From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Using ASM with DJGPP
Date:	Sun, 27 Jul 1997 16:12:02 +0000
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James T'seleie wrote:
> 
> I can't seem to figure out why a program that uses ASM won't compile with
> DJGPP.  The errorsI seem to be getting say "parse error before 'mov', and
> nondigits in number and not hexadecimal" for the line that has "10h" in
> it.
> the following is the code 'm trying to compile:
> 
> asm mov ah,0
> asm mov al,0x13
> asm int 10h

You are using the wrong syntax.  DJGPP uses the AT&T assembly format,
which is structured somewhat differently from Intel and is slightly more
powerful (IMO).  The DJGPP Frequently Asked Questions list includes some
information on inline assembly, and there's more information in the gas
docs.  But the best guide of all is Brennan's Guide to Inline Assembly,
available from http://www.rt66.com/~brennan/djgpp/, which is designed to
help people used to Intel syntax convert to AT&T.

Good luck!

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