Assembler coding error

[darnimsexy]

If any of you know what the error:
"location counter not on word boundary"
means, it would be a great help if you could let me know.

[bocybo]

Whats is the content of the line(s) of code that the error occurs at?

[lms]

a word is 2 bytes, not sure if that helps

[Malone]

A word is four bytes on most modern computers. It might be 2 or 8 depending on what processor you're using. Your error probably means you are trying to access a memory address which is not on a word boundary (meaning it is not a multiple of the processor's word size).

For instance, pseudo-code:

load $s1, 0x0813 // it's been a long time since i looked at assembly
// i don't remember the actual names of instructions

0x0813 is not a multiple of 4, so it is not a valid memory address, and thus you get an error from the assembler.

[bocybo]

Well, if your using x86 assembly, then a word is 2 bytes, and a DOUBLE WORD is 4 bytes.