something to enter the debugger, I havent
touched this code in over a month :(
> - Is anyone here using -p, -P / Are they useful for anything?
No clue.
> - Is anyone here using -D, -M / Are they useful for anything?
I use -D like so:
# to build NTSC version:
dasm mygame.asm -f3 -omygame.bin -v3
# to build PAL version:
dasm mygame.asm -f3 -omygame.bin -v3 -DPAL=1
...then inside mygame.asm:
ifconst PAL
RED=$xx ; whatever color is red in PAL
else
RED=$yy ; whatever color is red in NTSC
endif ; or is it `end if' with a space? I forget
I haven't got dasm or any code to look at here, that syntax may be
slightly off, but when I get home I'll post actual code from Poker
Squares that uses this technique.
>
> - Which commandline are you executing generally?
>
> Mine for example is: DASM x.s -f3 -ox.bin -lx.txt -v3
>
That's about the same as I use, though I generally use .asm for the
source filename and .lst for the -l output... One thig to be aware of
if you're planning on making your code portable: most non-windows OSes
are case-sensitive, and DASM is called dasm (lowercase) on these systems..
Of course, if your app is fully user-configurable, the user can call it
Bob.exe if he wants :)
Later,
B.
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