Re: Floating Point Definitions
Thanks, But can you give me an example of how one would code the instruction, showing a difference between GPR and the floating point register. If you could use an EQU it would clear up the confusion to anyone reading the program. Thanks. --- Binyamin Dissen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:28:00 -0700 Howard Rifkind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :I want to use some of the floating point registers for :general register purposes. I was told I could do this :but I don't understand how to define them in the :assembler language program. Only for some purposes. :For instance, I would define a general register with :an equate such as: :R10 EQ 2 Equate Register 2 to R10 :However I would I do this for Floating point register :3. :Hope my questions is clear. :And do I have to normalize the floating point register :to use it for normal addresses? You can't use them to address data. You can save a GPR in an FPR with the appropriate hardware, but it would lead to most confusing code (IMHO). You can use them for fixed point operations. -- Binyamin Dissen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Floating Point Definitions
On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:48:05 +0300, Binyamin Dissen wrote: You can do FP2 EQU 2 R2EQU 2 and if you LRR3,FP2 GR2 will be copied, not FPR2. And with the current release of HLASM you can also do this: R2 EQU 2GR R3 EQU 3GR ... FP2 EQU 2FPR and HLASM will then flag the above LR statement with a warning: ** ASMA323W Symbol FP2 has incompatible type with general register field Regards, Roger Bowler -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Floating Point Definitions
Speaking of Floating Point, I want to use some of the floating point registers for general register purposes. I was told I could do this but I don't understand how to define them in the assembler language program. For instance, I would define a general register with an equate such as: R10 EQ 2 Equate Register 2 to R10 However I would I do this for Floating point register 3. Hope my questions is clear. And do I have to normalize the floating point register to use it for normal addresses? Thanks. Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Floating Point Definitions
On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:28:00 -0700 Howard Rifkind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :I want to use some of the floating point registers for :general register purposes. I was told I could do this :but I don't understand how to define them in the :assembler language program. Only for some purposes. :For instance, I would define a general register with :an equate such as: :R10 EQ 2 Equate Register 2 to R10 :However I would I do this for Floating point register :3. :Hope my questions is clear. :And do I have to normalize the floating point register :to use it for normal addresses? You can't use them to address data. You can save a GPR in an FPR with the appropriate hardware, but it would lead to most confusing code (IMHO). You can use them for fixed point operations. -- Binyamin Dissen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
