assembler syntax: low(sym) vs. sym@l

DJ Delorie dj@delorie.com
Fri Jan 26 06:31:00 GMT 2001


> I need to choose a syntax for a new gas port.  Is there a substantial
> reason (i.e., other than aesthetics) for choosing one over the other?
> I'll likely go with @xx suffixes if there's no good reason to prefer
> the other notation.

Note that '@' is a valid (in fact, mandatory) character in symbol
names for PE targets (like Windows CE).


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