>> He was perplexed when I asked what name and comment to code in: >> ???????? EQU 3 ????????
BITS3 EQU 3 EQU. TO MULTIPLY BY 8 Insincerely, Dave Clark -- int.ext: 91078 direct: (937) 531-6378 home: (937) 751-3300 Winsupply Group Services 3110 Kettering Boulevard Dayton, Ohio 45439 USA (937) 294-5331 On Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM Paul Gilmartin < 00000014e0e4a59b-dmarc-requ...@listserv.uga.edu> wrote: > On 7/10/25 14:25, Seymour J Metz wrote: > > That still doesn't say that it requires an EQU, just that there is a use > case for which AHI with an equated symbol is appropriate. The argument > about being able to test the cc before an EX or EXRL is more compelling. > > ...My manager once urged that: > o We EQU all self-defining terms for doc and XREF. > o we use, e.g., SLA 3 to optimize multiplication by 8. > > He was perplexed when I asked what name and comment > to code in: > > ???????? EQU 3 ???????? > > I once saw in IBM (PL/X generated) assembler code: > FIFTYSIX EQU 56 > > -- > gil >
