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Title: masm 6.14 or 6.15?
Post by: rags on February 13, 2009, 10:37:46 AM
Are there any major differences between these two versions of MASM ?
Or rather, should I be using 6.15 instead of the 6.14 that comes with the masm32 package?
Title: Re: masm 6.14 or 6.15?
Post by: dedndave on February 13, 2009, 11:25:27 AM
From what I understand, 6.15 is buggish.
Hutch is the right guy to talk to about this.
Title: Re: masm 6.14 or 6.15?
Post by: BlackVortex on February 13, 2009, 12:12:41 PM
Don't forget Jwasm     :U
Title: Re: masm 6.14 or 6.15?
Post by: hutch-- on February 13, 2009, 02:54:34 PM
Mike,

6.15 is fine, its a warmed over 6.14 with SSE2 added.
Title: Re: masm 6.14 or 6.15?
Post by: PBrennick on February 13, 2009, 05:35:13 PM
As far as 'buggy' goes, it is no more (or less) buggy as 6.14. GeneSys uses 6.15 with little or no problems.

Paul
Title: Re: masm 6.14 or 6.15?
Post by: Vortex on February 13, 2009, 05:58:50 PM
rags,

Both 6.14 and 6.15 are fine. If you download the GeneSys package, you have the chance to try 6.15
Title: Re: masm 6.14 or 6.15?
Post by: GregL on February 13, 2009, 08:10:47 PM
dedndave,

6.15 is not 'buggish'.  It's the one I prefer to use.

Title: Re: masm 6.14 or 6.15?
Post by: NightWare on February 14, 2009, 12:21:55 AM
since sse2 is a major improvment (not the case for sse3+), 6.15 is the MINIMUM. 6.14 is undeer this minimum...
personally i use 8.0... a bit more strict... but better...
Title: Re: masm 6.14 or 6.15?
Post by: GregL on February 14, 2009, 01:02:28 AM
Quote from: NightWarepersonally i use 8.0...

Why not 9.0?  If I needed to use a newer version, I would use 9.0.

Title: Re: masm 6.14 or 6.15?
Post by: NightWare on February 14, 2009, 01:45:32 AM
Quote from: Greg on February 14, 2009, 01:02:28 AM
Why not 9.0?  If I needed to use a newer version, I would use 9.0.
with a rtc connexion, the 8.0 zip is considerably smaller... so it's not really a question of choice/performance/stability here  :wink
Title: Re: masm 6.14 or 6.15?
Post by: PBrennick on February 14, 2009, 01:48:19 AM
Then - as Black Vortex said - JWASM.

Paul
Title: Re: masm 6.14 or 6.15?
Post by: GregL on February 14, 2009, 03:14:24 AM
NightWare,

Oh.  :red