SHx Assembler Programming Limitations
The following table shows the programming limitations of SHASM.
| Item | Limitation |
|---|---|
| Character types | ASCII characters |
| Upper/lower case letters, Distinguished | Symbols (including section names and macro names) |
| Upper/lower case letters, Non-distinguished | Reserved words Executable instruction mnemonics Assembler directive mnemonics Operation sizes Integer constant radixes |
| Line length | Up to 950 bytes |
| Program length (in lines) | Up to 65,535 lines |
| Character constants | Up to 4 characters |
| Symbol length | (No limit) |
| Number of symbols | Up to 65,535 symbols |
| Number of import symbols | Up to 65,535 symbols |
| Number of export symbols | Up to 65,535 symbols |
| Section size | Up to H'FFFFFFFF bytes (subject to available memory) |
| Number of sections | Up to 65,535 sections |
| Number of macro generation numbers | Up to 100,000 numbers |
| Number of literals | Up to 100,000 literals |
See Also
What's New for SH-4 | New SHx Assembler Registers | New SHx Assembler Instructions
Last updated on Thursday, April 08, 2004
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