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                           TSM_UTIL.TXT
                          TURBO ASSEMBLER

This file documents H2ASH and H2ASH32, utilities that can be used with
TASM.

1)  Online Documentation for H2ASH and H2ASH32
==============================================
C/C++ modules within a program typically share definitions of types and data
structures among themselves. They do this by including small files called
header files, which contain type definitions and data structure definitions
used by more than one module. A C/C++ header file usually has a name ending
in H.  Similarly, assembly modules use header files with names that end in
.ASH (or .INC).

Programs containing modules written in both C or C++ and modules written
using Turbo Assembler must be able to share definitions of types and data
structures.  The H2ASH converter utility lets this happen.

The converter has the following limitations:

  -- All executable statements are ignored; no code output is generated.

  -- #INCLUDEs are fully expanded in the output.

  -- Name conflicts can occur in the assembly output since C++ scoping
     rules differ greatly from assembly rules; using Ideal mode output
     can help.

  -- Multiple Inheritance, Virtual Base Classes, and Templates are not
     supported in this version of H2ASH.

The H2ASH converter not only smooths the interface between C/C++ and assembly
language, it also lets you write C++ base classes directly in assembly
language (for maximum performance). H2ASH automatically converts base class
declarations in C++ into equivalent assembly object definitions, and defines
method names. We recommend that you use the following procedure for writing
base classes in assembly language:

  1) Write the class declaration in a C/C++ header file.

  2) Include the C header file in all descendant classes, and in the C/C++
     modules that use the base class.

  3) Use the H2ASH converter on the header file to produce an assembly
     object header file; you can automate this by setting up a makefile.

  4) Include the assembly object header file in the module where the
     assembly language methods are written.


Command Line Interface for H2ASH
--------------------------------
You can invoke H2ASH by typing the following command on the command line:

      H2ASH [[switches] <filename> [<filename> ... ]]

H2ASH triggers the printing of a help screen. By default, H2ASH accepts a
C/C++ header file, and produces a Turbo Assembler (TASM) 3.0 compatible
assembly include file with extension .ASH.  The resulting file is
not a self-contained assembly language program; rather, it contains TASM
type declarations and EQU statements that correspond to declarations in
the original C/C++ header file.  H2ASH recognizes wild cards for filename
matching.

All H2ASH-specific command line switches are a submode of the -q switch,
that is they all have the following form:

     -q[<character>] [-]

H2ASH also recognizes a majority of the Borland C++ command-line switches.
In particular, word-alignment (-a), force C++ compile (-P), set output file
name (-o), define symbol (-D), and the compilation model directives (-mt,
-ms, -ml, ...), are all supported.  For a definitive description of the BCC
command-line interface, see the Borland C++ User's Guide.

H2ASH allows the following switches:

  -q-           turn off the H2ASH converter
                <default is on>

  -qc        pass c/c++ comments into the .ASH file
                <default is off>

  -qn           enable name-mangling
                <default is on>

  -qf           a 'strict' mode that strips out all untranslatable source
                code (as opposed to the default behavior of issuing a warning
                and partially translating the declaration in question)
                <default is off>

  -qi           generate Ideal mode code, as opposed to Masm mode code
                <default is off>

  -qd           generate EQUs for #DEFINE statements which appear on the
                command-line, in project configuration file, or in the
                original source program
                <default is on>

  -qb           generate EQUs for #DEFINE statements which are normally
                generated automatically by the compiler
                <default is off>

  -qt           generate TASM directives as needed (H2ASH will emit .DATA
                and .MODEL directives whenever static declarations appear
                in the original C/C++ header file.  The IDEAL directive is
                generated whenever Ideal mode is used)
                <default is on>

  -qs           pass original source code into the .ASH file
                <default is off>


Processing #DEFINE directives and macros
----------------------------------------
H2ASH accepts C preprocessor #DEFINE directives and generates a corresponding
EQU directive containing the symbol name and its associated value.
Hexadecimal and octal constants force H2ASH to append an 'h' or 'q' radix
specifier onto the end of the constant value.  Decimal constants are passed
directly to the output stream, while floating point numbers are treated as
text literals. Here's an example of input and output:

               ---- H2ASH input ----
#define        ONE         1
#define        NEG_ONE           -1
#define        OCTAL_ONE       01
#define        HEX_ONE         0x1
#define           FLOAT_ONE       1.000

               ---- H2ASH output ----
ONE                 EQU     1
NEG_ONE             EQU     <-1>
OCTAL_ONE           EQU     01q
HEX_ONE             EQU     01h
FLOAT_ONE           EQU     <1.000>

All other macro #DEFINEs generate text EQUs into the H2ASH output
stream.  However, if the #DEFINE contains any macro arguments, a warning is
issued and the macro in question is not processed.  For example,

               ---- H2ASH input ----
#define        PI              22/7
#define        LOOP_FOREVER    while(1) {
#define        seq(s,t)           strcmp(s,t)

               ---- H2ASH output ----
PI             EQU             <22/7>
LOOP_FOREVER   EQU           <while(1) {>

H2ASH does not directly translate C preprocessor conditional #IF/#ELSE/#ENDIF
directives into their TASM equivalents. Rather, it evaluates the constant-
expression that is the argument to the conditional directive, and then passes
the appropriate clause of the conditional into the output stream, as follows:

               ---- H2ASH input ----
#if 0
#define     PI         3.14159
#else
#define     PI         22/7
#endif

               ---- H2ASH output ----
ZOO        PI        <22/7>


Processing Simple Declarations
------------------------------
H2ASH does not process declarations that have storage class 'auto'; that
is, any C/C++ declarations contained in compound-blocks are ignored. However,
declarations that have static linkage are translated into TASM 'DB', 'DW',
'DD', .... statements, depending on the size or type of the variable.
Furthermore, declarations that have external linkage are translated
into TASM 'GLOBAL' statements with an appropriate type specifier that is
dependent on the size of the C/C++ variable. H2ASH ignores all initializes
for declarations if the initializer expression is not a constant expression.
If this situation occurs, H2ASH issues a warning message. For example,

               ---- H2ASH input ----
char                a_char;
unsigned char            unsigned_char;
signed char            signed_char;
int                a_integer;
unsigned int            unsigned_integer;
signed int            signed_integer;
long                a_long;
unsigned long            unsigned_long;
signed long            signed_long;
float                a_float;
double                a_double;
long double            long_double;

               ---- H2ASH output ----
GLOBAL C          a_char              :BYTE
GLOBAL C          unsigned_char       :BYTE
GLOBAL C          signed_char         :BYTE
GLOBAL C          a_integer           :WORD
GLOBAL C          unsigned_integer    :WORD
GLOBAL C          signed_integer      :WORD
GLOBAL C          a_long              :DWORD
GLOBAL C          unsigned_long       :DWORD
GLOBAL C          signed_long         :DWORD
GLOBAL C          a_float             :PWORD
GLOBAL C          a_double            :QWORD
GLOBAL C          long_double         :TBYTE

H2ASH ignores the type modifiers 'const' and 'volatile'.  However, the
linkage specifiers 'pascal' and 'cdecl', do generate the corresponding TASM
equivalents. Static variables, as required by the ANSI C standard, generate
a default zero initializer expression of the appropriate width for the data
type in question.

               ---- H2ASH input ----
const int const_int;
volatile int volatile_int;
static int static_int;
static double static_double;
extern int extern_int;
int pascal int_pascal;
int cdecl  int_cdecl;

               ---- H2ASH output ----
GLOBAL C            const_int           :WORD
GLOBAL C            volatile_int        :WORD
.MODEL SMALL
.DATA
static_int          DW      0
static_double       DQ      0.0
GLOBAL C            extern_int          :WORD
GLOBAL PASCAL       int_pascal          :WORD
GLOBAL C            int_cdecl           :WORD


Processing Pointer/Array Declarations
-------------------------------------
Pointer declarations are handled in a similar manner to basic variable
declarations, except that the 'PTR' type specifier is introduced for each
level of pointer/reference indirection.  Note that any initializer that
requires the creation of a temporary variable, or is not a constant
expression is ignored.  For example,

               ---- H2ASH input ----
char      *v1;
int      **v2;
char far  *v3;
char near *v4;

               ---- H2ASH output ----
GLOBAL C            v1                  :NEAR PTR BYTE
GLOBAL C            v2                  :NEAR PTR NEAR PTR WORD
GLOBAL C            v3                  :FAR PTR BYTE
GLOBAL C            v4                  :NEAR PTR BYTE

Arrays are treated like basic variable declarations, where the type
specifier consists of the element type of the array, followed by an optional
repetition field that contains the dimension of the array. If the array is an
incomplete declaration, (that is, if it's dimension is not fully specified)
the repetition field is not passed into the output stream.  For example,

               ---- H2ASH input ----
extern char a1[];
extern char a2[10];
extern char a3[][10];
extern char a4[10][20];

               ---- H2ASH output ----
GLOBAL        C    a1:    BYTE
GLOBAL        C    a2:    BYTE : 10
GLOBAL        C       a3:    BYTE
GLOBAL        C    a4:    BYTE : 200


Processing TYPEDEF Declarations
-------------------------------
C/C++ TYPEDEF declarations are mapped directly onto their equivalent TASM
counterpart.  When the typedef alias (the name of the typedef) is used as the
type specifier in another declaration, the actual type of the typedef, as op-
posed to the typedef alias itself, is emitted into the output stream. For
example,

               ---- H2ASH input ----
typedef     unsigned long     ul;
typedef     ul         alias_ul;
alias_ul             ul_object;

               ---- H2ASH output ----
ul        TYPEDEF        DWORD
alias_ul    TYPEDEF        DWORD
GLOBAL    C    ul_object      :DWORD


Processing ENUM Declarations
----------------------------
C/C++ enumeration types are converted directly into TASM 'ENUM' defini-
tions. Each enumerator is given an explicit initializer if the value of the
enumerator changes by more than one unit from the previously processed enum-
erator, or if the enumerator already has an explicit initializer in the
C/C++ source code.  As usual, this initializer must contain a constant-
expression.

H2ASH automatically synthesizes a tag name if the enumeration does not
contain a tag.  This generated name is always unique within the compilation
unit it occurs in, and can be in subsequent variable declarations. For
example,

               ---- H2ASH input ----
 enum FOO    { a, b, c = -1, d = sizeof(enum FOO)};
 enum           { north, east, south, west };

               ---- H2ASH output ----
FOO                 ENUM    {
                    a,
                    b,
                    c=-1,
                    d=2,
                    pad$0=256}

tag$0               ENUM    {
                    north,
                    east,
                    south,
                    west,
                    pad$1=256}

Finally, if the enumeration is not representable within a declaration
of size BYTE, H2ASH generates an extra enumerator (which has a unique name),
and appends it to the end of the enumeration list.  This enumerator is used
to induce TASM to pack the enumeration within a data type of size WORD. This
situation can occur whenever you use the -b option, or whenever the value
of an enumerator exceeds a value representable within a BYTE. For example,

               ---- H2ASH input ----
 enum direction  { north, east = 254, south, west };
 enum color      { red, green = 256, blue };

               ---- H2ASH output ----
direction           ENUM    {
                    north,
                    east=254,
                    south,
                    west,
                    pad$0=256}

color               ENUM    {
                    red,
                    green=256,
                    blue}


Processing Simple Aggregate Declarations
----------------------------------------
Structures and unions are mapped by H2ASH onto their direct TASM STRUC
and UNION counterparts. If a tag is not present in the aggregate declaration,
H2ASH automatically generates one.  The GLOBAL directive is used to represent
an instance of the structure, where the type-field contains that tag name of
the structure or union in question.  For example,

               ---- H2ASH input ----
 struct S1 {
   int field1;
   int field2;
   } S1_object;

 union U1 {
   int field1;
   int field2;
   int (*field3)(void);
   } U1_object;

               ---- H2ASH output ----
S1                  STRUC
@S1@field1          DW      ?
@S1@field2          DW      ?
S1                  ENDS

GLOBAL C            S1_object           :S1

U1                  UNION
@U1@field1          DW      ?
@U1@field2          DW      ?
@U1@field3          DW      NEAR PTR ?
U1                  ENDS

GLOBAL C            U1_object           :U1

Using the word-alignment (-a) option lets H2ASH explicitly output
appropriate padding.  For the exact structure-alignment rules, see the
C++ Programmer's Guide.  For example,

               ---- H2ASH input ----
struct S2 {
   char field1;
   int  field2;
   };

               ---- H2ASH output ----
S2                  STRUC
@S2@field1          DB      ?
                    DB      0
@S2@field2          DW      ?
S2                  ENDS

H2ASH treats nested structures as separate TASM STRUC declarations, and
gives the nested structures specially mangled names. This is done because
nested structures are not true members; they are merely in the lexical scope
of the structure in which they are contained.  However, if a nested structure
is instantiated (for example, an object of the type of that structure is
declared), the appropriate space is reserved in the enclosing structure as
in the following example:

               ---- H2ASH input ----
struct a {
    int i;
    struct b {
        int j;
    };
        int k;
        struct c {
                int l;
    } c_instance;
};

               ---- H2ASH output ----
@a@b                STRUC
@a@b@j              DW      ?
@a@b                ENDS

@a@c                STRUC
@a@c@l              DW      ?
@a@c                ENDS

a                   STRUC
@a@i                DW      ?
@a@k                DW      ?
@a@c_instance       @a@c    <>
a                   ENDS


Processing Bitfield Declarations
--------------------------------
Bitfields are represented by H2ASH as TASM RECORD declarations. In
general, it generates two kinds of RECORDS. First, if a STRUCT contains
only bitfield declarations and if each of the bitfields are of the same type,
and if this type is sufficiently large to contain all of the fields, H2ASH
generates a global RECORD declaration. H2ASH inserts a uniquely named padding
field at the top of the RECORD so that proper alignment is achieved. For
example,

               ---- H2ASH input ----
struct S1 {
   int field1: 1;
   int field2: 4;
   };

               ---- H2ASH output ----
S1                  RECORD    {
pad$0               :11
field2              :4
field1              :1
}

If H2ASH is unable to generate a global RECORD declaration, a local one
is emitted within the STRUC in which the original bitfield is declared.
Furthermore, a member with the type of the tag of the local RECORD
declaration is declared to reserve the appropriate amount of storage. H2ASH
attempts to pack adjacent bitfields within a single record when adjacent
bitfields are of the same type, and whenever the type of the bitfield is
large enough to contain the adjacent fields. For example,

                ---- H2ASH input ----
struct S1 {
    int  field1;
    char field2: 1;
    char field3: 8; // NOTE: cannot be packed with field2
    };

                ---- H2ASH output ----
S1                  STRUC
@S1@field1          DW      ?
S1                  RECORD    {
pad$0               :7
field2              :1
}
$bit$0              S1      <>
S1                  RECORD    {
field3              :8
}
$bit$1              S1      <>
S1                  ENDS


Processing Function/Operator Declarations
-----------------------------------------
File scope function declarations are emitted as GLOBAL declarations with
type NEAR or FAR, depending on the model settings.  Prototypes for func-
tions are ignored, because TASM does not support typed CALLs or typed PROTO
statements. However, the prototype is encrypted by the mangled name of the
function.  For example,

               ---- H2ASH input ----
 void   fvv(void);
 extern efvv(void);
 int    fiii(int, int);

               ---- H2ASH output ----
 GLOBAL     C     @fvv$qv     :NEAR  ;or far, depending on model
 GLOBAL  C    @efvv$qv    :NEAR  ;or far, depending on model
 GLOBAL  C    @fiii$qii    :NEAR  ;or far, depending on model

H2ASH ignores default arguments, as well as all function bodies. In both
cases, H2ASH issues a warning and processes that declaration as if the
default arguments and function bodies were not present.  H2ASH also ignores
static function declarations. In this case, the declaration is not emitted
into the output stream. Here's an example:

               ---- H2ASH input ----
 static sfvv(void);
 void   dfii(int i = 0, int = sizeof(foo));
 int    fvv(int i) { return ++i; }

               ---- H2ASH output ----
; warning, declaration of static function 'sfvv(...)' ignored

 void   C       @dfii$qii      :NEAR   ; warning, default arguments ignored
 void   C       @fvv$qi        :NEAR   ; warning, function body ignored

H2ASH supports function and operator overloading by encoding function
prototypes and operator names. Otherwise, H2ASH treats these declarations
in exactly the same manner as ordinary functions. For example,

               ---- H2ASH input ----
 int abs(int,  int);
 int abs(int);

 struct alpha;

 int operator+(alpha, int);
 int operator+(int, alpha);

               ---- H2ASH output ----
GLOBAL C            @abs$qii            :NEAR
GLOBAL C            @abs$qi             :NEAR
GLOBAL C            @$badd$q5alphai     :NEAR
GLOBAL C            @$badd$qi5alpha     :NEAR


Processing Classes
------------------
C++ classes are mapped onto TASM STRUC declarations, just as C STRUCTS
are.  Nonstatic class data members are treated as ordinary STRUCT fields.
Static class data members are treated as GLOBAL declarations, and are emitted
after the class declaration in which they are declared. Nonvirtual function
members are treated exactly like ordinary function definitions, except, that
they receive a mangled name that encodes the tagname of class in which they
are contained. Virtual function members are treated exactly like nonvirtual
functions, except that they force H2ASH to allocate space for a virtual-
function-table-pointer.  This pointer has a mangled name containing the
suffix 'vptr$', which is always unique throughout a single compilation unit.
Finally, all 'special' member functions (constructors, copy constructors,
assignment operators), are treated as ordinary function declarations.
However, if they are compiler-synthesized members, H2ASH does not emit them.
For example,

               ---- H2ASH input ----
 class c {

     static int static_member;
             int normal_member;

 public:

     virtual void f1_virtual(void);
     virtual void f2_virtual(void);
             void f3_normal(void);

     void *operator ++();

     c();
     c(int&);
     ~c();

   };

               ---- H2ASH output ----
c                   STRUC
@c@vptr$0           DW      NEAR PTR ?
@c@normal_member    DW      ?
c                   ENDS

GLOBAL C            @c@static_member    :WORD
GLOBAL C            @c@f1_virtual$qv    :NEAR
GLOBAL C            @c@f2_virtual$qv    :NEAR
GLOBAL C            @c@f3_normal$qv     :NEAR
GLOBAL C            @c@$binc$qv         :NEAR
GLOBAL C            @c@$bctr$qv         :NEAR
GLOBAL C            @c@$bctr$qri        :NEAR
GLOBAL C            @c@$bdtr$qv         :NEAR

H2ASH supports single inheritance. If a program using multiple inheri-
tance is presented as input, or if virtual bases are present, H2ASH
terminates and gives an appropriate error message. Within a derived class, a
base class is represented as a member subobject, and is treated by H2ASH as
if it were an ordinary member with a specially synthesized name: 'subobject$'
which has the type of the base class in question.  Again, this name is always
unique. Virtual function table pointers are shared between the base and
derived class; hence, no further space is allocated for the virtual-pointer
within the derived class.  For example, adding a derived class to the
previous example:

               ---- H2ASH input ----
// previous definition for class c goes here.

 class d : c {

     int derived_member;

     virtual void f1_virtual(void); // virtual override of c::f1_virtual()

     d();
    ~d();

 };

               ---- H2ASH output ----
d                   STRUC
subobject$0         c       <>
@d@derived_member   DW      ?
d                   ENDS

GLOBAL C            @d@f1_virtual$qv    :NEAR
GLOBAL C            @d@$bctr$qv         :NEAR
GLOBAL C            @d@$bdtr$qv         :NEAR

Pointers to class members are also supported, both pointers to data
members and pointers to function members. Here's a simple example:

               ---- H2ASH input ----
class f{
public:
   int x;
   int * px;
   int foo( char * ) { return px }
};

int  f::*pointer_to_data_member;
int (f::*pointer_to_function)(char *);

               ---- H2ASH output ----
f                   STRUC
@f@x                DW      ?
@f@px               DW      NEAR PTR ?
f                   ENDS

GLOBAL C            @f@foo$qpzc         :NEAR

vb_data$mptr        STRUC
vb_data$member_offset                   DW      0
vb_data$vbcptr_offset                   DW      0
vb_data$mptr        ENDS

GLOBAL C            pointer_to_data_member               :vb_data$mptr

vb_near_func$mptr   STRUC
vb_near_func$func_addr                  DW      0
vb_near_func$member_offset              DW      0
vb_near_func$vbcptr_offset              DW      0
vb_near_func$mptr   ENDS

GLOBAL C            pointer_to_function :vb_near_func$mptr

C++ Templates are not supported in this version of H2ASH. If a program
containing templates is given as input, H2ASH outputs an error and terminates
execution.

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