Texas Instruments TI-89 - Learning the Basics

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92 Plus Sierra C Assembler Reference Manual
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3.3.1. Overview ................................................................................................138
3.3.2. Assembler Statements...........................................................................138
3.3.2.1. Statement Syntax (asm68) ..............................................................................138
3.3.2.2. Statement Syntax (asm68k) ............................................................................139
3.3.3. Character Set.........................................................................................140
3.3.4. Sections .................................................................................................140
3.3.4.1. Section Types..................................................................................................140
3.3.4.2. Creating Sections ............................................................................................141
3.3.4.3. Location Counter .............................................................................................141
3.3.4.4. Structure Templates ........................................................................................141
3.3.5. Symbols .................................................................................................141
3.3.5.1. Symbol Syntax.................................................................................................142
3.3.5.2. Labels ..............................................................................................................143
3.3.5.3. Symbol Assignment.........................................................................................143
3.3.5.4. Comm and Lcomm Symbols............................................................................144
3.3.5.5. Undefined Symbols..........................................................................................144
3.3.5.6. Compiler Locals...............................................................................................145
3.3.5.7. Floating-Point Symbols....................................................................................145
3.3.6. Constants...............................................................................................145
3.3.6.1. Integer Constants ............................................................................................145
3.3.6.2. Character Constants........................................................................................146
3.3.6.3. Floating-Point Constants .................................................................................148
3.3.7. Expressions............................................................................................148
3.3.7.1. Operands.........................................................................................................148
3.3.7.2. Operators.........................................................................................................149
3.3.7.3. Expression Evaluation .....................................................................................150
3.4. Instruction Set ..................................................................................................152
3.4.1. Syntax ....................................................................................................152
3.4.2. Instruction Sizing....................................................................................152
3.4.3. Instruction Optimization..........................................................................153
3.5. Effective Addressing Modes.............................................................................155
3.5.1. Overview ................................................................................................155
3.5.2. Terminology ...........................................................................................157
3.5.3. Effective Address Syntax .......................................................................158