On Feb 4, 2011, at 8:11 AM, Olin Lathrop wrote:

> "MPLAB Assembler, Linker and Utilities For PIC24 MCUs and dsPIC DSCs =20
> User's Guide"

Document id DS51317G, apparently.

It also points out that this is a port of the GNU Assembler, so any =20
other documentation you can find on the web for using the Gnu =20
assembler macro capability should also be applicable.  Also note that =20
you have at least the possibility of using both C-style "macros" AND =20
the assembler macro capability, and perhaps even mixing them in =20
creative ways.


> Once you read this manual, you will see that the macro language is =20
> rather primitive.

I don't like it much either.  I would hope for more out of a major =20
multi-target assembler project, especially since assemblers from 3 =20
decades ago did much better.  You get the sense that the main purpose =20
of the gnu assembler is to support the compilers (which is probably =20
true.)

In particular, my favorite style of "structured assembler" macros =20
don't seem to be possible.
(see however, http://dkeenan.com/AddingStructuredControlFlowToAnyAssembler.=
htm=20
  if this is what you are interested in.)

BillW

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