[Info-vax] VAX Macro to C conversion

[Simon Clubley]

On 2019-07-08, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>
> Macro-32 is an assembler on the VAX.  On Alpha, itanic, and x86 is is a 
> compiled language, and not anything you'd want to use on the non-VAX 
> systems.  Just ask John.  It exists strictly for existing code.
>

It's nothing to do with whether it's an assembler or a compiler.

It's to do with the fact that assembly language is so low level
and error prone even when compared to C.

> However, if your target was a VAX, (not available anymore), it might be 
> a viable choice, or not.
>

These days, the only thing anyone uses assembly language for in
new code are the small segments which cannot be coded even in C.

Simon.

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