............................Contents


1. SPARC Assembler for SunOS 5.x	1
..Introduction	1
..Operating Environment	1
..SPARC Assembler for SunOS 4.1 Versus SunOS 5.x	2
....New Labeling Format	2
....New Object File Format	2
....Pseudo-Operations	2
....New Command Line Options	4
..Other References	5
2. Assembler Syntax	7
..Syntax Notation	7
..Assembler File Syntax	7
....Lines Syntax	8
....Statement Syntax	8
..Lexical Features	8


....Case Distinction	8
....Comments	8
....Labels	8
....Numbers	9
....Strings	9
....Symbol Names	10
....Special Symbols	11
....Operators and Expressions	13
..Assembler Error Messages	14
3. Extensible and Linking Format	15
..ELF Header	16
..Sections	17
....Section Header	18
....Predefined User Sections	22
....Predefined Non-User Sections	24
..Locations	25
..Addresses	25
..Relocation Tables	25
..Symbol Tables	25
..String Tables	27
..Assembler Directives	28
....Section Control Directives	28
....Symbol Attribute Directives	28
....Assignment Directive	29


......Data Generating Directives	29
4. Converting Files to the New Format	31
...Introduction	31
...Conversion Instructions	31
...Examples	32
5. Instruction-Set Mapping	33
...Table Notation	33
...Integer Instructions	36
...Floating-Point Instruction	47
...Coprocessor Instructions	49
...Synthetic Instructions	50
A. Pseudo-Operations	55
...Alphabetized Listing with Descriptions	55
B. Examples of Pseudo-Operations	65
C. Using the Assembler Command Line	69
...Assembler Command Line	69
...Assembler Command Line Options	70
...Disassembling Object Code	72
D. An Example Language Program	73
Index	79