Myself, in place of
*-4 EQU *
I prefer
*-4 DC 0H'0'
as it ensures alignment and ensure the TXT records are zero-filled.
Brent Longborough
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:47:36 +0100
> From: Steve Hobson <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: which instructions should I use?
>
> "Never" is putting it a bit strong. Suppose you are -- sorry, were --
> writing a macro that generates the code. Do you want a macro parameter
> that specifies a one-byte work area?
>
> BTW, the reason for omitting comments was to allow the reader a slight
> frisson on figuring out how it actually works. As per the following famous
> enhanced version:
>
> *-4 EQU *
> CLI *+1,B'11111100'
> EX R15,*-4
> BNE error
>
> Best regards, Steve Hobson
>
> From: "Steve Hobson" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, 29 August 2012 12:53 AM
>