Appendix A. History

Each version includes a few fixes and minor corrections, that need not to be repeatedly mentioned every time.

Revision History
Revision 0.6d 18 Mar 2001 Revised by: konst
Added Free Pascal; new NASM URL again
Revision 0.6c 15 Feb 2001 Revised by: konst
Added SHASM; new answer in FAQ, new NASM URL, new mailing list address
Revision 0.6b 21 Jan 2001 Revised by: konst
new questions in FAQ, corrected few URLs
Revision 0.6a 10 Dec 2000 Revised by: konst
Remade section on AS86 (thanks to Holluby Istvan for pointing out obsolete information). Fixed several URLs that can be incorrectly rendered from sgml to html.
Revision 0.6 11 Nov 2000 Revised by: konst
HOWTO is completely rewritten using DocBook DTD. Layout is totally rearranged; too much changes to list them here.
Revision 0.5n 07 Nov 2000 Revised by: konst
Added question regarding kernel modules to FAQ, fixed NASM URLs, GAS has Intel syntax too
Revision 0.5m 22 Oct 2000 Revised by: konst
Linux 2.4 system calls can have 6 args, Added ALD note to FAQ, fixed mailing list subscribe address
Revision 0.5l 23 Aug 2000 Revised by: konst
Added TDASM, updates on NASM
Revision 0.5k 11 Jul 2000 Revised by: konst
Few additions to FAQ
Revision 0.5j 14 Jun 2000 Revised by: konst
Complete rearrangement of Introduction and Resources sections. FAQ added to Resources, misc cleanups and additions.
Revision 0.5i 04 May 2000 Revised by: konst
Added HLA, TALC; rearrangements in Resources, Quick Start Assemblers sections. Few new pointers.
Revision 0.5h 09 Apr 2000 Revised by: konst
finally managed to state LDP license on document, new resources added, misc fixes
Revision 0.5g 26 Mar 2000 Revised by: konst
new resources on different CPUs
Revision 0.5f 02 Mar 2000 Revised by: konst
new resources, misc corrections
Revision 0.5e 10 Feb 2000 Revised by: konst
URL updates, changes in GAS example
Revision 0.5d 01 Feb 2000 Revised by: konst
Resources (former "Pointers") section completely redone, various URL updates.
Revision 0.5c 05 Dec 1999 Revised by: konst
New pointers, updates and some rearrangements. Rewrite of sgml source.
Revision 0.5b 19 Sep 1999 Revised by: konst
Discussion about libc or not libc continues. New web pointers and and overall updates.
Revision 0.5a 01 Aug 1999 Revised by: konst
Quick Start section rearranged, added GAS example. Several new web pointers.
Revision 0.5 01 Aug 1999 Revised by: konstfare
GAS has 16-bit mode. New maintainer (at last): Konstantin Boldyshev. Discussion about libc or not libc. Added Quick Start section with examples of assembly code.
Revision 0.4q 22 Jun 1999 Revised by: fare
process argument passing (argc, argv, environ) in assembly. This is yet another "last release by Fare before new maintainer takes over". Nobody knows who might be the new maintainer.
Revision 0.4p 06 Jun 1999 Revised by: fare
clean up and updates
Revision 0.4o 01 Dec 1998 Revised by: fare
Revision 0.4m 23 Mar 1998 Revised by: fare
corrections about gcc invocation
Revision 0.4l 16 Nov 1997 Revised by: fare
release for LSL 6th edition
Revision 0.4k 19 Oct 1997 Revised by: fare
Revision 0.4j 07 Sep 1997 Revised by: fare
Revision 0.4i 17 Jul 1997 Revised by: fare
info on 16-bit mode access from Linux
Revision 0.4h 19 Jun 1997 Revised by: fare
still more on "how not to use assembly"; updates on NASM, GAS.
Revision 0.4g 30 Mar 1997 Revised by: fare
Revision 0.4f 20 Mar 1997 Revised by: fare
Revision 0.4e 13 Mar 1997 Revised by: fare
Release for DrLinux
Revision 0.4d 28 Feb 1997 Revised by: fare
Vapor announce of a new Assembly-HOWTO maintainer
Revision 0.4c 09 Feb 1997 Revised by: fare
Added section Do you need assembly?.
Revision 0.4b 03 Feb 1997 Revised by: fare
NASM moved: now is before AS86
Revision 0.4a 20 Jan 1997 Revised by: fare
CREDITS section added
Revision 0.4 20 Jan 1997 Revised by: fare
first release of the HOWTO as such
Revision 0.4pre1 13 Jan 1997 Revised by: fare
text mini-HOWTO transformed into a full linuxdoc-sgml HOWTO, to see what the SGML tools are like
Revision 0.3l 11 Jan 1997 Revised by: fare
Revision 0.3k 19 Dec 1996 Revised by: fare
What? I had forgotten to point to terse???
Revision 0.3j 24 Nov 1996 Revised by: fare
point to French translated version
Revision 0.3i 16 Nov 1996 Revised by: fare
NASM is getting pretty slick
Revision 0.3h 06 Nov 1996 Revised by: fare
more about cross-compiling -- See on sunsite: devel/msdos/
Revision 0.3g 02 Nov 1996 Revised by: fare
Created the History. Added pointers in cross-compiling section. Added section about I/O programming under Linux (particularly video).
Revision 0.3f 17 Oct 1996 Revised by: fare
Revision 0.3c 15 Jun 1996 Revised by: fare
Revision 0.2 04 May 1996 Revised by: fare
Revision 0.1 23 Apr 1996 Revised by: fare
Francois-Rene "Fare" Rideau creates and publishes the first mini-HOWTO, because "I'm sick of answering ever the same questions on comp.lang.asm.x86"