The history of xAsm
Version |
Dated |
Release notes |
1.0 |
1 Oct. 96 |
First release |
1.01 |
1 Dec. 96 |
- Fixed bug in INCBIN (sometimes reported the section full)
- Added DEF() function
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1.02 |
12 Feb. 97 |
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1.03 |
23 Mar. 97 |
- The HRAM section was 128 bytes long instead of 127. potentially thrashing the interrupt enable register if you filled the HRAM.
- The BANK() function, when used on a symbol defined in the current sourcefile, returned the wrong bank ID. (reported by Harry P. Mulder)
- The BANK() function didn't check whether the argument was a properly defined symbol. (reported by Harry P. Mulder)
- Completely new lexical analyser module. This fixed several linenumber bugs and other macro/if/rept related bugs. Also fixed a bug which made it possible to have equated symbols with the same name as a reserved keyword (if you get a "parse error" with this release on some of your sources, this is probably what is going on)
- FAIL and WARN commands.
- __LINE__, __FILE__, __TIME__, __DATE__ predefined symbols added.
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1.04 |
03 July 1997 |
First ASMotor release
- __TIME__ and __DATE__ give todays date instead of when the assembler was compiled.
- Sometimes the first line of a file wouldn't assemble correctly. Reported by Jeff Frohwein.
- Unrolling multiline string symbols left the linecounter in a sorry state. Jeff Frohwein again.
- DB and DW can now (officially ;-) be used in BSS/HRAM/VRAM sections without any arguments to reserve a byte or a word respectively. Reported/suggested/inspired by Mr. Frohwein.
- The character # can now be used as part of a symbol name. Jeff....
- The RS counter "_RS" is now defined from the very start of the assembly process instead of after the first RSSET or RSRESET.
- Bug fixed: You couldn't use \0-\9 and \@ in {} constructs
- PURGE pseudo-op added. Purges a symbol from the symboltable and memory. Use with extreme caution! Inspired by Harry P. Mulder
- MACRO parameter passing method changed drastically. Read (and re-read) the manual for details. Suggested by Harry P. Mulder.
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1.05 |
20 July 1997 |
RGBDS fixes:
- RGBAsm supports the LDD and LDI syntax plus [HLD] and [HLI]. LDH is synonymous with LDIO.
General fixes:
- There was a bug in the macro parameter passing. Any whitespace after the last parameter would be appended to the last parameter. Reported by Jeff Frohwein.
- A section stack has been implemented. Look up POPS and PUSHS. Jeff Frohweins doing again.
- OPT command added for defining and changing some options while assembling.
- You can now define which characters are used for the Gameboy graphics integer (`) using the commandline or the new OPT command. Cool idea by (surprise surprise) Jeff Frohwein.
- Also, an option stack has been added. Look up POPO and PUSHO in the manual.
- Fixed yet another line number bug reported by Jeff Frohwein (when will this guy leave me alone? ;)
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1.06 |
22 July 1997 |
General fixes:
- The lamest typo bug of all time has been fixed. RGBAsm would output a word defined with DW as 4 bytes instead of 2. Jeff Frohwein reported this.
- The first line of an included file didn't assemble correctly.
- -b option added for setting the characters used for binary constants.
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1.08 |
21 September 1997 |
General fixes:
- A crash occured if you tried to use a macro symbol in an expression. (Jeff Frohwein)
- You couldn't use STRCMP, STRLEN and STRIN in relocatable expressions. (Harry P. Mulder)
- Relocatable symbols are no longer allowed as arguments to the DEF function.
- Bug fixed in the assembler where it would sometimes write out too many bytes for HRAM section definitions.
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1.10 |
Real Soon Now |
- Added assembler for genuine z80 for the TI-83x. (TI8xASM)
- Added ability to define symbols at the command line.
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