Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc! From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: Assembly Language Message-ID: <2160@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> Date: 26 Oct 90 13:55:15 GMT Lines: 41 Return-Path: To: van-bc!rnews In <1990Oct26.233149.8978@jato.jpl.nasa.gov>, jdickson@jato.jpl.nasa.gov (Jeff Dickson) writes: > > I need pointers on a good assembly language compiler-linker >package for the Amiga. I was an avid Z80 assembly language person >back in the 8 bit CPU days - I really like it. Any available that >generate PRN like files that Microsoft's M80 compiler produced? Commercial products: Adapt - Excellent, produces code for all 680x0 family. Fast ArgAsm - Said to be very good. Haven't tried it. Fast C.A.P.E - Very good. Fast. DevPak (HiSoft) - Very Good. Fast. Macro68 - Good. A little difficult to set up. Fast. MetaComco - Not real good. Not very fast. Assempro - Typical Abacus junk. If you get it free, throw it away. Freely distributable A68K - No competition. The only worthwhile freebie. Fairly fast. I don't know what PRN files are, so I can't comment on that aspect. Be prepared for some learning curve if you are coming from the Z80. Operands and addresses are the right way around. Flags are set for most operations on data regs, so you don't have to explicitly use a compare to get the EQ, NEQ, PL, MI conditions. Address reg operations do not set flags. Have fun... it's a whole new thing, and much more enjoyable than the Z80. -larry -- It is not possible to both understand and appreciate Intel CPUs. -D.Wolfskill +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca -or- uunet!van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 -or- 76703.4322@compuserve.com | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+