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From: gay%elde.epfl.ch@cunyvm.cuny.edu (David Gay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Help needed with crufty MetaCompost Macro Assembler
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Date: 3 Jan 89 12:08:24 GMT
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"Ethan R. Dicks" <erd@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:
>I have been trying to write an exec.device, and have hit the stops on the
>assembler.  I have the MetaCompost assembler, v 10.178.  When I try and
>compile the C-A sample exec.device, from the WB1.1 RKM Appendix F, the
>assembler complains about running out of workspace.  HOW DO I INCREASE THE
>AMOUNT OF WORKSPACE?  The "AmigaDOG developer's manual" is less than helpful

This one bit me once too, however after a little experimentation, I found
that you can say
assem -c Wxxx <rest of command line>

Note the space after the -c, and the absence of one after the W.

>with regard to operation of the assembler.  There is one command option which
>the assembler reports in the .key string which is not documented in my
>assembler docs: 'E'  What does the -e flag do on the command line?
>
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>
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