Atari Assembler Editor Cartridge and inline comments

[morelenmir]

For some reason I have found it is impossible to supply an inline comment for a line which only has a label. For instance:

 

280 OSRC ;OPEN SCREEN ROUTINE

 

This will generate an error six.

 

The only way I can get the thing to assemble properly is if I include a dummy op-code:

 

280 OSRC NOP ;OPEN SCREEN ROUTINE

 

I have tried adding extra spaces for the non-existent op-code and operand, but it still does not assemble. Am I missing something obvious?

[Rybags]

Seems it's a bug in the assembler.

 

If you put a directive after the label, you can get around it.

 

e.g.

 

280 OSRC .OPT LIST ; Comment

[morelenmir]

I think adding a directive won't increase the object code length? I tried with NOP, but that added an extra byte which was the very devil to debug!

[Rybags]

I prefer to leave labels with nothing else on the line anyway.

 

It makes it easier to read and easier to insert new code.

[morelenmir]

I agree rybags. I am working through the 'Atari Roots' tutorials and that fellow constant adds notes after mnemonics. I think I shall add an extra line to hold the note text in future.