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From:	ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Accessing vars in asm..
Date:	2 May 1996 01:22:32 GMT
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GEORGE GAGHON (gaghon AT nevada DOT edu) writes:
> How does one access a variable from the asm command.  This example does 
> not want to link.
> 
> 	asm ( " .. code ..
> 		cmpw _cvariable, %%ax
> 		jz not_set
>                 .. mode code ..
> 	      "
> 	      : /* No Outputs */
> 	      : "a" (x) ...
> 	    );
> 
> I have used us all the registers available, and needed to compare the 
> contents of '_cvariable' to ax.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Vince
>
I'm not sure but I *think* cvariable has to be global, i.e. defined
outside any function (and before the one where this bit of code is).


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