On Sat, Dec 30, 2023 at 12:30 PM, ajparent1/kb1gmx wrote:
Oddly the[asmx] Zip files I found none had a manual...
Then again I was looking for a TXT or DOC and it was HTML..
Oddly neither Herbs note or the HTML explain why H(val) or
HIGH (VAL) does not behave as they are documented.
This is Herb Johnson. The HTML document file in my ZIPped asmx distribution is a copy of a similar file in Bruce Tomlin's
asmx distribution. My copy has changes which represent the changes I made in asmx. Included in my file is the use of HIGH
and LOW which I added to my version. My Web page for asmx, also notes I added those features. In Bruce's file, he uses < and > for low and high byte
also the function H(value) and L(value). I believe my version of asmx, also supports Bruce's operation, but I'm not certain.
In any case, Bruce and I distribute C source, and you can inspect the C source to look for pseudo-ops and see how the code works.
There's been a lot of discussion here, about the asmx cross assembler. I was alerted to this discussion on Dec 30th and joined this
group, to make a few points, such as the above. Points are 1) there's documenation 2) there's source code, 3) there's Web sites. Use those
to get more information about use of these versions of asmx.
Another point - *contact me* if my version has some apparent issue. Nobody in this discussion contacted me, some third-party mentioned to me this discussion. I cannot help you if I don't know! And as almost no one has contacted me about my distribution of asmx in years, I've pretty much ignored it for the last few years. I show my work and date it, on my Web page, in my copy of the code.
Another point - there's more than one version of asmx! Do others a favor and note *whose distribution* of asmx you are talking about. I encourage Josh to
note a Web link or at least name me, where his code mentions use of asmx. My Web page immediately points to Bruce tomlin's Web page, and in fact Bruce has updated his code (without changing version or revision) up to a month ago.
Also:, thanks to this discussion,I'm aware there's a *third* distribution, on github. Apparently they took my version's changes, and moved them into Bruce's recent version. (shrug) I don't know that versions merits, but that seems like a good idea. I gave Bruce the opportunity to add my updates to his code, years ago. We are on good terms as far as I know, but not kept in touch.
Maybe I'll respond to other people's posts here, at a later time. I'm still waiting for my first post (I just joined) to be accepted by the moderator. Presumably this one too, I don't know yet.
Regards Herb Johnson
