Re: [Nasm-devel] TASM-style additions

[Cyrill G. <gor...@gm...>]

On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 11:24:36AM +0100, Joe Forster/STA wrote:
> 
> I added to NASM:
>   - 8086-friendliness;
>   - memory models and languages (far/near procedures, parameter passing);
>   - procedures (arguments, local variables, used registers);
>   - smart instructions;
>   - typed variables/arguments/labels;
>   mostly taken from Turbo Assembler with as little changes as possible.
> Also:
>   - package for standard integer types;
>   - round out already existing functionality with what seemed logical.
> Chapters below:
>   - Fixes: Bugs I found in the meantime.
>   - Changes: Added functionality.
>   - Technical: List of actual changes in each file.
> The changes were originally done to 2.13.01 but I reapplied them to 2.13.02 now.
> You can also find the whole source package, including the diff file quoted below, at http://sta.c64.org/shared/nasm-2.13.02-sta.zip .

Sorry for delay in reply, been busy. First we need hpa's thoughts if the
idea is acceptable (CC'ed). And second, which is more importantly: don't
send a whole-big-path, it won't be applied. Please split the patch to
a series of small patches, but after Peter's reply.