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* As: (as).                     The GNU assembler.
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   This file documents the GNU Assembler "as".

   Copyright (C) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 1997 Free Software
Foundation, Inc.

   Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
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File: as.info,  Node: M68K-Moto-Syntax,  Next: M68K-Float,  Prev: M68K-Syntax,  Up: M68K-Dependent

Motorola Syntax
---------------

   The standard Motorola syntax for this chip differs from the syntax
already discussed (*note Syntax: M68K-Syntax.).  `as' can accept
Motorola syntax for operands, even if MIT syntax is used for other
operands in the same instruction.  The two kinds of syntax are fully
compatible.

   In the following table APC stands for any of the address registers
(`%a0' through `%a7'), the program counter (`%pc'), the zero-address
relative to the program counter (`%zpc'), or a suppressed address
register (`%za0' through `%za7').  The use of SIZE means one of `w' or
`l', and it may always be omitted along with the leading dot.  The use
of SCALE means one of `1', `2', `4', or `8', and it may always be
omitted along with the leading asterisk.

   The following additional addressing modes are understood:

"Address Register Indirect"
     `(%a0)' through `(%a7)'
     `%a7' is also known as `%sp', i.e. the Stack Pointer.  `%a6' is
     also known as `%fp', the Frame Pointer.

"Address Register Postincrement"
     `(%a0)+' through `(%a7)+'

"Address Register Predecrement"
     `-(%a0)' through `-(%a7)'

"Indirect Plus Offset"
     `NUMBER(%A0)' through `NUMBER(%A7)', or `NUMBER(%PC)'.

     The NUMBER may also appear within the parentheses, as in
     `(NUMBER,%A0)'.  When used with the PC, the NUMBER may be omitted
     (with an address register, omitting the NUMBER produces Address
     Register Indirect mode).

"Index"
     `NUMBER(APC,REGISTER.SIZE*SCALE)'

     The NUMBER may be omitted, or it may appear within the
     parentheses.  The APC may be omitted.  The REGISTER and the APC
     may appear in either order.  If both APC and REGISTER are address
     registers, and the SIZE and SCALE are omitted, then the first
     register is taken as the base register, and the second as the
     index register.

"Postindex"
     `([NUMBER,APC],REGISTER.SIZE*SCALE,ONUMBER)'

     The ONUMBER, or the REGISTER, or both, may be omitted.  Either the
     NUMBER or the APC may be omitted, but not both.

"Preindex"
     `([NUMBER,APC,REGISTER.SIZE*SCALE],ONUMBER)'

     The NUMBER, or the APC, or the REGISTER, or any two of them, may
     be omitted.  The ONUMBER may be omitted.  The REGISTER and the APC
     may appear in either order.  If both APC and REGISTER are address
     registers, and the SIZE and SCALE are omitted, then the first
     register is taken as the base register, and the second as the
     index register.


File: as.info,  Node: M68K-Float,  Next: M68K-Directives,  Prev: M68K-Moto-Syntax,  Up: M68K-Dependent

Floating Point
--------------

   Packed decimal (P) format floating literals are not supported.  Feel
free to add the code!

   The floating point formats generated by directives are these.

`.float'
     `Single' precision floating point constants.

`.double'
     `Double' precision floating point constants.

`.extend'
`.ldouble'
     `Extended' precision (`long double') floating point constants.


File: as.info,  Node: M68K-Directives,  Next: M68K-opcodes,  Prev: M68K-Float,  Up: M68K-Dependent

680x0 Machine Directives
------------------------

   In order to be compatible with the Sun assembler the 680x0 assembler
understands the following directives.

`.data1'
     This directive is identical to a `.data 1' directive.

`.data2'
     This directive is identical to a `.data 2' directive.

`.even'
     This directive is a special case of the `.align' directive; it
     aligns the output to an even byte boundary.

`.skip'
     This directive is identical to a `.space' directive.


File: as.info,  Node: M68K-opcodes,  Prev: M68K-Directives,  Up: M68K-Dependent

Opcodes
-------

* Menu:

* M68K-Branch::                 Branch Improvement
* M68K-Chars::                  Special Characters


File: as.info,  Node: M68K-Branch,  Next: M68K-Chars,  Up: M68K-opcodes

Branch Improvement
..................

   Certain pseudo opcodes are permitted for branch instructions.  They
expand to the shortest branch instruction that reach the target.
Generally these mnemonics are made by substituting `j' for `b' at the
start of a Motorola mnemonic.

   The following table summarizes the pseudo-operations.  A `*' flags
cases that are more fully described after the table:

               Displacement
               +-------------------------------------------------
               |                68020   68000/10
     Pseudo-Op |BYTE    WORD    LONG    LONG      non-PC relative
               +-------------------------------------------------
          jbsr |bsrs    bsr     bsrl    jsr       jsr
           jra |bras    bra     bral    jmp       jmp
     *     jXX |bXXs    bXX     bXXl    bNXs;jmpl bNXs;jmp
     *    dbXX |dbXX    dbXX        dbXX; bra; jmpl
     *    fjXX |fbXXw   fbXXw   fbXXl             fbNXw;jmp
     
     XX: condition
     NX: negative of condition XX

                    `*'--see full description below

`jbsr'
`jra'
     These are the simplest jump pseudo-operations; they always map to
     one particular machine instruction, depending on the displacement
     to the branch target.

`jXX'
     Here, `jXX' stands for an entire family of pseudo-operations,
     where XX is a conditional branch or condition-code test.  The full
     list of pseudo-ops in this family is:
           jhi   jls   jcc   jcs   jne   jeq   jvc
           jvs   jpl   jmi   jge   jlt   jgt   jle

     For the cases of non-PC relative displacements and long
     displacements on the 68000 or 68010, `as' issues a longer code
     fragment in terms of NX, the opposite condition to XX.  For
     example, for the non-PC relative case:
              jXX foo
     gives
               bNXs oof
               jmp foo
           oof:

`dbXX'
     The full family of pseudo-operations covered here is
           dbhi   dbls   dbcc   dbcs   dbne   dbeq   dbvc
           dbvs   dbpl   dbmi   dbge   dblt   dbgt   dble
           dbf    dbra   dbt

     Other than for word and byte displacements, when the source reads
     `dbXX foo', `as' emits
               dbXX oo1
               bra oo2
           oo1:jmpl foo
           oo2:

`fjXX'
     This family includes
           fjne   fjeq   fjge   fjlt   fjgt   fjle   fjf
           fjt    fjgl   fjgle  fjnge  fjngl  fjngle fjngt
           fjnle  fjnlt  fjoge  fjogl  fjogt  fjole  fjolt
           fjor   fjseq  fjsf   fjsne  fjst   fjueq  fjuge
           fjugt  fjule  fjult  fjun

     For branch targets that are not PC relative, `as' emits
               fbNX oof
               jmp foo
           oof:
     when it encounters `fjXX foo'.


File: as.info,  Node: M68K-Chars,  Prev: M68K-Branch,  Up: M68K-opcodes

Special Characters
..................

   The immediate character is `#' for Sun compatibility.  The
line-comment character is `|' (unless the `--bitwise-or' option is
used).  If a `#' appears at the beginning of a line, it is treated as a
comment unless it looks like `# line file', in which case it is treated
normally.


File: as.info,  Node: MIPS-Dependent,  Next: SH-Dependent,  Prev: M68K-Dependent,  Up: Machine Dependencies

MIPS Dependent Features
=======================

   GNU `as' for MIPS architectures supports several different MIPS
processors, and MIPS ISA levels I through IV.  For information about
the MIPS instruction set, see `MIPS RISC Architecture', by Kane and
Heindrich (Prentice-Hall).  For an overview of MIPS assembly
conventions, see "Appendix D: Assembly Language Programming" in the
same work.

* Menu:

* MIPS Opts::   	Assembler options
* MIPS Object:: 	ECOFF object code
* MIPS Stabs::  	Directives for debugging information
* MIPS ISA::    	Directives to override the ISA level
* MIPS insn::		Directive to mark data as an instruction
* MIPS option stack::	Directives to save and restore options


File: as.info,  Node: MIPS Opts,  Next: MIPS Object,  Up: MIPS-Dependent

Assembler options
-----------------

   The MIPS configurations of GNU `as' support these special options:

`-G NUM'
     This option sets the largest size of an object that can be
     referenced implicitly with the `gp' register.  It is only accepted
     for targets that use ECOFF format.  The default value is 8.

`-EB'
`-EL'
     Any MIPS configuration of `as' can select big-endian or
     little-endian output at run time (unlike the other GNU development
     tools, which must be configured for one or the other).  Use `-EB'
     to select big-endian output, and `-EL' for little-endian.

`-mips1'
`-mips2'
`-mips3'
`-mips4'
     Generate code for a particular MIPS Instruction Set Architecture
     level.  `-mips1' corresponds to the R2000 and R3000 processors,
     `-mips2' to the R6000 processor, `-mips3' to the R4000 processor,
     and `-mips4' to the R8000 and R10000 processors.  You can also
     switch instruction sets during the assembly; see *Note Directives
     to override the ISA level: MIPS ISA.

`-mips16'
`-no-mips16'
     Generate code for the MIPS 16 processor.  This is equivalent to
     putting `.set mips16' at the start of the assembly file.
     `-no-mips16' turns off this option.

`-m4650'
`-no-m4650'
     Generate code for the MIPS R4650 chip.  This tells the assembler
     to accept the `mad' and `madu' instruction, and to not schedule
     `nop' instructions around accesses to the `HI' and `LO' registers.
     `-no-m4650' turns off this option.

`-m4010'
`-no-m4010'
     Generate code for the LSI R4010 chip.  This tells the assembler to
     accept the R4010 specific instructions (`addciu', `ffc', etc.),
     and to not schedule `nop' instructions around accesses to the `HI'
     and `LO' registers.  `-no-m4010' turns off this option.

`-mcpu=CPU'
     Generate code for a particular MIPS cpu.  This has little effect
     on the assembler, but it is passed by `gcc'.

`-nocpp'
     This option is ignored.  It is accepted for command-line
     compatibility with other assemblers, which use it to turn off C
     style preprocessing.  With GNU `as', there is no need for
     `-nocpp', because the GNU assembler itself never runs the C
     preprocessor.

`--trap'
`--no-break'
     `as' automatically macro expands certain division and
     multiplication instructions to check for overflow and division by
     zero.  This option causes `as' to generate code to take a trap
     exception rather than a break exception when an error is detected.
     The trap instructions are only supported at Instruction Set
     Architecture level 2 and higher.

`--break'
`--no-trap'
     Generate code to take a break exception rather than a trap
     exception when an error is detected.  This is the default.


File: as.info,  Node: MIPS Object,  Next: MIPS Stabs,  Prev: MIPS Opts,  Up: MIPS-Dependent

MIPS ECOFF object code
----------------------

   Assembling for a MIPS ECOFF target supports some additional sections
besides the usual `.text', `.data' and `.bss'.  The additional sections
are `.rdata', used for read-only data, `.sdata', used for small data,
and `.sbss', used for small common objects.

   When assembling for ECOFF, the assembler uses the `$gp' (`$28')
register to form the address of a "small object".  Any object in the
`.sdata' or `.sbss' sections is considered "small" in this sense.  For
external objects, or for objects in the `.bss' section, you can use the
`gcc' `-G' option to control the size of objects addressed via `$gp';
the default value is 8, meaning that a reference to any object eight
bytes or smaller uses `$gp'.  Passing `-G 0' to `as' prevents it from
using the `$gp' register on the basis of object size (but the assembler
uses `$gp' for objects in `.sdata' or `sbss' in any case).  The size of
an object in the `.bss' section is set by the `.comm' or `.lcomm'
directive that defines it.  The size of an external object may be set
with the `.extern' directive.  For example, `.extern sym,4' declares
that the object at `sym' is 4 bytes in length, whie leaving `sym'
otherwise undefined.

   Using small ECOFF objects requires linker support, and assumes that
the `$gp' register is correctly initialized (normally done
automatically by the startup code).  MIPS ECOFF assembly code must not
modify the `$gp' register.


File: as.info,  Node: MIPS Stabs,  Next: MIPS ISA,  Prev: MIPS Object,  Up: MIPS-Dependent

Directives for debugging information
------------------------------------

   MIPS ECOFF `as' supports several directives used for generating
debugging information which are not support by traditional MIPS
assemblers.  These are `.def', `.endef', `.dim', `.file', `.scl',
`.size', `.tag', `.type', `.val', `.stabd', `.stabn', and `.stabs'.
The debugging information generated by the three `.stab' directives can
only be read by GDB, not by traditional MIPS debuggers (this
enhancement is required to fully support C++ debugging).  These
directives are primarily used by compilers, not assembly language
programmers!


File: as.info,  Node: MIPS ISA,  Next: MIPS insn,  Prev: MIPS Stabs,  Up: MIPS-Dependent

Directives to override the ISA level
------------------------------------

   GNU `as' supports an additional directive to change the MIPS
Instruction Set Architecture level on the fly: `.set mipsN'.  N should
be a number from 0 to 4.  A value from 1 to 4 makes the assembler
accept instructions for the corresponding ISA level, from that point on
in the assembly.  `.set mipsN' affects not only which instructions are
permitted, but also how certain macros are expanded.  `.set mips0'
restores the ISA level to its original level: either the level you
selected with command line options, or the default for your
configuration.  You can use this feature to permit specific R4000
instructions while assembling in 32 bit mode.  Use this directive with
care!

   The directive `.set mips16' puts the assembler into MIPS 16 mode, in
which it will assemble instructions for the MIPS 16 processor.  Use
`.set nomips16' to return to normal 32 bit mode.

   Traditional MIPS assemblers do not support this directive.


File: as.info,  Node: MIPS insn,  Next: MIPS option stack,  Prev: MIPS ISA,  Up: MIPS-Dependent

Directive to mark data as an instruction
----------------------------------------

   The `.insn' directive tells `as' that the following data is actually
instructions.  This makes a difference in MIPS 16 mode: when loading
the address of a label which precedes instructions, `as' automatically
adds 1 to the value, so that jumping to the loaded address will do the
right thing.


File: as.info,  Node: MIPS option stack,  Prev: MIPS insn,  Up: MIPS-Dependent

Directives to save and restore options
--------------------------------------

   The directives `.set push' and `.set pop' may be used to save and
restore the current settings for all the options which are controlled
by `.set'.  The `.set push' directive saves the current settings on a
stack.  The `.set pop' directive pops the stack and restores the
settings.

   These directives can be useful inside an macro which must change an
option such as the ISA level or instruction reordering but does not want
to change the state of the code which invoked the macro.

   Traditional MIPS assemblers do not support these directives.


File: as.info,  Node: SH-Dependent,  Next: Sparc-Dependent,  Prev: MIPS-Dependent,  Up: Machine Dependencies

Hitachi SH Dependent Features
=============================

* Menu:

* SH Options::              Options
* SH Syntax::               Syntax
* SH Floating Point::       Floating Point
* SH Directives::           SH Machine Directives
* SH Opcodes::              Opcodes


File: as.info,  Node: SH Options,  Next: SH Syntax,  Up: SH-Dependent

Options
-------

   `as' has no additional command-line options for the Hitachi SH
family.


File: as.info,  Node: SH Syntax,  Next: SH Floating Point,  Prev: SH Options,  Up: SH-Dependent

Syntax
------

* Menu:

* SH-Chars::                Special Characters
* SH-Regs::                 Register Names
* SH-Addressing::           Addressing Modes


File: as.info,  Node: SH-Chars,  Next: SH-Regs,  Up: SH Syntax

Special Characters
..................

   `!' is the line comment character.

   You can use `;' instead of a newline to separate statements.

   Since `$' has no special meaning, you may use it in symbol names.


File: as.info,  Node: SH-Regs,  Next: SH-Addressing,  Prev: SH-Chars,  Up: SH Syntax

Register Names
..............

   You can use the predefined symbols `r0', `r1', `r2', `r3', `r4',
`r5', `r6', `r7', `r8', `r9', `r10', `r11', `r12', `r13', `r14', and
`r15' to refer to the SH registers.

   The SH also has these control registers:

`pr'
     procedure register (holds return address)

`pc'
     program counter

`mach'
`macl'
     high and low multiply accumulator registers

`sr'
     status register

`gbr'
     global base register

`vbr'
     vector base register (for interrupt vectors)


File: as.info,  Node: SH-Addressing,  Prev: SH-Regs,  Up: SH Syntax

Addressing Modes
................

   `as' understands the following addressing modes for the SH.  `RN' in
the following refers to any of the numbered registers, but *not* the
control registers.

`RN'
     Register direct

`@RN'
     Register indirect

`@-RN'
     Register indirect with pre-decrement

`@RN+'
     Register indirect with post-increment

`@(DISP, RN)'
     Register indirect with displacement

`@(R0, RN)'
     Register indexed

`@(DISP, GBR)'
     `GBR' offset

`@(R0, GBR)'
     GBR indexed

`ADDR'
`@(DISP, PC)'
     PC relative address (for branch or for addressing memory).  The
     `as' implementation allows you to use the simpler form ADDR
     anywhere a PC relative address is called for; the alternate form
     is supported for compatibility with other assemblers.

`#IMM'
     Immediate data


File: as.info,  Node: SH Floating Point,  Next: SH Directives,  Prev: SH Syntax,  Up: SH-Dependent

Floating Point
--------------

   The SH family has no hardware floating point, but the `.float'
directive generates IEEE floating-point numbers for compatibility with
other development tools.


File: as.info,  Node: SH Directives,  Next: SH Opcodes,  Prev: SH Floating Point,  Up: SH-Dependent

SH Machine Directives
---------------------

   `as' has no machine-dependent directives for the SH.


File: as.info,  Node: SH Opcodes,  Prev: SH Directives,  Up: SH-Dependent

Opcodes
-------

   For detailed information on the SH machine instruction set, see
`SH-Microcomputer User's Manual' (Hitachi Micro Systems, Inc.).

   `as' implements all the standard SH opcodes.  No additional
pseudo-instructions are needed on this family.  Note, however, that
because `as' supports a simpler form of PC-relative addressing, you may
simply write (for example)

     mov.l  bar,r0

where other assemblers might require an explicit displacement to `bar'
from the program counter:

     mov.l  @(DISP, PC)

   Here is a summary of SH opcodes:

     Legend:
     Rn        a numbered register
     Rm        another numbered register
     #imm      immediate data
     disp      displacement
     disp8     8-bit displacement
     disp12    12-bit displacement
     
     add #imm,Rn                    lds.l @Rn+,PR
     add Rm,Rn                      mac.w @Rm+,@Rn+
     addc Rm,Rn                     mov #imm,Rn
     addv Rm,Rn                     mov Rm,Rn
     and #imm,R0                    mov.b Rm,@(R0,Rn)
     and Rm,Rn                      mov.b Rm,@-Rn
     and.b #imm,@(R0,GBR)           mov.b Rm,@Rn
     bf disp8                       mov.b @(disp,Rm),R0
     bra disp12                     mov.b @(disp,GBR),R0
     bsr disp12                     mov.b @(R0,Rm),Rn
     bt disp8                       mov.b @Rm+,Rn
     clrmac                         mov.b @Rm,Rn
     clrt                           mov.b R0,@(disp,Rm)
     cmp/eq #imm,R0                 mov.b R0,@(disp,GBR)
     cmp/eq Rm,Rn                   mov.l Rm,@(disp,Rn)
     cmp/ge Rm,Rn                   mov.l Rm,@(R0,Rn)
     cmp/gt Rm,Rn                   mov.l Rm,@-Rn
     cmp/hi Rm,Rn                   mov.l Rm,@Rn
     cmp/hs Rm,Rn                   mov.l @(disp,Rn),Rm
     cmp/pl Rn                      mov.l @(disp,GBR),R0
     cmp/pz Rn                      mov.l @(disp,PC),Rn
     cmp/str Rm,Rn                  mov.l @(R0,Rm),Rn
     div0s Rm,Rn                    mov.l @Rm+,Rn
     div0u                          mov.l @Rm,Rn
     div1 Rm,Rn                     mov.l R0,@(disp,GBR)
     exts.b Rm,Rn                   mov.w Rm,@(R0,Rn)
     exts.w Rm,Rn                   mov.w Rm,@-Rn
     extu.b Rm,Rn                   mov.w Rm,@Rn
     extu.w Rm,Rn                   mov.w @(disp,Rm),R0
     jmp @Rn                        mov.w @(disp,GBR),R0
     jsr @Rn                        mov.w @(disp,PC),Rn
     ldc Rn,GBR                     mov.w @(R0,Rm),Rn
     ldc Rn,SR                      mov.w @Rm+,Rn
     ldc Rn,VBR                     mov.w @Rm,Rn
     ldc.l @Rn+,GBR                 mov.w R0,@(disp,Rm)
     ldc.l @Rn+,SR                  mov.w R0,@(disp,GBR)
     ldc.l @Rn+,VBR                 mova @(disp,PC),R0
     lds Rn,MACH                    movt Rn
     lds Rn,MACL                    muls Rm,Rn
     lds Rn,PR                      mulu Rm,Rn
     lds.l @Rn+,MACH                neg Rm,Rn
     lds.l @Rn+,MACL                negc Rm,Rn
     
     nop                            stc VBR,Rn
     not Rm,Rn                      stc.l GBR,@-Rn
     or #imm,R0                     stc.l SR,@-Rn
     or Rm,Rn                       stc.l VBR,@-Rn
     or.b #imm,@(R0,GBR)            sts MACH,Rn
     rotcl Rn                       sts MACL,Rn
     rotcr Rn                       sts PR,Rn
     rotl Rn                        sts.l MACH,@-Rn
     rotr Rn                        sts.l MACL,@-Rn
     rte                            sts.l PR,@-Rn
     rts                            sub Rm,Rn
     sett                           subc Rm,Rn
     shal Rn                        subv Rm,Rn
     shar Rn                        swap.b Rm,Rn
     shll Rn                        swap.w Rm,Rn
     shll16 Rn                      tas.b @Rn
     shll2 Rn                       trapa #imm
     shll8 Rn                       tst #imm,R0
     shlr Rn                        tst Rm,Rn
     shlr16 Rn                      tst.b #imm,@(R0,GBR)
     shlr2 Rn                       xor #imm,R0
     shlr8 Rn                       xor Rm,Rn
     sleep                          xor.b #imm,@(R0,GBR)
     stc GBR,Rn                     xtrct Rm,Rn
     stc SR,Rn


File: as.info,  Node: Sparc-Dependent,  Next: Z8000-Dependent,  Prev: SH-Dependent,  Up: Machine Dependencies

SPARC Dependent Features
========================

* Menu:

* Sparc-Opts::                  Options
* Sparc-Aligned-Data::		Option to enforce aligned data
* Sparc-Float::                 Floating Point
* Sparc-Directives::            Sparc Machine Directives


File: as.info,  Node: Sparc-Opts,  Next: Sparc-Aligned-Data,  Up: Sparc-Dependent

Options
-------

   The SPARC chip family includes several successive levels, using the
same core instruction set, but including a few additional instructions
at each level.  There are exceptions to this however.  For details on
what instructions each variant supports, please see the chip's
architecture reference manual.

   By default, `as' assumes the core instruction set (SPARC v6), but
"bumps" the architecture level as needed: it switches to successively
higher architectures as it encounters instructions that only exist in
the higher levels.

   If not configured for SPARC v9 (`sparc64-*-*') GAS will not bump
passed sparclite by default, an option must be passed to enable the v9
instructions.

   GAS treats sparclite as being compatible with v8, unless an
architecture is explicitly requested.  SPARC v9 is always incompatible
with sparclite.

`-Av6 | -Av7 | -Av8 | -Asparclet | -Asparclite | -Av9 | -Av9a'
     Use one of the `-A' options to select one of the SPARC
     architectures explicitly.  If you select an architecture
     explicitly, `as' reports a fatal error if it encounters an
     instruction or feature requiring a higher level.

`-xarch=v8plus | -xarch=v8plusa'
     For compatibility with the Solaris v9 assembler.  These options are
     equivalent to -Av9 and -Av9a, respectively.

`-bump'
     Warn whenever it is necessary to switch to another level.  If an
     architecture level is explicitly requested, GAS will not issue
     warnings until that level is reached, and will then bump the level
     as required (except between incompatible levels).


File: as.info,  Node: Sparc-Aligned-Data,  Next: Sparc-Float,  Prev: Sparc-Opts,  Up: Sparc-Dependent

Enforcing aligned data
----------------------

   SPARC GAS normally permits data to be misaligned.  For example, it
permits the `.long' pseudo-op to be used on a byte boundary.  However,
the native SunOS and Solaris assemblers issue an error when they see
misaligned data.

   You can use the `--enforce-aligned-data' option to make SPARC GAS
also issue an error about misaligned data, just as the SunOS and Solaris
assemblers do.

   The `--enforce-aligned-data' option is not the default because gcc
issues misaligned data pseudo-ops when it initializes certain packed
data structures (structures defined using the `packed' attribute).  You
may have to assemble with GAS in order to initialize packed data
structures in your own code.


File: as.info,  Node: Sparc-Float,  Next: Sparc-Directives,  Prev: Sparc-Aligned-Data,  Up: Sparc-Dependent

Floating Point
--------------

   The Sparc uses IEEE floating-point numbers.


File: as.info,  Node: Sparc-Directives,  Prev: Sparc-Float,  Up: Sparc-Dependent

Sparc Machine Directives
------------------------

   The Sparc version of `as' supports the following additional machine
directives:

`.align'
     This must be followed by the desired alignment in bytes.

`.common'
     This must be followed by a symbol name, a positive number, and
     `"bss"'.  This behaves somewhat like `.comm', but the syntax is
     different.

`.half'
     This is functionally identical to `.short'.

`.proc'
     This directive is ignored.  Any text following it on the same line
     is also ignored.

`.reserve'
     This must be followed by a symbol name, a positive number, and
     `"bss"'.  This behaves somewhat like `.lcomm', but the syntax is
     different.

`.seg'
     This must be followed by `"text"', `"data"', or `"data1"'.  It
     behaves like `.text', `.data', or `.data 1'.

`.skip'
     This is functionally identical to the `.space' directive.

`.word'
     On the Sparc, the `.word' directive produces 32 bit values,
     instead of the 16 bit values it produces on many other machines.

`.xword'
     On the Sparc V9 processor, the `.xword' directive produces 64 bit
     values.


File: as.info,  Node: Z8000-Dependent,  Next: Vax-Dependent,  Prev: Sparc-Dependent,  Up: Machine Dependencies

Z8000 Dependent Features
========================

   The Z8000 as supports both members of the Z8000 family: the
unsegmented Z8002, with 16 bit addresses, and the segmented Z8001 with
24 bit addresses.

   When the assembler is in unsegmented mode (specified with the
`unsegm' directive), an address takes up one word (16 bit) sized
register.  When the assembler is in segmented mode (specified with the
`segm' directive), a 24-bit address takes up a long (32 bit) register.
*Note Assembler Directives for the Z8000: Z8000 Directives, for a list
of other Z8000 specific assembler directives.

* Menu:

* Z8000 Options::               No special command-line options for Z8000
* Z8000 Syntax::                Assembler syntax for the Z8000
* Z8000 Directives::            Special directives for the Z8000
* Z8000 Opcodes::               Opcodes


File: as.info,  Node: Z8000 Options,  Next: Z8000 Syntax,  Up: Z8000-Dependent

Options
-------

   `as' has no additional command-line options for the Zilog Z8000
family.


File: as.info,  Node: Z8000 Syntax,  Next: Z8000 Directives,  Prev: Z8000 Options,  Up: Z8000-Dependent

Syntax
------

* Menu:

* Z8000-Chars::                Special Characters
* Z8000-Regs::                 Register Names
* Z8000-Addressing::           Addressing Modes


File: as.info,  Node: Z8000-Chars,  Next: Z8000-Regs,  Up: Z8000 Syntax

Special Characters
..................

   `!' is the line comment character.

   You can use `;' instead of a newline to separate statements.


File: as.info,  Node: Z8000-Regs,  Next: Z8000-Addressing,  Prev: Z8000-Chars,  Up: Z8000 Syntax

Register Names
..............

   The Z8000 has sixteen 16 bit registers, numbered 0 to 15.  You can
refer to different sized groups of registers by register number, with
the prefix `r' for 16 bit registers, `rr' for 32 bit registers and `rq'
for 64 bit registers.  You can also refer to the contents of the first
eight (of the sixteen 16 bit registers) by bytes.  They are named `rNh'
and `rNl'.

*byte registers*
     r0l r0h r1h r1l r2h r2l r3h r3l
     r4h r4l r5h r5l r6h r6l r7h r7l
*word registers*
     r0 r1 r2 r3 r4 r5 r6 r7 r8 r9 r10 r11 r12 r13 r14 r15
*long word registers*
     rr0 rr2 rr4 rr6 rr8 rr10 rr12 rr14
*quad word registers*
     rq0 rq4 rq8 rq12


File: as.info,  Node: Z8000-Addressing,  Prev: Z8000-Regs,  Up: Z8000 Syntax

Addressing Modes
................

   as understands the following addressing modes for the Z8000:

`rN'
     Register direct

`@rN'
     Indirect register

`ADDR'
     Direct: the 16 bit or 24 bit address (depending on whether the
     assembler is in segmented or unsegmented mode) of the operand is
     in the instruction.

`address(rN)'
     Indexed: the 16 or 24 bit address is added to the 16 bit register
     to produce the final address in memory of the operand.

`rN(#IMM)'
     Base Address: the 16 or 24 bit register is added to the 16 bit sign
     extended immediate displacement to produce the final address in
     memory of the operand.

`rN(rM)'
     Base Index: the 16 or 24 bit register rN is added to the sign
     extended 16 bit index register rM to produce the final address in
     memory of the operand.

`#XX'
     Immediate data XX.


File: as.info,  Node: Z8000 Directives,  Next: Z8000 Opcodes,  Prev: Z8000 Syntax,  Up: Z8000-Dependent

Assembler Directives for the Z8000
----------------------------------

   The Z8000 port of as includes these additional assembler directives,
for compatibility with other Z8000 assemblers.  As shown, these do not
begin with `.' (unlike the ordinary as directives).

`segm'
     Generates code for the segmented Z8001.

`unsegm'
     Generates code for the unsegmented Z8002.

`name'
     Synonym for `.file'

`global'
     Synonym for `.global'

`wval'
     Synonym for `.word'

`lval'
     Synonym for `.long'

`bval'
     Synonym for `.byte'

`sval'
     Assemble a string.  `sval' expects one string literal, delimited by
     single quotes.  It assembles each byte of the string into
     consecutive addresses.  You can use the escape sequence `%XX'
     (where XX represents a two-digit hexadecimal number) to represent
     the character whose ASCII value is XX.  Use this feature to
     describe single quote and other characters that may not appear in
     string literals as themselves.  For example, the C statement
     `char *a = "he said \"it's 50% off\"";' is represented in Z8000
     assembly language (shown with the assembler output in hex at the
     left) as

          68652073    sval    'he said %22it%27s 50%25 off%22%00'
          61696420
          22697427
          73203530
          25206F66
          662200

`rsect'
     synonym for `.section'

`block'
     synonym for `.space'

`even'
     special case of `.align'; aligns output to even byte boundary.


File: as.info,  Node: Z8000 Opcodes,  Prev: Z8000 Directives,  Up: Z8000-Dependent

Opcodes
-------

   For detailed information on the Z8000 machine instruction set, see
`Z8000 Technical Manual'.

   The following table summarizes the opcodes and their arguments:

                 rs   16 bit source register
                 rd   16 bit destination register
                 rbs   8 bit source register
                 rbd   8 bit destination register
                 rrs   32 bit source register
                 rrd   32 bit destination register
                 rqs   64 bit source register
                 rqd   64 bit destination register
                 addr 16/24 bit address
                 imm  immediate data
     
     adc rd,rs               clrb addr               cpsir @rd,@rs,rr,cc
     adcb rbd,rbs            clrb addr(rd)           cpsirb @rd,@rs,rr,cc
     add rd,@rs              clrb rbd                dab rbd
     add rd,addr             com @rd                 dbjnz rbd,disp7
     add rd,addr(rs)         com addr                dec @rd,imm4m1
     add rd,imm16            com addr(rd)            dec addr(rd),imm4m1
     add rd,rs               com rd                  dec addr,imm4m1
     addb rbd,@rs            comb @rd                dec rd,imm4m1
     addb rbd,addr           comb addr               decb @rd,imm4m1
     addb rbd,addr(rs)       comb addr(rd)           decb addr(rd),imm4m1
     addb rbd,imm8           comb rbd                decb addr,imm4m1
     addb rbd,rbs            comflg flags            decb rbd,imm4m1
     addl rrd,@rs            cp @rd,imm16            di i2
     addl rrd,addr           cp addr(rd),imm16       div rrd,@rs
     addl rrd,addr(rs)       cp addr,imm16           div rrd,addr
     addl rrd,imm32          cp rd,@rs               div rrd,addr(rs)
     addl rrd,rrs            cp rd,addr              div rrd,imm16
     and rd,@rs              cp rd,addr(rs)          div rrd,rs
     and rd,addr             cp rd,imm16             divl rqd,@rs
     and rd,addr(rs)         cp rd,rs                divl rqd,addr
     and rd,imm16            cpb @rd,imm8            divl rqd,addr(rs)
     and rd,rs               cpb addr(rd),imm8       divl rqd,imm32
     andb rbd,@rs            cpb addr,imm8           divl rqd,rrs
     andb rbd,addr           cpb rbd,@rs             djnz rd,disp7
     andb rbd,addr(rs)       cpb rbd,addr            ei i2
     andb rbd,imm8           cpb rbd,addr(rs)        ex rd,@rs
     andb rbd,rbs            cpb rbd,imm8            ex rd,addr
     bit @rd,imm4            cpb rbd,rbs             ex rd,addr(rs)
     bit addr(rd),imm4       cpd rd,@rs,rr,cc        ex rd,rs
     bit addr,imm4           cpdb rbd,@rs,rr,cc      exb rbd,@rs
     bit rd,imm4             cpdr rd,@rs,rr,cc       exb rbd,addr
     bit rd,rs               cpdrb rbd,@rs,rr,cc     exb rbd,addr(rs)
     bitb @rd,imm4           cpi rd,@rs,rr,cc        exb rbd,rbs
     bitb addr(rd),imm4      cpib rbd,@rs,rr,cc      ext0e imm8
     bitb addr,imm4          cpir rd,@rs,rr,cc       ext0f imm8
     bitb rbd,imm4           cpirb rbd,@rs,rr,cc     ext8e imm8
     bitb rbd,rs             cpl rrd,@rs             ext8f imm8
     bpt                     cpl rrd,addr            exts rrd
     call @rd                cpl rrd,addr(rs)        extsb rd
     call addr               cpl rrd,imm32           extsl rqd
     call addr(rd)           cpl rrd,rrs             halt
     calr disp12             cpsd @rd,@rs,rr,cc      in rd,@rs
     clr @rd                 cpsdb @rd,@rs,rr,cc     in rd,imm16
     clr addr                cpsdr @rd,@rs,rr,cc     inb rbd,@rs
     clr addr(rd)            cpsdrb @rd,@rs,rr,cc    inb rbd,imm16
     clr rd                  cpsi @rd,@rs,rr,cc      inc @rd,imm4m1
     clrb @rd                cpsib @rd,@rs,rr,cc     inc addr(rd),imm4m1
     inc addr,imm4m1         ldb rbd,rs(rx)          mult rrd,addr(rs)
     inc rd,imm4m1           ldb rd(imm16),rbs       mult rrd,imm16
     incb @rd,imm4m1         ldb rd(rx),rbs          mult rrd,rs
     incb addr(rd),imm4m1    ldctl ctrl,rs           multl rqd,@rs
     incb addr,imm4m1        ldctl rd,ctrl           multl rqd,addr
     incb rbd,imm4m1         ldd @rs,@rd,rr          multl rqd,addr(rs)
     ind @rd,@rs,ra          lddb @rs,@rd,rr         multl rqd,imm32
     indb @rd,@rs,rba        lddr @rs,@rd,rr         multl rqd,rrs
     inib @rd,@rs,ra         lddrb @rs,@rd,rr        neg @rd
     inibr @rd,@rs,ra        ldi @rd,@rs,rr          neg addr
     iret                    ldib @rd,@rs,rr         neg addr(rd)
     jp cc,@rd               ldir @rd,@rs,rr         neg rd
     jp cc,addr              ldirb @rd,@rs,rr        negb @rd
     jp cc,addr(rd)          ldk rd,imm4             negb addr
     jr cc,disp8             ldl @rd,rrs             negb addr(rd)
     ld @rd,imm16            ldl addr(rd),rrs        negb rbd
     ld @rd,rs               ldl addr,rrs            nop
     ld addr(rd),imm16       ldl rd(imm16),rrs       or rd,@rs
     ld addr(rd),rs          ldl rd(rx),rrs          or rd,addr
     ld addr,imm16           ldl rrd,@rs             or rd,addr(rs)
     ld addr,rs              ldl rrd,addr            or rd,imm16
     ld rd(imm16),rs         ldl rrd,addr(rs)        or rd,rs
     ld rd(rx),rs            ldl rrd,imm32           orb rbd,@rs
     ld rd,@rs               ldl rrd,rrs             orb rbd,addr
     ld rd,addr              ldl rrd,rs(imm16)       orb rbd,addr(rs)
     ld rd,addr(rs)          ldl rrd,rs(rx)          orb rbd,imm8
     ld rd,imm16             ldm @rd,rs,n            orb rbd,rbs
     ld rd,rs                ldm addr(rd),rs,n       out @rd,rs
     ld rd,rs(imm16)         ldm addr,rs,n           out imm16,rs
     ld rd,rs(rx)            ldm rd,@rs,n            outb @rd,rbs
     lda rd,addr             ldm rd,addr(rs),n       outb imm16,rbs
     lda rd,addr(rs)         ldm rd,addr,n           outd @rd,@rs,ra
     lda rd,rs(imm16)        ldps @rs                outdb @rd,@rs,rba
     lda rd,rs(rx)           ldps addr               outib @rd,@rs,ra
     ldar rd,disp16          ldps addr(rs)           outibr @rd,@rs,ra
     ldb @rd,imm8            ldr disp16,rs           pop @rd,@rs
     ldb @rd,rbs             ldr rd,disp16           pop addr(rd),@rs
     ldb addr(rd),imm8       ldrb disp16,rbs         pop addr,@rs
     ldb addr(rd),rbs        ldrb rbd,disp16         pop rd,@rs
     ldb addr,imm8           ldrl disp16,rrs         popl @rd,@rs
     ldb addr,rbs            ldrl rrd,disp16         popl addr(rd),@rs
     ldb rbd,@rs             mbit                    popl addr,@rs
     ldb rbd,addr            mreq rd                 popl rrd,@rs
     ldb rbd,addr(rs)        mres                    push @rd,@rs
     ldb rbd,imm8            mset                    push @rd,addr
     ldb rbd,rbs             mult rrd,@rs            push @rd,addr(rs)
     ldb rbd,rs(imm16)       mult rrd,addr           push @rd,imm16
     push @rd,rs             set addr,imm4           subl rrd,imm32
     pushl @rd,@rs           set rd,imm4             subl rrd,rrs
     pushl @rd,addr          set rd,rs               tcc cc,rd
     pushl @rd,addr(rs)      setb @rd,imm4           tccb cc,rbd
     pushl @rd,rrs           setb addr(rd),imm4      test @rd
     res @rd,imm4            setb addr,imm4          test addr
     res addr(rd),imm4       setb rbd,imm4           test addr(rd)
     res addr,imm4           setb rbd,rs             test rd
     res rd,imm4             setflg imm4             testb @rd
     res rd,rs               sinb rbd,imm16          testb addr
     resb @rd,imm4           sinb rd,imm16           testb addr(rd)
     resb addr(rd),imm4      sind @rd,@rs,ra         testb rbd
     resb addr,imm4          sindb @rd,@rs,rba       testl @rd
     resb rbd,imm4           sinib @rd,@rs,ra        testl addr
     resb rbd,rs             sinibr @rd,@rs,ra       testl addr(rd)
     resflg imm4             sla rd,imm8             testl rrd
     ret cc                  slab rbd,imm8           trdb @rd,@rs,rba
     rl rd,imm1or2           slal rrd,imm8           trdrb @rd,@rs,rba
     rlb rbd,imm1or2         sll rd,imm8             trib @rd,@rs,rbr
     rlc rd,imm1or2          sllb rbd,imm8           trirb @rd,@rs,rbr
     rlcb rbd,imm1or2        slll rrd,imm8           trtdrb @ra,@rb,rbr
     rldb rbb,rba            sout imm16,rs           trtib @ra,@rb,rr
     rr rd,imm1or2           soutb imm16,rbs         trtirb @ra,@rb,rbr
     rrb rbd,imm1or2         soutd @rd,@rs,ra        trtrb @ra,@rb,rbr
     rrc rd,imm1or2          soutdb @rd,@rs,rba      tset @rd
     rrcb rbd,imm1or2        soutib @rd,@rs,ra       tset addr
     rrdb rbb,rba            soutibr @rd,@rs,ra      tset addr(rd)
     rsvd36                  sra rd,imm8             tset rd
     rsvd38                  srab rbd,imm8           tsetb @rd
     rsvd78                  sral rrd,imm8           tsetb addr
     rsvd7e                  srl rd,imm8             tsetb addr(rd)
     rsvd9d                  srlb rbd,imm8           tsetb rbd
     rsvd9f                  srll rrd,imm8           xor rd,@rs
     rsvdb9                  sub rd,@rs              xor rd,addr
     rsvdbf                  sub rd,addr             xor rd,addr(rs)
     sbc rd,rs               sub rd,addr(rs)         xor rd,imm16
     sbcb rbd,rbs            sub rd,imm16            xor rd,rs
     sc imm8                 sub rd,rs               xorb rbd,@rs
     sda rd,rs               subb rbd,@rs            xorb rbd,addr
     sdab rbd,rs             subb rbd,addr           xorb rbd,addr(rs)
     sdal rrd,rs             subb rbd,addr(rs)       xorb rbd,imm8
     sdl rd,rs               subb rbd,imm8           xorb rbd,rbs
     sdlb rbd,rs             subb rbd,rbs            xorb rbd,rbs
     sdll rrd,rs             subl rrd,@rs
     set @rd,imm4            subl rrd,addr
     set addr(rd),imm4       subl rrd,addr(rs)


File: as.info,  Node: Vax-Dependent,  Prev: Z8000-Dependent,  Up: Machine Dependencies

VAX Dependent Features
======================

* Menu:

* VAX-Opts::                    VAX Command-Line Options
* VAX-float::                   VAX Floating Point
* VAX-directives::              Vax Machine Directives
* VAX-opcodes::                 VAX Opcodes
* VAX-branch::                  VAX Branch Improvement
* VAX-operands::                VAX Operands
* VAX-no::                      Not Supported on VAX


File: as.info,  Node: VAX-Opts,  Next: VAX-float,  Up: Vax-Dependent

VAX Command-Line Options
------------------------

   The Vax version of `as' accepts any of the following options, gives
a warning message that the option was ignored and proceeds.  These
options are for compatibility with scripts designed for other people's
assemblers.

``-D' (Debug)'
``-S' (Symbol Table)'
``-T' (Token Trace)'
     These are obsolete options used to debug old assemblers.

``-d' (Displacement size for JUMPs)'
     This option expects a number following the `-d'.  Like options
     that expect filenames, the number may immediately follow the `-d'
     (old standard) or constitute the whole of the command line
     argument that follows `-d' (GNU standard).

``-V' (Virtualize Interpass Temporary File)'
     Some other assemblers use a temporary file.  This option commanded
     them to keep the information in active memory rather than in a
     disk file.  `as' always does this, so this option is redundant.

``-J' (JUMPify Longer Branches)'
     Many 32-bit computers permit a variety of branch instructions to
     do the same job.  Some of these instructions are short (and fast)
     but have a limited range; others are long (and slow) but can
     branch anywhere in virtual memory.  Often there are 3 flavors of
     branch: short, medium and long.  Some other assemblers would emit
     short and medium branches, unless told by this option to emit
     short and long branches.

``-t' (Temporary File Directory)'
     Some other assemblers may use a temporary file, and this option
     takes a filename being the directory to site the temporary file.
     Since `as' does not use a temporary disk file, this option makes
     no difference.  `-t' needs exactly one filename.

   The Vax version of the assembler accepts two options when compiled
for VMS.  They are `-h', and `-+'.  The `-h' option prevents `as' from
modifying the symbol-table entries for symbols that contain lowercase
characters (I think).  The `-+' option causes `as' to print warning
messages if the FILENAME part of the object file, or any symbol name is
larger than 31 characters.  The `-+' option also inserts some code
following the `_main' symbol so that the object file is compatible with
Vax-11 "C".


File: as.info,  Node: VAX-float,  Next: VAX-directives,  Prev: VAX-Opts,  Up: Vax-Dependent

VAX Floating Point
------------------

   Conversion of flonums to floating point is correct, and compatible
with previous assemblers.  Rounding is towards zero if the remainder is
exactly half the least significant bit.

   `D', `F', `G' and `H' floating point formats are understood.

   Immediate floating literals (*e.g.* `S`$6.9') are rendered
correctly.  Again, rounding is towards zero in the boundary case.

   The `.float' directive produces `f' format numbers.  The `.double'
directive produces `d' format numbers.


File: as.info,  Node: VAX-directives,  Next: VAX-opcodes,  Prev: VAX-float,  Up: Vax-Dependent

Vax Machine Directives
----------------------

   The Vax version of the assembler supports four directives for
generating Vax floating point constants.  They are described in the
table below.

`.dfloat'
     This expects zero or more flonums, separated by commas, and
     assembles Vax `d' format 64-bit floating point constants.

`.ffloat'
     This expects zero or more flonums, separated by commas, and
     assembles Vax `f' format 32-bit floating point constants.

`.gfloat'
     This expects zero or more flonums, separated by commas, and
     assembles Vax `g' format 64-bit floating point constants.

`.hfloat'
     This expects zero or more flonums, separated by commas, and
     assembles Vax `h' format 128-bit floating point constants.


File: as.info,  Node: VAX-opcodes,  Next: VAX-branch,  Prev: VAX-directives,  Up: Vax-Dependent

VAX Opcodes
-----------

   All DEC mnemonics are supported.  Beware that `case...' instructions
have exactly 3 operands.  The dispatch table that follows the `case...'
instruction should be made with `.word' statements.  This is compatible
with all unix assemblers we know of.


File: as.info,  Node: VAX-branch,  Next: VAX-operands,  Prev: VAX-opcodes,  Up: Vax-Dependent

VAX Branch Improvement
----------------------

   Certain pseudo opcodes are permitted.  They are for branch
instructions.  They expand to the shortest branch instruction that
reaches the target.  Generally these mnemonics are made by substituting
`j' for `b' at the start of a DEC mnemonic.  This feature is included
both for compatibility and to help compilers.  If you do not need this
feature, avoid these opcodes.  Here are the mnemonics, and the code
they can expand into.

`jbsb'
     `Jsb' is already an instruction mnemonic, so we chose `jbsb'.
    (byte displacement)
          `bsbb ...'

    (word displacement)
          `bsbw ...'

    (long displacement)
          `jsb ...'

`jbr'
`jr'
     Unconditional branch.
    (byte displacement)
          `brb ...'

    (word displacement)
          `brw ...'

    (long displacement)
          `jmp ...'

`jCOND'
     COND may be any one of the conditional branches `neq', `nequ',
     `eql', `eqlu', `gtr', `geq', `lss', `gtru', `lequ', `vc', `vs',
     `gequ', `cc', `lssu', `cs'.  COND may also be one of the bit tests
     `bs', `bc', `bss', `bcs', `bsc', `bcc', `bssi', `bcci', `lbs',
     `lbc'.  NOTCOND is the opposite condition to COND.
    (byte displacement)
          `bCOND ...'

    (word displacement)
          `bNOTCOND foo ; brw ... ; foo:'

    (long displacement)
          `bNOTCOND foo ; jmp ... ; foo:'

`jacbX'
     X may be one of `b d f g h l w'.
    (word displacement)
          `OPCODE ...'

    (long displacement)
               OPCODE ..., foo ;
               brb bar ;
               foo: jmp ... ;
               bar:

`jaobYYY'
     YYY may be one of `lss leq'.

`jsobZZZ'
     ZZZ may be one of `geq gtr'.
    (byte displacement)
          `OPCODE ...'

    (word displacement)
               OPCODE ..., foo ;
               brb bar ;
               foo: brw DESTINATION ;
               bar:

    (long displacement)
               OPCODE ..., foo ;
               brb bar ;
               foo: jmp DESTINATION ;
               bar:

`aobleq'
`aoblss'
`sobgeq'
`sobgtr'
    (byte displacement)
          `OPCODE ...'

    (word displacement)
               OPCODE ..., foo ;
               brb bar ;
               foo: brw DESTINATION ;
               bar:

    (long displacement)
               OPCODE ..., foo ;
               brb bar ;
               foo: jmp DESTINATION ;
               bar:


File: as.info,  Node: VAX-operands,  Next: VAX-no,  Prev: VAX-branch,  Up: Vax-Dependent

VAX Operands
------------

   The immediate character is `$' for Unix compatibility, not `#' as
DEC writes it.

   The indirect character is `*' for Unix compatibility, not `@' as DEC
writes it.

   The displacement sizing character is ``' (an accent grave) for Unix
compatibility, not `^' as DEC writes it.  The letter preceding ``' may
have either case.  `G' is not understood, but all other letters (`b i l
s w') are understood.

   Register names understood are `r0 r1 r2 ... r15 ap fp sp pc'.  Upper
and lower case letters are equivalent.

   For instance
     tstb *w`$4(r5)

   Any expression is permitted in an operand.  Operands are comma
separated.


File: as.info,  Node: VAX-no,  Prev: VAX-operands,  Up: Vax-Dependent

Not Supported on VAX
--------------------

   Vax bit fields can not be assembled with `as'.  Someone can add the
required code if they really need it.

