Masm + GoLink

[Vortex]

Jeremy Gordon's GoLink can be used to link Masm object files, it doesn't need of import libraries :

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\masm32\bin\ml /c /coff Win.asm
\goasm\golink Win.obj kernel32.dll user32.dll

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[hutch--]

Vortex,

Have you tried it out with both DLLs and static libraries ? Jeremy's linker sound very useful here so it would be interesting to know if it can do both.

[Vortex]

Hi Hutch,

I tried it with masm32.lib but GoLink doesn't doesn't support static libraries :

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.386
.model flat,stdcall
option casemap:none
include \masm32\include\windows.inc
include \masm32\include\kernel32.inc
include \masm32\include\masm32.inc

includelib \masm32\lib\kernel32.lib
includelib \masm32\lib\masm32.lib


.data
message db "Masm + GoLink",0

.code
start:

invoke StdOut,ADDR message
invoke ExitProcess,0

END start


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GoLink.Exe Version 0.25.4 - Copyright Jeremy Gordon 2002/4 - JG@JGnet.co.uk

Error!
The following symbol was not defined in the object file or files:-
StdOut
Output file not made


GoAsm supports static libs, it extracts the required object modules from the static libs and attaches them to the main object file so that GoLink can process all of them without any problem.

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[Vortex]

Hi Hutch,

This technique below works fine :

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\masm32\bin\polib /extract:stdout.obj \masm32\lib\masm32.lib
\masm32\bin\polib /extract:strlen.obj \masm32\lib\masm32.lib

\masm32\bin\ml /c /coff Hello.asm
\goasm\golink /console Hello.obj stdout.obj strlen.obj kernel32.dll user32.dll

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[Vortex]

GoLink works also with Pelle's C compiler.

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[GregL]

Vortex,

Interesting stuff.

[Vortex]

Hi greg,

GoLink should also work with the VC++ compiler.

[GregL]

Vortex,

Yeah, I use both MSVC/C++ 2003 and Pelles C. I really like Pelles C, as I prefer C over C++, I like the C99 support and it's just an excellent C compiler.

[Vortex]

Hi Greg,

Here is the same example compiled with VC++ toolkit 2003

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[Vortex]

GoAsm declares defaulty all invoked functions as externals. Based on the GoAsm approach, the apicall macro eliminates the use of include files and import libraries but there is no parameter checking.

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.386
.model flat,stdcall
option casemap:none
include \masm32\include\windows.inc
include apicall.inc

WinMain PROTO :DWORD,:DWORD,:DWORD,:DWORD

.data
ClassName    db "WndClass",0
Application  db "Simple Window",0

.data?
hInstance HINSTANCE ?
CommandLine LPSTR ?
.code
start:
apicall GetModuleHandleA, NULL
mov    hInstance,eax
apicall GetCommandLineA
mov    CommandLine,eax
apicall WinMain, hInstance,NULL,CommandLine, SW_SHOWDEFAULT
apicall ExitProcess,eax
.
.


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apicall MACRO name:REQ,p1,p2,p3,p4,p5,p6,p7,p8,p9,p10,p11,p12,p13,p14,p15

local pos,counter
counter=0

    FOR arg,<p15,p14,p13,p12,p11,p10,p9,p8,p7,p6,p5,p4,p3,p2,p1>
        IFNB <arg>

            counter=counter+1
            pos=@InStr(1,arg,<ADDR>) OR @InStr(1,arg,<addr>) OR @InStr(1,arg,<Addr>)

            IF pos

                IF (OPATTR(@SubStr(arg,%pos+5))) EQ 98
                    lea eax,@SubStr(<arg>,%pos+5)
                    push eax
                ELSE
                    push OFFSET @SubStr(<arg>,%pos+5)
                ENDIF

             ELSE
             
             push arg
             
             ENDIF
        ENDIF
    ENDM

API_function TEXTEQU @CatStr(name,<@>,%4*counter)
EXTERNDEF API_function:proc
call API_function

ENDM


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\masm32\bin\ml /c /coff SimpleWnd.asm
\goasm\golink SimpleWnd.obj kernel32.dll user32.dll

Notice that it's possible to link the object file with Polink or MS link.

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[rea]

Time a go I have played with Golink for do the assembly of my nasm files (basic ones, included some of the iczelions), you should note that GoLink let to his assembler pass a flag or something about where a section is shared, the tutorial about Hooks was not able to run OK (even that is linked OK), because I dont find any flag in the Linker, the only way that I can think of is a hex editor and reverse the section???



Geremy know about this issue, tought dont know if new version of GoLink support this now???

[MichaelW]

Time a go I have played with Golink for do the assembly of my nasm files (basic ones, included some of the iczelions), you should note that GoLink let to his assembler pass a flag or something about where a section is shared, the tutorial about Hooks was not able to run OK (even that is linked OK), because I dont find any flag in the Linker, the only way that I can think of is a hex editor and reverse the section???

When I was experimenting with the mouse hook tutorial I couldn't find any GoLink flag to do this, but using GoAsm (0.51) in combination with GoLink (0.25.1) I had no problems adding a shared attribute for the data section of my DLL. See "How to declare a section" and "Adding a shared attribute" in the GoAsm Manual.

[rea]

A ya, but will be nice for use it with other assemblers, like in this case masm (you will turn to goasm?), you can link all the icz tuts but the results of the Hook one are a problem ;).

[Infro_X]

The shared flag is done in the code in GoAsm. (The assmebler does something with the object file created, as to what, I'm unsure)
eg.
DATA SECTION "NAME" SHARED

[Vortex]

Using the latest version of Golink, you can specify DLL names instead of import libraries :

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includelib user32.dll
includelib kernel32.dll
includelib comctl32.dll


To get GoLink V0.26.6 :

http://www.masm32.com/board/index.php?topic=6146.0

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