Which assembler do I need for this ASM file???

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Which assembler do I need for this ASM file???

jasonw96 (Programmer)

(OP)

22 Jan 11 01:54

Hi, I'm new, I was just wondering if you guys know what assembler I need to compile this code: http://briskaservice.t35.com/vesacore.asm

I need the assembler to make a lib, which then I can use QuickBasic 4.50's LINK program to make a library.

Thanks in advance.

-Jason W.

Glenn9999 (Programmer) · Answer 1 · 2011-01-22 04:41:05

Looks like MASM will do it.

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jasonw96 (Programmer) · Answer 2 · 2011-01-22 07:00:12

i've tried versions 6.11, 6.14 and 6.15.
Are there any command line options I might not be aware of?

Thanks.

IPGuru (Vendor) · Answer 3 · 2011-01-24 05:32:38

Providing some clues as to what dosn't work might help
do you get any error msgs?

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jasonw96 (Programmer) · Answer 4 · 2011-01-24 18:59:11

I get 100, then I get 101, the 101st one saying "Too many errors"

1 second, I'll upload the output:
http://briskaservice.t35.com/vesacore.asm

-Jason

jasonw96 (Programmer) · Answer 5 · 2011-01-24 19:01:00

Sorry, I can't find an edit function
Here's the right link:
http:\\briskaservice.t35.com\output.txt

Glenn9999 (Programmer) · Answer 6 · 2011-01-24 19:43:47

I didn't have any problem assembling the source you posted. Whether it works in your application or not is another story.

It does look like you have an old version of MASM so you probably need to look at updating it.

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jasonw96 (Programmer) · Answer 7 · 2011-01-25 00:31:56

RE: Which assembler do I need for this ASM file???

jasonw96 (Programmer)

(OP)

25 Jan 11 00:31

What version do you use?

Thankyou!

-Jason

Glenn9999 (Programmer) · Answer 8 · 2011-01-25 13:27:49

There's what I'm using specifies.

CODE

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jasonw96 (Programmer) · Answer 9 · 2011-01-25 21:39:20

I got MASM 6.14.8444
I type "ML VESACORE.ASM" and I still get errors like:

"instruction or register not accepted in current CPU mode"
"invalid instruction operands"

Do you guys just type "ML VESACORE.ASM"? Because that sounds impossible now. Haha.

-Jason

Glenn9999 (Programmer) · Answer 10 · 2011-01-25 21:57:41

CODE

ml /c vesacore.asm

This creates an OBJ with the same first name part as the ASM file. If you don't specify the /C, it assumes you wish to both assemble and link into an executable, which you have stated you do not desire to do. Also, the ASM you posted is not structured to do this.

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jasonw96 (Programmer) · Answer 11 · 2011-01-25 22:44:37

WOW!
I can't thank you enough!
I am lost for words!
Thankyou infinity!

jasonw96 (Programmer) · Answer 12 · 2011-01-26 03:10:27

Now, I typed LINK /QU VESACORE and I got:

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LINK : error L2043: Quick Library support module missing

VESACORE.OBJ(vesacore.asm) : error L2029 : 'SVGAMouseOn' : unresolved external
VESACORE.OBJ(vesacore.asm) : error L2029 : 'TempCursorBufferX' : unresolved exte
rnal
VESACORE.OBJ(vesacore.asm) : error L2029 : 'TempCursorBuffer' : unresolved exter
nal
VESACORE.OBJ(vesacore.asm) : error L2029 : 'CursorBuffer' : unresolved external
: error L2029 : '__aulstart' : unresolved external

There were 6 errors detected
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Do you know what's wrong? I guess that "external" means that theres some file needed missing? Am I right? Can the code tell me what's missing?

Thank you

-Jason

Luke77 (Programmer) · Answer 13 · 2011-02-02 14:44:23

You may need the k3d platform libraries that are here.

Andy

http://www.k-3d.org/wiki/Getting_Started

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