[Coco] beginning os9 assembler questions

[Aaron Wolfe]

I just discovered the "Toolshed" tools.  I think this changes
everything, and answers some of my questions below.

It looks like we have an assembler/linker and disk image management
tools that run on linux, how awesome!

Sorry to have asked questions I could have answered myself, I am so
new that I sometimes just don't know where to look.

-Aaron

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 5:15 PM, Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Robert Gault
> <robert.gault at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>> Aaron Wolfe wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Sorry if these are basic questions.  I'm just getting started with os9
>>> programming.
>>>
>>> What is the preferred file editor?  I have scred from the developers
>>> system and 'edit'.
>>>
>>> Is the basic process 1 create source, 2 assemble with rma, 3 link with
>>> rlink?
>>>
>>> I am learning from Rainbow articles and the os9 dev system manual.
>>> Are there other books or guides I should read?
>>>
>>> Since I am using and targeting nitros9, are there special considerations?
>>>
>>> Thanks for advice
>>> -Aaron
>>>
>>
>> I'm sure you will get lots of opinions on this. :)
>>
>> I use scred and asm almost exclusively on a real Coco when programming in
>> assembly for OS-9. I've also done some C programming which forces the use of
>> a linker.
>>
>> Now that we can easily transfer files from a PC to a Coco or even run files
>> stored on a PC with Drivewire or Roger's programs, you could use any full
>> screen editor to create source. You can even assemble the source first on
>> the PC.
>>
>
> Thanks for the info.  I have a drivewire rompak + cable, actually this
> is my only storage at the moment.  When you say that we can now run
> files stored on a PC or assemble the source on the PC, do you mean in
> an emulator?  Or is there some way to directly edit files in a CoCo
> disk image with (for instance) a Windows file editor like notepad?  I
> store the disk images used by drivewire on my PC, but I don't know how
> to access the files inside those images except by mounting the image
> in an emulator or to a coco via drivewire.  Can I actually get into
> them with the host PC?  That would be interesting.
>
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