ins_bjjb@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Jared J Brennan) (02/26/89)
I would like to have some users' comments about the various
assemblers available for the ST. Specifically, I'd like to know
about DevPac 2 as compared to AssemPro. I'd like to hear about
the MetaComco assembler, too, of course, but I already get the
impression it isn't in the same class. And, also of course, if
you know about any other terrifically wonderful assemblers that
are available, I'd be glad to hear about them.
To give an idea of my requirements, I've never done
M68000 assembly (although I've done entirely too much for
the 8088), the only debugger I have is the one which came with
my Lattice C compiler, I have editors up the wazoo (and use
Tempus because it's God's gift to programmers), I want GST
object file output because a) I have Lattice C and b) I don't
have the developer's-kit-type linker (I can't remember the
name at the moment, LINK68 ?) (although if any of these include
a linker which can handle LINK68 format object files, that would
be great, too), and (is this requirement really meaningful now?)
I want macros, macros which can be nested, if possible, with
unlimited arguments, if possible, and with the ability to just
spit out gobs of money with each compilation, if possible.
Speed is relatively important (when isn't it?) and my budget
allows for no more than $75. One last requirement: The manual
must be informative -- a detailed description of each opcode
would be nice. I'd rather not have to spend another $20 on
one of the M68000 programming books... But if you can specify
a nice, cheap assembler, and tell me about a good reference,
that might fit the bill, too.
Thanks in advance!
Jared J. Brennan <ins_bjjb@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> or <c08_d102@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
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