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1	This is as.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.3 from as.texinfo.
2
3	START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
4	* As: (as). The GNU assembler.
5	* Gas: (as). The GNU assembler.
6	END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
7
8	This file documents the GNU Assembler "as".
9
10	Copyright (C) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2001, 2002
11	Free Software Foundation, Inc.
12
13	Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
14	under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
15	any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
16	Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover
17	Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU
18	Free Documentation License".
19
20
21	File: as.info, Node: SH64 Opcodes, Prev: SH64 Directives, Up: SH64-Dependent
22
23	Opcodes
24	-------
25
26	For detailed information on the SH64 machine instruction set, see
27	`SuperH 64 bit RISC Series Architecture Manual' (SuperH, Inc.).
28
29	`as' implements all the standard SH64 opcodes. In addition, the
30	following pseudo-opcodes may be expanded into one or more alternate
31	opcodes:
32
33	`movi'
34	If the value doesn't fit into a standard `movi' opcode, `as' will
35	replace the `movi' with a sequence of `movi' and `shori' opcodes.
36
37	`pt'
38	This expands to a sequence of `movi' and `shori' opcode, followed
39	by a `ptrel' opcode, or to a `pta' or `ptb' opcode, depending on
40	the label referenced.
41
42
43	File: as.info, Node: Sparc-Dependent, Next: TIC54X-Dependent, Prev: PPC-Dependent, Up: Machine Dependencies
44
45	SPARC Dependent Features
46	========================
47
48	* Menu:
49
50	* Sparc-Opts:: Options
51	* Sparc-Aligned-Data:: Option to enforce aligned data
52	* Sparc-Float:: Floating Point
53	* Sparc-Directives:: Sparc Machine Directives
54
55
56	File: as.info, Node: Sparc-Opts, Next: Sparc-Aligned-Data, Up: Sparc-Dependent
57
58	Options
59	-------
60
61	The SPARC chip family includes several successive levels, using the
62	same core instruction set, but including a few additional instructions
63	at each level. There are exceptions to this however. For details on
64	what instructions each variant supports, please see the chip's
65	architecture reference manual.
66
67	By default, `as' assumes the core instruction set (SPARC v6), but
68	"bumps" the architecture level as needed: it switches to successively
69	higher architectures as it encounters instructions that only exist in
70	the higher levels.
71
72	If not configured for SPARC v9 (`sparc64--') GAS will not bump
73	passed sparclite by default, an option must be passed to enable the v9
74	instructions.
75
76	GAS treats sparclite as being compatible with v8, unless an
77	architecture is explicitly requested. SPARC v9 is always incompatible
78	with sparclite.
79
80	`-Av6 \| -Av7 \| -Av8 \| -Asparclet \| -Asparclite'
81	`-Av8plus \| -Av8plusa \| -Av9 \| -Av9a'
82	Use one of the `-A' options to select one of the SPARC
83	architectures explicitly. If you select an architecture
84	explicitly, `as' reports a fatal error if it encounters an
85	instruction or feature requiring an incompatible or higher level.
86
87	`-Av8plus' and `-Av8plusa' select a 32 bit environment.
88
89	`-Av9' and `-Av9a' select a 64 bit environment and are not
90	available unless GAS is explicitly configured with 64 bit
91	environment support.
92
93	`-Av8plusa' and `-Av9a' enable the SPARC V9 instruction set with
94	UltraSPARC extensions.
95
96	`-xarch=v8plus \| -xarch=v8plusa'
97	For compatibility with the Solaris v9 assembler. These options are
98	equivalent to -Av8plus and -Av8plusa, respectively.
99
100	`-bump'
101	Warn whenever it is necessary to switch to another level. If an
102	architecture level is explicitly requested, GAS will not issue
103	warnings until that level is reached, and will then bump the level
104	as required (except between incompatible levels).
105
106	`-32 \| -64'
107	Select the word size, either 32 bits or 64 bits. These options
108	are only available with the ELF object file format, and require
109	that the necessary BFD support has been included.
110
111
112	File: as.info, Node: Sparc-Aligned-Data, Next: Sparc-Float, Prev: Sparc-Opts, Up: Sparc-Dependent
113
114	Enforcing aligned data
115	----------------------
116
117	SPARC GAS normally permits data to be misaligned. For example, it
118	permits the `.long' pseudo-op to be used on a byte boundary. However,
119	the native SunOS and Solaris assemblers issue an error when they see
120	misaligned data.
121
122	You can use the `--enforce-aligned-data' option to make SPARC GAS
123	also issue an error about misaligned data, just as the SunOS and Solaris
124	assemblers do.
125
126	The `--enforce-aligned-data' option is not the default because gcc
127	issues misaligned data pseudo-ops when it initializes certain packed
128	data structures (structures defined using the `packed' attribute). You
129	may have to assemble with GAS in order to initialize packed data
130	structures in your own code.
131
132
133	File: as.info, Node: Sparc-Float, Next: Sparc-Directives, Prev: Sparc-Aligned-Data, Up: Sparc-Dependent
134
135	Floating Point
136	--------------
137
138	The Sparc uses IEEE floating-point numbers.
139
140
141	File: as.info, Node: Sparc-Directives, Prev: Sparc-Float, Up: Sparc-Dependent
142
143	Sparc Machine Directives
144	------------------------
145
146	The Sparc version of `as' supports the following additional machine
147	directives:
148
149	`.align'
150	This must be followed by the desired alignment in bytes.
151
152	`.common'
153	This must be followed by a symbol name, a positive number, and
154	`"bss"'. This behaves somewhat like `.comm', but the syntax is
155	different.
156
157	`.half'
158	This is functionally identical to `.short'.
159
160	`.nword'
161	On the Sparc, the `.nword' directive produces native word sized
162	value, ie. if assembling with -32 it is equivalent to `.word', if
163	assembling with -64 it is equivalent to `.xword'.
164
165	`.proc'
166	This directive is ignored. Any text following it on the same line
167	is also ignored.
168
169	`.register'
170	This directive declares use of a global application or system
171	register. It must be followed by a register name %g2, %g3, %g6 or
172	%g7, comma and the symbol name for that register. If symbol name
173	is `#scratch', it is a scratch register, if it is `#ignore', it
174	just suppresses any errors about using undeclared global register,
175	but does not emit any information about it into the object file.
176	This can be useful e.g. if you save the register before use and
177	restore it after.
178
179	`.reserve'
180	This must be followed by a symbol name, a positive number, and
181	`"bss"'. This behaves somewhat like `.lcomm', but the syntax is
182	different.
183
184	`.seg'
185	This must be followed by `"text"', `"data"', or `"data1"'. It
186	behaves like `.text', `.data', or `.data 1'.
187
188	`.skip'
189	This is functionally identical to the `.space' directive.
190
191	`.word'
192	On the Sparc, the `.word' directive produces 32 bit values,
193	instead of the 16 bit values it produces on many other machines.
194
195	`.xword'
196	On the Sparc V9 processor, the `.xword' directive produces 64 bit
197	values.
198
199
200	File: as.info, Node: TIC54X-Dependent, Next: V850-Dependent, Prev: Sparc-Dependent, Up: Machine Dependencies
201
202	TIC54X Dependent Features
203	=========================
204
205	* Menu:
206
207	* TIC54X-Opts:: Command-line Options
208	* TIC54X-Block:: Blocking
209	* TIC54X-Env:: Environment Settings
210	* TIC54X-Constants:: Constants Syntax
211	* TIC54X-Subsyms:: String Substitution
212	* TIC54X-Locals:: Local Label Syntax
213	* TIC54X-Builtins:: Builtin Assembler Math Functions
214	* TIC54X-Ext:: Extended Addressing Support
215	* TIC54X-Directives:: Directives
216	* TIC54X-Macros:: Macro Features
217	* TIC54X-MMRegs:: Memory-mapped Registers
218
219
220	File: as.info, Node: TIC54X-Opts, Next: TIC54X-Block, Up: TIC54X-Dependent
221
222	Options
223	-------
224
225	The TMS320C54x version of `as' has a few machine-dependent options.
226
227	You can use the `-mfar-mode' option to enable extended addressing
228	mode. All addresses will be assumed to be > 16 bits, and the
229	appropriate relocation types will be used. This option is equivalent
230	to using the `.far_mode' directive in the assembly code. If you do not
231	use the `-mfar-mode' option, all references will be assumed to be 16
232	bits. This option may be abbreviated to `-mf'.
233
234	You can use the `-mcpu' option to specify a particular CPU. This
235	option is equivalent to using the `.version' directive in the assembly
236	code. For recognized CPU codes, see *Note `.version':
237	TIC54X-Directives. The default CPU version is `542'.
238
239	You can use the `-merrors-to-file' option to redirect error output
240	to a file (this provided for those deficient environments which don't
241	provide adequate output redirection). This option may be abbreviated to
242	`-me'.
243
244
245	File: as.info, Node: TIC54X-Block, Next: TIC54X-Env, Prev: TIC54X-Opts, Up: TIC54X-Dependent
246
247	Blocking
248	--------
249
250	A blocked section or memory block is guaranteed not to cross the
251	blocking boundary (usually a page, or 128 words) if it is smaller than
252	the blocking size, or to start on a page boundary if it is larger than
253	the blocking size.
254
255
256	File: as.info, Node: TIC54X-Env, Next: TIC54X-Constants, Prev: TIC54X-Block, Up: TIC54X-Dependent
257
258	Environment Settings
259	--------------------
260
261	`C54XDSP_DIR' and `A_DIR' are semicolon-separated paths which are
262	added to the list of directories normally searched for source and
263	include files. `C54XDSP_DIR' will override `A_DIR'.
264
265
266	File: as.info, Node: TIC54X-Constants, Next: TIC54X-Subsyms, Prev: TIC54X-Env, Up: TIC54X-Dependent
267
268	Constants Syntax
269	----------------
270
271	The TIC54X version of `as' allows the following additional constant
272	formats, using a suffix to indicate the radix:
273
274	Binary `000000B, 011000b'
275	Octal `10Q, 224q'
276	Hexadecimal `45h, 0FH'
277
278
279	File: as.info, Node: TIC54X-Subsyms, Next: TIC54X-Locals, Prev: TIC54X-Constants, Up: TIC54X-Dependent
280
281	String Substitution
282	-------------------
283
284	A subset of allowable symbols (which we'll call subsyms) may be
285	assigned arbitrary string values. This is roughly equivalent to C
286	preprocessor #define macros. When `as' encounters one of these
287	symbols, the symbol is replaced in the input stream by its string value.
288	Subsym names must begin with a letter.
289
290	Subsyms may be defined using the `.asg' and `.eval' directives
291	(Note `.asg': TIC54X-Directives, Note `.eval': TIC54X-Directives.
292
293	Expansion is recursive until a previously encountered symbol is
294	seen, at which point substitution stops.
295
296	In this example, x is replaced with SYM2; SYM2 is replaced with
297	SYM1, and SYM1 is replaced with x. At this point, x has already been
298	encountered and the substitution stops.
299
300	.asg "x",SYM1
301	.asg "SYM1",SYM2
302	.asg "SYM2",x
303	add x,a ; final code assembled is "add x, a"
304
305	Macro parameters are converted to subsyms; a side effect of this is
306	the normal `as' '\ARG' dereferencing syntax is unnecessary. Subsyms
307	defined within a macro will have global scope, unless the `.var'
308	directive is used to identify the subsym as a local macro variable
309	*note `.var': TIC54X-Directives..
310
311	Substitution may be forced in situations where replacement might be
312	ambiguous by placing colons on either side of the subsym. The following
313	code:
314
315	.eval "10",x
316	LAB:X: add #x, a
317
318	When assembled becomes:
319
320	LAB10 add #10, a
321
322	Smaller parts of the string assigned to a subsym may be accessed with
323	the following syntax:
324
325	``:SYMBOL(CHAR_INDEX):''
326	Evaluates to a single-character string, the character at
327	CHAR_INDEX.
328
329	``:SYMBOL(START,LENGTH):''
330	Evaluates to a substring of SYMBOL beginning at START with length
331	LENGTH.
332
333
334	File: as.info, Node: TIC54X-Locals, Next: TIC54X-Builtins, Prev: TIC54X-Subsyms, Up: TIC54X-Dependent
335
336	Local Labels
337	------------
338
339	Local labels may be defined in two ways:
340
341	* $N, where N is a decimal number between 0 and 9
342
343	* LABEL?, where LABEL is any legal symbol name.
344
345	Local labels thus defined may be redefined or automatically
346	generated. The scope of a local label is based on when it may be
347	undefined or reset. This happens when one of the following situations
348	is encountered:
349
350	* .newblock directive *note `.newblock': TIC54X-Directives.
351
352	* The current section is changed (.sect, .text, or .data)
353
354	* Entering or leaving an included file
355
356	* The macro scope where the label was defined is exited
357
358
359	File: as.info, Node: TIC54X-Builtins, Next: TIC54X-Ext, Prev: TIC54X-Locals, Up: TIC54X-Dependent
360
361	Math Builtins
362	-------------
363
364	The following built-in functions may be used to generate a
365	floating-point value. All return a floating-point value except `$cvi',
366	`$int', and `$sgn', which return an integer value.
367
368	``$acos(EXPR)''
369	Returns the floating point arccosine of EXPR.
370
371	``$asin(EXPR)''
372	Returns the floating point arcsine of EXPR.
373
374	``$atan(EXPR)''
375	Returns the floating point arctangent of EXPR.
376
377	``$atan2(EXPR1,EXPR2)''
378	Returns the floating point arctangent of EXPR1 / EXPR2.
379
380	``$ceil(EXPR)''
381	Returns the smallest integer not less than EXPR as floating point.
382
383	``$cosh(EXPR)''
384	Returns the floating point hyperbolic cosine of EXPR.
385
386	``$cos(EXPR)''
387	Returns the floating point cosine of EXPR.
388
389	``$cvf(EXPR)''
390	Returns the integer value EXPR converted to floating-point.
391
392	``$cvi(EXPR)''
393	Returns the floating point value EXPR converted to integer.
394
395	``$exp(EXPR)''
396	Returns the floating point value e ^ EXPR.
397
398	``$fabs(EXPR)''
399	Returns the floating point absolute value of EXPR.
400
401	``$floor(EXPR)''
402	Returns the largest integer that is not greater than EXPR as
403	floating point.
404
405	``$fmod(EXPR1,EXPR2)''
406	Returns the floating point remainder of EXPR1 / EXPR2.
407
408	``$int(EXPR)''
409	Returns 1 if EXPR evaluates to an integer, zero otherwise.
410
411	``$ldexp(EXPR1,EXPR2)''
412	Returns the floating point value EXPR1 * 2 ^ EXPR2.
413
414	``$log10(EXPR)''
415	Returns the base 10 logarithm of EXPR.
416
417	``$log(EXPR)''
418	Returns the natural logarithm of EXPR.
419
420	``$max(EXPR1,EXPR2)''
421	Returns the floating point maximum of EXPR1 and EXPR2.
422
423	``$min(EXPR1,EXPR2)''
424	Returns the floating point minimum of EXPR1 and EXPR2.
425
426	``$pow(EXPR1,EXPR2)''
427	Returns the floating point value EXPR1 ^ EXPR2.
428
429	``$round(EXPR)''
430	Returns the nearest integer to EXPR as a floating point number.
431
432	``$sgn(EXPR)''
433	Returns -1, 0, or 1 based on the sign of EXPR.
434
435	``$sin(EXPR)''
436	Returns the floating point sine of EXPR.
437
438	``$sinh(EXPR)''
439	Returns the floating point hyperbolic sine of EXPR.
440
441	``$sqrt(EXPR)''
442	Returns the floating point square root of EXPR.
443
444	``$tan(EXPR)''
445	Returns the floating point tangent of EXPR.
446
447	``$tanh(EXPR)''
448	Returns the floating point hyperbolic tangent of EXPR.
449
450	``$trunc(EXPR)''
451	Returns the integer value of EXPR truncated towards zero as
452	floating point.
453
454
455	File: as.info, Node: TIC54X-Ext, Next: TIC54X-Directives, Prev: TIC54X-Builtins, Up: TIC54X-Dependent
456
457	Extended Addressing
458	-------------------
459
460	The `LDX' pseudo-op is provided for loading the extended addressing
461	bits of a label or address. For example, if an address `_label' resides
462	in extended program memory, the value of `_label' may be loaded as
463	follows:
464	ldx #_label,16,a ; loads extended bits of _label
465	or #_label,a ; loads lower 16 bits of _label
466	bacc a ; full address is in accumulator A
467
468
469	File: as.info, Node: TIC54X-Directives, Next: TIC54X-Macros, Prev: TIC54X-Ext, Up: TIC54X-Dependent
470
471	Directives
472	----------
473
474	`.align [SIZE]'
475	`.even'
476	Align the section program counter on the next boundary, based on
477	SIZE. SIZE may be any power of 2. `.even' is equivalent to
478	`.align' with a SIZE of 2.
479	`1'
480	Align SPC to word boundary
481
482	`2'
483	Align SPC to longword boundary (same as .even)
484
485	`128'
486	Align SPC to page boundary
487
488	`.asg STRING, NAME'
489	Assign NAME the string STRING. String replacement is performed on
490	STRING before assignment.
491
492	`.eval STRING, NAME'
493	Evaluate the contents of string STRING and assign the result as a
494	string to the subsym NAME. String replacement is performed on
495	STRING before assignment.
496
497	`.bss SYMBOL, SIZE [, [BLOCKING_FLAG] [,ALIGNMENT_FLAG]]'
498	Reserve space for SYMBOL in the .bss section. SIZE is in words.
499	If present, BLOCKING_FLAG indicates the allocated space should be
500	aligned on a page boundary if it would otherwise cross a page
501	boundary. If present, ALIGNMENT_FLAG causes the assembler to
502	allocate SIZE on a long word boundary.
503
504	`.byte VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
505	`.ubyte VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
506	`.char VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
507	`.uchar VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
508	Place one or more bytes into consecutive words of the current
509	section. The upper 8 bits of each word is zero-filled. If a
510	label is used, it points to the word allocated for the first byte
511	encountered.
512
513	`.clink ["SECTION_NAME"]'
514	Set STYP_CLINK flag for this section, which indicates to the
515	linker that if no symbols from this section are referenced, the
516	section should not be included in the link. If SECTION_NAME is
517	omitted, the current section is used.
518
519	`.c_mode'
520	TBD.
521
522	`.copy "FILENAME" \| FILENAME'
523	`.include "FILENAME" \| FILENAME'
524	Read source statements from FILENAME. The normal include search
525	path is used. Normally .copy will cause statements from the
526	included file to be printed in the assembly listing and .include
527	will not, but this distinction is not currently implemented.
528
529	`.data'
530	Begin assembling code into the .data section.
531
532	`.double VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
533	`.ldouble VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
534	`.float VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
535	`.xfloat VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
536	Place an IEEE single-precision floating-point representation of
537	one or more floating-point values into the current section. All
538	but `.xfloat' align the result on a longword boundary. Values are
539	stored most-significant word first.
540
541	`.drlist'
542	`.drnolist'
543	Control printing of directives to the listing file. Ignored.
544
545	`.emsg STRING'
546	`.mmsg STRING'
547	`.wmsg STRING'
548	Emit a user-defined error, message, or warning, respectively.
549
550	`.far_mode'
551	Use extended addressing when assembling statements. This should
552	appear only once per file, and is equivalent to the -mfar-mode
553	option *note `-mfar-mode': TIC54X-Opts..
554
555	`.fclist'
556	`.fcnolist'
557	Control printing of false conditional blocks to the listing file.
558
559	`.field VALUE [,SIZE]'
560	Initialize a bitfield of SIZE bits in the current section. If
561	VALUE is relocatable, then SIZE must be 16. SIZE defaults to 16
562	bits. If VALUE does not fit into SIZE bits, the value will be
563	truncated. Successive `.field' directives will pack starting at
564	the current word, filling the most significant bits first, and
565	aligning to the start of the next word if the field size does not
566	fit into the space remaining in the current word. A `.align'
567	directive with an operand of 1 will force the next `.field'
568	directive to begin packing into a new word. If a label is used, it
569	points to the word that contains the specified field.
570
571	`.global SYMBOL [,...,SYMBOL_N]'
572	`.def SYMBOL [,...,SYMBOL_N]'
573	`.ref SYMBOL [,...,SYMBOL_N]'
574	`.def' nominally identifies a symbol defined in the current file
575	and availalbe to other files. `.ref' identifies a symbol used in
576	the current file but defined elsewhere. Both map to the standard
577	`.global' directive.
578
579	`.half VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
580	`.uhalf VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
581	`.short VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
582	`.ushort VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
583	`.int VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
584	`.uint VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
585	`.word VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
586	`.uword VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
587	Place one or more values into consecutive words of the current
588	section. If a label is used, it points to the word allocated for
589	the first value encountered.
590
591	`.label SYMBOL'
592	Define a special SYMBOL to refer to the load time address of the
593	current section program counter.
594
595	`.length'
596	`.width'
597	Set the page length and width of the output listing file. Ignored.
598
599	`.list'
600	`.nolist'
601	Control whether the source listing is printed. Ignored.
602
603	`.long VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
604	`.ulong VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
605	`.xlong VALUE [,...,VALUE_N]'
606	Place one or more 32-bit values into consecutive words in the
607	current section. The most significant word is stored first.
608	`.long' and `.ulong' align the result on a longword boundary;
609	`xlong' does not.
610
611	`.loop [COUNT]'
612	`.break [CONDITION]'
613	`.endloop'
614	Repeatedly assemble a block of code. `.loop' begins the block, and
615	`.endloop' marks its termination. COUNT defaults to 1024, and
616	indicates the number of times the block should be repeated.
617	`.break' terminates the loop so that assembly begins after the
618	`.endloop' directive. The optional CONDITION will cause the loop
619	to terminate only if it evaluates to zero.
620
621	`MACRO_NAME .macro [PARAM1][,...PARAM_N]'
622	`[.mexit]'
623	`.endm'
624	See the section on macros for more explanation (*Note
625	TIC54X-Macros::.
626
627	`.mlib "FILENAME" \| FILENAME'
628	Load the macro library FILENAME. FILENAME must be an archived
629	library (BFD ar-compatible) of text files, expected to contain
630	only macro definitions. The standard include search path is used.
631
632	`.mlist'
633
634	`.mnolist'
635	Control whether to include macro and loop block expansions in the
636	listing output. Ignored.
637
638	`.mmregs'
639	Define global symbolic names for the 'c54x registers. Supposedly
640	equivalent to executing `.set' directives for each register with
641	its memory-mapped value, but in reality is provided only for
642	compatibility and does nothing.
643
644	`.newblock'
645	This directive resets any TIC54X local labels currently defined.
646	Normal `as' local labels are unaffected.
647
648	`.option OPTION_LIST'
649	Set listing options. Ignored.
650
651	`.sblock "SECTION_NAME" \| SECTION_NAME [,"NAME_N" \| NAME_N]'
652	Designate SECTION_NAME for blocking. Blocking guarantees that a
653	section will start on a page boundary (128 words) if it would
654	otherwise cross a page boundary. Only initialized sections may be
655	designated with this directive. See also *Note TIC54X-Block::.
656
657	`.sect "SECTION_NAME"'
658	Define a named initialized section and make it the current section.
659
660	`SYMBOL .set "VALUE"'
661	`SYMBOL .equ "VALUE"'
662	Equate a constant VALUE to a SYMBOL, which is placed in the symbol
663	table. SYMBOL may not be previously defined.
664
665	`.space SIZE_IN_BITS'
666	`.bes SIZE_IN_BITS'
667	Reserve the given number of bits in the current section and
668	zero-fill them. If a label is used with `.space', it points to the
669	first word reserved. With `.bes', the label points to the
670	last word reserved.
671
672	`.sslist'
673	`.ssnolist'
674	Controls the inclusion of subsym replacement in the listing
675	output. Ignored.
676
677	`.string "STRING" [,...,"STRING_N"]'
678	`.pstring "STRING" [,...,"STRING_N"]'
679	Place 8-bit characters from STRING into the current section.
680	`.string' zero-fills the upper 8 bits of each word, while
681	`.pstring' puts two characters into each word, filling the
682	most-significant bits first. Unused space is zero-filled. If a
683	label is used, it points to the first word initialized.
684
685	`[STAG] .struct [OFFSET]'
686	`[NAME_1] element [COUNT_1]'
687	`[NAME_2] element [COUNT_2]'
688	`[TNAME] .tag STAGX [TCOUNT]'
689	`...'
690	`[NAME_N] element [COUNT_N]'
691	`[SSIZE] .endstruct'
692	`LABEL .tag [STAG]'
693	Assign symbolic offsets to the elements of a structure. STAG
694	defines a symbol to use to reference the structure. OFFSET
695	indicates a starting value to use for the first element
696	encountered; otherwise it defaults to zero. Each element can have
697	a named offset, NAME, which is a symbol assigned the value of the
698	element's offset into the structure. If STAG is missing, these
699	become global symbols. COUNT adjusts the offset that many times,
700	as if `element' were an array. `element' may be one of `.byte',
701	`.word', `.long', `.float', or any equivalent of those, and the
702	structure offset is adjusted accordingly. `.field' and `.string'
703	are also allowed; the size of `.field' is one bit, and `.string'
704	is considered to be one word in size. Only element descriptors,
705	structure/union tags, `.align' and conditional assembly directives
706	are allowed within `.struct'/`.endstruct'. `.align' aligns member
707	offsets to word boundaries only. SSIZE, if provided, will always
708	be assigned the size of the structure.
709
710	The `.tag' directive, in addition to being used to define a
711	structure/union element within a structure, may be used to apply a
712	structure to a symbol. Once applied to LABEL, the individual
713	structure elements may be applied to LABEL to produce the desired
714	offsets using LABEL as the structure base.
715
716	`.tab'
717	Set the tab size in the output listing. Ignored.
718
719	`[UTAG] .union'
720	`[NAME_1] element [COUNT_1]'
721	`[NAME_2] element [COUNT_2]'
722	`[TNAME] .tag UTAGX[,TCOUNT]'
723	`...'
724	`[NAME_N] element [COUNT_N]'
725	`[USIZE] .endstruct'
726	`LABEL .tag [UTAG]'
727	Similar to `.struct', but the offset after each element is reset to
728	zero, and the USIZE is set to the maximum of all defined elements.
729	Starting offset for the union is always zero.
730
731	`[SYMBOL] .usect "SECTION_NAME", SIZE, [,[BLOCKING_FLAG] [,ALIGNMENT_FLAG]]'
732	Reserve space for variables in a named, uninitialized section
733	(similar to .bss). `.usect' allows definitions sections
734	independent of .bss. SYMBOL points to the first location reserved
735	by this allocation. The symbol may be used as a variable name.
736	SIZE is the allocated size in words. BLOCKING_FLAG indicates
737	whether to block this section on a page boundary (128 words)
738	(*note TIC54X-Block::). ALIGNMENT FLAG indicates whether the
739	section should be longword-aligned.
740
741	`.var SYM[,..., SYM_N]'
742	Define a subsym to be a local variable within a macro. See *Note
743	TIC54X-Macros::.
744
745	`.version VERSION'
746	Set which processor to build instructions for. Though the
747	following values are accepted, the op is ignored.
748	`541'
749	`542'
750	`543'
751	`545'
752	`545LP'
753	`546LP'
754	`548'
755	`549'
756
757	File: as.info, Node: TIC54X-Macros, Next: TIC54X-MMRegs, Prev: TIC54X-Directives, Up: TIC54X-Dependent
758
759	Macros
760	------
761
762	Macros do not require explicit dereferencing of arguments (i.e.
763	\ARG).
764
765	During macro expansion, the macro parameters are converted to
766	subsyms. If the number of arguments passed the macro invocation
767	exceeds the number of parameters defined, the last parameter is
768	assigned the string equivalent of all remaining arguments. If fewer
769	arguments are given than parameters, the missing parameters are
770	assigned empty strings. To include a comma in an argument, you must
771	enclose the argument in quotes.
772
773	The following built-in subsym functions allow examination of the
774	string value of subsyms (or ordinary strings). The arguments are
775	strings unless otherwise indicated (subsyms passed as args will be
776	replaced by the strings they represent).
777	``$symlen(STR)''
778	Returns the length of STR.
779
780	``$symcmp(STR1,STR2)''
781	Returns 0 if STR1 == STR2, non-zero otherwise.
782
783	``$firstch(STR,CH)''
784	Returns index of the first occurrence of character constant CH in
785	STR.
786
787	``$lastch(STR,CH)''
788	Returns index of the last occurrence of character constant CH in
789	STR.
790
791	``$isdefed(SYMBOL)''
792	Returns zero if the symbol SYMBOL is not in the symbol table,
793	non-zero otherwise.
794
795	``$ismember(SYMBOL,LIST)''
796	Assign the first member of comma-separated string LIST to SYMBOL;
797	LIST is reassigned the remainder of the list. Returns zero if
798	LIST is a null string. Both arguments must be subsyms.
799
800	``$iscons(EXPR)''
801	Returns 1 if string EXPR is binary, 2 if octal, 3 if hexadecimal,
802	4 if a character, 5 if decimal, and zero if not an integer.
803
804	``$isname(NAME)''
805	Returns 1 if NAME is a valid symbol name, zero otherwise.
806
807	``$isreg(REG)''
808	Returns 1 if REG is a valid predefined register name (AR0-AR7
809	only).
810
811	``$structsz(STAG)''
812	Returns the size of the structure or union represented by STAG.
813
814	``$structacc(STAG)''
815	Returns the reference point of the structure or union represented
816	by STAG. Always returns zero.
817
818
819	File: as.info, Node: TIC54X-MMRegs, Prev: TIC54X-Macros, Up: TIC54X-Dependent
820
821	Memory-mapped Registers
822	-----------------------
823
824	The following symbols are recognized as memory-mapped registers:
825
826
827	File: as.info, Node: Z8000-Dependent, Next: Vax-Dependent, Prev: Xtensa-Dependent, Up: Machine Dependencies
828
829	Z8000 Dependent Features
830	========================
831
832	The Z8000 as supports both members of the Z8000 family: the
833	unsegmented Z8002, with 16 bit addresses, and the segmented Z8001 with
834	24 bit addresses.
835
836	When the assembler is in unsegmented mode (specified with the
837	`unsegm' directive), an address takes up one word (16 bit) sized
838	register. When the assembler is in segmented mode (specified with the
839	`segm' directive), a 24-bit address takes up a long (32 bit) register.
840	*Note Assembler Directives for the Z8000: Z8000 Directives, for a list
841	of other Z8000 specific assembler directives.
842
843	* Menu:
844
845	* Z8000 Options:: No special command-line options for Z8000
846	* Z8000 Syntax:: Assembler syntax for the Z8000
847	* Z8000 Directives:: Special directives for the Z8000
848	* Z8000 Opcodes:: Opcodes
849
850
851	File: as.info, Node: Z8000 Options, Next: Z8000 Syntax, Up: Z8000-Dependent
852
853	Options
854	-------
855
856	`as' has no additional command-line options for the Zilog Z8000
857	family.
858
859
860	File: as.info, Node: Z8000 Syntax, Next: Z8000 Directives, Prev: Z8000 Options, Up: Z8000-Dependent
861
862	Syntax
863	------
864
865	* Menu:
866
867	* Z8000-Chars:: Special Characters
868	* Z8000-Regs:: Register Names
869	* Z8000-Addressing:: Addressing Modes
870
871
872	File: as.info, Node: Z8000-Chars, Next: Z8000-Regs, Up: Z8000 Syntax
873
874	Special Characters
875	..................
876
877	`!' is the line comment character.
878
879	You can use `;' instead of a newline to separate statements.
880
881
882	File: as.info, Node: Z8000-Regs, Next: Z8000-Addressing, Prev: Z8000-Chars, Up: Z8000 Syntax
883
884	Register Names
885	..............
886
887	The Z8000 has sixteen 16 bit registers, numbered 0 to 15. You can
888	refer to different sized groups of registers by register number, with
889	the prefix `r' for 16 bit registers, `rr' for 32 bit registers and `rq'
890	for 64 bit registers. You can also refer to the contents of the first
891	eight (of the sixteen 16 bit registers) by bytes. They are named `rNh'
892	and `rNl'.
893
894	_byte registers_
895	r0l r0h r1h r1l r2h r2l r3h r3l
896	r4h r4l r5h r5l r6h r6l r7h r7l
897
898	_word registers_
899	r0 r1 r2 r3 r4 r5 r6 r7 r8 r9 r10 r11 r12 r13 r14 r15
900
901	_long word registers_
902	rr0 rr2 rr4 rr6 rr8 rr10 rr12 rr14
903
904	_quad word registers_
905	rq0 rq4 rq8 rq12
906
907
908	File: as.info, Node: Z8000-Addressing, Prev: Z8000-Regs, Up: Z8000 Syntax
909
910	Addressing Modes
911	................
912
913	as understands the following addressing modes for the Z8000:
914
915	`rN'
916	Register direct
917
918	`@rN'
919	Indirect register
920
921	`ADDR'
922	Direct: the 16 bit or 24 bit address (depending on whether the
923	assembler is in segmented or unsegmented mode) of the operand is
924	in the instruction.
925
926	`address(rN)'
927	Indexed: the 16 or 24 bit address is added to the 16 bit register
928	to produce the final address in memory of the operand.
929
930	`rN(#IMM)'
931	Base Address: the 16 or 24 bit register is added to the 16 bit sign
932	extended immediate displacement to produce the final address in
933	memory of the operand.
934
935	`rN(rM)'
936	Base Index: the 16 or 24 bit register rN is added to the sign
937	extended 16 bit index register rM to produce the final address in
938	memory of the operand.
939
940	`#XX'
941	Immediate data XX.
942
943
944	File: as.info, Node: Z8000 Directives, Next: Z8000 Opcodes, Prev: Z8000 Syntax, Up: Z8000-Dependent
945
946	Assembler Directives for the Z8000
947	----------------------------------
948
949	The Z8000 port of as includes these additional assembler directives,
950	for compatibility with other Z8000 assemblers. As shown, these do not
951	begin with `.' (unlike the ordinary as directives).
952
953	`segm'
954	Generates code for the segmented Z8001.
955
956	`unsegm'
957	Generates code for the unsegmented Z8002.
958
959	`name'
960	Synonym for `.file'
961
962	`global'
963	Synonym for `.global'
964
965	`wval'
966	Synonym for `.word'
967
968	`lval'
969	Synonym for `.long'
970
971	`bval'
972	Synonym for `.byte'
973
974	`sval'
975	Assemble a string. `sval' expects one string literal, delimited by
976	single quotes. It assembles each byte of the string into
977	consecutive addresses. You can use the escape sequence `%XX'
978	(where XX represents a two-digit hexadecimal number) to represent
979	the character whose ASCII value is XX. Use this feature to
980	describe single quote and other characters that may not appear in
981	string literals as themselves. For example, the C statement
982	`char *a = "he said \"it's 50% off\"";' is represented in Z8000
983	assembly language (shown with the assembler output in hex at the
984	left) as
985
986	68652073 sval 'he said %22it%27s 50%25 off%22%00'
987	61696420
988	22697427
989	73203530
990	25206F66
991	662200
992
993	`rsect'
994	synonym for `.section'
995
996	`block'
997	synonym for `.space'
998
999	`even'
1000	special case of `.align'; aligns output to even byte boundary.
1001
1002
1003	File: as.info, Node: Z8000 Opcodes, Prev: Z8000 Directives, Up: Z8000-Dependent
1004
1005	Opcodes
1006	-------
1007
1008	For detailed information on the Z8000 machine instruction set, see
1009	`Z8000 Technical Manual'.
1010
1011	The following table summarizes the opcodes and their arguments:
1012
1013	rs 16 bit source register
1014	rd 16 bit destination register
1015	rbs 8 bit source register
1016	rbd 8 bit destination register
1017	rrs 32 bit source register
1018	rrd 32 bit destination register
1019	rqs 64 bit source register
1020	rqd 64 bit destination register
1021	addr 16/24 bit address
1022	imm immediate data
1023
1024	adc rd,rs clrb addr cpsir @rd,@rs,rr,cc
1025	adcb rbd,rbs clrb addr(rd) cpsirb @rd,@rs,rr,cc
1026	add rd,@rs clrb rbd dab rbd
1027	add rd,addr com @rd dbjnz rbd,disp7
1028	add rd,addr(rs) com addr dec @rd,imm4m1
1029	add rd,imm16 com addr(rd) dec addr(rd),imm4m1
1030	add rd,rs com rd dec addr,imm4m1
1031	addb rbd,@rs comb @rd dec rd,imm4m1
1032	addb rbd,addr comb addr decb @rd,imm4m1
1033	addb rbd,addr(rs) comb addr(rd) decb addr(rd),imm4m1
1034	addb rbd,imm8 comb rbd decb addr,imm4m1
1035	addb rbd,rbs comflg flags decb rbd,imm4m1
1036	addl rrd,@rs cp @rd,imm16 di i2
1037	addl rrd,addr cp addr(rd),imm16 div rrd,@rs
1038	addl rrd,addr(rs) cp addr,imm16 div rrd,addr
1039	addl rrd,imm32 cp rd,@rs div rrd,addr(rs)
1040	addl rrd,rrs cp rd,addr div rrd,imm16
1041	and rd,@rs cp rd,addr(rs) div rrd,rs
1042	and rd,addr cp rd,imm16 divl rqd,@rs
1043	and rd,addr(rs) cp rd,rs divl rqd,addr
1044	and rd,imm16 cpb @rd,imm8 divl rqd,addr(rs)
1045	and rd,rs cpb addr(rd),imm8 divl rqd,imm32
1046	andb rbd,@rs cpb addr,imm8 divl rqd,rrs
1047	andb rbd,addr cpb rbd,@rs djnz rd,disp7
1048	andb rbd,addr(rs) cpb rbd,addr ei i2
1049	andb rbd,imm8 cpb rbd,addr(rs) ex rd,@rs
1050	andb rbd,rbs cpb rbd,imm8 ex rd,addr
1051	bit @rd,imm4 cpb rbd,rbs ex rd,addr(rs)
1052	bit addr(rd),imm4 cpd rd,@rs,rr,cc ex rd,rs
1053	bit addr,imm4 cpdb rbd,@rs,rr,cc exb rbd,@rs
1054	bit rd,imm4 cpdr rd,@rs,rr,cc exb rbd,addr
1055	bit rd,rs cpdrb rbd,@rs,rr,cc exb rbd,addr(rs)
1056	bitb @rd,imm4 cpi rd,@rs,rr,cc exb rbd,rbs
1057	bitb addr(rd),imm4 cpib rbd,@rs,rr,cc ext0e imm8
1058	bitb addr,imm4 cpir rd,@rs,rr,cc ext0f imm8
1059	bitb rbd,imm4 cpirb rbd,@rs,rr,cc ext8e imm8
1060	bitb rbd,rs cpl rrd,@rs ext8f imm8
1061	bpt cpl rrd,addr exts rrd
1062	call @rd cpl rrd,addr(rs) extsb rd
1063	call addr cpl rrd,imm32 extsl rqd
1064	call addr(rd) cpl rrd,rrs halt
1065	calr disp12 cpsd @rd,@rs,rr,cc in rd,@rs
1066	clr @rd cpsdb @rd,@rs,rr,cc in rd,imm16
1067	clr addr cpsdr @rd,@rs,rr,cc inb rbd,@rs
1068	clr addr(rd) cpsdrb @rd,@rs,rr,cc inb rbd,imm16
1069	clr rd cpsi @rd,@rs,rr,cc inc @rd,imm4m1
1070	clrb @rd cpsib @rd,@rs,rr,cc inc addr(rd),imm4m1
1071	inc addr,imm4m1 ldb rbd,rs(rx) mult rrd,addr(rs)
1072	inc rd,imm4m1 ldb rd(imm16),rbs mult rrd,imm16
1073	incb @rd,imm4m1 ldb rd(rx),rbs mult rrd,rs
1074	incb addr(rd),imm4m1 ldctl ctrl,rs multl rqd,@rs
1075	incb addr,imm4m1 ldctl rd,ctrl multl rqd,addr
1076	incb rbd,imm4m1 ldd @rs,@rd,rr multl rqd,addr(rs)
1077	ind @rd,@rs,ra lddb @rs,@rd,rr multl rqd,imm32
1078	indb @rd,@rs,rba lddr @rs,@rd,rr multl rqd,rrs
1079	inib @rd,@rs,ra lddrb @rs,@rd,rr neg @rd
1080	inibr @rd,@rs,ra ldi @rd,@rs,rr neg addr
1081	iret ldib @rd,@rs,rr neg addr(rd)
1082	jp cc,@rd ldir @rd,@rs,rr neg rd
1083	jp cc,addr ldirb @rd,@rs,rr negb @rd
1084	jp cc,addr(rd) ldk rd,imm4 negb addr
1085	jr cc,disp8 ldl @rd,rrs negb addr(rd)
1086	ld @rd,imm16 ldl addr(rd),rrs negb rbd
1087	ld @rd,rs ldl addr,rrs nop
1088	ld addr(rd),imm16 ldl rd(imm16),rrs or rd,@rs
1089	ld addr(rd),rs ldl rd(rx),rrs or rd,addr
1090	ld addr,imm16 ldl rrd,@rs or rd,addr(rs)
1091	ld addr,rs ldl rrd,addr or rd,imm16
1092	ld rd(imm16),rs ldl rrd,addr(rs) or rd,rs
1093	ld rd(rx),rs ldl rrd,imm32 orb rbd,@rs
1094	ld rd,@rs ldl rrd,rrs orb rbd,addr
1095	ld rd,addr ldl rrd,rs(imm16) orb rbd,addr(rs)
1096	ld rd,addr(rs) ldl rrd,rs(rx) orb rbd,imm8
1097	ld rd,imm16 ldm @rd,rs,n orb rbd,rbs
1098	ld rd,rs ldm addr(rd),rs,n out @rd,rs
1099	ld rd,rs(imm16) ldm addr,rs,n out imm16,rs
1100	ld rd,rs(rx) ldm rd,@rs,n outb @rd,rbs
1101	lda rd,addr ldm rd,addr(rs),n outb imm16,rbs
1102	lda rd,addr(rs) ldm rd,addr,n outd @rd,@rs,ra
1103	lda rd,rs(imm16) ldps @rs outdb @rd,@rs,rba
1104	lda rd,rs(rx) ldps addr outib @rd,@rs,ra
1105	ldar rd,disp16 ldps addr(rs) outibr @rd,@rs,ra
1106	ldb @rd,imm8 ldr disp16,rs pop @rd,@rs
1107	ldb @rd,rbs ldr rd,disp16 pop addr(rd),@rs
1108	ldb addr(rd),imm8 ldrb disp16,rbs pop addr,@rs
1109	ldb addr(rd),rbs ldrb rbd,disp16 pop rd,@rs
1110	ldb addr,imm8 ldrl disp16,rrs popl @rd,@rs
1111	ldb addr,rbs ldrl rrd,disp16 popl addr(rd),@rs
1112	ldb rbd,@rs mbit popl addr,@rs
1113	ldb rbd,addr mreq rd popl rrd,@rs
1114	ldb rbd,addr(rs) mres push @rd,@rs
1115	ldb rbd,imm8 mset push @rd,addr
1116	ldb rbd,rbs mult rrd,@rs push @rd,addr(rs)
1117	ldb rbd,rs(imm16) mult rrd,addr push @rd,imm16
1118	push @rd,rs set addr,imm4 subl rrd,imm32
1119	pushl @rd,@rs set rd,imm4 subl rrd,rrs
1120	pushl @rd,addr set rd,rs tcc cc,rd
1121	pushl @rd,addr(rs) setb @rd,imm4 tccb cc,rbd
1122	pushl @rd,rrs setb addr(rd),imm4 test @rd
1123	res @rd,imm4 setb addr,imm4 test addr
1124	res addr(rd),imm4 setb rbd,imm4 test addr(rd)
1125	res addr,imm4 setb rbd,rs test rd
1126	res rd,imm4 setflg imm4 testb @rd
1127	res rd,rs sinb rbd,imm16 testb addr
1128	resb @rd,imm4 sinb rd,imm16 testb addr(rd)
1129	resb addr(rd),imm4 sind @rd,@rs,ra testb rbd
1130	resb addr,imm4 sindb @rd,@rs,rba testl @rd
1131	resb rbd,imm4 sinib @rd,@rs,ra testl addr
1132	resb rbd,rs sinibr @rd,@rs,ra testl addr(rd)
1133	resflg imm4 sla rd,imm8 testl rrd
1134	ret cc slab rbd,imm8 trdb @rd,@rs,rba
1135	rl rd,imm1or2 slal rrd,imm8 trdrb @rd,@rs,rba
1136	rlb rbd,imm1or2 sll rd,imm8 trib @rd,@rs,rbr
1137	rlc rd,imm1or2 sllb rbd,imm8 trirb @rd,@rs,rbr
1138	rlcb rbd,imm1or2 slll rrd,imm8 trtdrb @ra,@rb,rbr
1139	rldb rbb,rba sout imm16,rs trtib @ra,@rb,rr
1140	rr rd,imm1or2 soutb imm16,rbs trtirb @ra,@rb,rbr
1141	rrb rbd,imm1or2 soutd @rd,@rs,ra trtrb @ra,@rb,rbr
1142	rrc rd,imm1or2 soutdb @rd,@rs,rba tset @rd
1143	rrcb rbd,imm1or2 soutib @rd,@rs,ra tset addr
1144	rrdb rbb,rba soutibr @rd,@rs,ra tset addr(rd)
1145	rsvd36 sra rd,imm8 tset rd
1146	rsvd38 srab rbd,imm8 tsetb @rd
1147	rsvd78 sral rrd,imm8 tsetb addr
1148	rsvd7e srl rd,imm8 tsetb addr(rd)
1149	rsvd9d srlb rbd,imm8 tsetb rbd
1150	rsvd9f srll rrd,imm8 xor rd,@rs
1151	rsvdb9 sub rd,@rs xor rd,addr
1152	rsvdbf sub rd,addr xor rd,addr(rs)
1153	sbc rd,rs sub rd,addr(rs) xor rd,imm16
1154	sbcb rbd,rbs sub rd,imm16 xor rd,rs
1155	sc imm8 sub rd,rs xorb rbd,@rs
1156	sda rd,rs subb rbd,@rs xorb rbd,addr
1157	sdab rbd,rs subb rbd,addr xorb rbd,addr(rs)
1158	sdal rrd,rs subb rbd,addr(rs) xorb rbd,imm8
1159	sdl rd,rs subb rbd,imm8 xorb rbd,rbs
1160	sdlb rbd,rs subb rbd,rbs xorb rbd,rbs
1161	sdll rrd,rs subl rrd,@rs
1162	set @rd,imm4 subl rrd,addr
1163	set addr(rd),imm4 subl rrd,addr(rs)
1164
1165
1166	File: as.info, Node: Vax-Dependent, Prev: Z8000-Dependent, Up: Machine Dependencies
1167
1168	VAX Dependent Features
1169	======================
1170
1171	* Menu:
1172
1173	* VAX-Opts:: VAX Command-Line Options
1174	* VAX-float:: VAX Floating Point
1175	* VAX-directives:: Vax Machine Directives
1176	* VAX-opcodes:: VAX Opcodes
1177	* VAX-branch:: VAX Branch Improvement
1178	* VAX-operands:: VAX Operands
1179	* VAX-no:: Not Supported on VAX
1180
1181
1182	File: as.info, Node: VAX-Opts, Next: VAX-float, Up: Vax-Dependent
1183
1184	VAX Command-Line Options
1185	------------------------
1186
1187	The Vax version of `as' accepts any of the following options, gives
1188	a warning message that the option was ignored and proceeds. These
1189	options are for compatibility with scripts designed for other people's
1190	assemblers.
1191
1192	``-D' (Debug)'
1193	``-S' (Symbol Table)'
1194	``-T' (Token Trace)'
1195	These are obsolete options used to debug old assemblers.
1196
1197	``-d' (Displacement size for JUMPs)'
1198	This option expects a number following the `-d'. Like options
1199	that expect filenames, the number may immediately follow the `-d'
1200	(old standard) or constitute the whole of the command line
1201	argument that follows `-d' (GNU standard).
1202
1203	``-V' (Virtualize Interpass Temporary File)'
1204	Some other assemblers use a temporary file. This option commanded
1205	them to keep the information in active memory rather than in a
1206	disk file. `as' always does this, so this option is redundant.
1207
1208	``-J' (JUMPify Longer Branches)'
1209	Many 32-bit computers permit a variety of branch instructions to
1210	do the same job. Some of these instructions are short (and fast)
1211	but have a limited range; others are long (and slow) but can
1212	branch anywhere in virtual memory. Often there are 3 flavors of
1213	branch: short, medium and long. Some other assemblers would emit
1214	short and medium branches, unless told by this option to emit
1215	short and long branches.
1216
1217	``-t' (Temporary File Directory)'
1218	Some other assemblers may use a temporary file, and this option
1219	takes a filename being the directory to site the temporary file.
1220	Since `as' does not use a temporary disk file, this option makes
1221	no difference. `-t' needs exactly one filename.
1222
1223	The Vax version of the assembler accepts additional options when
1224	compiled for VMS:
1225
1226	`-h N'
1227	External symbol or section (used for global variables) names are
1228	not case sensitive on VAX/VMS and always mapped to upper case.
1229	This is contrary to the C language definition which explicitly
1230	distinguishes upper and lower case. To implement a standard
1231	conforming C compiler, names must be changed (mapped) to preserve
1232	the case information. The default mapping is to convert all lower
1233	case characters to uppercase and adding an underscore followed by
1234	a 6 digit hex value, representing a 24 digit binary value. The
1235	one digits in the binary value represent which characters are
1236	uppercase in the original symbol name.
1237
1238	The `-h N' option determines how we map names. This takes several
1239	values. No `-h' switch at all allows case hacking as described
1240	above. A value of zero (`-h0') implies names should be upper
1241	case, and inhibits the case hack. A value of 2 (`-h2') implies
1242	names should be all lower case, with no case hack. A value of 3
1243	(`-h3') implies that case should be preserved. The value 1 is
1244	unused. The `-H' option directs `as' to display every mapped
1245	symbol during assembly.
1246
1247	Symbols whose names include a dollar sign `$' are exceptions to the
1248	general name mapping. These symbols are normally only used to
1249	reference VMS library names. Such symbols are always mapped to
1250	upper case.
1251
1252	`-+'
1253	The `-+' option causes `as' to truncate any symbol name larger
1254	than 31 characters. The `-+' option also prevents some code
1255	following the `_main' symbol normally added to make the object
1256	file compatible with Vax-11 "C".
1257
1258	`-1'
1259	This option is ignored for backward compatibility with `as'
1260	version 1.x.
1261
1262	`-H'
1263	The `-H' option causes `as' to print every symbol which was
1264	changed by case mapping.
1265
1266
1267	File: as.info, Node: VAX-float, Next: VAX-directives, Prev: VAX-Opts, Up: Vax-Dependent
1268
1269	VAX Floating Point
1270	------------------
1271
1272	Conversion of flonums to floating point is correct, and compatible
1273	with previous assemblers. Rounding is towards zero if the remainder is
1274	exactly half the least significant bit.
1275
1276	`D', `F', `G' and `H' floating point formats are understood.
1277
1278	Immediate floating literals (_e.g._ `S`$6.9') are rendered
1279	correctly. Again, rounding is towards zero in the boundary case.
1280
1281	The `.float' directive produces `f' format numbers. The `.double'
1282	directive produces `d' format numbers.
1283
1284
1285	File: as.info, Node: VAX-directives, Next: VAX-opcodes, Prev: VAX-float, Up: Vax-Dependent
1286
1287	Vax Machine Directives
1288	----------------------
1289
1290	The Vax version of the assembler supports four directives for
1291	generating Vax floating point constants. They are described in the
1292	table below.
1293
1294	`.dfloat'
1295	This expects zero or more flonums, separated by commas, and
1296	assembles Vax `d' format 64-bit floating point constants.
1297
1298	`.ffloat'
1299	This expects zero or more flonums, separated by commas, and
1300	assembles Vax `f' format 32-bit floating point constants.
1301
1302	`.gfloat'
1303	This expects zero or more flonums, separated by commas, and
1304	assembles Vax `g' format 64-bit floating point constants.
1305
1306	`.hfloat'
1307	This expects zero or more flonums, separated by commas, and
1308	assembles Vax `h' format 128-bit floating point constants.
1309
1310
1311	File: as.info, Node: VAX-opcodes, Next: VAX-branch, Prev: VAX-directives, Up: Vax-Dependent
1312
1313	VAX Opcodes
1314	-----------
1315
1316	All DEC mnemonics are supported. Beware that `case...' instructions
1317	have exactly 3 operands. The dispatch table that follows the `case...'
1318	instruction should be made with `.word' statements. This is compatible
1319	with all unix assemblers we know of.
1320

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