From:	"J.A. Bijsterbosch" <bijster AT worldonline DOT nl>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Syntax differences between TASM and NASM
Date:	8 Nov 1997 08:36:01 GMT
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Hello Nate,

Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net> schreef in artikel
<199711040138 DOT RAA11022 AT adit DOT ap DOT net>...
> At 06:02  11/3/1997 GMT, J.A. Bijsterbosch wrote:
> 
[ some snipped ]
> >There's info about floating point stacks and macro stacks, but nothing
how
> >to set the SS and the SP register.

> TASM's .STACK directive is a shorthand which declares a stack segment and
> gives it a certain size. I don't know how you do it in NASM, and I think
it
> may also depend on what linker you use. (You need a linker to make EXE's,
> and for COM's created by NASM, you don't need an explicit stack.)

I know ;-)) 
I was trying to use tlink from Turbo C++ since using djgpp's ld is a little
bit like using a sledge hammer to kill a fly for my humble beginner tries
in assembler.<g>
> 
> Also, I think this is getting rather off topic for comp.os.msdos.djgpp.

I aggree, I'll try my luck in comp.lang.asm.x86 for this one...
> 
> Nate Eldredge
> eldredge AT ap DOT net

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