   Summary  of  changes/additions  to the ASxxxx Assemblers from
Version 4.11 to Version 5.05.

2012_08_01 Version 5.00 Update 5

   This  update  for  Version  5.00  of the  ASxxxx Cross
Assemblers rolls up updates 1, 2, 3, and 4 with the addition of
a new assembler and fixes:

   (1)  A new cross assembler for the Fairchild
        F8 microprocessor (or Mostek 3870).

   (2)  Minor syntactical changes for ANSI C compatability,
        fix type conversion warnings, and update the
        various build, make, and test files.


   Before merging the asxv5pxx directory and subdirectories with
the V5.00 distribution the following files/directories must be
deleted:

        [asxv5pxx\asf2mc8\f8mch.c
        [asxv5pxx\asf2mc8\f8adr.c
        [asxv5pxx\asf2mc8\f8pst.c
        [asxv5pxx\asf2mc8\f8.h

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vc6\asf2mc8]
        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs05\asf2mc8]


   Merge  the  update asxv5pxx directory and subdirectories with
the V5.00 distribution.  The following files  will  be  added  /
overwritten:  

        [asxv5pxx]
            u01500.txt
            u02500.txt
            u03500.txt
            u04500.txt
            u05500.txt
            _clean.bat
            _path.bat
            _prep.bat

        [asxv5pxx\as8048]
            i48pst.c
            t8048o.asm
            t8048s.asm

        [asxv5pxx\as8051]
            i51mch.c
            t8051.bat
            t8051r.asm
            t8051rl.asm

        [asxv5pxx\ascheck\end]]
            build.bat
            t01.asm
            t02.asm
            t03.asm
            t04.asm
            t05.asm
            t06.asm
            t07.asm
            t08.asm

        [asxv5pxx\asf2mc8]
            f2mc8.h
            f2mc8adr.c
            f2mc8mch.c
            f2mc8pst.c

        [asxv5pxx\asf8]
            f8.h
            f8adr.c
            f8mch.c
            f8pst.c
            tf8err.asm
            tf8err.bat
            tf8ext.asm
            tf8seq.asm
            tf8seq.bat

        [asxv5pxx\aspic]
            picmch.c

        [asxv5pxx\aspic\ptoa]
            pictoasx.c
            ptoa.h

        [asxv5pxx\asst6]
            st6.h
            st6adr.c
            st6err.asm
            st6err.bat
            st6gbl.asm
            st6mch.c
            st6pst.c
            tst6.asm
            tst6.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asst7]
            st7.h
            st7adr.c
            st7err.asm
            st7err.bat
            st7gbl.asm
            st7mch.c
            st7pst.c
            tst7.asm
            tst7.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asst8]
            st8.h
            st8adr.c
            st8err.asm
            st8err.bat
            st8gbl.asm
            st8mch.c
            st8pst.c
            tst8.asm
            tst8.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxhtml]
            aschng.htm
            ascont.htm
            asmlnk.htm
            asmlnk.txt
            asf8.htm
            asst6.htm
            asst7.htm
            asst8.htm
            asxarc.htm
            asxbug.htm
            asxdoc.htm
            asxget.htm
            asxupd.htm
            asxxxx.htm

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\cygwin\build]
            makefile
            _clean.bat
            _prep.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\cygwin\build\backup]
            makefile
            _clean.bat
            _prep.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\cygwin\misc]
            tstscn.bat
            tstwtee.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\cygwin\misc\backup]
            tstscn.bat
            tstwtee.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\djgpp\build]
            build.bat
            makefile
            _clean.bat
            _prep.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\djgpp\build\backup]
            build.bat
            makefile
            _clean.bat
            _prep.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\djgpp\misc]
            tstscn.bat
            tstwtee.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\djgpp\misc\backup]
            tstscn.bat
            tstwtee.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\linux\build]
            makefile
            _clean.bat
            _prep.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\linux\build\backup]
            makefile
            _clean.bat
            _prep.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\linux\misc]
            tstscn.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\linux\misc\backup]
            tstscn.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\symantec\build]
            asf2mc8.def
            asf2mc8.DPD
            asf2mc8.lnk
            asf2mc8.mak
            asf2mc8.opn
            asf2mc8.prj
            asf8.DPD
            asf8.LNK
            asf8.MAK
            asf8.OPN
            asf8.prj
            asst6.DEF
            asst6.DPD
            asst6.LNK
            asst6.MAK
            asst6.OPN
            asst6.prj
            asst7.DEF
            asst7.DPD
            asst7.LNK
            asst7.MAK
            asst7.OPN
            asst7.prj
            asst8.DEF
            asst8.DPD
            asst8.LNK
            asst8.MAK
            asst8.OPN
            asst8.prj
            make.bat
            _clean.bat
            _makeall.bat
            _prep.bat
            _setpath.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\symantec\build\backup]
            make.bat
            _clean.bat
            _makeall.bat
            _prep.bat
            _setpath.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\symantec\misc]
            tstscn.bat
            tstwtee.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\symantec\misc\backup]
            tstscn.bat
            tstwtee.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\turboc30\build]
            asf2mc8.dsk
            asf2mc8.prj
            ASF8.DSK
            ASF8.PRJ
            ASST6.DSK
            ASST6.PRJ
            ASST7.DSK
            ASST7.PRJ
            ASST8.DSK
            ASST8.PRJ
            makefile
            _clean.bat
            _makeall.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\turboc30\build\backup]
            makefile
            _clean.bat
            _makeall.bat
            _prep.bat
            _setpath.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\turboc30\misc]
            tstscn.bat
            tstwtee.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\turboc30\misc\backup]
            tstscn.bat
            tstwtee.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vc6\build]
            make.bat
            _clean.bat
            _prep.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vc6\build\asf2mc8]
            asf2mc8.dsp
            asf2mc8.dsw

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vc6\build\asf8]
            asf8.dsp
            asf8.dsw

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vc6\build\asst6]
            asst6.dsp
            asst6.dsw

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vc6\build\asst7]
            asst7.dsp
            asst7.dsw

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vc6\build\asst8]
            asst8.dsp
            asst8.dsw

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vc6\build\backup]
            make.bat
            _clean.bat
            _prep.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vc6\misc]
            tstscn.bat
            tstwtee.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vc6\misc\backup]
            tstscn.bat
            tstwtee.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs05\build]
            make.bat
            _clean.bat
            _prep.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs05\build\asf2mc8]
            asf2mc8.sln
            asf2mc8.vcproj

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs05\build\asf8]
            asf8.sln
            asf8.vcproj

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs05\build\asst6]
            asst6.sln
            asst6.vcproj

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs05\build\asst7]
            asst7.sln
            asst7.vcproj

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs05\build\asst8]
            asst8.sln
            asst8.vcproj

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs05\build\backup]
            make.bat
            _clean.bat
            _prep.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs05\misc]
            tstscn.bat
            tstwtee.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs05\misc\backup]
            tstscn.bat
            tstwtee.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build]
            make.bat
            _clean.bat
            _prep.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as1802]
            as1802.sln
            as1802.suo
            as1802.vcxproj
            as1802.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as2650]
            as2650.sln
            as2650.suo
            as2650.vcxproj
            as2650.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as430]
            as430.sln
            as430.suo
            as430.vcxproj
            as430.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as61860]
            as61860.sln
            as61860.suo
            as61860.vcxproj
            as61860.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as6500]
            as6500.sln
            as6500.suo
            as6500.vcxproj
            as6500.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as6800]
            as6800.sln
            as6800.suo
            as6800.vcxproj
            as6800.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as6801]
            as6801.sln
            as6801.suo
            as6801.vcxproj
            as6801.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as6804]
            as6804.sln
            as6804.suo
            as6804.vcxproj
            as6804.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as6805]
            as6805.sln
            as6805.suo
            as6805.vcxproj
            as6805.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as6808]
            as6808.sln
            as6808.suo
            as6808.vcxproj
            as6808.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as6809]
            as6809.sln
            as6809.suo
            as6809.vcxproj
            as6809.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as6811]
            as6811.sln
            as6811.suo
            as6811.vcxproj
            as6811.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as6812]
            as6812.sln
            as6812.suo
            as6812.vcxproj
            as6812.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as6816]
            as6816.sln
            as6816.suo
            as6816.vcxproj
            as6816.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as740]
            as740.sln
            as740.suo
            as740.vcxproj
            as740.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as8048]
            as8048.sln
            as8048.suo
            as8048.vcxproj
            as8048.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as8051]
            as8051.sln
            as8051.suo
            as8051.vcxproj
            as8051.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as8085]
            as8085.sln
            as8085.suo
            as8085.vcxproj
            as8085.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\as8xcxxx]
            as8xcxxx.sln
            as8xcxxx.suo
            as8xcxxx.vcxproj
            as8xcxxx.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\asavr]
            asavr.sln
            asavr.suo
            asavr.vcxproj
            asavr.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\ascheck]
            ascheck.sln
            ascheck.suo
            ascheck.vcxproj
            ascheck.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\asez80]
            asez80.sln
            asez80.suo
            asez80.vcxproj
            asez80.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\asf2mc8]
            asf2mc8.sln
            asf2mc8.suo
            asf2mc8.vcxproj
            asf2mc8.vcxproj.filters

        pasxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\asf8]
            asf8.sln
            asf8.suo
            asf8.vcxproj
            asf8.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\asgb]
            asgb.sln
            asgb.suo
            asgb.vcxproj
            asgb.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\ash8]
            ash8.sln
            ash8.suo
            ash8.vcxproj
            ash8.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\aslink]
            aslink.sln
            aslink.suo
            aslink.vcxproj
            aslink.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\asm8c]
            asm8c.sln
            asm8c.suo
            asm8c.vcxproj
            asm8c.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\aspic]
            aspic.sln
            aspic.suo
            aspic.vcxproj
            aspic.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\asrab]
            asrab.sln
            asrab.suo
            asrab.vcxproj
            asrab.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\asscmp]
            asscmp.sln
            asscmp.suo
            asscmp.vcxproj
            asscmp.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\asst6]
            asst6.sln
            asst6.suo
            asst6.vcxproj
            asst6.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\asst7]
            asst7.sln
            asst7.suo
            asst7.vcxproj
            asst7.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\asst8]
            asst8.sln
            asst8.suo
            asst8.vcxproj
            asst8.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\asxcnv]
            asxcnv.sln
            asxcnv.suo
            asxcnv.vcxproj
            asxcnv.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\asxscn]
            asxscn.sln
            asxscn.suo
            asxscn.vcxproj
            asxscn.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\asz8]
            asz8.sln
            asz8.suo
            asz8.vcxproj
            asz8.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\asz80]
            asz80.sln
            asz80.suo
            asz80.vcxproj
            asz80.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\backup]
            make.bat
            _clean.bat
            _prep.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\build\s19os9]
            s19os9.sln
            s19os9.vcxproj
            s19os9.vcxproj.filters

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\misc]
            tstscn.bat
            tstwtee.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs10\misc\backup]
            tstscn.bat
            tstwtee.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\watcom\build]
            asf2mc8.lk1
            asf2mc8.mk
            asf2mc8.mk1
            asf2mc8.tgt
            asf2mc8.wpj
            asf8.lk1
            asf8.mk
            asf8.mk1
            asf8.tgt
            asf8.wpj
            asst6.lk1
            asst6.mk
            asst6.mk1
            asst6.tgt
            asst6.wpj
            asst7.lk1
            asst7.mk
            asst7.mk1
            asst7.tgt
            asst7.wpj
            asst8.lk1
            asst8.mk
            asst8.mk1
            asst8.tgt
            asst8.wpj
            make.bat
            _clean.bat
            _makeall.bat
            _prep.bat
            _setpath.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\watcom\build\backup]
            make.bat
            _clean.bat
            _makeall.bat
            _prep.bat
            _setpath.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\watcom\misc]
            tstscn.bat
            tstwtee.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\watcom\misc\backup]
            tstscn.bat
            tstwtee.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxxmisc]
            asxxscan.c

        [asxv5pxx\asxxsrc]
            asdata.c
            asexpr.c
            aslex.c
            aslist.c
            asmain.c
            asmcro.c
            asout.c
            assubr.c
            asxxxx.h

        [asxv5pxx\linksrc]
            aslink.h
            lkbank.c
            lkdata.c
            lklex.c
            lklist.c
            lkmain.c
            lkrloc3.c
            lkrloc4.c
            lksym.c

        [asxv5pxx\s19os9]
            s19os9.c


   You  must recompile the ASxxxx Assemblers, Linker, and Utili-
ties to incorporate the updates.  The resulting version will  be
V05.05 .

  

2011_07_24 Version 5.00 Update 4

   This  update  for  Version  5.00  of the  ASxxxx Cross
Assemblers includes fixes for the following errors:

(1)  The AS8048 base opcode value for the JMPP instruction
should be B3 and NOT 83.

(2)  The AS8051 assembler calculates incorrect offsets when
using the program counter, ".", as a destination in the
instructions having a PC-Relative addressing mode.  These
instructions include: jbc, jb, jbn, jc, jnc, jz, jnz,
cjne, and djnz.


   Merge the update asxv5pxx directory and subdirectories
with the V5.00 distribution.  The following files will be
overwritten/added:

[asxv5pxx\as8048]
      i48pst.c
      t8048s.asm
      t8048o.asm

[asxv5pxx\as8051]
      i51mch.c
      t8051r.asm
      t8051rl.asm
      t8051.bat


   You must recompile the ASxxxx Assemblers
to incorporate the update.

  

2010_10_31 Version 5.00 Update 3

   This  update  for  Version  5.00  of the  ASxxxx Cross
Assemblers rolls up updates 1 and 2 with the addition of
three new assemblers and fixes:

   (1)  New cross assemblers for STMicroelectronics
        ST6, ST7, and STM8 microprocessors.

   (2)  An ASlink list file update error fix (-u option)
        causing some errors not to be inserted into the
        created .rst file.

   (3)  An additional ASxxxx assembler option (-v) which
        enables checking for out of range signed / unsigned
        values in symbol equates and arithmetic operations.
        This option has some ambiguities as internally the
        assemblers use unsigned arithmetic for calculations.
        (e.g. for a 2-byte machine -32768 and 32768 are both
        represented as 0x8000)



2010_04_01 Version 5.00 Update 2 Items

   (1)  When using the assembler directive .end to specify
        the code entry address the assembler fails to set
        the variable .__.END. as a global.  Therefor the
        value of .__.END. is not passed to the linker and
        the start address frame is always zero.

   (2)  The linker will fail to create a start address frame
        when there is no code generated within the area/bank
        referenced by the .__.END. variable.



2010_03_03 Version 5.00 Update 1 Items

   (1)  The newest versions of gcc (and perhaps other
        compilers) give warnings about missing arguments
        in the fprintf() function. The warnings occur in:

            aslist.c      lines 679, 688, and 1015

            asout.c       line  1127

            lklist.c      lines 299, 302, 463, and 473


        This update replaces:

            fprintf(arg1, arg2)

        with

            fprintf(arg1, "%s", arg2)

        in each line of code.

   (2)  The newest versions of gcc (and perhaps other
        compilers) have defined 'getline' as a standard
        function in 'stdio.h'.  This conflicts with the
        function 'getline()' in the ASxxxx package.
        All references to 'getline()' have been changed
        to 'nxtline()'.




   Merge  the  update asxv5pxx directory and subdirectories with
the V5.00 distribution.  The following files  will  be  added  /
overwritten:  

        [asxv5pxx\asst6]
              st6adr.c
              st6pst.c
              st6mch.c
              st6.h
              st6gbl.asm
              st6err.asm
              st6err.bat
              tst6.asm
              tst6.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asst7]
              st7adr.c
              st7pst.c
              st7mch.c
              st7.h
              st7gbl.asm
              st7err.asm
              st7err.bat
              tst7.asm
              tst7.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asst8]
              st8adr.c
              st8pst.c
              st8mch.c
              st8.h
              st8gbl.asm
              st8err.asm
              st8err.bat
              tst8.asm
              tst8.bat

        [asxv5pxx\ascheck\end]
              build.bat
              tbuild.bat
              t01.asm
              t02.asm
              t03.asm
              t04.asm
              t05.asm
              t06.asm
              t07.asm
              t08.asm

        [asxv5pxx\aspic\ptoa]
              pictoasx.c
              ptoa.h

        [asxv5pxx\asxxsrc]
              aslex.c
              aslist.c
              asmain.c
              asmcro.c
              asout.c
              asexpr.c
              asdata.c
              assubr.c
              asxxxx.h

        [asxv5pxx\linksrc]
              aslink.h
              lkdata.c
              lklex.c
              lklist.c
              lkmain.c
              lkbank.c
              lksym.c
              lkrloc3.c
              lkrloc4.c

        [asxv5pxx\s19os9]
              a19os9.c

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\cygwin\build]
              makefile

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\cygwin\misc]
              tstwtee.bat
              tstscn.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\djgpp\build]
              makefile
              build.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\djgpp\misc]
              tstwtee.bat
              tstscn.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\linux\build]
              makefile

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\linux\misc]
              tstscn.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\symantec\build]
              make.bat
              asst6.def
              asst6.dpd
              asst6.lnk
              asst6.mak
              asst6.opn
              asst6.prj
              asst7.def
              asst7.dpd
              asst7.lnk
              asst7.mak
              asst7.opn
              asst7.prj
              asst8.def
              asst8.dpd
              asst8.lnk
              asst8.mak
              asst8.opn
              asst8.prj

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\symantec\misc]
              tstwtee.bat
              tstscn.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\turboc30\build]
              makefile
              asst6.dsk
              asst6.prj
              asst7.dsk
              asst7.prj
              asst8.dsk
              asst8.prj

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\turboc30\misc]
              tstwtee.bat
              tstscn.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vc6\build]
              _prep.bat
              make.bat
              \asst6\asst6.dsp
              \asst6\asst6.dsw
              \asst6\asst6.ncb
              \asst6\release\
              \asst7\asst7.dsp
              \asst7\asst7.dsw
              \asst7\asst7.ncb
              \asst7\release\
              \asst8\asst8.dsp
              \asst8\asst8.dsw
              \asst8\asst8.ncb
              \asst8\release\

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vc6\misc]
              tstwtee.bat
              tstscn.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs05\build]
              _prep.bat
              make.bat
              \asst6\asst6.vcproj
              \asst6\asst6.sln
              \asst6\asst6.suo
              \asst7\asst7.vcproj
              \asst7\asst7.sln
              \asst7\asst7.suo
              \asst8\asst8.vcproj
              \asst8\asst8.sln
              \asst8\asst8.suo

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\vs05\misc]
              tstwtee.bat
              tstscn.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\watcom\build]
              make.bat
              asst6.lk1
              asst6.mk
              asst6.mk1
              asst6.tgt
              asst6.wpj
              asst7.lk1
              asst7.mk
              asst7.mk1
              asst7.tgt
              asst7.wpj
              asst8.lk1
              asst8.mk
              asst8.mk1
              asst8.tgt
              asst8.wpj

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\watcom\misc]
              tstwtee.bat
              tstscn.bat

        [asxv5pxx\asxxmisc]
              asxxscan.c

        [asxv5pxx\asxhtml]
              asxxxx.htm
              asmlnk.htm
              asmlnk.txt
              asmdoc.htm
              asst6.htm
              asst7.htm
              asst8.htm


   You  must recompile the ASxxxx Assemblers, Linker, and Utili-
ties to incorporate the updates.  The resulting version will  be
V05.03 .  



2010_04_01 Version 5.00 Update 2

   This  update  for  Version  5.00  of the  ASxxxx Cross
Assemblers includes fixes for the following errors:

   (1)  When using the assembler directive .end to specify
        the code entry address the assembler fails to set
        the variable .__.END. as a global.  Therefor the
        value of .__.END. is not passed to the linker and
        the start address frame is always zero.

   (2)  The linker will fail to create a start address frame
        when there is no code generated within the area/bank
        referenced by the .__.END. variable.




   Merge  the  update asxv5pxx directory and subdirectories with
the V5.00 distribution.  The following files will  be  added  or
overwritten:  

        [asxv5pxx\ascheck\end]
              build.bat
              tbuild.bat
              t01.asm
              t02.asm
              t03.asm
              t04.asm
              t05.asm
              t06.asm
              t07.asm
              t08.asm

        [asxv5pxx\asxxsrc]
              asmain.c

        [asxv5pxx\linksrc]
              lkbank.c
              lksym.c




   You must recompile the ASxxxx Assemblers and Linker to incor-
porate the update.  



2010_03_03 Version 5.00 Update 1

   This  update  for  Version  5.00  of the  ASxxxx Cross
Assemblers includes fixes for the following errors:

   (1)  The newest versions of gcc (and perhaps other
        compilers) give warnings about missing arguments
        in the fprintf() function. The warnings occur in:

            aslist.c      lines 679, 688, and 1015

            asout.c       line  1127

            lklist.c      lines 299, 302, 463, and 473


        This update replaces:

            fprintf(arg1, arg2)

        with

            fprintf(arg1, "%s", arg2)

        in each line of code.

   (2)  The newest versions of gcc (and perhaps other
        compilers) have defined 'getline' as a standard
        function in 'stdio.h'.  This conflicts with the
        function 'getline()' in the ASxxxx package.
        All references to 'getline()' have been changed
        to 'nxtline()'.




   Merge  the  update asxv5pxx directory and subdirectories with
the  V5.00  distribution.    The   following   files   will   be
overwritten:  

        [asxv5pxx\aspic\ptoa]
              pictoasx.c
              ptoa.h

        [asxv5pxx\asxxsrc]
              aslex.c
              aslist.c
              asmain.c
              asmcro.c
              asout.c
              asxxxx.h

        [asxv5pxx\linksrc]
              aslink.h
              lkdata.c
              lklex.c
              lklist.c
              lkmain.c

        [asxv5pxx\s19os9]
              a19os9.c

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\cygwin\build]
              makefile

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\djgpp\build]
              makefile

        [asxv5pxx\asxmak\linux\build]
              makefile

        [asxv5pxx\asxhtml]
              asxbug.htm
              asxupd.htm


   You must recompile the ASxxxx Assemblers and Linker to incor-
porate the update.

  
2009_04_01 (Version 5.00)

  Added a general purpose macro processor to the ASxxxx
assemblers with the following mnemonics:

    .macro	define a general macro
    .irp	define an indefinite repeat macro by arguments
    .irpc	define an indefinite repeat macro by characters
    .rept	define a repeating macro
    .mexit	exit to end of macro
    .endm	end of macro
    .nchr	assign number of characters to a symbol
    .narg	assign number of expansion arguments to a symbol
    .ntyp	assign 0/1 if argument is absolute/relocatable
    .nval	assign value of argument to an absolute symbol
    .mdelete	delete a macro definition


  The following additional conditionals provide testing of string
arguments most useful within macros:

    .ifb	if argument blank
    .ifnb	if argument not blank

    .ifidn	if arguments are identical
    .ifdif	if arguments are different


  Added true (t), false (f), and true or false (tf) conditionals
to the .if / .else / .endif construct.  The conditionals .ift,
.iff, and .iftf allow replacemment of the .else directive making
the .if / .endif construct more readable.

    .ift	if condition is true
    .iff	if condition is false
    .iftf	if condition is true or false


  An alternate .if construction has been added to the ASxxxx
assemblers:

    .if    eq,...	if argument == 0
    .if    ne,...	if argument != 0
    .if    lt,...	if argument <  0
    .if    ge,...	if argument >= 0
    .if    le,...	if argument <= 0
    .if    gt,...	if argument >  0

    .if    def,...	if argument is defined
    .if    ndef,...	if argument is not defined

    .if    b,...	if argument is blank
    .if    nb,...	if argument is not blank
    .if    idn,...,...	if arguments are the same
    .if    dif,...,...	if arguments are not the same

    .if    t		if condition is true
    .if    f		if condition is false
    .if    tf		if condition is true or false


  The immediate conditional statements have been added to the ASxxxx
assemblers.  These conditionals can replace the .if / ... / .endif
construct for a single assembler source line:

e.g.    .iifeq	arg	label:	.word	0x1234

    .iif	if argument != 0
    .iifeq	if argument == 0
    .iifne	if argument != 0
    .iiflt	if argument <  0
    .iifge	if argument >= 0
    .iifle	if argument <= 0
    .iifgt	if argument >  0

    .iifdef	if argument is defined
    .iifndef	if argument is not defined

    .iifb	if argument is blank
    .iifnb	if argument is not blank
    .iifidn	if arguments are the same
    .iifdif	if arguments are not the same

    .iift	if condition is true
    .iiff	if condition is false
    .iiftf	if condition is true or false


  The alternate immediate conditional statements have also been added
to the ASxxxx assemblers:

e.g.    .iif	eq,arg	label:	.word	0x1234

    .iif   eq,...	if argument == 0
    .iif   ne,...	if argument != 0
    .iif   lt,...	if argument <  0
    .iif   ge,...	if argument >= 0
    .iif   le,...	if argument <= 0
    .iif   gt,...	if argument >  0

    .iif   def,...	if argument is defined
    .iif   ndef,...	if argument is not defined

    .iif   b,...	if argument is blank
    .iif   nb,...	if argument is not blank
    .iif   idn,...,...	if arguments are the same
    .iif   dif,...,...	if arguments are not the same

    .iif    t		if condition is true
    .iif    f		if condition is false
    .iif    tf		if condition is true or false


  The listing options for the ASxxxx assemblers has been updated
to enable/disable any of the following parameters from being
output to a generated listing file:

    err		error codes
    loc		code location
    bin		assembler binary code
    eqt		symbolic equates / if evaluations
    cyc		machine cycles
    lin		assembler source line number
    src		assembler source code
    pag		paging control
    lst		listing of .list / .nlist
    md		macro definition
    me		macro expansion
    meb		macro expansion binary code

    !		sets the listing mode to
		!(.list) or !(.nlist) before
		applying the sublist options

e.g.	.nlist	(lst,pag)	; disable .list/.nlist listing
				; and .page listing

The NOT parameter, !, is used to reverse the sense of the .list
or .nlist directive.  For example:

    .nlist (!)  is equivalent to .list and
    .list  (!)  is equivalent to .nlist

to enable listing and simultaneously disable the cycle count
use the directive:

    .nlist  (!,cyc)

or if you wish to suppress the listing of the .list / .nlist
directives:

    .nlist		; disables all listing
    .nlist  (!,lst)	; enables  all listing except
    			: .list (...) and .nlist

Normally the .list and .nlist directives are not evaluated
when encountered within a FALSE conditional block.  This
default behavior can be modified by specifying a non zero
argument in the .list or .nlist directive:

    .nlist   1,(!,lst)	; enables listing even within
			; a FALSE conditional block


The .bndry assembler directive has been added to ASxxxx.
The .bndry directive changes the current location address
to be evenly divisible by a specified integer value.

e.g.	.org	0
	.bndry	4
	; . == 0

	.org	1
	.bndry	4
	; . == 4


2009_02

   Added the Cypress M8C ASM8C assembler to ASxxxx.


2008_09

   Added the 8048 (8021, 8022, and 8041) AS8048 assembler to ASxxxx.


2008_02

   Added the SC/MP ASSCMP assembler to ASxxxx.


2008_02_03 (Version 4.11 Update 4)

An update to the AS2650 assembler to
fix the following errors:

   1)  The indexed addressing mode generates invalid
       code by using the first argument register as
       the index register: (addr = 0x1234)

           loda    r0,[addr,r1]          0C F2 34
               this should give          0D F2 34

   2)  The index addressing mode did not generate
       an addressing error when the first argument
       register was not r0:

           stra    r1,[addr,r2]  should give an 'a'
               error, the source must be r0

           loda    r2,[addr,r3]  should give an 'a'
               error, the destination must be r0

   3)  The S2650 auto increment and decrement indexing 
       modes always perform the register update before
       the register is used. i.e. +Rn or -Rn.  The
       assembler now accepts +Rn or Rn+ as meaning
       pre-increment and -Rn or Rn- as meaning
       pre-decrement.

The AS2650 assembler tstscn files have been updated for
testing the assemblers.

	    
2007_10_21 (Version 4.11 Fix)

    In the AS6816 assembler the instruction ANDP gives
wrong object code. Changed from 37 2A  to  37 3A.


2007_04_01 (Version 4.11 Update 3)

An update to the ASPIC assembler and
associated fix to ASLINK:

   1)  Change the pic addressing to lo/hi from hi/lo
       byte ordering.

   2)  The update fixes an error in the pic17 series
       LCALL instruction.

   3)  A rewrite of the pic18 series assembler to change
       the PC addressing from 1 per 16-bit word to 1 per
       8-bit byte and add the extended instruction set.

   4)  Modify the Linker Merge Mode processing to take into
       account the discarded low order bits for PC Relative
       Addressing.

   5)  New  tstscn files for testing the assemblers.


2006_11_01 (Version 4.11 Optional Update 2)

   1)  OS9  definition files and an  OS9 assembler module
       which creates the OS9 header, code and data areas,
       and the module CRC block:

            os9_mod.def       OS9 Module Definitions
            os9_sys.def       OS9 Sytem  Definitions
            os9_mod.asm       OS9 Module Begin / End Code

   2)  a program, s19os9, to post-process  assembled  OS9
       modules in  S19  format into  binary  OS9  modules
       with the appropriate  header  checksum  and module
       CRC values calculated.

   3)  new  make  and  project files which may be used to
       compile the s19os9 program.


2006_11_01 (Version 4.11 Optional Update_01)

   The  .list and .nlist  directives are now  modified by
.if / .else / .endif  processing  so that they are active
only in a TRUE clause.

   The  .page  and  .include  directives are now modified
by the  .list  and  .nlist  directives so that pagination
occurs only when listing is active.

   The new  default functionality for the  .list,  .nlist
and  .page  directives  may  be  modified by including an
optional argument in the  directive as shown here for the
.list directive:

      .list    arg
		
a non-zero argument invokes the directive irrespective of
the .if / .else / .endif status.


2006_07_26 (Version 4.11 Patch_01)

   The assembly of a direct page instruction with a
numeric constant causes a program crash when a .rel
file is created. e.g.:

        andb    *0x02

   The use of a symbolic constant or symbol plus
a constant compiles normally.

        val = 0x02

        andb    *val
        andb    *extern+0x01

The assemblers effected are:

        as6809
        as6812
        ash8
        aspic

