Electron wrote:
> I've a strong background in assembly but not on the dsPIC via MPLAB.
> What I would like to know is how to make/use local labels. Example:
>
> Routine1:
>         RCALL   Hello1
> .loop:  RCALL   BlaBla1
>         BTSS    PORTF,#6
>         BRA     .loop
>         RETURN
>
> Routine2:
>         RCALL   Hello2
> .loop:  RCALL   BlaBla2
>         BTSC    PORTG,#6
>         BRA     .loop
>         RETURN
>
> the assembler gives me an error at the definition of the 2nd ".loop"
> label, while each .loop should be local to its own main label
> (Routine1 and Routine2)!

No, it shouldn't.  There is absolutely nothing in the ASM30 documentation
that would even remotely suggest these two symbols would have any special
scope.  You might was well wave a dead fish over your code and wish really
hard.  That works about as well as guessing syntax without reading the
manual.

> How do I define local labels then? In most assemblers one uses ".",
> but in MPLAB?

Use the digits 0-9, then refer to them with a B and F following them.  See
the manual for details.

> after one long hour Googling didn't help

Not surprising.  The obvious place to look up ASM30 syntax is the ASM30
manual.  It took me well under a minute to find Section 5.5 "Local Symbols".


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