Re: Name of a program

From	Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.acorn.programmer
Subject	Re: Name of a program
Date	2026-04-17 19:35 +0100
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<937012cb5c.harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> (permalink)
References	(2 earlier) <5cca8d05ebbob@sick-of-spam.invalid> <01ece1ca5c.harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> <5ccae98728bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> <21d8f4ca5c.harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> <1408faca5c.tank@tankstage.co.uk>

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On 17 Apr 2026 as I do recall,
          Tank  wrote:

> In message <21d8f4ca5c.harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk>
>           Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > On 17 Apr 2026 as I do recall,
> >           Bob Latham  wrote:
> 
> >>> I don't think it's inherently in the assembled machine code,
> >> 
> For assembler, add this macro to your header file:

I think he's using the BASIC assembler.


>         MACRO
> $label  SIGNATURE
>         ALIGN   4
>         =       "$label",0
>         ALIGN   4
>         DCD     &FF000000+(:LEN:"$label"+4):AND::NOT:3
> $label
>         MEND
> 
> 
> and then call it with:
> Routine_Name SIGNATURE
>      code....
> 
> it will add the routine name into the compiled code..
> 
But as I read it, that's basically what I was suggesting with EQUS in
BASIC; his problem is that he wants to be able to change the *filename*
without needing to remember to update a hardwired text label.


-- 
Harriet Bazley                     ==  Loyaulte me lie ==

The attacker must vanquish; the defender need only survive.

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  Re: Name of a program Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-04-16 18:17 +0100
    Re: Name of a program Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-04-16 19:18 +0100
      Re: Name of a program Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-04-16 22:29 +0100
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          Re: Name of a program Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-04-17 12:59 +0100
            Re: Name of a program Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-04-17 16:52 +0100
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                Re: Name of a program Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-04-17 23:24 +0100
                Re: Name of a program Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-04-18 10:08 +0100
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                Re: Name of a program Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-04-18 11:13 +0100
                Re: Name of a program Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-04-18 13:50 +0100
                Re: Name of a program Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-04-18 15:29 +0100
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                Re: Name of a program Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2026-04-18 17:54 +0100
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                Re: Name of a program Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-04-18 18:51 +0100
                Re: Name of a program Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-04-18 19:08 +0100
                Re: Name of a program Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-04-18 19:36 +0100
        Re: Name of a program Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-04-17 12:08 +0100
          Re: Name of a program Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2026-04-17 14:12 +0100
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