assembler copy char[]

[Daniel Keep]

nobody wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> i try copy mystring to st in assembler. 
> Can someone give me an advice how to do this.
> 
> import std.stdio;
> void main()
> {
>         char[] mystring = "Hey Assembler\n";
>         char[] st;
> 
>         asm
>         {
>                 mov EAX, dword ptr [mystring+4];
>                 mov st,EAX;
>         }
>         writefln("st: ", st);
> }
> 
> I get a Segmentation fault .
> 
> Thanks

I have to wonder why on earth you're using assembly, and how you arrived
at the above code.  From what I can tell, you're copying mystring's
length into st's *pointer* field, and then trying to print it.

You say you want to "copy" the string, but you could do it just as
easily like this:

  st = mystring;

Why exactly are you doing this?  I ask because I'm somewhat hesitant to
hand a bazooka to someone who seems to be having trouble working out
which end the rocket comes out of...

	-- Daniel