Because:

   goto $       ; this is a continuous loop, hence
   goto $-1    ; jumps to btfss   port,anotherbit
   goto $-2    ; jumps to goto    action
   goto $-3    ; jumps to btfsc   port,bit

So there!   ;-)

CIAO - Martin R. Green
elimar@bigfoot.com


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From:   Jim Main[SMTP:jim@EWCOMM.DEMON.CO.UK]
Sent:   Wednesday, September 10, 1997 8:26 AM
To:     PICLIST@mitvma.mit.edu
Subject:        Re: "$" (was: "Re: PIC assembly style guide")

In article <199709100913.EAA11610@dfw-ix14.ix.netcom.com>, Andrew Warren
<fastfwd@IX.NETCOM.COM> writes
>Jim Main <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU> wrote:
>
>> >        btfsc   port,bit
>> >        goto    action
>> >        btfss   port,anotherbit
>> >        goto    $-3
>>
>> shouldn't that read $-4 if you want it to jump to btfsc port,bit ?
>
>    No.
>
>    -Andy

why not?

Jim
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Jim Main