Getting started and wondering, would it be possible to create a development environment completely contained on an USB key? Reading the MASM32 install, it looks like this could be done. Has anyone done it, are there any gotcha's?
Scott ;-)
the package is designed to build programs with the project files on the same drive as the masm32 folder
other than that, should be no problems
Hi drTetrode,
The Masm32 installation is completely portable. You can even copy your current Masm32 folder to a ram disk and run it from there.
It isn't :icon13:
You have to install it to harddisk first and after that you can copy it to USB-stick or folder and SUBST folder.
Install doesn't work in current Windows 10, tested :(
Thank you all, for your responses. So, as I understand them, install on a hard drive, then copy/move the folder to an USB key, and all will work off of that, subject to drive name changes. I will give that a try.
Scott ;-)
Scott,
What is important with the installation is that whatever drive you put it on, it must be directly off the root dir. If you try and nest it that paths are wrong and it won't work. The reason why it will not install on a network drive is it has relative paths based from the root directory and as network drives can be added in a variety of ways, it is not a reliable technique. Install it on a HDD first then if you want it on a USB stick, copy the entire folder across ensuring that it is directly off the root directory of the usb drive.
Hi,
I have my MASM32 installation on a USB connected hard drive.
Any problems installing had nothing to do with the USB connection.
It installed and works. I don't see any reason why a flash drive
would behave differently. Old machine though.
HTH,
Steve N.