writing my first assembly language program for class using Easy68K.
I'm using an if-else branching to replicate the code:
IF (P > 12)
P = P * 8 + 3
ELSE
P = P - Q
PRINT P
But I think I have my branches wrong because without the first halt in my code the program runs through the IF branch anyway even after the CMP finds a case that P < 12. Am I missing something here or would this be a generally accepted way of doing this?
Here is my assembly code:
START: ORG $1000 ; Program starts at loc $1000
MOVE P, D1 ; [D1] <- P
MOVE Q, D2 ; [D2] <- Q
* Program code here
CMP #12, D1 ; is P > 12?
BGT IF ;
SUB D2, D1 ; P = P - Q
MOVE #3, D0 ; assign read command
TRAP #15 ;
SIMHALT ; halt simulator
IF ASL #3, D1 ; P = P * 8
ADD #3, D1 ; P = P + 3
ENDIF
MOVE #3, D0 ; assign read command
TRAP #15 ;
SIMHALT ; halt simulator
* Data and Variables
ORG $2000 ; Data starts at loc $2000
P DC.W 5 ;
Q DC.W 7 ;
END START ; last line of source
To do if..else, you need two jumps; one at the start, and one at the end of the first block.
While it doesn't affect correctness, it is also conventional to retain source order, which means negating the condition.
MOVE P, D1 ; [D1] <- P
MOVE Q, D2 ; [D2] <- Q
* Program code here
CMP #12, D1 ; is P > 12?
BLE ELSE ; P is <= 12
IF
ASL #3, D1 ; P = P * 8
ADD #3, D1 ; P = P + 3
BRA ENDIF
ELSE
SUB D2, D1 ; P = P - Q
ENDIF
MOVE #3, D0 ; assign read command
TRAP #15 ;
SIMHALT ; halt simulator