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MacMAC Is The CP/M Standard Macro Assembler.

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).

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MacMAC Is The CP/M Standard Macro Assembler.

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).

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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 CrossAssembly 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
P
X
Z

-----

designates
designates
designates
designates

that particular drive


the LST: device
the user console (CON:)
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.

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