README.assembler

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( Copyright{2000..2017}: Albert van der Horst, HCC FIG Holland by GNU Public License)

ciforth has an x86 up to the level of the Pentium I in the library.
This is sufficient to assemble the floating point package, even on 
64 bits.

The optimiser needs a disassembler hence borrows a couple of files
from the ciasdis project as a starting point.

This archive of the assembler to complement the 386 can be found under
ciforth Forth implementations.
See http://home.hccnet.nl/a.w.m.van.der.horst/forthimpl.frt

The reason the assemblers are kept here directly is that they
are essential for the optimiser.
In order to play, make symbolic links to the ciasdis archives
for the following files:
Sources : The cvs assembler sources are 

asgen.frt      Generic assembler / disassembler.
asi386.frt     80386 plug in
asi586.frt     80386 plug in (obsolete name, may be removed.)

Test sets:  All tests are done in the ciasdis project only
at least since 2010.
                                    
Quick reference cards: All moved to the ciasdis project