dasm-assembler / dasm-assembler/dasm

Improve macro parameter handling

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enhancement
Dominant language
C
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Forks
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Description

Currently parameters are passed as strings without any option to operate on them. The following enhancements would be very useful:

  1. string operations (substrings and iterations)
  2. convert strings into values

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Begin by locating macro parameter parsing and its existing tests, then define the expected behavior for substring operations, iteration, and conversion from strings into values before assessing completion.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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