IBM Assembly Language Processor: Difference between revisions

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Description

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.

Add-ons

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.
masm2alp - Utility that converts MASM projects to ALP projects.

Version

Latest Version:

Prerequisites

Link386 or compatible linker.

Links

The Hobbes DEV/ASM directory contains most of the ALP tools and patches.

License and availability

Closed source software - Available as a free download from IBM.
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

IBM

Publications

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 == Description ==
-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]].
+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.
 ====Add-ons====