Re: [Nasm-devel] Replace %00 with %: ?

[anonymous c. <nas...@us...>]

>         %push
>
>         %assign %$arg 8
>
>         %macro local 0
>             %xdefine %[%:] ebp-%[%$arg]
>             %assign %$arg %$arg+8
>         %endmacro
>
>         _main:
>
>         .myvar local  ; results in _main.myvar defined as ebp-8
>         mov rax, [.myvar]
>
>         %pop
>
> I personally prefer the %: syntax as it is slightly less confusing than %00.
> However, bear in mind that previous snippet is modifying the local label
> for it's own use and that this behavior should continue being supported
> following any syntax change.

Yes, that would still work, of course.

 1                                        <0> %push c
 2                                        <0>
 3                = 0000000000000008h     <0> %assign %$arg 8
 4                                        <0>
 5                                        <0> %macro local 0
 6                                        <0>  %definex %: bp-%$arg
 7                                        <0>  %assign %$arg %$arg+8
 8                                        <0> %endmacro
 9                                        <0>
10                                        <0> _main:
11                                        <0>
12                                        <0> .myvar: local
13                                        <1>  %definex .myvar bp-%$arg
14                = 0000000000000010h     <1>  %assign %$arg %$arg+8
15 0000000000000000 8B46F8                <0> mov ax, [.myvar]
16                                        <0>
17                                        <0> .myvar2: local
18                                        <1>  %definex .myvar2 bp-%$arg
19                = 0000000000000018h     <1>  %assign %$arg %$arg+8
20 0000000000000003 8B46F0                <0> mov ax, [.myvar2]
21                                        <0>
22                =               "c"     <0> %pop

Ignore that %xdefine is named %definex for me.