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version 1.60
[12-03-2005]
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[+] x86-64 long mode instructions added
[+] added ELF64 output format
[+] added $$ symbol
[-] revised symbol table management in parser and preprocessor
[-] no entry point by default in PE DLL

version 1.58
[12-02-2005]
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[+] more strict checking of operands for few instructions
[+] documentation updates

version 1.57
[19-01-2005]
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[-] cleanups and bugfixes

version 1.56
[27-09-2004]
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[+] another small update of documentation
[-] internals cleanup

version 1.55
[12-09-2004]
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[+] support for multiple concatenation symbol added
[+] updated documentation (sections concerning preprocessor directives)
[+] some error messages improved

version 1.54
[04-08-2004]
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[+] commands allowed in the same line after end of macro definition
[+] automatic generation of output file name addded to formatter
[+] allowed public aliases of external symbols with MS COFF format
[-] fixed "defined" to return true only for accessible symbols
[-] improved label resolving algorithms

version 1.53
[22-07-2004]
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[+] floating point values allowed as address fields
[-] fixed the MZ stub bug in PE formatter
[-] fixed the section linking in ELF executable formatter
[-] fixed the "movsldup xmm,xmm" problem

version 1.52
[03-04-2004]
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[+] more than 65535 relocations per section with MS COFF format
[+] smarter searching for included files
[+] added "store" directive
[-] cleaned syntax of "load" directive (only loading from code allowed)
[-] floating point values starting with dot no longer allowed
[-] "clflush" fixed to accept byte operand

version 1.51
[31-01-2004]
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[+] added SSE3 instructions
[-] speed improvements

version 1.50
[08-12-2003]
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[+] added alignment features
[+] added resource linking to PE formatter
[+] added ` operator
[+] added %t symbol
[-] behaviour of "defined" operator changed a bit
[-] several formatter revisions

version 1.49
[16-09-2003]
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[+] better error information for macro-generated lines
[+] support for test registers
[+] "fix" constant redefinition improved for speed
[+] some improvements for PE formatter
[-] several small fixes

version 1.48
[24-07-2003]
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[+] added "fix" directive
[-] fixed small bug with symbolic constants

version 1.47
[28-06-2003]
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[+] added some rare instructions
[-] changed program exit codes
[-] changed memory allocation for Win32 console version

version 1.46
[09-04-2003]
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[-] several little fixes

version 1.45
[09-02-2003]
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[+] checking any expression with "defined" operator allowed
[-] less strict intermediate passes
[-] major code cleanup

version 1.44
[19-01-2003]
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[+] added "eqtype" operator
[-] fixed cache waste in label parser

version 1.43
[30-12-2002]
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[+] introduced ELF output format
[+] extended "public" and "extrn" syntax
[+] allowed macro arguments containing commas (enclosed with "<" and ">")
[+] added some more missing instructions and syntax options
[-] label hashing corrected
[-] formatter revised once again

version 1.42
[05-12-2002]
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[+] improved optimization algorithms

version 1.41
[14-11-2002]
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[+] new documentation
[+] added AMD 3DNow! instructions
[+] added missing syntax options for some FPU and MMX instructions
[+] added "defined" and "used" operators
[-] parser algorithms corrected

version 1.40
[28-08-2002]
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[+] added "restore" directive
[+] concatenations processed before symbolic constants now
[+] timestamps generated for COFF and PE
[+] custom base of PE image allowed
[+] added support for anonymous labels
[+] "load" directive extended for code loading
[+] environment variables in paths allowed
[-] concatenations allowed in macroinstructions only

version 1.39
[08-07-2002]
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[+] introduced COFF output format
[+] automatic uinitialized data section marking
[+] relocatable symbols support improved
[+] added missing syntax for "test" instruction
[+] added missing "df" and "rf" symbols
[-] "label" directive bugs fixed

version 1.37
[12-06-2002]
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[+] introduced Linux version
[-] minor fixes

version 1.36
[22-05-2002]
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[+] "ptr" operator for addressing allowed

version 1.35
[06-05-2002]
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[-] fixed more bugs in number parser

version 1.34
[19-04-2002]
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[+] case insensitive mnemonics
[+] symbols concatenation operator added
[-] number parser improved

version 1.33
[07-04-2002]
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[+] added support for pascal-style hexadecimal numbers
[-] large 64-bit decimal numbers bug fixed

version 1.32
[06-03-2002]
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[+] changed memory management for Win32
[+] Mandelbrot example added
[-] fixed scientific notation support for case insensitive version

version 1.31
[04-02-2002]
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[+] updated includes in Win32 examples
[+] expression parser slightly improved
[-] fixed bugs with "bound" and "bswap" instructions
[-] fixed "fsub" and "fdiv" bugs

version 1.30
[18-01-2002]
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[+] custom stub allowed for PE format
[+] common fasm executable for DOS and Win32
[-] preprocessor completely rewritten
[-] parser revised
[-] assembler structures handling improved
[-] PE formatter revised
[-] fixups in PE generated only if declared

version 1.20
[16-12-2001]
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[+] full SSE2 instructions support
[+] SIB addresses allowed for virtual data
[+] directives for macro parts definition
[+] allowed pure logical values
[+] fixed display directive to work with error messages
[-] segment prefixes only if necessary
[-] removed short form size overrides

version 1.14
[17-10-2001]
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[+] partial SSE2 instructions support
[-] "display" directive revised
[-] parsing instruction preceded by a colon fixed
[-] "eq" operator for logical expressions

version 1.13
[27-08-2001]
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[+] added "display" directive
[+] added "data" directive for PE format
[-] string and number parsing revised
[-] far jumps processing revised
[-] aligned assembler data for faster access
[-] "cmov" register to register fixed
[-] list of preprocessor directives fixed
[-] expression calculator bugs fixed

version 1.12
[30-06-2001]
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[+] better Win32 examples
[+] added "load" directive
[+] improved locals counter

version 1.11
[25-06-2001]
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[+] allowed double quotes to define strings
[-] fixed constant definition bugs

version 1.10
[22-03-2001]
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[+] SSE instructions support
[+] added some missed FPU instructions

version 1.09
[04-01-2001]
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[-] fixed macros redefinition
[-] fixed some bugs with segment registers
[-] changed optimization methods

version 1.08
[16-11-2000]
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[+] added missed "retn" instruction
[-] fixed some bugs with "mov" and "arpl" instructions

version 1.07
[07-10-2000]
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[+] octal constants now supported
[+] subsystem version setting for PE
[+] "in" - symbol comparing operator added
[+] allowed "virtual" directive without any arguments
[-] PE header size bug fixed
[-] some minor fixes and improvements

version 1.06
[23-08-2000]
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[+] "struc" directive instead of labeled macros

version 1.05
[16-08-2000]
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[-] fixed some bugs with PE format
[+] numeric constants redefinition allowed
[+] labeled macroinstructions

version 1.04
[10-08-2000]
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[+] PE output format support
[+] Win32 version of fasm executable
[+] advanced macroinstructions
[+] floating point data allowed
[-] changed hexadecimal numbers format to standard
[-] many other fixes and improvements

version 1.03
[19-07-2000]
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[+] allowed empty labels to separate local symbols
[-] more bugs fixed

version 1.02
[06-07-2000]
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[+] some documentation changes
[-] minor bugs fixed

version 1.01
[01-07-2000]
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[-] fixed bug in MZ header generator

version 1.00
[19-06-2000]
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[+] first official release

version 0.90
[04-05-1999]
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[+] first version able to recompile itself

version 0.00
[23-03-1999]
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[+] flat assembler project was started at 14:24:33