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Another adjustment for the drive letter problem. Need to actually check for a drive letter being specified when looking for a an open type prefix tag otherwise the drive letter prefix is considered as an open type.
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1 <!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.5//EN">
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2 <book>
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3 <bookinfo>
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4 <title>LW Tool Chain</title>
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5 <author><firstname>William</firstname><surname>Astle</surname></author>
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6 <copyright><year>2009-2013</year><holder>William Astle</holder></copyright>
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7 </bookinfo>
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8 <chapter>
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10 <title>Introduction</title>
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11
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12 <para>
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13 The LW tool chain provides utilities for building binaries for MC6809 and
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14 HD6309 CPUs. The tool chain includes a cross-assembler and a cross-linker
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15 which support several styles of output.
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16 </para>
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18 <section>
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19 <title>History</title>
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20 <para>
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21 For a long time, I have had an interest in creating an operating system for
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22 the Coco3. I finally started working on that project around the beginning of
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23 2006. I had a number of assemblers I could choose from. Eventually, I settled
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24 on one and started tinkering. After a while, I realized that assembler was not
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25 going to be sufficient due to lack of macros and issues with forward references.
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26 Then I tried another which handled forward references correctly but still did
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27 not support macros. I looked around at other assemblers and they all lacked
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28 one feature or another that I really wanted for creating my operating system.
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29 </para>
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31 <para>
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32 The solution seemed clear at that point. I am a fair programmer so I figured
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33 I could write an assembler that would do everything I wanted an assembler to
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34 do. Thus the LWASM probject was born. After more than two years of on and off
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35 work, version 1.0 of LWASM was released in October of 2008.
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36 </para>
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38 <para>
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39 As the aforementioned operating system project progressed further, it became
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40 clear that while assembling the whole project through a single file was doable,
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41 it was not practical. When I found myself playing some fancy games with macros
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42 in a bid to simulate sections, I realized I needed a means of assembling
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43 source files separately and linking them later. This spawned a major development
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44 effort to add an object file support to LWASM. It also spawned the LWLINK
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45 project to provide a means to actually link the files.
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46 </para>
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48 </section>
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50 </chapter>
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52 <chapter>
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53 <title>Output Formats</title>
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55 <para>
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56 The LW tool chain supports multiple output formats. Each format has its
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57 advantages and disadvantages. Each format is described below.
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58 </para>
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60 <section>
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61 <title>Raw Binaries</title>
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62 <para>
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63 A raw binary is simply a string of bytes. There are no headers or other
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64 niceties. Both LWLINK and LWASM support generating raw binaries. ORG directives
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65 in the source code only serve to set the addresses that will be used for
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66 symbols but otherwise have no direct impact on the resulting binary.
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67 </para>
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69 </section>
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70 <section>
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71 <title>DECB Binaries</title>
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73 <para>A DECB binary is compatible with the LOADM command in Disk Extended
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74 Color Basic on the CoCo. They are also compatible with CLOADM from Extended
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75 Color Basic. These binaries include the load address of the binary as well
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76 as encoding an execution address. These binaries may contain multiple loadable
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77 sections, each of which has its own load address.</para>
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79 <para>
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80 Each binary starts with a preamble. Each preamble is five bytes long. The
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81 first byte is zero. The next two bytes specify the number of bytes to load
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82 and the last two bytes specify the address to load the bytes at. Then, a
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83 string of bytes follows. After this string of bytes, there may be another
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84 preamble or a postamble. A postamble is also five bytes in length. The first
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85 byte of the postamble is $FF, the next two are zero, and the last two are
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86 the execution address for the binary.
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87 </para>
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89 <para>
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90 Both LWASM and LWLINK can output this format.
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91 </para>
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92 </section>
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94 <section>
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95 <title>OS9 Modules</title>
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96 <para>
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98 Since version 2.5, LWASM is able to generate OS9 modules. The syntax is
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99 basically the same as for other assemblers. A module starts with the MOD
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100 directive and ends with the EMOD directive. The OS9 directive is provided
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101 as a shortcut for writing system calls.
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103 </para>
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105 <para>
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107 LWASM does NOT provide an OS9Defs file. You must provide your own. Also note
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108 that the common practice of using "ifp1" around the inclusion of the OS9Defs
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109 file is discouraged as it is pointless and can lead to unintentional
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110 problems and phasing errors. Because LWASM reads each file exactly once,
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111 there is no benefit to restricting the inclusion to the first assembly pass.
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113 </para>
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115 <para>
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117 As of version 4.5, LWASM also implements the standard data/code address
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118 streams for OS9 modules. That means that between MOD and EMOD, any RMB,
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119 RMD, RMQ, or equivalent directives will move the data address ahead and
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120 leave the code address unmodified. Outside of an actual module, both the
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121 code and data addresses are moved ahead equally. That last bit is critical
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122 to understand because it means any directives that follow an EMOD directive
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123 may have different results than other assemblers.
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128 Additionally, within a module body, the ORG directive sets only the data
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129 address, not the code address. However, outside a module body, ORG sets both
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130 addresses.
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132 </para>
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135 Both code and data addresses are reset to 0 by the MOD directive.
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136 </para>
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138 <para>
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140 As of version 4.5, LWLINK also supports creation of OS9 modules.
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142 </para>
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143 </section>
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144
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145 <section>
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146 <title>Object Files</title>
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147 <para>LWASM supports generating a proprietary object file format which is
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149 object files into a final binary in any of LWLINK's supported binary
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150 formats.</para>
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151
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152 <para>Object files also support the concept of sections which are not valid
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153 for other output types. This allows related code from each object file
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154 linked to be collapsed together in the final binary.</para>
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155
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156 <para>
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157 Object files are very flexible in that they allow references that are not
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158 known at assembly time to be resolved at link time. However, because the
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159 addresses of such references are not known at assembly time, there is no way
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160 for the assembler to deduce that an eight bit addressing mode is possible.
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161 That means the assember will default to using sixteen bit addressing
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162 whenever an external or cross-section reference is used.
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163 </para>
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165 <para>
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166 As of LWASM 2.4, it is possible to force direct page addressing for an
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167 external reference. Care must be taken to ensure the resulting addresses
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168 are really in the direct page since the linker does not know what the direct
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169 page is supposed to be and does not emit errors for byte overflows.
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170 </para>
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171
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172 <para>
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173 It is also possible to use external references in an eight bit immediate
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174 mode instruction. In this case, only the low order eight bits will be used.
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175 Again, no byte overflows will be flagged.
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176 </para>
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179 </section>
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180
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181 </chapter>
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182
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183 <chapter>
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184 <title>LWASM</title>
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185 <para>
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186 The LWTOOLS assembler is called LWASM. This chapter documents the various
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187 features of the assembler. It is not, however, a tutorial on 6x09 assembly
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188 language programming.
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189 </para>
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190
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191 <section>
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192 <title>Command Line Options</title>
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193 <para>
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194 The binary for LWASM is called "lwasm". Note that the binary is in lower
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195 case. lwasm takes the following command line arguments.
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196 </para>
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197
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198 <variablelist>
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199
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200 <varlistentry>
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201 <term><option>--6309</option></term>
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202 <term><option>-3</option></term>
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203 <listitem>
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204 <para>
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205 This will cause the assembler to accept the additional instructions available
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206 on the 6309 processor. This is the default mode; this option is provided for
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207 completeness and to override preset command arguments.
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208 </para>
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209 </listitem>
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210 </varlistentry>
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211
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212 <varlistentry>
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213 <term><option>--6809</option></term>
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214 <term><option>-9</option></term>
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215 <listitem>
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216 <para>
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217 This will cause the assembler to reject instructions that are only available
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218 on the 6309 processor.
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219 </para>
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220 </listitem>
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221 </varlistentry>
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222
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223 <varlistentry>
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224 <term><option>--decb</option></term>
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225 <term><option>-b</option></term>
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226 <listitem>
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227 <para>
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228 Select the DECB output format target. Equivalent to <option>--format=decb</option>.
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229 </para>
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230 <para>While this is the default output format currently, it is not safe to rely
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231 on that fact. Future versions may have different defaults. It is also trivial
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232 to modify the source code to change the default. Thus, it is recommended to specify
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233 this option if you need DECB output.
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234 </listitem>
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235 </varlistentry>
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236
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237 <varlistentry>
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238 <term><option>--format=type</option></term>
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239 <term><option>-f type</option></term>
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240 <listitem>
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241 <para>
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242 Select the output format. Valid values are <option>obj</option> for the
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243 object file target, <option>decb</option> for the DECB LOADM format,
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244 <option>os9</option> for creating OS9 modules, and <option>raw</option> for
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245 a raw binary.
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246 </para>
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247 </listitem>
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248 </varlistentry>
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249
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250 <varlistentry>
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251 <term><option>--list[=file]</option></term>
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252 <term><option>-l[file]</option></term>
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253 <listitem>
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254 <para>
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255 Cause LWASM to generate a listing. If <option>file</option> is specified,
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256 the listing will go to that file. Otherwise it will go to the standard output
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257 stream. By default, no listing is generated. Unless <option>--symbols</option>
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258 is specified, the list will not include the symbol table.
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259 </para>
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260 </listitem>
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261 </varlistentry>
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262
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263 <varlistentry>
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264 <term><option>--symbols</option></term>
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265 <term><option>-s</option></term>
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266 <listitem>
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267 <para>
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268 Causes LWASM to generate a list of symbols when generating a listing.
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269 It has no effect unless a listing is being generated.
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270 </para>
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274 <varlistentry>
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275 <term><option>--obj</option></term>
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276 <listitem>
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277 <para>
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278 Select the proprietary object file format as the output target.
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279 </para>
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280 </listitem>
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281 </varlistentry>
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283 <varlistentry>
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284 <term><option>--output=FILE</option></term>
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285 <term><option>-o FILE</option></term>
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286 <listitem>
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287 <para>
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288 This option specifies the name of the output file. If not specified, the
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289 default is <option>a.out</option>.
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290 </para>
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291 </listitem>
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292 </varlistentry>
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294 <varlistentry>
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295 <term><option>--pragma=pragma</option></term>
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296 <term><option>-p pragma</option></term>
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297 <listitem>
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298 <para>
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299 Specify assembler pragmas. Multiple pragmas are separated by commas. The
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300 pragmas accepted are the same as for the PRAGMA assembler directive described
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301 below.
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302 </para>
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303 </listitem>
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304 </varlistentry>
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305
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306 <varlistentry>
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307 <term><option>--raw</option></term>
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308 <term><option>-r</option></term>
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309 <listitem>
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310 <para>
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311 Select raw binary as the output target.
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312 </para>
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313 </listitem>
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314 </varlistentry>
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315
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316 <varlistentry>
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317 <term><option>--includedir=path</option></term>
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318 <term><option>-I path</option></term>
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319 <listitem>
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320 <para>
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321 Add <option>path</option> to the end of the include path.
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322 </para>
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323 </listitem>
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324 </varlistentry>
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325
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326 <varlistentry>
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327 <term><option>--define=SYM[=VAL]</option></term>
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328 <term><option>-D SYM[=VAL]</option></term>
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329 <listitem>
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330 <para>
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331 Pre-defines the symbol SYM as either the specified VAL. If VAL is omitted,
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332 the symbol is defined as 1. The symbol will be defined as though it were
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333 defined using the SET directive in the assembly source. That means it can
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334 be overridden by a SET directive within the source code. Attempting to
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335 redefine SYM using EQU will result in a multiply defined symbol error.
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336 </para>
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337 </listitem>
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338 </varlistentry>
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339
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340
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341 <varlistentry>
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342 <term><option>--help</option></term>
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343 <term><option>-?</option></term>
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344 <listitem>
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345 <para>
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346 Present a help screen describing the command line options.
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347 </para>
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348 </listitem>
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349 </varlistentry>
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350
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351 <varlistentry>
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352 <term><option>--usage</option></term>
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353 <listitem>
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354 <para>
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355 Provide a summary of the command line options.
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356 </para>
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357 </listitem>
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358 </varlistentry>
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359
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360 <varlistentry>
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361 <term><option>--version</option></term>
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362 <term><option>-V</option></term>
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363 <listitem>
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364 <para>
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365 Display the software version.
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366 </para>
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367 </listitem>
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368 </varlistentry>
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369
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370 <varlistentry>
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371 <term><option>--debug</option></term>
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372 <term><option>-d</option></term>
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373 <listitem>
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374 <para>
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375 Increase the debugging level. Only really useful to people hacking on the
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376 LWASM source code itself.
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377 </para>
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378 </listitem>
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379 </varlistentry>
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380
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381 </variablelist>
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382
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383 </section>
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384
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385 <section>
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386 <title>Dialects</title>
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387 <para>
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388 LWASM supports all documented MC6809 instructions as defined by Motorola.
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389 It also supports all known HD6309 instructions. While there is general
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390 agreement on the pneumonics for most of the 6309 instructions, there is some
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391 variance with the block transfer instructions. TFM for all four variations
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392 seems to have gained the most traction and, thus, this is the form that is
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393 recommended for LWASM. However, it also supports COPY, COPY-, IMP, EXP,
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394 TFRP, TFRM, TFRS, and TFRR. It further adds COPY+ as a synomym for COPY,
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395 IMPLODE for IMP, and EXPAND for EXP.
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396 </para>
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397
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398 <para>By default, LWASM accepts 6309 instructions. However, using the
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399 <parameter>--6809</parameter> parameter, you can cause it to throw errors on
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400 6309 instructions instead.</para>
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401
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402 <para>
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403 The standard addressing mode specifiers are supported. These are the
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404 hash sign ("#") for immediate mode, the less than sign ("&lt;") for forced
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405 eight bit modes, and the greater than sign ("&gt;") for forced sixteen bit modes.
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406 </para>
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407
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408 <para>
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409 Additionally, LWASM supports using the asterisk ("*") to indicate
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410 base page addressing. This should not be used in hand-written source code,
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411 however, because it is non-standard and may or may not be present in future
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412 versions of LWASM.
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413 </para>
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414
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415 </section>
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416
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417 <section>
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418 <title>Source Format</title>
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419
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420 <para>
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421 LWASM accepts plain text files in a relatively free form. It can handle
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422 lines terminated with CR, LF, CRLF, or LFCR which means it should be able
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423 to assemble files on any platform on which it compiles.
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424 </para>
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425 <para>
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426 Each line may start with a symbol. If a symbol is present, there must not
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427 be any whitespace preceding it. It is legal for a line to contain nothing
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428 but a symbol.</para>
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429 <para>
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430 The op code is separated from the symbol by whitespace. If there is
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431 no symbol, there must be at least one white space character preceding it.
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432 If applicable, the operand follows separated by whitespace. Following the
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433 opcode and operand is an optional comment.
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434 </para>
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435
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436 <para> It is important to note that operands cannot contain any whitespace
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437 except in the case of delimited strings. This is because the first
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438 whitespace character will be interpreted as the separator between the
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439 operand column and the comment. This behaviour is required for approximate
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440 source compatibility with other 6x09 assemblers. </para>
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441
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442 <para>
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443 A comment can also be introduced with a * or a ;. The comment character is
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444 optional for end of statement comments. However, if a symbol is the only
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445 thing present on the line other than the comment, the comment character is
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446 mandatory to prevent the assembler from interpreting the comment as an opcode.
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447 </para>
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448
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449 <para>
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450 For compatibility with the output generated by some C preprocessors, LWASM
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451 will also ignore lines that begin with a #. This should not be used as a general
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452 comment character, however.
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453 </para>
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454
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455 <para>
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456 The opcode is not treated case sensitively. Neither are register names in
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457 the operand fields. Symbols, however, are case sensitive.
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458 </para>
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459
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460 <para> As of version 2.6, LWASM supports files with line numbers. If line
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461 numbers are present, the line must start with a digit. The line number
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462 itself must consist only of digits. The line number must then be followed
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463 by either the end of the line or exactly one white space character. After
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464 that white space character, the lines are interpreted exactly as above.
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465 </para>
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466
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467 </section>
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468
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469 <section>
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470 <title>Symbols</title>
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471
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472 <para>
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473 Symbols have no length restriction. They may contain letters, numbers, dots,
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474 dollar signs, and underscores. They must start with a letter, dot, or
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475 underscore.
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476 </para>
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477
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478 <para>
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479 LWASM also supports the concept of a local symbol. A local symbol is one
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480 which contains either a "?" or a "@", which can appear anywhere in the symbol.
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481 The scope of a local symbol is determined by a number of factors. First,
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482 each included file gets its own local symbol scope. A blank line will also
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483 be considered a local scope barrier. Macros each have their own local symbol
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484 scope as well (which has a side effect that you cannot use a local symbol
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485 as an argument to a macro). There are other factors as well. In general,
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486 a local symbol is restricted to the block of code it is defined within.
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487 </para>
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488
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489 <para>
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490 By default, unless assembling to the os9 target, a "$" in the symbol will
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491 also make it local. This can be controlled by the "dollarlocal" and
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492 "nodollarlocal" pragmas. In the absence of a pragma to the contrary, for
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493 the os9 target, a "$" in the symbol will not make it considered local while
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494 for all other targets it will.
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495 </para>
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496
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497 </section>
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498
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499 <section>
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500 <title>Numbers and Expressions</title>
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501 <para>
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502
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503 Numbers can be expressed in binary, octal, decimal, or hexadecimal. Binary
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504 numbers may be prefixed with a "%" symbol or suffixed with a "b" or "B".
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505 Octal numbers may be prefixed with "@" or suffixed with "Q", "q", "O", or
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506 "o". Hexadecimal numbers may be prefixed with "$", "0x" or "0X", or suffixed
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507 with "H". No prefix or suffix is required for decimal numbers but they can
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508 be prefixed with "&amp;" if desired. Any constant which begins with a letter
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509 must be expressed with the correct prefix base identifier or be prefixed
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510 with a 0. Thus hexadecimal FF would have to be written either 0FFH or $FF.
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511 Numbers are not case sensitive.
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512
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513 </para>
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514
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515 <para> A symbol may appear at any point where a number is acceptable. The
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516 special symbol "*" can be used to represent the starting address of the
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517 current source line within expressions. </para>
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518
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519 <para>The ASCII value of a character can be included by prefixing it with a
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520 single quote ('). The ASCII values of two characters can be included by
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521 prefixing the characters with a quote (").</para>
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522
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523 <para>
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524
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525 LWASM supports the following basic binary operators: +, -, *, /, and %.
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526 These represent addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and
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527 modulus. It also supports unary negation and unary 1's complement (- and ^
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528 respectively). It is also possible to use ~ for the unary 1's complement
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529 operator. For completeness, a unary positive (+) is supported though it is
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530 a no-op. LWASM also supports using |, &, and ^ for bitwise or, bitwise and,
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531 and bitwise exclusive or respectively.
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532
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533 </para>
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534
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535 <para>
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536
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537 Operator precedence follows the usual rules. Multiplication, division, and
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538 modulus take precedence over addition and subtraction. Unary operators take
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539 precedence over binary operators. Bitwise operators are lower precdence
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540 than addition and subtraction. To force a specific order of evaluation,
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541 parentheses can be used in the usual manner.
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542
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543 </para>
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544
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545 <para>
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546
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547 As of LWASM 2.5, the operators && and || are recognized for boolean and and
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548 boolean or respectively. They will return either 0 or 1 (false or true).
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549 They have the lowest precedence of all the binary operators.
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550
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551 </para>
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552
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553 </section>
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554
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555 <section>
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556 <title>Assembler Directives</title>
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557 <para>
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558 Various directives can be used to control the behaviour of the
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559 assembler or to include non-code/data in the resulting output. Those directives
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560 that are not described in detail in other sections of this document are
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561 described below.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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562 </para>
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563
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564 <section>
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565 <title>Data Directives</title>
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566 <variablelist>
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567 <varlistentry><term>FCB <parameter>expr[,...]</parameter></term>
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568 <term>.DB <parameter>expr[,...]</parameter></term>
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569 <term>.BYTE <parameter>expr[,...]</parameter></term>
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570 <listitem>
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571 <para>Include one or more constant bytes (separated by commas) in the output.</para>
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572 </listitem>
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573 </varlistentry>
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574
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575 <varlistentry>
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576 <term>FDB <parameter>expr[,...]</parameter></term>
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577 <term>.DW <parameter>expr[,...]</parameter></term>
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578 <term>.WORD <parameter>expr[,...]</parameter></term>
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579 <listitem>
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580 <para>Include one or more words (separated by commas) in the output.</para>
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581 </listitem>
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582 </varlistentry>
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583
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584 <varlistentry>
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585 <term>FQB <parameter>expr[,...]</parameter></term>
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586 <term>.QUAD <parameter>expr[,...]</parameter></term>
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587 <term>.4BYTE <parameter>expr[,...]</parameter></term>
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588 <listitem>
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589 <para>Include one or more double words (separated by commas) in the output.</para>
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590 </listitem>
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591 </varlistentry>
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592
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593 <varlistentry>
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594 <term>FCC <parameter>string</parameter></term>
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595 <term>.ASCII <parameter>string</parameter></term>
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596 <term>.STR <parameter>string</parameter></term>
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597 <listitem>
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598 <para>
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599 Include a string of text in the output. The first character of the operand
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600 is the delimiter which must appear as the last character and cannot appear
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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601 within the string. The string is included with no modifications>
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602 </para>
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603 </listitem>
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604 </varlistentry>
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605
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606 <varlistentry>
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607 <term>FCN <parameter>string</parameter></term>
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608 <term>.ASCIZ <parameter>string</parameter></term>
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609 <term>.STRZ <parameter>string</parameter></term>
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610 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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611 <para>
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612 Include a NUL terminated string of text in the output. The first character of
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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613 the operand is the delimiter which must appear as the last character and
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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614 cannot appear within the string. A NUL byte is automatically appended to
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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615 the string.
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616 </para>
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617 </listitem>
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618 </varlistentry>
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619
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620 <varlistentry>
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621 <term>FCS <parameter>string</parameter></term>
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622 <term>.ASCIS <parameter>string</parameter></term>
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623 <term>.STRS <parameter>string</parameter></term>
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624 <listitem>
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625 <para>
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626 Include a string of text in the output with bit 7 of the final byte set. The
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627 first character of the operand is the delimiter which must appear as the last
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628 character and cannot appear within the string.
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629 </para>
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630 </listitem>
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631 </varlistentry>
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632
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633 <varlistentry><term>ZMB <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
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634 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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635 <para>
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636 Include a number of NUL bytes in the output. The number must be fully resolvable
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637 during pass 1 of assembly so no forward or external references are permitted.
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638 </para>
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639 </listitem>
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640 </varlistentry>
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641
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642 <varlistentry><term>ZMD <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
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643 <listitem>
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644 <para>
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645 Include a number of zero words in the output. The number must be fully
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646 resolvable during pass 1 of assembly so no forward or external references are
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647 permitted.
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648 </para>
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649 </listitem>
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650 </varlistentry>
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651
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652 <varlistentry><term>ZMQ <parameter>expr<parameter></term>
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653 <listitem>
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654 <para>
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655 Include a number of zero double-words in the output. The number must be fully
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656 resolvable during pass 1 of assembly so no forward or external references are
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657 permitted.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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658 </para>
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659 </listitem>
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660 </varlistentry>
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661
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662 <varlistentry>
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663 <term>RMB <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
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664 <term>.BLKB <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
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665 <term>.DS <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
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666 <term>.RS <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
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667 <listitem>
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668 <para>
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669 Reserve a number of bytes in the output. The number must be fully resolvable
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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670 during pass 1 of assembly so no forward or external references are permitted.
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671 The value of the bytes is undefined.
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672 </para>
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673 </listitem>
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674 </varlistentry>
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675
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676 <varlistentry><term>RMD <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
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677 <listitem>
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678 <para>
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679 Reserve a number of words in the output. The number must be fully
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680 resolvable during pass 1 of assembly so no forward or external references are
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681 permitted. The value of the words is undefined.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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682 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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683 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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684 </varlistentry>
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685
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686 <varlistentry><term>RMQ <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
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687 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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688 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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689 Reserve a number of double-words in the output. The number must be fully
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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690 resolvable during pass 1 of assembly so no forward or external references are
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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691 permitted. The value of the double-words is undefined.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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692 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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693 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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694 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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695
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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696 <varlistentry>
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697 <term>INCLUDEBIN <parameter>filename</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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698 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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699 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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700 Treat the contents of <parameter>filename</parameter> as a string of bytes to
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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701 be included literally at the current assembly point. This has the same effect
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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702 as converting the file contents to a series of FCB statements and including
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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703 those at the current assembly point.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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704 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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705
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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706 <para> If <parameter>filename</parameter> beings with a /, the file name
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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707 will be taken as absolute. Otherwise, the current directory will be
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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708 searched followed by the search path in the order specified.</para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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709
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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710 <para> Please note that absolute path detection including drive letters will
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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711 not function correctly on Windows platforms. Non-absolute inclusion will
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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712 work, however.</para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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713
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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714 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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715 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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716
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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717 </variablelist>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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718
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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719 </section>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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720
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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721 <section>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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722 <title>Address Definition</title>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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723 <para>The directives in this section all control the addresses of symbols
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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724 or the assembly process itself.</para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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725
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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726 <variablelist>
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727 <varlistentry><term>ORG <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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728 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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729 <para>Set the assembly address. The address must be fully resolvable on the
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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730 first pass so no external or forward references are permitted. ORG is not
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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731 permitted within sections when outputting to object files. For the DECB
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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732 target, each ORG directive after which output is generated will cause
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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733 a new preamble to be output. ORG is only used to determine the addresses
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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734 of symbols when the raw target is used.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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735 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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736 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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737 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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738
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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739 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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740 <term><parameter>sym</parameter> EQU <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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741 <term><parameter>sym</parameter> = <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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742 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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743 <para>Define the value of <parameter>sym</parameter> to be <parameter>expr</parameter>.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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744 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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745 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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746
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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747 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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748 <term><parameter>sym</parameter> SET <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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749 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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750 <para>Define the value of <parameter>sym</parameter> to be <parameter>expr</parameter>.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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751 Unlike EQU, SET permits symbols to be defined multiple times as long as SET
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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752 is used for all instances. Use of the symbol before the first SET statement
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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753 that sets its value is undefined.</para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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754 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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755 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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756
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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757 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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758 <term>SETDP <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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759 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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760 <para>Inform the assembler that it can assume the DP register contains
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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761 <parameter>expr</parameter>. This directive is only advice to the assembler
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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762 to determine whether an address is in the direct page and has no effect
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
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763 on the contents of the DP register. The value must be fully resolved during
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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764 the first assembly pass because it affects the sizes of subsequent instructions.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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765 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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766 <para>This directive has no effect in the object file target.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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767 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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768 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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769 </varlistentry>
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770
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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771 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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772 <term>ALIGN <parameter>expr</parameter>[,<parameter>value</parameter>]</term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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773 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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774
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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775 <para>Force the current assembly address to be a multiple of
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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776 <parameter>expr</parameter>. If <parameter>value</parameter> is not
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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777 specified, a series of NUL bytes is output to force the alignment, if
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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778 required. Otherwise, the low order 8 bits of <parameter>value</parameter>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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779 will be used as the fill. The alignment value must be fully resolved on the
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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780 first pass because it affects the addresses of subsquent instructions.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
781 However, <parameter>value</parameter> may include forward references; as
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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782 long as it resolves to a constant for the second pass, the value will be
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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783 accepted.</para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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784
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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785 <para>Unless <parameter>value</parameter> is specified as something like $12,
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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786 this directive is not suitable for inclusion in the middle of actual code.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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787 The default padding value is $00 which is intended to be used within data
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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788 blocks. </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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789
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790 </listitem>
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791 </varlistentry>
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792
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793 </variablelist>
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794
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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795 </section>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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796
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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797 <section>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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798 <title>Conditional Assembly</title>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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799 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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800 Portions of the source code can be excluded or included based on conditions
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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801 known at assembly time. Conditionals can be nested arbitrarily deeply. The
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
802 directives associated with conditional assembly are described in this section.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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803 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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804 <para>All conditionals must be fully bracketed. That is, every conditional
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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805 statement must eventually be followed by an ENDC at the same level of nesting.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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806 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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807 <para>Conditional expressions are only evaluated on the first assembly pass.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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808 It is not possible to game the assembly process by having a conditional
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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809 change its value between assembly passes. Due to the underlying architecture
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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810 of LWASM, there is no possible utility to IFP1 and IFP2, nor can they, as of LWASM 3.0, actually
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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811 be implemented meaningfully. Thus there is not and never will
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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812 be any equivalent of IFP1 or IFP2 as provided by other assemblers. Use of those opcodes
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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813 will throw a warning and be ignored.</para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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814
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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815 <para>It is important to note that if a conditional does not resolve to a constant
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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816 during the first parsing pass, an error will be thrown. This is unavoidable because the assembler
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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817 must make a decision about which source to include and which source to exclude at this stage.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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818 Thus, expressions that work normally elsewhere will not work for conditions.</para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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819
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
820 <variablelist>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
821 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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822 <term>IFEQ <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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823 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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824 <para>If <parameter>expr</parameter> evaluates to zero, the conditional
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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825 will be considered true.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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826 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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827 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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828 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
829
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
830 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
831 <term>IFNE <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
832 <term>IF <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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833 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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834 <para>If <parameter>expr</parameter> evaluates to a non-zero value, the conditional
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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835 will be considered true.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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836 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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837 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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838 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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839
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
840 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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841 <term>IFGT <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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842 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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843 <para>If <parameter>expr</parameter> evaluates to a value greater than zero, the conditional
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
844 will be considered true.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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845 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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846 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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847 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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848
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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849 <varlistentry>
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parents:
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850 <term>IFGE <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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851 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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852 <para>If <parameter>expr</parameter> evaluates to a value greater than or equal to zero, the conditional
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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853 will be considered true.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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854 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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855 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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856 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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857
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
858 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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859 <term>IFLT <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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860 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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861 <para>If <parameter>expr</parameter> evaluates to a value less than zero, the conditional
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
862 will be considered true.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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863 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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864 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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865 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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866
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
867 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
868 <term>IFLE <parameter>expr</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
869 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
870 <para>If <parameter>expr</parameter> evaluates to a value less than or equal to zero , the conditional
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
871 will be considered true.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
872 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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873 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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874 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
875
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
876 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
877 <term>IFDEF <parameter>sym</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
878 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
879 <para>If <parameter>sym</parameter> is defined at this point in the assembly
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
880 process, the conditional
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
881 will be considered true.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
882 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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883 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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884 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
885
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
886 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
887 <term>IFNDEF <parameter>sym</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
888 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
889 <para>If <parameter>sym</parameter> is not defined at this point in the assembly
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
890 process, the conditional
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
891 will be considered true.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
892 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
893 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
894 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
895
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
896 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
897 <term>ELSE</term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
898 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
899 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
900 If the preceding conditional at the same level of nesting was false, the
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
901 statements following will be assembled. If the preceding conditional at
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
902 the same level was true, the statements following will not be assembled.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
903 Note that the preceding conditional might have been another ELSE statement
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
904 although this behaviour is not guaranteed to be supported in future versions
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
905 of LWASM.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
906 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
907 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
908
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
909 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
910 <term>ENDC</term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
911 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
912 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
913 This directive marks the end of a conditional construct. Every conditional
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
914 construct must end with an ENDC directive.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
915 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
916 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
917 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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918
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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919 </variablelist>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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920 </section>
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921
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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922 <section>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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923 <title>OS9 Target Directives</title>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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924
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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925 <para>This section includes directives that apply solely to the OS9
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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926 target.</para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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927
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
928 <variablelist>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
929
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
930 <varlistentry>
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parents:
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931 <term>OS9 <parameter>syscall</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
932 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
933 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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934
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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935 This directive generates a call to the specified system call. <parameter>syscall</parameter> may be an arbitrary expression.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
936
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
937 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
938 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
939 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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940
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
941 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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942 <term>MOD <parameter>size</parameter>,<parameter>name</parameter>,<parameter>type</parameter>,<parameter>flags</parameter>,<parameter>execoff</parameter>,<parameter>datasize</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
943 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
944 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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945
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
946 This tells LWASM that the beginning of the actual module is here. It will
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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947 generate a module header based on the parameters specified. It will also
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
948 begin calcuating the module CRC.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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949
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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950 </para>
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951
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952 <para>
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953
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954 The precise meaning of the various parameters is beyond the scope of this
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955 document since it is not a tutorial on OS9 module programming.
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956
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957 </para>
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958
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959 </listitem>
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960 </varlistentry>
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961
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962 <varlistentry>
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963 <term>EMOD</term>
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964 <listitem>
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965 <para>
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966
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967 This marks the end of a module and causes LWASM to emit the calculated CRC
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968 for the module.
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969
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970 </para>
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971 </varlistentry>
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972
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973 </variablelist>
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974 </section>
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975
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976 <section>
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977 <title>Miscelaneous Directives</title>
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978
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979 <para>This section includes directives that do not fit into the other
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980 categories.</para>
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981
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982 <variablelist>
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983
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984 <varlistentry>
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985 <term>INCLUDE <parameter>filename</parameter></term>
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986 <term>USE <parameter>filename</parameter></term>
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987
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988 <listitem> <para> Include the contents of <parameter>filename</parameter> at
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989 this point in the assembly as though it were a part of the file currently
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990 being processed. Note that if whitespace appears in the name of the file,
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991 you must enclose <parameter>filename</parameter> in quotes.
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992 </para>
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993
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994 <para>
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995 Note that the USE variation is provided only for compatibility with other
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996 assemblers. It is recommended to use the INCLUDE variation.</para>
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997
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998 <para>If <parameter>filename</parameter> begins with a &quot;/&quot;, it is
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999 interpreted as an absolute path. If it does not, the search path will be used
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1000 to find the file. First, the directory containing the file that contains this
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1001 directive. (Includes within an included file are relative to the included file,
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1002 not the file that included it.) If the file is not found there, the include path
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1003 is searched. If it is still not found, an error will be thrown. Note that the
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1004 current directory as understood by your shell or operating system is not searched.
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1005 </para>
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1006
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1007 </listitem>
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1008 </varlistentry>
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1009
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1010 <varlistentry>
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1011 <term>END <parameter>[expr]</parameter></term>
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1012 <listitem>
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1013 <para>
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1014 This directive causes the assembler to stop assembling immediately as though
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1015 it ran out of input. For the DECB target only, <parameter>expr</parameter>
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1016 can be used to set the execution address of the resulting binary. For all
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1017 other targets, specifying <parameter>expr</parameter> will cause an error.
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1018 </para>
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1019 </listitem>
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1020 </varlistentry>
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1021
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1022 <varlistentry>
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1023 <term>ERROR <parameter>string</parameter></term>
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1024 <listitem>
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1025 <para>
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1026 Causes a custom error message to be printed at this line. This will cause
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1027 assembly to fail. This directive is most useful inside conditional constructs
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1028 to cause assembly to fail if some condition that is known bad happens. Everything
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1029 from the directive to the end of the line is considered the error message.
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1030 </para>
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1031 </listitem>
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1032 </varlistentry>
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1033
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1034 <varlistentry>
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1035 <term>WARNING <parameter>string</parameter></term>
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1036 <listitem>
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1037 <para>
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1038 Causes a custom warning message to be printed at this line. This will not cause
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1039 assembly to fail. This directive is most useful inside conditional constructs
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1040 or include files to alert the programmer to a deprecated feature being used
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1041 or some other condition that may cause trouble later, but which may, in fact,
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1042 not cause any trouble.
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1043 </para>
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1044 </listitem>
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1045 </varlistentry>
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1046
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1047 <varlistentry>
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1048 <term>.MODULE <parameter>string</parameter></term>
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1049 <listitem>
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1050 <para>
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1051 This directive is ignored for most output targets. If the output target
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1052 supports encoding a module name into it, <parameter>string</parameter>
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1053 will be used as the module name.
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1054 </para>
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1055 <para>
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1056 As of version 3.0, no supported output targets support this directive.
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1057 </para>
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1058 </listitem>
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1059 </varlistentry>
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1060
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1061 </variablelist>
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1062 </section>
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1063
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1064 </section>
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1065
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1066 <section>
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1067 <title>Macros</title>
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1068 <para>
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1069 LWASM is a macro assembler. A macro is simply a name that stands in for a
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1070 series of instructions. Once a macro is defined, it is used like any other
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1071 assembler directive. Defining a macro can be considered equivalent to adding
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1072 additional assembler directives.
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1073 </para>
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1074
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1075 <para>Macros may accept parameters. These parameters are referenced within a
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1076 macro by the a backslash ("\") followed by a digit 1 through 9 for the first
0
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1077 through ninth parameters. They may also be referenced by enclosing the
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1078 decimal parameter number in braces ("{num}"). The special expansion "\*"
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1079 translates to the exact parameter string, including all parameters, passed
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1080 to the macro. These parameter references are replaced with the verbatim text
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1081 of the parameter passed to the macro. A reference to a non-existent
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1082 parameter will be replaced by an empty string. Macro parameters are expanded
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1083 everywhere on each source line. That means the parameter to a macro could be
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1084 used as a symbol or it could even appear in a comment or could cause an
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1085 entire source line to be commented out when the macro is expanded. </para>
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1086
0
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1087 <para>
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1088 Parameters passed to a macro are separated by commas and the parameter list
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1089 is terminated by any whitespace. This means that neither a comma nor whitespace
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1090 may be included in a macro parameter.
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1091 </para>
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1092 <para>
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1093 Macro expansion is done recursively. That is, within a macro, macros are
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1094 expanded. This can lead to infinite loops in macro expansion. If the assembler
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1095 hangs for a long time while assembling a file that uses macros, this may be
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1096 the reason.</para>
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1097
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1098 <para>Each macro expansion receives its own local symbol context which is not
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1099 inherited by any macros called by it nor is it inherited from the context
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1100 the macro was instantiated in. That means it is possible to use local symbols
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1101 within macros without having them collide with symbols in other macros or
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1102 outside the macro itself. However, this also means that using a local symbol
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1103 as a parameter to a macro, while legal, will not do what it would seem to do
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1104 as it will result in looking up the local symbol in the macro's symbol context
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1105 rather than the enclosing context where it came from, likely yielding either
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1106 an undefined symbol error or bizarre assembly results.
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1107 </para>
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1108 <para>
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1109 Note that there is no way to define a macro as local to a symbol context. All
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1110 macros are part of the global macro namespace. However, macros have a separate
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1111 namespace from symbols so it is possible to have a symbol with the same name
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1112 as a macro.
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1113 </para>
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1114
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1115 <para>
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1116 Macros are defined only during the first pass. Macro expansion also
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1117 only occurs during the first pass. On the second pass, the macro
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1118 definition is simply ignored. Macros must be defined before they are used.
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1119 </para>
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1120
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1121 <para>The following directives are used when defining macros.</para>
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1122
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1123 <variablelist>
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1124 <varlistentry>
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1125 <term><parameter>macroname</parameter> MACRO [NOEXPAND]</term>
0
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1126 <listitem>
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1127 <para>This directive is used to being the definition of a macro called
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1128 <parameter>macroname</parameter>. If <parameter>macroname</parameter> already
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1129 exists, it is considered an error. Attempting to define a macro within a
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1130 macro is undefined. It may work and it may not so the behaviour should not
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1131 be relied upon.
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1132 </para>
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1133
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1134 <para>If NOEXPAND is specified, the macro will not be expanded in a program
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1135 listing. Instead, all bytes emitted by all instructions within the macro
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1136 will appear to be emitted on the line where the macro is invoked, starting
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1137 at the address of the line of the invokation. If the macro uses ORG or other
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1138 directives that define symbols or change the assembly address, these things
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1139 will also be hidden (except in the symbol table) and the output bytes will
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1140 appear with incorrect address attribution. Thus, NOEXPAND should only be
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1141 used for macros that do not mess with the assembly address or otherwise
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1142 define symbols that should be visible.</para>
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1143
0
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1144 </listitem>
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1145 </varlistentry>
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1146
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1147 <varlistentry>
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1148 <term>ENDM</term>
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1149 <listitem>
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1150 <para>
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1151 This directive indicates the end of the macro currently being defined. It
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1152 causes the assembler to resume interpreting source lines as normal.
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1153 </para>
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1154 </listitem>
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1155 </variablelist>
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1156
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1157 </section>
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1158
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1159 <section>
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1160 <title>Structures</title>
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1161 <para>
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1162
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1163 Structures are used to group related data in a fixed structure. A structure
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1164 consists a number of fields, defined in sequential order and which take up
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1165 specified size. The assembler does not enforce any means of access within a
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1166 structure; it assumes that whatever you are doing, you intended to do.
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1167 There are two pseudo ops that are used for defining structures.
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1168
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1169 </para>
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1170
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1171 <variablelist>
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1172 <varlistentry>
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1173 <term><parameter>structname</parameter> STRUCT</term>
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1174 <listitem>
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1175 <para>
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1176
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1177 This directive is used to begin the definition of a structure with name
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1178 <parameter>structname</parameter>. Subsequent statements all form part of
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1179 the structure definition until the end of the structure is declared.
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1180
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1181 </para>
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1182 </listitem>
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1183 </varlistentry>
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1184 <varlistentry>
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1185 <term>ENDSTRUCT</term>
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1186 <term>ENDS</term>
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1187 <listitem>
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1188 <para>
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1189 This directive ends the definition of the structure. ENDSTRUCT is the
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1190 preferred form. Prior to version 3.0 of LWASM, ENDS was used to end a
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1191 section instead of a structure.
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1192 </para>
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1193 </listitem>
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1194 </varlistentry>
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1195 </variablelist>
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1196
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1197 <para>
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1198
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1199 Within a structure definition, only reservation pseudo ops are permitted.
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1200 Anything else will cause an assembly error.
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1201 </para>
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1202
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1203 <para> Once a structure is defined, you can reserve an area of memory in the
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1204 same structure by using the structure name as the opcode. Structures can
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1205 also contain fields that are themselves structures. See the example
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1206 below.</para>
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1207
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1208 <programlisting>
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1209 tstruct2 STRUCT
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1210 f1 rmb 1
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1211 f2 rmb 1
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1212 ENDSTRUCT
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1213
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1214 tstruct STRUCT
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1215 field1 rmb 2
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1216 field2 rmb 3
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1217 field3 tstruct2
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1218 ENDSTRUCT
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1219
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1220 ORG $2000
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1221 var1 tstruct
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1222 var2 tstruct2
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1223 </programlisting>
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1224
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1225 <para>Fields are referenced using a dot (.) as a separator. To refer to the
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1226 generic offset within a structure, use the structure name to the left of the
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1227 dot. If referring to a field within an actual variable, use the variable's
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1228 symbol name to the left of the dot.</para>
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1229
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1230 <para>You can also refer to the actual size of a structure (or a variable
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1231 declared as a structure) using the special symbol sizeof{structname} where
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1232 structname will be the name of the structure or the name of the
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1233 variable.</para>
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1234
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1235 <para>Essentially, structures are a shortcut for defining a vast number of
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1236 symbols. When a structure is defined, the assembler creates symbols for the
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1237 various fields in the form structname.fieldname as well as the appropriate
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1238 sizeof{structname} symbol. When a variable is declared as a structure, the
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1239 assembler does the same thing using the name of the variable. You will see
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1240 these symbols in the symbol table when the assembler is instructed to
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1241 provide a listing. For instance, the above listing will create the
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1242 following symbols (symbol values in parentheses): tstruct2.f1 (0),
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1243 tstruct2.f2 (1), sizeof{tstruct2} (2), tstruct.field1 (0), tstruct.field2
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1244 (2), tstruct.field3 (5), tstruct.field3.f1 (5), tstruct.field3.f2 (6),
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1245 sizeof{tstruct.field3} (2), sizeof{tstruct} (7), var1 {$2000}, var1.field1
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1246 {$2000}, var1.field2 {$2002}, var1.field3 {$2005}, var1.field3.f1 {$2005},
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1247 var1.field3.f2 {$2006}, sizeof(var1.field3} (2), sizeof{var1} (7), var2
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1248 ($2007), var2.f1 ($2007), var2.f2 ($2008), sizeof{var2} (2). </para>
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1249
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1250 </section>
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1251
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1252 <section>
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1253 <title>Object Files and Sections</title>
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1254 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1255 The object file target is very useful for large project because it allows
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1256 multiple files to be assembled independently and then linked into the final
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1257 binary at a later time. It allows only the small portion of the project
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1258 that was modified to be re-assembled rather than requiring the entire set
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1259 of source code to be available to the assembler in a single assembly process.
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1260 This can be particularly important if there are a large number of macros,
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1261 symbol definitions, or other metadata that uses resources at assembly time.
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1262 By far the largest benefit, however, is keeping the source files small enough
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1263 for a mere mortal to find things in them.
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1264 </para>
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1265
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1266 <para>
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1267 With multi-file projects, there needs to be a means of resolving references to
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1268 symbols in other source files. These are known as external references. The
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1269 addresses of these symbols cannot be known until the linker joins all the
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1270 object files into a single binary. This means that the assembler must be
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1271 able to output the object code without knowing the value of the symbol. This
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1272 places some restrictions on the code generated by the assembler. For
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1273 example, the assembler cannot generate direct page addressing for instructions
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1274 that reference external symbols because the address of the symbol may not
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1275 be in the direct page. Similarly, relative branches and PC relative addressing
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1276 cannot be used in their eight bit forms. Everything that must be resolved
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1277 by the linker must be assembled to use the largest address size possible to
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1278 allow the linker to fill in the correct value at link time. Note that the
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1279 same problem applies to absolute address references as well, even those in
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1280 the same source file, because the address is not known until link time.
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1281 </para>
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1282
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1283 <para>
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1284 It is often desired in multi-file projects to have code of various types grouped
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1285 together in the final binary generated by the linker as well. The same applies
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1286 to data. In order for the linker to do that, the bits that are to be grouped
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1287 must be tagged in some manner. This is where the concept of sections comes in.
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1288 Each chunk of code or data is part of a section in the object file. Then,
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1289 when the linker reads all the object files, it coalesces all sections of the
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1290 same name into a single section and then considers it as a unit.
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1291 </para>
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1292
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1293 <para>
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1294 The existence of sections, however, raises a problem for symbols even
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1295 within the same source file. Thus, the assembler must treat symbols from
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1296 different sections within the same source file in the same manner as external
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1297 symbols. That is, it must leave them for the linker to resolve at link time,
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1298 with all the limitations that entails.
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1299 </para>
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1300
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1301 <para>
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1302 In the object file target mode, LWASM requires all source lines that
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1303 cause bytes to be output to be inside a section. Any directives that do
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1304 not cause any bytes to be output can appear outside of a section. This includes
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1305 such things as EQU or RMB. Even ORG can appear outside a section. ORG, however,
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1306 makes no sense within a section because it is the linker that determines
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1307 the starting address of the section's code, not the assembler.
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1308 </para>
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1309
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1310 <para>
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1311 All symbols defined globally in the assembly process are local to the
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1312 source file and cannot be exported. All symbols defined within a section are
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1313 considered local to the source file unless otherwise explicitly exported.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1314 Symbols referenced from external source files must be declared external,
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1315 either explicitly or by asking the assembler to assume that all undefined
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1316 symbols are external.
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1317 </para>
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1318
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1319 <para>
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1320 It is often handy to define a number of memory addresses that will be
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1321 used for data at run-time but which need not be included in the binary file.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1322 These memory addresses are not initialized until run-time, either by the
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1323 program itself or by the program loader, depending on the operating environment.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1324 Such sections are often known as BSS sections. LWASM supports generating
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1325 sections with a BSS attribute set which causes the section definition including
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1326 symbols exported from that section and those symbols required to resolve
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1327 references from the local file, but with no actual code in the object file.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1328 It is illegal for any source lines within a BSS flagged section to cause any
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1329 bytes to be output.
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1330 </para>
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1331
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1332 <para>The following directives apply to section handling.</para>
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1333
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1334 <variablelist>
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1335 <varlistentry>
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1336 <term>SECTION <parameter>name[,flags]</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1337 <term>SECT <parameter>name[,flags]</parameter></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1338 <term>.AREA <parameter>name[,flags]</parameter></term>
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1339 <listitem>
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1340 <para>
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1341 Instructs the assembler that the code following this directive is to be
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1342 considered part of the section <parameter>name</parameter>. A section name
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1343 may appear multiple times in which case it is as though all the code from
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1344 all the instances of that section appeared adjacent within the source file.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1345 However, <parameter>flags</parameter> may only be specified on the first
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1346 instance of the section.
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1347 </para>
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1348
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1349 <para><parameter>flags</parameter> is a comma separated list of flags. If a
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1350 flag is "bss", the section will be treated as a BSS section and no
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1351 statements that generate output are permitted.</para>
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1352
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1353 <para>If the flag is "constant",
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1354 the same restrictions apply as for BSS sections. Additionally, all symbols
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1355 defined in a constant section define absolute values and will not be
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1356 adjusted by the linker at link time. Constant sections cannot define
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1357 complex expressions for symbols; the value must be fully defined at assembly
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1358 time. Additionally, multiple instances of a constant section do not
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1359 coalesce into a single addressing unit; each instance starts again at offset
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1360 0.</para>
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1361
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1362 <para>
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1363 If the section name is "bss" or ".bss" in any combination of upper and
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1364 lower case, the section is assumed to be a BSS section. In that case,
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1365 the flag <parameter>!bss</parameter> can be used to override this assumption.
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1366 </para>
168
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1367
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1368 <para> If the section name is "_constants" or "_constant", in any
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1369 combination of upper and lower case, the section is assumed to be a constant
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1370 section. This assumption can be overridden with the "!constant"
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1371 flag.</para>
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1372
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1373 <para>
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1374 If assembly is already happening within a section, the section is implicitly
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1375 ended and the new section started. This is not considered an error although
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1376 it is recommended that all sections be explicitly closed.
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1377 </para>
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1378 </listitem>
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1379 </varlistentry>
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1380
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1381 <varlistentry>
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1382 <term>ENDSECTION</term>
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1383 <term>ENDSECT</term>
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1384 <listitem>
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1385 <para>
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1386 This directive ends the current section. This puts assembly outside of any
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1387 sections until the next SECTION directive. ENDSECTION is the preferred form.
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1388 Prior to version 3.0 of LWASM, ENDS could also be used to end a section but
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1389 as of version 3.0, it is now an alias for ENDSTRUCT instead.
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1390 </listitem>
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1391 </varlistentry>
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1392
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1393 <varlistentry>
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1394 <term><parameter>sym</parameter> EXTERN</term>
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1395 <term><parameter>sym</parameter> EXTERNAL</term>
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1396 <term><parameter>sym</parameter> IMPORT</term>
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1397 <listitem>
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1398 <para>
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1399 This directive defines <parameter>sym</parameter> as an external symbol.
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1400 This directive may occur at any point in the source code. EXTERN definitions
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1401 are resolved on the first pass so an EXTERN definition anywhere in the
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1402 source file is valid for the entire file. The use of this directive is
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1403 optional when the assembler is instructed to assume that all undefined
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1404 symbols are external. In fact, in that mode, if the symbol is referenced
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1405 before the EXTERN directive, an error will occur.
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1406 </para>
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1407 </listitem>
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1408 </varlistentry>
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1409
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1410 <varlistentry>
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1411 <term><parameter>sym</parameter> EXPORT</term>
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1412 <term><parameter>sym</parameter> .GLOBL</term>
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1413
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1414 <term>EXPORT <parameter>sym</parameter></term>
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1415 <term>.GLOBL <parameter>sym</parameter></term>
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1416
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1417 <listitem>
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1418 <para>
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1419 This directive defines <parameter>sym</parameter> as an exported symbol.
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1420 This directive may occur at any point in the source code, even before the
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1421 definition of the exported symbol.
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1422 </para>
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1423 <para>
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1424 Note that <parameter>sym</parameter> may appear as the operand or as the
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1425 statement's symbol. If there is a symbol on the statement, that will
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1426 take precedence over any operand that is present.
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1427 </para>
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1428 </listitem>
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1429
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1430 </varlistentry>
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1431
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1432 <varlistentry>
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1433 <term><parameter>sym</parameter> EXTDEP</term>
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1434 <listitem>
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1435
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1436 <para>This directive forces an external dependency on
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1437 <parameter>sym</parameter>, even if it is never referenced anywhere else in
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1438 this file.</para>
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1439
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1440 </listitem>
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1441 </varlistentry>
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1442 </variablelist>
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1443
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1444 </section>
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1445
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1446 <section>
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1447 <title>Assembler Modes and Pragmas</title>
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1448 <para>
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1449 There are a number of options that affect the way assembly is performed.
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1450 Some of these options can only be specified on the command line because
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1451 they determine something absolute about the assembly process. These include
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1452 such things as the output target. Other things may be switchable during
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1453 the assembly process. These are known as pragmas and are, by definition,
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1454 not portable between assemblers.
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1455 </para>
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1456
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1457 <para>LWASM supports a number of pragmas that affect code generation or
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1458 otherwise affect the behaviour of the assembler. These may be specified by
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1459 way of a command line option or by assembler directives. The directives
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1460 are as follows.
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1461 </para>
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1462
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1463 <variablelist>
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1464 <varlistentry>
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1465 <term>PRAGMA <parameter>pragma[,...]</parameter></term>
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1466 <listitem>
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1467 <para>
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1468 Specifies that the assembler should bring into force all <parameter>pragma</parameter>s
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1469 specified. Any unrecognized pragma will cause an assembly error. The new
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1470 pragmas will take effect immediately. This directive should be used when
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1471 the program will assemble incorrectly if the pragma is ignored or not supported.
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1472 </para>
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1473 </listitem>
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1474 </varlistentry>
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1475
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1476 <varlistentry>
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1477 <term>*PRAGMA <parameter>pragma[,...]</parameter></term>
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1478 <listitem>
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1479 <para>
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1480 This is identical to the PRAGMA directive except no error will occur with
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1481 unrecognized or unsupported pragmas. This directive, by virtue of starting
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1482 with a comment character, will also be ignored by assemblers that do not
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1483 support this directive. Use this variation if the pragma is not required
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1484 for correct functioning of the code.
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1485 </para>
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1486 </listitem>
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1487 </varlistentry>
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1488
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1489 <varlistentry>
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1490 <term>*PRAGMAPUSH <parameter>pragma[,...]</parameter></term>
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1491 <listitem>
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1492 <para>
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1493 This directive saves the current state of the specified pragma(s) for later retrieval. See discussion below for more information.
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1494 </para>
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1495
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1496 <para>This directive will not throw any errors for any reason.</para>
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1497
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1498 </listitem>
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1499 </varlistentry>
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1500
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1501 <varlistentry>
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1502 <term>*PRAGMAPOP <parameter>pragma[,...]</parameter></term>
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1503 <listitem>
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1504 <para>
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1505 This directive restores the previously saved state of the specified pragma(s). See discussion below for more information.
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1506 </para>
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1507
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1508 <para>This directive will not throw any errors for any reason.</para>
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1509
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1510 </listitem>
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1511 </varlistentry>
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1512 </variablelist>
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1513
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1514 <para>Each pragma supported has a positive version and a negative version.
0
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1515 The positive version enables the pragma while the negative version disables
207
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1516 it. The negatitve version is simply the positive version with "no" prefixed
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1517 to it. For instance, "pragma" vs. "nopragma". When only one version is
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1518 listed below, its opposite can be obtained by prepending "no" if it is not
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1519 present or removing "no" from the beginning if it is present.</para>
0
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1520
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1521 <para>Pragmas are not case sensitive.</para>
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1522
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1523 <variablelist>
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1524 <varlistentry>
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1525 <term>index0tonone</term>
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1526 <listitem>
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1527 <para>
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1528 When in force, this pragma enables an optimization affecting indexed addressing
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1529 modes. When the offset expression in an indexed mode evaluates to zero but is
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1530 not explicity written as 0, this will replace the operand with the equivalent
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1531 no offset mode, thus creating slightly faster code. Because of the advantages
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1532 of this optimization, it is enabled by default.
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1533 </para>
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1534 </listitem>
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1535 </varlistentry>
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1536
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1537 <varlistentry>
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1538 <term>cescapes</term>
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1539 <listitem>
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1540 <para>
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1541 This pragma will cause strings in the FCC, FCS, and FCN pseudo operations to
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1542 have C-style escape sequences interpreted. The one departure from the official
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1543 spec is that unrecognized escape sequences will return either the character
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1544 immediately following the backslash or some undefined value. Do not rely
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1545 on the behaviour of undefined escape sequences.
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1546 </para>
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1547 </listitem>
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1548 </varlistentry>
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1549
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1550 <varlistentry>
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1551 <term>importundefexport</term>
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1552 <listitem>
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1553 <para>
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1554 This pragma is only valid for targets that support external references. When
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1555 in force, it will cause the EXPORT directive to act as IMPORT if the symbol
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1556 to be exported is not defined. This is provided for compatibility with the
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1557 output of gcc6809 and should not be used in hand written code. Because of
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1558 the confusion this pragma can cause, it is disabled by default.
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1559 </para>
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1560 </listitem>
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1561 </varlistentry>
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1562
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1563 <varlistentry>
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1564 <term>undefextern</term>
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1565 <listitem>
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1566 <para>
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1567 This pragma is only valid for targets that support external references. When in
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1568 force, if the assembler sees an undefined symbol on the second pass, it will
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1569 automatically define it as an external symbol. This automatic definition will
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1570 apply for the remainder of the assembly process, even if the pragma is
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1571 subsequently turned off. Because this behaviour would be potentially surprising,
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1572 this pragma defaults to off.
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1573 </para>
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1574 <para>
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1575 The primary use for this pragma is for projects that share a large number of
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1576 symbols between source files. In such cases, it is impractical to enumerate
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1577 all the external references in every source file. This allows the assembler
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1578 and linker to do the heavy lifting while not preventing a particular source
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1579 module from defining a local symbol of the same name as an external symbol
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1580 if it does not need the external symbol. (This pragma will not cause an
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1581 automatic external definition if there is already a locally defined symbol.)
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1582 </para>
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1583 <para>
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1584 This pragma will often be specified on the command line for large projects.
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1585 However, depending on the specific dynamics of the project, it may be sufficient
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1586 for one or two files to use this pragma internally.
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1587 </para>
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1588 </listitem>
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1589 </varlistentry>
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1590
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1591 <varlistentry>
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1592 <term>dollarlocal</term>
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1593 <listitem>
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1594
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1595 <para>When set, a "$" in a symbol makes it local. When not set, "$" does not
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1596 cause a symbol to be local. It is set by default except when using the OS9
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1597 target.</para>
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1598
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1599 </listitem>
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1600 </varlistentry>
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1601
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1602 <varlistentry>
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1603 <term>dollarnotlocal</term>
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1604 <listitem>
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1605
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1606 <para> This is the same as the "dollarlocal" pragma except its sense is
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1607 reversed. That is, "dollarlocal" and "nodollarnotlocal" are equivalent and
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1608 "nodollarlocal" and "dollarnotlocal" are equivalent. </para>
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1609
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1610 </listitem>
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1611 </varlistentry>
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1612
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1613 <varlistentry>
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1614 <term>pcaspcr</term>
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1615 <listitem>
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1616
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1617 <para> Normally, LWASM makes a distinction between PC and PCR in program
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1618 counter relative addressing. In particular, the use of PC means an absolute
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1619 offset from PC while PCR causes the assembler to calculate the offset to the
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1620 specified operand and use that as the offset from PC. By setting this
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1621 pragma, you can have PC treated the same as PCR. </para>
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1622
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1623
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1624 </listitem>
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1627 <varlistentry>
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1628 <term>shadow</term>
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1629 <listitem>
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1630
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1631 <para>When this pragma is in effect, it becomes possible to define a macro
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1632 that matches an internal operation code. Thus, it makes it possible to
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1633 redefine either CPU instructions or pseudo operations. Because this feature
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1634 is of dubious utility, it is disabled by default.</para>
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1635
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1636 </listitem>
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1638
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1639 <varlistentry>
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1640 <term>nolist</term>
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1641 <listitem>
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1642
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1643 <para>Lines where this pragma is in effect will not appear in the assembly
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1644 listing. Also, any symbols defined under this pragma will not show up in
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1645 the symbol list. This is most useful in include files to avoid spamming the
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1646 assembly listing with dozens, hundreds, or thousands of irrelevant
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1647 symbols.</para>
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1648
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1649 </listitem>
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1650 </varlistentry>
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1651
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1652 <varlistentry>
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1653 <term>autobranchlength</term>
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1654 <listitem>
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1655
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1656 <para>One of the perennial annoyances for 6809 programmers is that the
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1657 mneumonics for the short and long branch instructions are different (bxx vs.
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1658 lbxx), which is at odds with the rest of the instruction set. This pragma
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1659 is a solution to those annoying byte overflow errors that short branch
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1660 instructions tend to aquire.</para>
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1661
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1662 <para>When this pragma is in effect, which is not the default, whenever any
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1663 relative branch instruction is used, its size will be automatically
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1664 determined based on the actual distance to the destination. In other words,
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1665 one can write code with long or short branches everywhere and the assembler
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1666 will choose a size for the branch.</para>
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1667
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1668 <para>Also, while this pragma is in effect, the > and < symbols can be used
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1669 to force the branch size, analogous to their use for other instructions with
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1670 < forcing 8 bit offsets and > forcing 16 bit offets.</para>
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1671
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1672 <para>Because this pragma leads to source that is incompatible with other
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1673 assemblers, it is strongly recommended that it be invoked using the PRAGMA
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1674 directive within the source code rather than on the command line or via the
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1675 *PRAGMA directive. This way, an error will be raised if someone tries to
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1676 assemble the code under a different assembler.</para>
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1677
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1678 <varlistentry>
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1679 <term>nosymbolcase</term>
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1680 <term>symbolnocase</term>
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1681 <listitem>
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1682
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1683 <para>Any symbol defined while this pragma is in force will be treated as
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1684 case insensitive, regardless whether the pragma is in force when the symbol
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1685 is referenced.</para>
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1686
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1687 <para>It is important to note that this pragma will not work as expected in
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1688 all cases when using the object file assembly target. It is intended for
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1689 use only when the assembler will be producing the final binary.</para>
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1690
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1691 <varlistentry>
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1692 <term>condundefzero</term>
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1693 <listitem>
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1694
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1695 <para>This pragma will cause the assembler to change the way it handles
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1696 symbols in conditional expressions. Ordinarily, any symbol that is not
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1697 defined prior to the conditional will throw an undefined symbol error. With
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1698 this pragma in effect, symbols that are not yet defined at the point the
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1699 conditional is encountered will be treated as zero.</para>
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1700
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1701 <para>This is not the default because it encourages poor code design. One
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1702 should use the "IFDEF" or "IFNDEF" conditionals to test for the presence of
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1703 a symbol.</para>
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1704
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1705 <para>It is important to note that if a symbol is defined but it does not
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1706 yet evaluate to a constant value at the point where the conditional appears,
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1707 the assembler will still complain about a non constant condition.</para>
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1708
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1709
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1710 </listitem>
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1711 </varlistentry>
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1712
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1713 </variablelist>
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1714
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1715 <para>As a convenience, each input file has a pragma state stack. This
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1716 allows, through the use of *PRAGMAPUSH and *PRAGMAPOP, a file to change a
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1717 pragma state and then restore it to the precise state it had previously.
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1718 If, at the end of an input file, all pragma states have not been popped,
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1719 they will be removed from the stack. Thus, it is critical to employ
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1720 *PRAGMAPOP correctly. Because each input file has its own pragma stack,
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1721 using *PRAGMAPUSH in one file and *PRAGMAPOP in another file will not
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1722 work.</para>
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1723
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1724 <para>Pragma stacks are more useful in include files, in particular in
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1725 conjunction with the nolist pragma. One can push the state of the nolist
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1726 pragma, engage the nolist pragma, and then pop the state of the nolist
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1727 pragma at the end of the include file. This will cause the entire include
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1728 file to operate under the nolist pragma. However, if the file is included
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1729 while nolist is already engaged, it will not undo that state.</para>
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1730
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1731
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1732
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1733 </section>
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1734
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1735 </chapter>
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1736
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1737 <chapter>
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1738 <title>LWLINK</title>
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1739 <para>
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1740 The LWTOOLS linker is called LWLINK. This chapter documents the various features
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1741 of the linker.
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1742 </para>
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1743
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1744 <section>
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1745 <title>Command Line Options</title>
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1746 <para>
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1747 The binary for LWLINK is called "lwlink". Note that the binary is in lower
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1748 case. lwlink takes the following command line arguments.
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1749 </para>
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1750 <variablelist>
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1751 <varlistentry>
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1752 <term><option>--decb</option></term>
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1753 <term><option>-b</option></term>
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1754 <listitem>
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1755 <para>
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1756 Selects the DECB output format target. This is equivalent to <option>--format=decb</option>
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1757 </para>
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1758 </listitem>
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1759 </varlistentry>
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1760
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1761 <varlistentry>
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1762 <term><option>--output=FILE</option></term>
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1763 <term><option>-o FILE</option></term>
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1764 <listitem>
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1765 <para>
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1766 This option specifies the name of the output file. If not specified, the
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1767 default is <option>a.out</option>.
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1768 </para>
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1769 </listitem>
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1770 </varlistentry>
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1771
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1772 <varlistentry>
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1773 <term><option>--format=TYPE</option></term>
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1774 <term><option>-f TYPE</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1775 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1776 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1777 This option specifies the output format. Valid values are <option>decb</option>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1778 and <option>raw</option>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1779 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1780 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1781 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1782
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1783 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1784 <term><option>--raw</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1785 <term><option>-r</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1786 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1787 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1788 This option specifies the raw output format.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1789 It is equivalent to <option>--format=raw</option>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1790 and <option>-f raw</option>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1791 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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1792 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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1793 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1794
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1795 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1796 <term><option>--script=FILE</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1797 <term><option>-s</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1798 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1799 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1800 This option allows specifying a linking script to override the linker's
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1801 built in defaults.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1802 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1803 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1804 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1805
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1806 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1807 <term><option>--section-base=SECT=BASE</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1808 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1809 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1810 Cause section SECT to load at base address BASE. This will be prepended
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1811 to the built-in link script. It is ignored if a link script is provided.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1812 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1813 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1814 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1815
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1816 <varlistentry>
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1817 <term><option>--map=FILE</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1818 <term><option>-m FILE</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1819 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1820 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1821 This will output a description of the link result to FILE.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1822 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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1823 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1824 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1825
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1826 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1827 <term><option>--library=LIBSPEC</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1828 <term><option>-l LIBSPEC</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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1829 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1830 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1831 Load a library using the library search path. LIBSPEC will have "lib" prepended
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1832 and ".a" appended.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1833 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1834 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1835 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1836
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1837 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1838 <term><option>--library-path=DIR</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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1839 <term><option>-L DIR</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1840 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1841 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1842 Add DIR to the library search path.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1843 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1844 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
1845 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1846
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1847 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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1848 <term><option>--debug</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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1849 <term><option>-d</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1850 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1851 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1852 This option increases the debugging level. It is only useful for LWTOOLS
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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1853 developers.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1854 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1855 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1856 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1857
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1858 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1859 <term><option>--help</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1860 <term><option>-?</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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1861 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1862 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1863 This provides a listing of command line options and a brief description
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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1864 of each.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1865 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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1866 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
1867 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1868
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1869 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1870 <term><option>--usage</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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1871 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1872 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
1873 This will display a usage summary
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
1874 of each command line option.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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1875 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1876 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1877 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1878
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1879
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1880 <varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1881 <term><option>--version</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1882 <term><option>-V</option></term>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1883 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
1884 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1885 This will display the version of LWLINK.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1886 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1887 </listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
1888 </varlistentry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
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1889
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1890 </section>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1891
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1892 <section>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1893 <title>Linker Operation</title>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1894
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
1895 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1896
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diff changeset
1897 LWLINK takes one or more files in supported input formats and links them
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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1898 into a single binary. Currently supported formats are the LWTOOLS object
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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1899 file format and the archive format used by LWAR. While the precise method is
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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1900 slightly different, linking can be conceptualized as the following steps.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1901
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1902 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1903
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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1904 <orderedlist>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1905 <listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1906 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1907 First, the linker loads a linking script. If no script is specified, it
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1908 loads a built-in default script based on the output format selected. This
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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1909 script tells the linker how to lay out the various sections in the final
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
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1910 binary.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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1911 </para>
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1912 </listitem>
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1913
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1914 <listitem>
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1915 <para>
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1916 Next, the linker reads all the input files into memory. At this time, it
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1917 flags any format errors in those files. It constructs a table of symbols
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1918 for each object at this time.
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1919 </para>
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1920 </listitem>
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1921
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1922 <listitem>
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1923 <para>
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1924 The linker then proceeds with organizing the sections loaded from each file
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1925 according to the linking script. As it does so, it is able to assign addresses
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1926 to each symbol defined in each object file. At this time, the linker may
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1927 also collapse different instances of the same section name into a single
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1928 section by appending the data from each subsequent instance of the section
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1929 to the first instance of the section.
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1930 </para>
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1931 </listitem>
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1932
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1933 <listitem>
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1934 <para>
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1935 Next, the linker looks through every object file for every incomplete reference.
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1936 It then attempts to fully resolve that reference. If it cannot do so, it
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1937 throws an error. Once a reference is resolved, the value is placed into
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1938 the binary code at the specified section. It should be noted that an
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1939 incomplete reference can reference either a symbol internal to the object
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1940 file or an external symbol which is in the export list of another object
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1941 file.
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1942 </para>
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1943 </listitem>
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1944
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1945 <listitem>
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1946 <para>
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1947 If all of the above steps are successful, the linker opens the output file
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1948 and actually constructs the binary.
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1949 </para>
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1950 </listitem>
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1951 </orderedlist>
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1952
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1953 </section>
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1954
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1955 <section
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1956 <title>Linking Scripts</title>
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1957 <para>
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1958 A linker script is used to instruct the linker about how to assemble the
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1959 various sections into a completed binary. It consists of a series of
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1960 directives which are considered in the order they are encountered.
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1961 </para>
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1962 <para>
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1963 The sections will appear in the resulting binary in the order they are
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1964 specified in the script file. If a referenced section is not found, the linker will behave as though the
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1965 section did exist but had a zero size, no relocations, and no exports.
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1966 A section should only be referenced once. Any subsequent references will have
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1967 an undefined effect.
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1968 </para>
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1969
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1970 <para>
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1971 All numbers are in linking scripts are specified in hexadecimal. All directives
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1972 are case sensitive although the hexadecimal numbers are not.
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1973 </para>
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1974
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1975 <para>A section name can be specified as a "*", then any section not
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1976 already matched by the script will be matched. The "*" can be followed
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1977 by a comma and a flag to narrow the section down slightly, also.
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1978 If the flag is "!bss", then any section that is not flagged as a bss section
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1979 will be matched. If the flag is "bss", then any section that is flagged as
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1980 bss will be matched.
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1981 </para>
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1982
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1983 <para>The following directives are understood in a linker script.</para>
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1984 <variablelist>
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1985
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1986 <varlistentry>
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1987 <term>sectopt <parameter>section</parameter> padafter <parameter>byte,...</parameter></term>
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1988 <listitem>
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1989
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1990 <para>
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1991
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1992 This will cause the linker to append the specified list of byte values
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1993 (specified in hexadecimal separated by commas) to the end of the named
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1994 section. This is done once all instances of the specified section are
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1995 collected together. This has no effect if the specified section does not
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1996 appear anywhere in any of the objects specified for linking.
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1997
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1998 </para>
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1999
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2000 <para>
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2001
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2002 If code depends on the presence of this padding somewhere, it is sufficient
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2003 to include an empty section of the specified name in the object that depends
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2004 on it.
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2005
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2006 </para>
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2007
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2008 </listitem>
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2009
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2010 <varlistentry>
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2011 <term>define basesympat <parameter>string</parameter></term>
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2012 <listitem>
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2013
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2014 <para>
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2015
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2016 This causes the linker to define a symbol for the ultimate base address of
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2017 each section using the pattern specified by <parameter>string</parameter>.
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2018 In the string, %s can appear exactly once and will be replaced with the
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2019 section name. The base address is calculated after all instances of each
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2020 section have been collapsed together.
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2021
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2022 </para>
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2023
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2024 <para>
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2025
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2026 It should be noted that if none of the objects to be linked contains a
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2027 particular section name, there will be no base symbol defined for it, even
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2028 if it is listed explicitly in the link script. If code depends on the
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2029 presence of these symbols, it is sufficient to include an empty section of
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2030 the specified name in the object that depends on it.
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2031
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2032 </para>
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2033
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2034
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2035 <para> If the pattern resolves to the same string for multiple
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2036 sections, the results are undefined.
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2037
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2038 </para>
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2039 </listitem>
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2040
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2041 <varlistentry>
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2042 <term>define lensympat <parameter>string</parameter></term>
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2043 <listitem>
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2044
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2045 <para>
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2046
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2047 This causes the linker to define a symbol for the ultimate length of each
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2048 section using the pattern specified by <parameter>string</parameter>. In
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2049 the string, %s can appear exactly once and will be replaced with the section
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2050 name. The length is calculated after all instances of a section have been
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2051 collapsed together.
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2052
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2053 </para>
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2055 <para>
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2056
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2057 It should be noted that if none of the objects to be linked contains a
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2058 particular section name, there will be no length symbol defined for it, even
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2059 if it is listed explicitly in the link script. If code depends on the
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2060 presence of these symbols, it is sufficient to include an empty section of
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2061 the specified name in the object that depends on it.
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2062
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2063 </para>
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2064
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2065
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2066 <para>
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2067 If the pattern resolves to the same string for multiple
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2068 sections, the results are undefined.
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2069
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2070 </para>
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2071 </listitem>
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2072
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2073 <varlistentry>
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2074 <term>section <parameter>name</parameter> load <parameter>addr</parameter></term>
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2075 <listitem><para>
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2076
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2077 This causes the section <parameter>name</parameter> to load at
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2078 <parameter>addr</parameter>. For the raw target, only one "load at" entry is
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2079 allowed for non-bss sections and it must be the first one. For raw targets,
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2080 it affects the addresses the linker assigns to symbols but has no other
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2081 affect on the output. bss sections may all have separate load addresses but
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2082 since they will not appear in the binary anyway, this is okay.
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2083 </para><para>
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2084 For the decb target, each "load" entry will cause a new "block" to be
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2085 output to the binary which will contain the load address. It is legal for
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2086 sections to overlap in this manner - the linker assumes the loader will sort
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2087 everything out.
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2088 </para></listitem>
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2089 </varlistentry>
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2090
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2091 <varlistentry>
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2092 <term>section <parameter>name</parameter></term>
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2093 <listitem><para>
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2094
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2095 This will cause the section <parameter>name</parameter> to load after the previously listed
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2096 section.
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2097 </para></listitem></varlistentry>
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2098 <varlistentry>
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2099 <term>entry <parameter>addr or sym</parameter></term>
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2100 <listitem>
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2101 <para>
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2102 This will cause the execution address (entry point) to be the address
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2103 specified (in hex) or the specified symbol name. The symbol name must
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2104 match a symbol that is exported by one of the object files being linked.
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2105 This has no effect for targets that do not encode the entry point into the
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2106 resulting file. If not specified, the entry point is assumed to be address 0
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2107 which is probably not what you want. The default link scripts for targets
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2108 that support this directive automatically starts at the beginning of the
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2109 first section (usually "init" or "code") that is emitted in the binary.
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2110 </para>
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2111 </listitem>
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2112 </varlistentry>
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2113
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2114 <varlistentry>
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2115 <term>pad <parameter>size</parameter></term>
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2116 <listitem><para>
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2117 This will cause the output file to be padded with NUL bytes to be exactly
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2118 <parameter>size</parameter> bytes in length. This only makes sense for a raw target.
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2119 </para>
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2120 </listitem>
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2121 </varlistentry>
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2122 </variablelist>
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2123
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2124
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2125
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2126 </section>
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2127
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2128 <section>
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2129 <title>Format Specific Linking Notes</title>
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2130
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2131 <para>Some formats require special information to be able to generate actual
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2132 binaries. If the specific format you are interested in is not listed in
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2133 this section, then there is nothing special you need to know about to create
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2134 a final binary.</para>
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2135
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2136 <section>
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2137 <title>OS9 Modules</title>
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2138
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2139 <para>OS9 modules need to embed several items into the module header. These
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2140 items are the type of module, the langauge of the module, the module
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2141 attributes, the module revision number, the data size (bss), and the
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2142 execution offset. These are all either calculated or default to reasonable
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2143 values.</para>
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2144
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2145 <para>The data size is calcuated as the sum of all sections named "bss" or
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2146 ".bss" in all object files that are linked together.</para>
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2147
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2148 <para>The execution offset is calculated from the address of the special
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2149 symbol "__start" which must be an exported (external) symbol in one of the
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2150 objects to be linked.</para>
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2151
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2152 <para>The type defaults to "Prgrm" or "Program module". The language
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2153 defaults to "Objct" or "6809 object code". Attributes default to enabling
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2154 the re-entrant flag. And finally, the revision defaults to zero.</para>
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2155
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2156 <para>The embedded module name is the output filename. If the output
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2157 filename includes more than just the filename, this will probably not be
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2158 what you want.</para>
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2159
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2160 <para>The type, language, attributes, revision, and module name can all be
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2161 overridden by providing a special section in exactly one of the object files
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2162 to be linked. This section is called "__os9" (note the two underscores).
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2163 To override the type, language, attributes, or revision values, define a
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2164 non-exported symbol in this section called "type", "lang", "attr", or "rev"
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2165 respectively. Any other symbols defined are ignored. To override the
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2166 module name, include as the only actual code in the section a NUL terminated
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2167 string (the FCN directive is useful for this). If there is no code in the
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2168 section or it beings with a NUL, the default name will be used. Any of the
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2169 preceeding that are not defined in the special section will retain their
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2170 default values.</para>
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2171
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2172 <para>The built-in link script for OS9 modules will place the following
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2173 sections, in order, in the module: "code", ".text", "data", ".data". It
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2174 will merge all sections with the name "bss" or ".bss" into the "data"
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2175 section. All other section names are ignored. What this means is that you
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2176 must define your data variables in the a section called "bss" or ".bss" even
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2177 though you will be refencing them all as offsets from U. This does have the
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2178 unpleasant side effect that all BSS references will end up being 16 bit
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2179 offsets because the assembler cannot know what the offset will be once the
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2180 linker is finished its work. Thus, if the tightest possible code is
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2181 required, having LWASM directly output the module is a better choice.</para>
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2182
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2183 <para>While the built-in link script is probably sufficient for most
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2184 purposes, you can provide your own script. If you provide a custom link
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2185 script, you must start your code and data sections at location 000D to
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2186 accommodate the module header. Otherwise, you will have an incorrect
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2187 location for the execution offset. You must use the ENTRY directive in the
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2188 script to define the entry point for the module.</para>
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2189
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2190 <para>It should also be obvious from the above that you cannot mix the bss
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2191 (rmb) definitions with the module code when linking separately. Those
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2192 familiar with typical module creation will probably find this an unpleasant
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2193 difference but it is unavoidable.</para>
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2194
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2195 <para>It should also be noted that direct page references should also be
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2196 avoided because you cannot know ahead of time whether the linker is going to
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2197 end up putting a particular variable in the first 256 bytes of the module's
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2198 data space. If, however, you know for certain you will have less than 256
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2199 bytes of defined data space across all of the object files that will be
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2200 linked, you can instead use forced DP addressing for your data addresses
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2201 instead of the ,u notation. When linking with 3rd party libraries, this
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2202 practice should be avoided. Also, when creating libraries, always use the
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2203 offset from U technique.</para>
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2204
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2205 </section>
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2206
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2207 </section>
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2208
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2209 </chapter>
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2210
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2211 <chapter>
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2212 <title>Libraries and LWAR</title>
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2213
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2214 <para>
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2215 LWTOOLS also includes a tool for managing libraries. These are analogous to
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2216 the static libraries created with the "ar" tool on POSIX systems. Each library
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2217 file contains one or more object files. The linker will treat the object
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2218 files within a library as though they had been specified individually on
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2219 the command line except when resolving external references. External references
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2220 are looked up first within the object files within the library and then, if
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2221 not found, the usual lookup based on the order the files are specified on
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2222 the command line occurs.
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2223 </para>
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2224
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2225 <para>
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2226 The tool for creating these libary files is called LWAR.
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2227 </para>
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2228
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2229 <section>
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2230 <title>Command Line Options</title>
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2231 <para>
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2232 The binary for LWAR is called "lwar". Note that the binary is in lower
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2233 case. The options lwar understands are listed below. For archive manipulation
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2234 options, the first non-option argument is the name of the archive. All other
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2235 non-option arguments are the names of files to operate on.
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2236 </para>
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2237
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2238 <variablelist>
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2239 <varlistentry>
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2240 <term><option>--add</option></term>
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2241 <term><option>-a</option></term>
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2242 <listitem>
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2243 <para>
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2244 This option specifies that an archive is going to have files added to it.
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2245 If the archive does not already exist, it is created. New files are added
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2246 to the end of the archive.
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2247 </para>
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2248 </listitem>
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2249 </varlistentry>
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2250
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2251 <varlistentry>
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2252 <term><option>--create</option></term>
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2253 <term><option>-c</option></term>
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2254 <listitem>
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2255 <para>
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2256 This option specifies that an archive is going to be created and have files
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2257 added to it. If the archive already exists, it is truncated.
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2258 </para>
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2259 </listitem>
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2260 </varlistentry>
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2261
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2262 <varlistentry>
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2263 <term><option>--merge</option></term>
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2264 <term><option>-m</option></term>
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2265 <listitem>
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2266 <para>
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2267 If specified, any files specified to be added to an archive will be checked
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2268 to see if they are archives themselves. If so, their constituent members are
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2269 added to the archive. This is useful for avoiding archives containing archives.
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2270 </para>
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2271 </listitem>
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2272 </varlistentry>
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2273
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2274 <varlistentry>
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2275 <term><option>--list</option></term>
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2276 <term><option>-l</option></term>
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2277 <listitem>
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2278 <para>
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2279 This will display a list of the files contained in the archive.
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2280 </para>
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2281 </listitem>
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2282 </varlistentry>
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2283
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2284 <varlistentry>
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2285 <term><option>--debug</option></term>
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2286 <term><option>-d</option></term>
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2287 <listitem>
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2288 <para>
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2289 This option increases the debugging level. It is only useful for LWTOOLS
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2290 developers.
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2291 </para>
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2292 </listitem>
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2293 </varlistentry>
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2294
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2295 <varlistentry>
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2296 <term><option>--help</option></term>
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2297 <term><option>-?</option></term>
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2298 <listitem>
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2299 <para>
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2300 This provides a listing of command line options and a brief description
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2301 of each.
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2302 </para>
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2303 </listitem>
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2304 </varlistentry>
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2305
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2306 <varlistentry>
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2307 <term><option>--usage</option></term>
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2308 <listitem>
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2309 <para>
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2310 This will display a usage summary
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2311 of each command line option.
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2312 </para>
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2313 </listitem>
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2314 </varlistentry>
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2315
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2316
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2317 <varlistentry>
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2318 <term><option>--version</option></term>
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2319 <term><option>-V</option></term>
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2320 <listitem>
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2321 <para>
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2322 This will display the version of LWLINK.
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2323 of each.
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2324 </para>
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2325 </listitem>
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2326 </varlistentry>
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2327
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2328 </section>
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2329
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2330 </chapter>
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2331
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2332 <chapter id="objchap">
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2333 <title>Object Files</title>
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2334 <para>
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diff changeset
2335 LWTOOLS uses a proprietary object file format. It is proprietary in the sense
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2336 that it is specific to LWTOOLS, not that it is a hidden format. It would be
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2337 hard to keep it hidden in an open source tool chain anyway. This chapter
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2338 documents the object file format.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2339 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2340
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2341 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2342 An object file consists of a series of sections each of which contains a
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2343 list of exported symbols, a list of incomplete references, and a list of
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2344 "local" symbols which may be used in calculating incomplete references. Each
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2345 section will obviously also contain the object code.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2346 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2347
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2348 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2349 Exported symbols must be completely resolved to an address within the
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2350 section it is exported from. That is, an exported symbol must be a constant
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2351 rather than defined in terms of other symbols.</para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2352
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2353 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2354 Each object file starts with a magic number and version number. The magic
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2355 number is the string "LWOBJ16" for this 16 bit object file format. The only
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2356 defined version number is currently 0. Thus, the first 8 bytes of the object
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2357 file are <code>4C574F424A313600</code>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2358 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2359
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2360 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2361 Each section has the following items in order:
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2362 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2363
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2364 <itemizedlist>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2365 <listitem><para>section name</para></listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2366 <listitem><para>flags</para></listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2367 <listitem><para>list of local symbols (and addresses within the section)</para></listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2368 <listitem><para>list of exported symbols (and addresses within the section)</para></listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2369 <listitem><para>list of incomplete references along with the expressions to calculate them</para></listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2370 <listitem><para>the actual object code (for non-BSS sections)</para></listitem>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2371 </itemizedlist>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2372
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2373 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2374 The section starts with the name of the section with a NUL termination
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2375 followed by a series of flag bytes terminated by NUL. There are only two
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2376 flag bytes defined. A NUL (0) indicates no more flags and a value of 1
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2377 indicates the section is a BSS section. For a BSS section, no actual
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2378 code is included in the object file.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2379 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2380
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2381 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2382 Either a NULL section name or end of file indicate the presence of no more
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2383 sections.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2384 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2385
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2386 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2387 Each entry in the exported and local symbols table consists of the symbol
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2388 (NUL terminated) followed by two bytes which contain the value in big endian
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2389 order. The end of a symbol table is indicated by a NULL symbol name.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2390 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2391
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2392 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2393 Each entry in the incomplete references table consists of an expression
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2394 followed by a 16 bit offset where the reference goes. Expressions are
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2395 defined as a series of terms up to an "end of expression" term. Each term
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2396 consists of a single byte which identifies the type of term (see below)
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2397 followed by any data required by the term. Then end of the list is flagged
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2398 by a NULL expression (only an end of expression term).
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2399 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2400
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2401 <table frame="all"><title>Object File Term Types</title>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2402 <tgroup cols="2">
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2403 <thead>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2404 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2405 <entry>TERMTYPE</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2406 <entry>Meaning</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2407 </row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2408 </thead>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2409 <tbody>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2410 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2411 <entry>00</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2412 <entry>end of expression</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2413 </row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2414
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2415 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2416 <entry>01</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2417 <entry>integer (16 bit in big endian order follows)</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2418 </row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2419 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2420 <entry>02</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2421 <entry> external symbol reference (NUL terminated symbol name follows)</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2422 </row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2423
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2424 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2425 <entry>03</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2426 <entry>local symbol reference (NUL terminated symbol name follows)</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2427 </row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2428
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2429 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2430 <entry>04</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2431 <entry>operator (1 byte operator number)</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2432 </row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2433 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2434 <entry>05</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2435 <entry>section base address reference</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2436 </row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2437
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2438 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2439 <entry>FF</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2440 <entry>This term will set flags for the expression. Each one of these terms will set a single flag. All of them should be specified first in an expression. If they are not, the behaviour is undefined. The byte following is the flag. Flag 01 indicates an 8 bit relocation. Flag 02 indicates a zero-width relocation (see the EXTDEP pseudo op in LWASM).</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2441 </row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2442 </tbody>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2443 </tgroup>
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parents:
diff changeset
2444 </table>
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parents:
diff changeset
2445
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2446
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2447 <para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2448 External references are resolved using other object files while local
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2449 references are resolved using the local symbol table(s) from this file. This
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2450 allows local symbols that are not exported to have the same names as
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2451 exported symbols or external references.
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
lost@l-w.ca
parents:
diff changeset
2452 </para>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2453
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
2454 <table frame="all"><title>Object File Operator Numbers</title>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2455 <tgroup cols="2">
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
2456 <thead>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2457 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2458 <entry>Number</entry>
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parents:
diff changeset
2459 <entry>Operator</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2460 </row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2461 </thead>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2462 <tbody>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
2463 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2464 <entry>01</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
diff changeset
2465 <entry>addition (+)</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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parents:
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2466 </row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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diff changeset
2467 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2468 <entry>02</entry>
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2469 <entry>subtraction (-)</entry>
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2470 </row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2471 <row>
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2472 <entry>03</entry>
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2473 <entry>multiplication (*)</entry>
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2474 </row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2475 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2476 <entry>04</entry>
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2477 <entry>division (/)</entry>
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2478 </row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2479 <row>
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2480 <entry>05</entry>
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2481 <entry>modulus (%)</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2482 </row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2483 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2484 <entry>06</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2485 <entry>integer division (\) (same as division)</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2486 </row>
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2487
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2488 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2489 <entry>07</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2490 <entry>bitwise and</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2491 </row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2492
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2493 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2494 <entry>08</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2495 <entry>bitwise or</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2496 </row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2497
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2498 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2499 <entry>09</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2500 <entry>bitwise xor</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2501 </row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2502
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2503 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2504 <entry>0A</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2505 <entry>boolean and</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2506 </row>
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2507
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2508 <row>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2509 <entry>0B</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2510 <entry>boolean or</entry>
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2511 </row>
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2512
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2513 <row>
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2514 <entry>0C</entry>
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2515 <entry>unary negation, 2's complement (-)</entry>
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2516 </row>
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2517
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2518 <row>
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2519 <entry>0D</entry>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2520 <entry>unary 1's complement (^)</entry>
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2521 </row>
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2522 </tbody>
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2523 </tgroup>
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2524 </table>
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2525
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2526 <para>
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2527 An expression is represented in a postfix manner with both operands for
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2528 binary operators preceding the operator and the single operand for unary
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2529 operators preceding the operator.
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2530 </para>
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2531
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2532 </chapter>
2c24602be78f Initial import from lwtools 3.0.1 version, with new hand built build system and file reorganization
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2533 </book>
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2534