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From: platt@emory.UUCP (Dan Platt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Inline assembler in Microsoft C ????
Message-ID: <2093@emory.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 17-Jun-87 00:59:27 EDT
Article-I.D.: emory.2093
Posted: Wed Jun 17 00:59:27 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 21-Jun-87 09:37:02 EDT
References: <608@zen.UUCP> <2299@hoptoad.uucp>
Reply-To: platt@emory.UUCP (Dan Platt)
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Organization: Math & Computer Science, Emory University, Atlanta
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Keywords: Inline assembler code
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In article <2299@hoptoad.uucp> pozar@hoptoad.UUCP (Tim Pozar) writes:
>In article <608@zen.UUCP> vic@zen.UUCP (Victor Gavin) writes:
>>
>>I'm using Microsoft C version 4.0 on an HP Vectra running DOS 3.2
>>
>>Can anyone tell me if there is an "inline" assembler capability for this
>>compiler. I can't find any mention of anything like this in the documentation
>>but it would help me a great deal when interfacing to existing m/code routines.
>>
>>I have heard of C compilers where you could do things like:
>>#asm
>>   <assembler code>
>>#endasm
>   Isn't this spo'sta be apart of the "Standard C".  I seem to remember
>it being metioned in the K&R.

K&R refer to assembler only on page 180 (to the best of my knowlege) where
they state that the keyword 'asm' is reserved by some implementations (no
other comments).

Having done a fair amount of C/Assembler interfacing (using MS C 4.0)
I can say that it's not too much of a burden to write the code, and
link the .obj modules in at link time.  It also gives you more control
over how and where your data is treated and stored.

I've heard that the Turbo C has the inline capability. 

Dan