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Alternate macro syntax

If you specify -a or --alternate on the GASP command line, the preprocessor uses somewhat different syntax. This syntax is reminiscent of the syntax of Phar Lap macro assembler, but it is not meant to be a full emulation of Phar Lap or similar assemblers. In particular, GASP does not support directives such as DB and IRP, even in alternate syntax mode.

In particular, -a (or --alternate) elicits the following differences.