New MASM features +++ in VS2005

[thomas_remkus]

I'm no expert but I'm hoping to listen to some expert feeback or opinions about some of the new Visual Studio 2005 changes. Here are the links to some of the most pressing items that I see possibly relating to MASM:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/h4bcz65t
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e54ke6de
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hx072wbd
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xw102cyh

[hutch--]

The basic info on ml64 looks OK. Importantly it appears to support the PROC and INVOKE syntax along with the normal pseudo high level syntax so its shaping up as being a useful version. I have no way of testing this stuff as I don't own a 64 bit box and I am in no hurry to do so but I would certainly be interested in any feedback from people who have both the right hardware and have a copy of ML64 to play with to see what is working and what is not.

[thomas_remkus]

Phew, thanks for responding! I thought that I must be insane for posting this information with no feedback. I am not sure if any of the other changes to the MASM impact things because I can't say particularly what I even really think they do. The only one that seems to be to be non 64-bit related but *I* can't tell you what's really different from the version that I have from this community is http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d06y3478.aspx information. Is there something in the SEGMENT information that's different?

Thomas

[manhattan]

I have tested with the version of the trial edition (8.00.50727.42) and ml64 doesn't support PROC with parameters, INVOKE or high level syntax.

[sluggy]

We knew that, but it doesn't matter - it was RTM'ed this month, and the latest version does support those directives.

[MazeGen]

sluggy, you mean the latest Visual C++ Express Edition?

[GregL]

MazeGen,

The new (non-beta) ML & ML64 version 8.0 only come with the Professional Edition.  :tdown 

    Visual C++ 2005 Editions

[sluggy]

sluggy, you mean the latest Visual C++ Express Edition?

No, the whole VS suite was released, about 1 1/2 weeks early, was originally scheduled for Nov 7 but got released on Oct 27 or 28.

[MazeGen]

Thanks for the informations, both of you. :-)