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IBM Assembly Language Processor

Name	ALP
Version	4.00.008 (2001)
Vendor	IBM
Author	Steve Turner
Licence	IPLA
WWW

The Assembly Language Processor (ALP) is a macro assembler from IBM that offers a native mode and a MASM 5.1 compatible mode, and indeed intended to replace the Microsoft Assembler product for use on OS/2 systems especially for driver development. ALP was available in versions for OS/2 and AIX, versions with dates later than 1995 also support a subset of the MASM 6.x language.

Features

ALP generates standard OMF files that can be linked to produce DOS or OS/2 executables. Symbolic debugging information is compatible with IBM's source code debuggers.

Version

1.03.273 (May 1995)
4.00.000 (1996) - IBM Developer Connection Vol. 11
4.00.003
4.00.004
4.00.005 (Sep 1997) - IBM Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 Warp Version 4
- Enhancements:
  - Additional MASM 6.00 constructs supported:
    - EXTERNDEF, UNION, and OPTION directives
    - LENGTHOF, SIZEOF, and OPATTR operators
    - BASIC, C, PASCAL, SYSCALL keywords on the COMM, EXTERN, PUBLIC, and PROC directives
    - EXPORT keyword as an argument to the PROC directive
    - Structure and union types can now be imbedded within other structure and union types
  - Support for true arrays
  - Support for the Pentium Pro instruction set
  - Improved symbolic debugging output
  - Improved online documentation
  - Fixes and compatibility enhancements
4.00.008 (2001)

Prerequisites

OS/2 Warp
Link386 or compatible linker

Product Documentation

Assembly Language Processor Reference Guide - May 1995
ALP Programming Guide and Reference - Oct 1997
Assembly Language Processor (ALP) Assembler Reference

Links

Add-ons

[ALP_MXG.ZIP] - By default the native mode on ALP is 32 bits only while the otherwise less capable MASM 5.1 emulation mode allows mixed 16/32 bit code. This patch allows you to use mixed 16/32 bit code in native ALP mode.
[masm2alp.zip] - Utility that converts MASM projects to ALP projects.

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-== Description ==
+{{Software
-A macro assembler from [[IBM]] that offers a native mode and a [[MASM]] 5.1 compatible mode, and indeed intended to replace the [[Microsoft Assembler]] product for use on OS/2 systems especially for driver development. ALP was available in versions for OS/2 and [[AIX]], versions with dates later than 1995 also support a subset of the MASM 6.x language.
+|Picture=NA.png
+|Name=ALP
+|Version=4.00.008 (2001)
+|Vendor=IBM
+|Author=[[Steve Turner]]
+|Licence=IPLA
+}}
+The Assembly Language Processor ('''ALP''') is a macro assembler from [[IBM]] that offers a native mode and a [[MASM]] 5.1 compatible mode, and indeed intended to replace the [[Microsoft Assembler]] product for use on OS/2 systems especially for driver development. ALP was available in versions for OS/2 and [[AIX]], versions with dates later than 1995 also support a subset of the MASM 6.x language.[[File:ALP-icon.png|right]]
+==Features==
+ALP generates standard OMF files that can be linked to produce DOS or OS/2 executables. Symbolic debugging information is compatible with IBM's source code debuggers.
-====Add-ons====
-* [http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=ALP_MXG&pushbutton=Search ALP_MXG] - By default the native mode on ALP is 32 bits only while the otherwise less capable MASM 5.1 emulation mode allows mixed 16/32 bit code. This patch allows you to use mixed 16/32 bit code in native ALP mode.
-* [http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=masm2alp&pushbutton=Search masm2alp] - Utility that converts [[MASM]] projects to ALP projects.
 ==Version==
-* May 1995: Version 1.03.273
+* 1.03.273 (May 1995)
-* Sep 1997: Version 4.00.005 - from IBM Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 Warp Version 4
+* 4.00.000 (1996) - IBM Developer Connection Vol. 11
-* '''Latest Version:''' 4.00.008
+* 4.00.003
+* 4.00.004
+* 4.00.005 (Sep 1997) - IBM Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 Warp Version 4
+** Enhancements:
+*** Additional MASM 6.00 constructs supported:
+**** EXTERNDEF, UNION, and OPTION directives
+**** LENGTHOF, SIZEOF, and OPATTR operators
+**** BASIC, C, PASCAL, SYSCALL keywords on the COMM, EXTERN, PUBLIC, and PROC directives
+**** EXPORT keyword as an argument to the PROC directive
+**** Structure and union types can now be imbedded within other structure and union types
+*** Support for true arrays
+*** Support for the Pentium Pro instruction set
+*** Improved symbolic debugging output
+*** Improved online documentation
+*** Fixes and compatibility enhancements
+* 4.00.008 (2001)
-===Prerequisites===
+;Prerequisites
-* OS/2 Warp
+*OS/2 Warp
-* [[Link386]] or compatible linker.
+*Link386 or compatible linker
-== Links ==
+==Product Documentation==
-* The Hobbes [http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-browse.php?dir=/pub/os2/dev/asm DEV/ASM directory] contains most of the ALP tools and patches.
+* Assembly Language Processor Reference Guide - May 1995
+* ALP Programming Guide and Reference - Oct 1997
+* [[Assembly Language Processor (ALP) Assembler Reference]]
-==License and availability==
+==Related Article==
-* Closed source software - Available as a free download from IBM.
+* Gruber; Turner: [[Developers Enjoy the "ALP"s (Assembly Language Processor)]]
-* Came packaged with other IBM Compiler products.
-* Comes with the IBM Device Driver Development Kit [DDK]
-* Was available to Passport Advantage subscribers before the program was discontinued in 2005.
-==Author==
+== Links ==
-* IBM
+;Add-ons
+* [ALP_MXG.ZIP] - By default the native mode on ALP is 32 bits only while the otherwise less capable MASM 5.1 emulation mode allows mixed 16/32 bit code. This patch allows you to use mixed 16/32 bit code in native ALP mode.
-==Related Articles==
+* [masm2alp.zip] - Utility that converts [[MASM]] projects to ALP projects.
-*
-==Publications==
-*
-[[Category:Tools]][[Category:Assembly]][[Category:AIX Tools]]
+[[Category:Assembler]]