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Introduction
Executing MAC
XMAC
Assembly Control Parameters
Assembler Pseudo-Ops
Inline Error Messages
Console Error Messages
:Introduction
     MAC is the CP/M Standard Macro Assembler; it is upward-compatable with
ASM,  the CP/M Standard Assembler.   The facilities of MAC include assembly
of   Intel   8080  microcomputer  mnemonics,   along   with   assembly-time
expressions,  conditional assembly,  page formatting features,  and a macro
processor  which  is  compatable with the standard  Intel  definition  (MAC
implements the mid-1977 revision of Intel's definition).
     MAC requires approximately 12K of machine code and table space,  along
with an additional 2.5K of I/O buffer space.
:Executing MAC
     MAC is invoked by the following command --
                         MAC d:filename $parms
Only 'filename' is required, and it represents a file named 'filename.ASM'.
MAC  may  then generate up to 3 other files -- filename.HEX (the Intel  Hex
Format File),  filename.PRN (the Print or Listing file),  and  filename.SYM
(a file containing a sorted list of the symbols used in the program).
     MACRO Library files may be referenced by the program;  these files are
named 'filename.LIB'.
     $parms  represents the optional assembly control parameters which  are
discussed in the next section.
     MAC  may be executed by employing the SUBMIT  file  MAC.SUB.   MAC.SUB
assembles  the  specified MAC .ASM file,  converts it into a .COM file  via
LOAD, and erases the .HEX file.  MAC.SUB is invoked by --
          SUBMIT MAC filename
where 'filename' is the name of the MAC file 'filename.ASM'.
:XMAC
     XMAC  is a version of MAC which does NOT recognize the intrinsic Intel
8080 assembler language mnemonics.   XMAC is intended to be used for Cross-
Assembly  using  .LIB files which contain the assembler mnemonics  for  the
target  machine.   XMAC is invoked in exactly the same way MAC  is  (except
that  no SUBMIT file is available),  and it recognizes the same  pseudo-ops
and control parameters.
     The patch file XMAC.ASM contains the patches used to convert MAC  into
XMAC.
     The   library  files  MAC40.LIB  and  XMAC40.LIB  contain  the  macros
necessary to assemble code for the Intel 4040 microprocessor,  for example.
MAC40.LIB renames the 4040 mnemonics for ADD,  SUB,  etc.,  to ADD4,  SUB4,
etc.,  so that it will not conflict with MAC.   XMAC40.LIB does not  rename
these, since XMAC does not recognize these in the first place.
:Assembly Control Parameters
     The control parameter list is preceded by a $,  and may contain any of
the following in any order --
          A - controls the source disk for the .ASM file
          H - controls the destination of the .HEX machine code file
          L - controls the source disk for the .LIB files
          M - controls MACRO listing in the .PRN file
          P - controls the destination of the .PRN listing file
          Q - controls the listing of LOCAL symbols
          S - controls the generation and destination of the .SYM file
          1 - controls pass 1 listing

     In the case of the A,  H, L, P, and S parameters, they may be followed
by the drive name from which to obtain or to which to send data, where --

          A,B,C,D -- designates that particular drive
          P       -- designates the LST: device
          X       -- designates the user console (CON:)
          Z       -- designates a null file (no output)

For example,
          $PB AA HB SX
sends  the .PRN file to drive B:,  gets the .ASM file from drive A:,  sends
the .HEX file to drive B:, and sends the .SYM file to CON:.

     The parameters L,  S,  M, Q, and 1 may be preceded by either + or - to
enable or disable their respective functions --

     +L - list the input lines read from the MACRO library
     -L - suppress listing of the MACRO library (default)

     +S - append the .SYM output to the end of the .PRN file (default)
     -S - suppress the generation of the sorted symbol table

     +M - list all MACRO lines as they are processed (default)
     -M - suppress all MACRO lines as they are processed
     *M - list only HEX code generated by macro expansions in listing

     +Q - list all LOCAL symbols in the symbol list
     -Q - suppress all LOCAL symbols in the symbol list (default)

     +1 - produce a listing file on the first pass (for MACRO debugging)
     -1 - suppress listing on pass 1 (default)

     The  programmer  can  intersperse  controls  throughout  the  assembly
language source or library files.   Interspersed controls are denoted by  a
"$"  in  the  first  column of the input line  followed  immediately  by  a
parameter.
:Assembler Pseudo-Ops
     The following Pseudo-Ops are supported --
          DB        defines data bytes or strings of data
          DS        reserves storage areas
          DW        defines words of storage
          ELSE      alternate to IF
          END       terminates the physical program
          ENDIF     marks the end of conditional assembly
          ENDM      marks the end of a MACRO
          EQU       performs a numeric "equate"
          EXITM     abort expansion of the current MACRO level
          IF        begins conditional assembly
          IRP       INLINE MACRO with string substitution
          IRPC      INLINE MACRO with character substitution
          LOCAL     define LOCAL variables unique to each MACRO repetition
          MACLIB    specify MACRO Library to load
          MACRO     defines beginning of a MACRO
          ORG       sets the program or data origin
          PAGE      defines the listing page size for output
          REPT      defines the beginning of a INLINE MACRO
          SET       performs a numeric "set" or assignment
          TITLE     enables page titles and options
:Inline Error Messages
     B  - Balance  error:  MACRO doesn't terminate properly or  conditional
assembly is ill-formed
     C  - Comma  error:   expression  was  encountered  but  not  delimited
properly from the next item by a comma
     D - Date error:  element in a data statement (DB,DW) cannot be  placed
in the specified data area
     E - Expression error:  expression is ill-formed and cannot be computed
     I - Invalid character:  a non-graphic character has been found
     L - Label error:  label cannot appear in this context
     M - MACRO overflow error:  internal MACRO expansion table overflow
     N - Not implemented error:  unimplemented feature used
     O  - Overflow  error:  expression is too complicated or the number  of
LOCAL labels has exceeded 9999
     P  - Phase  error:   labels does not have same value  on  both  passes
(multiple label)
     R - Register error:  value specified for a register is not  compatable
with op code
     S - Statement/Syntax error:  statement is ill-formed
     V - Value error:  operand is improperly formed or out of range
:Console Error Messages
     NO SOURCE FILE PRESENT - .ASM file not found
     NO DIRECTORY SPACE - Directory is full
     SOURCE  FILE NAME ERROR - The form of the source file name is invalid;
note that MAC is invoked by 'MAC filename',  and the .ASM file type is  NOT
specified.
     SOURCE FILE READ ERROR - Error in reading source file
     OUTPUT FILE WRITE ERROR - Error in writing output file
     CANNOT CLOSE FILE - An output file cannot be closed.
     UNBALANCED MACRO LIBRARY - No ENDM encountered for a MACRO definition
     INVALID  PARAMETER - Invalid assembly parameter was found in the input
line.