Assembly missing lib io.mac

English Programming/Scripting
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Hey Guys so here I am in my self training assembly coding, and again I encounter a problem. I Was following an example from on line and at compile time I got the following error:

sample.asm:5: fatal: unable to open include file `io.mac’

Im totally lost anyone help :’(

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The message clearly saying that an include file is missing.
What assembler are you running?
Also, make sure that you run simple programs first and understand the code when running.
Blindly running some complex programs obtained online may not teach you anything.

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Thank you for your quick response Im using nasm, below is the code


;       Inputs: As prompted
;       outputs As per input
%include "io.mac"

.DATA
name_msg        db      'please enter your name:' 0
query_msg       db      'How many times to repeat welcome message? ', 0
confirm_msg1    db      'Repeat welcome message ',0
confirm_msg2    db      ' times (y/n) ',0
welcome_msg     db      'Welcome to assembly Language Programming ',0

.UDATA
user_name       resb    16              ;buffer for user name
response        resb    1

.CODE
        .STARTUP
        PutStr  name_msg                ;prompt user for his/her name
        GetStr  user_name,16            ;read name (max. 15 characters)
ask_count:
        PutStr  query_msg               ;prompt for repeat count
        GetInt  CX                      ;read repeat count
        PutStr  confirm_msg2
        GetCh   [response]              ;read user response
        cmp     byte [response],'y'     ;if 'Y' display welcome message
        jne     ask_count               ;otherwise request repeat count
display_msg:
        PutStr  welcome_msg             ;display welcome message
        PutStr  user_name               ;display teh user name
        nwln
        loop    display_msg             ;repeat count times
        .EXIT

Thanks again

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Ask the author of the code where to get it, it’s not a standard Linux include file.

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hmmm will try that its an old book though

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Cant get in touch with the author, now you said that is not conventional linux assembly. Do you or does any one what “%include io.mac” could be replace with to allow input/output

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No idea. I/O code would be OS specific. It may be that the book you have is for DOS. Didn’t the book come with listings of needed files or even a CDROM?

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No it is a pdf I downloaded from on line. thank you though I will try another road I don’t want to be stuck with this one program. ill prob will be back soon with more questions. I really appreciate everybody’s help

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This may be of interest to you:
Linux Assembly: resources

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If you want to go into low-level-stuff you should also consider 8 bit microcontrollers. Most of them are far more simple and efficient than the old and always-backward-compatible x86 machines. You also wouldn’t need any external libraries to see your stuff work. And, you would learn to write not just in a low-level language, you would really do low-level-stuff, because you have control over every single pin of your processor without destroying your computer.

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If you want to work on microcontrollers, the best thing is to get a microcontroller kit. The 8053 is still a popular one.

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awesome Thanks a bunch ill get a lot out of this…

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Hello!

I just created an account to point the original poster to the link where he can download the source code of the .asm examples he’s trying to run from the Book “Guide to Assembly Language Programming in Linux”.

It’s at the end of this page: Guide to Assembly Language Programming in Linux

Hope someone find it useful as it seems Prof. Sivarama P. Dandamudi passed away before linking it to it’s home website. RIP Prof. & thanks for your teachings.

Blessings
Hugo