On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:08:40 +0200, Binyamin Dissen <bdis...@dissensoftware.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:40:39 +0100 Jonathan Scott ><jonathan_sc...@vnet.ibm.com> wrote: > >:>There is a current limitation for compatibility and migration >:>reasons that a dependent USING must refer to a field that is >:>directly addressable without using an extended displacement. > >What compatibility issue might this be? > >That if such a USING is used, that only extended displacement instructions may >be used? Then there is no issue as such pre-existing code must have been >addressable using standard displacement. > >-- >Binyamin Dissen <bdis...@dissensoftware.com> I don't understand the compatability issues but thanks for the hints about work arounds. Interestingly the Dignus assembler assembles the sample code successfully for whatever that is worth. Dave
