# HG changeset patch
# User lost@l-w.ca
# Date 1284919452 21600
# Node ID 637f46c5b2b74f4834038684cef7de77ca4e63bc
# Parent 0f2d9a943e96fb08bdf8e118ddbf0b6bf1ab8154
Added note to manual explaining that operands cannot contain spaces
diff -r 0f2d9a943e96 -r 637f46c5b2b7 doc/manual.docbook.sgml
--- a/doc/manual.docbook.sgml Sun Sep 19 10:41:17 2010 -0600
+++ b/doc/manual.docbook.sgml Sun Sep 19 12:04:12 2010 -0600
@@ -405,6 +405,13 @@
If applicable, the operand follows separated by whitespace. Following the
opcode and operand is an optional comment.
+
+ It is important to note that operands cannot contain any whitespace
+except in the case of delimited strings. This is because the first
+whitespace character will be interpreted as the separator between the
+operand column and the comment. This behaviour is required for approximate
+source compatibility with other 6x09 assemblers.
+
A comment can also be introduced with a * or a ;. The comment character is
optional for end of statement comments. However, if a symbol is the only