josephc@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Joseph I. Chiu) (01/22/91)
I am currently developing a project using the Intel 80188 development kit (i.e., the 186 ICE, and the ASM386 assembler) and I am extremely frustrated with the aaggoonniizziinngg, slow compile time of their product. In comparison, Turbo assembler zips along compiling the 80188 code, and will produce a .obj file much much faster than Intel's ASM. Problem: Apparently, the TASM (and thus MASM, err, vice-versa) .obj file is not compatible with the Intel ASM's .obj file. Is there a way around that? (Like a format converter, if such a beast exist) And if not, is there a way to take TASM's .obj output and convert it into a pure binary code devoid of the debug/label/relocation information? (By the way, I will ORG the code at a specified memory location) At worst, I may just decide to download the test program in 'shadow ram' by overlapping my Boot ROM with some static RAM. >sigh< Thanks in advance to everyone. -Joseph -- -- josephc@coil.caltech.edu ...Just another lost soul in the universe
rcollins@altos86.Altos.COM (Robert Collins) (01/24/91)
In article <1991Jan22.115739.7859@nntp-server.caltech.edu> josephc@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Joseph I. Chiu) writes: > >Problem: Apparently, the TASM (and thus MASM, err, vice-versa) .obj file is >not compatible with the Intel ASM's .obj file. Is there a way around that? >(Like a format converter, if such a beast exist) > Yes there is: "Link & Locate ++" by Systems & Software Inc. They are located in Costa Mesa, CA (714) 833-1700. At the time I bought the product, they didn't support any CPU above '186 -- they only supported 8086/80186. -- "Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only." Mat. 4:10 Robert Collins UUCP: ...!sun!altos86!rcollins HOME: (408) 225-8002 WORK: (408) 432-6200 x4356