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pamoroso / suite8080

A suite of Intel 8080 Assembly tools
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More styles of numeric base notation? #4

Closed danya02 closed 2 years ago

danya02 commented 2 years ago

The traditional way to write hex numbers in Intel assemblers is with the h suffix: AB12h, C8h. However, there are many different ways to write such numbers; the one I'm most familiar with is the C-style 0x prefix: 0xAB12, 0xC8.

The Netwide Assembler accepts a whole 4 ways of annotating numbers as hex: C8h, $0C8, 0xC8 and 0hC8. Are there any plans to add such options here?

pamoroso commented 2 years ago

Despite the convenience, I don't plan to add C-style or other numeric base notations as traditional CP/M and early 8080 assemblers work with the h suffix. This is enough for my needs.

danya02 commented 2 years ago

Okay, I think I'll try implementing that in a fork. Also, sorry for annoying you with the suggestions.

pamoroso commented 2 years ago

I'm sorry if those words sounded harsh. Although I added that wording to README.md after you opened the recent issues, those words weren't addressed specifically to you. The issues were only an occasion for a clarification I was meaning to post for a long time. I appreciate your feedback, but the changes you suggest aren't in the direction I'm planning for Suite8080.