From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
To: Doug Evans <devans@cygnus.com>
Cc: gas2@cygnus.com
Subject: Re: other apps that assemble code
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 1998 09:26:00 -0000
Message-id: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980205112419.25442B-100000@vespucci.advicom.net>
References: <199802051703.JAA28107@canuck.cygnus.com.>
X-SW-Source: 1998/msg00025.html

On Thu, 5 Feb 1998, Doug Evans wrote:

> Can anyone think of any useful applications that want to
> assemble code besides an assembler?
> 
> A debugging session?
> [I can see perhaps only a minor usefulness here, but maybe there are
> cases where it's really useful, and maybe there are other examples.]

Many ROM monitors include an assembler.  I assume it is so code can be
patched in memory and very simple programs can be given directly to the
monitor.

Also people do write assembly language so not all input is compiler
generated. I know this almost qualifies as a smart mouthed suggestion. :)

--joel