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Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker?

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From	D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com>
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Subject	Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker?
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Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> wrote:
>> Michael J. Mahon wrote:
>>> 
>>> An alternative to linking when source files grow is to split your source
>>> into multiple (hopefully logically related) files and pare your actual
>>> assembly file down to a "use" for macro definitions and a series of
>>> "put"s
>>> for the rest of the code segments. 
>> 
>> Does PUT require the target file to be saved with the W command? Just
>> from
>> simple testing, I couldn't get PUT to accept a Merlin .S source file.
>> 
>> 
>>> This way, the "put" segments only occupy space one at a time. 
>>> 
>>> The ProDOS version is a win, too, and worth the changeover. 
>>> 
>> 
>> Point taken. I just need to dig out my ProDOS User's disk with its
>> Convert
>> utility.
> 
> 
> Put without the .s suffix. 

Thanks.

Also, but suggesting that I use PUT, are you also implying that I should
stay away from using the REL linker?

Thread

Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2015-02-19 19:48 +0000
  Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2015-02-19 16:42 -0600
    Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2015-02-19 22:51 +0000
      Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2015-02-19 17:31 -0600
        Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2015-02-20 20:27 +0000
          Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? "Anton Treuenfels" <teamtempest@yahoo.com> - 2015-02-20 17:16 -0600
            Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2015-02-21 12:44 -0600
          Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2015-02-21 12:44 -0600
            Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2015-02-21 20:00 +0000
              Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2015-02-22 01:36 -0600
                Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2015-02-23 17:30 +0000
                Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2015-02-23 12:57 -0600
                Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2015-02-23 19:12 +0000
                Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? wssimms@gmail.com - 2015-02-23 15:44 -0800
                Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2015-02-27 20:07 +0000
                Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2015-02-24 03:16 -0600
                Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2015-02-27 20:11 +0000
  Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? Hugh Hood <hughhood@earthlink.net> - 2015-02-20 09:59 -0600
    Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2015-02-20 20:26 +0000
  Re: Comments on using Merlin Pro relocatable linker? jbrooks@blueshiftinc.com - 2015-09-25 21:18 -0700

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