Re: MASM now on the Web!

[StarsInTheSky]

They can't honestly think someone would buy their visual studio for assembler programming the way it is now, so why not just concentrate on making a release we are happy with? They could even commersialise it, if they are not satisified with our goodwill.

But it is we who want something, then We should give them a list, and ask them to make exactly what we want. Try to be more constructive and less whining. I think microsoft reps posting here is a good thing. I hope, there will be more communication, like a dialog.

[sinsi]

Critical parts of the OS are written in assembly ...

Are they? I always thought that MS invented C++ just to write Windows and piss us all off  :bg

But seriously, are there any?

[hutch--]

Software is always written at a corporate level on the basis of need, not practice. At an OS level very few frills are required by a company the size of Microsoft and contrary to popular opinion, they certainly do have people who can write true low level code. Bottom line is if they did not need MASM it would no longer exist, it does and its current so the do need it.

[Cobra]

MASM v9.00.21022.08 is now available with VisualStudio Express 2008.

Here's some links:
http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/

Direct Link: 894 megs english ISO (sorry I don't have links for other languages) : http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=104679

[GregL]

Cobra,

Thanks for the info, I had downloaded the ISO for the Express Edition all-in-one DVD and burned it to DVD, but I have not installed it. I didn't know if ML.EXE was included in the Express Edition or not. Have you used it at all?

[jdoe]

I have the VC++ Express 2008 installed and there is no trace of MASM on it.
More, on the web page of Microsoft, they said that this package was for both x32 and x64 Windows. Again, no trace of x64 anywhere. There is liars everywhere.

[GregL]

jdoe,

I was surprised when Cobra said it was included, as it was not in VS 2005 Express Edition.

Cobra?

[Shantanu Gadgil]

MASM is _NOT_ part of the Express Edition.

Ref: http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=291199

Regards,
Shantanu

[hutch--]

I confirm the same, lucky I had 900 meg bandwidth to waste.

[ramguru]

Macro Assembler (v9.00.21022.08) was included in my "MS Visual Studio 2008 Pro" version, (3.3Gb ISO install) that I have downloaded week ago.

[Mark Jones]

So what's that? We're officially moving to GoASM and PoASM? :lol :U

[Vortex]

Beside Poasm and Goasm, there will be also Bogdan's assembler Solasm. It's good to know that there are alternatives to ml.exe

[jj2007]

MASM is _NOT_ part of the Express Edition.

But can be downloaded separately from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7A1C9DA0-0510-44A2-B042-7EF370530C64&displaylang=en

Attention, this version is truely dangerous - it will consume your code!!

The Microsoft Macro Assembler 8.0 (MASM) is a tool that consumes x86 assembly language programs and generates corresponding binaries. Assembly language programs built with MASM can be edited and debugged using Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition. This installation requires the Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition to be installed on the computer.

This download is for non-commercial use only, see the EULA during installation for more details.

[Vortex]

My question is for those who tried the new version : what are the features of ml.exe V9.0?

[Cobra]

Sorry about the misinformation.  :(  I was on a shared developement pc at work (don't ask).

Anyway, it does appear that the new version of ML does support up to and including SSE4. The commandline bug when processing *.asm is still there. I haven't gotten too much more into it than that.