S U P P O R T
Version 1.3
December 31, 2002
Copyright © 1994, 1996, 2002 by W.W. Heinz
All rights reserved.
I. The ASEM-51 Support Website If you want to get the latest ASEM-51 version, send bug reports, or simply ask questions, check out the ASEM-51 support website! Presently the official home of ASEM-51 is `http://plit.de/asem-51/` If the URL has changed in the meantime (and things change quickly on the Internet), use a search-engine to find out the new ASEM-51 homepage. II. Bug Reports Although ASEM-51 is no brand-new product, it is probably not yet quite perfect! Whenever you experience problems with it, please do not hesitate to send a brief error report to `w.w.heinz@web.de` or write to the author's home address: W.W. Heinz Preuschwitzer Str. 97a D-95445 Bayreuth Germany An error report should be written in English or German, and it should always contain the following information: the user's full name and e-mail address the ASEM-51 version number the host platform (DOS, Windows, Linux) a brief error description a simplified 8051 demo program that shows the bug If the program that causes the error, cannot be simplified to a short demo example, or in special cases, it may also be necessary to include one or more of the following files (if applicable): original 8051 assembly source file all include files list file Intel-HEX file and/or OMF-51 module binary file (in case of HEXBIN errors) capture file of console output (in case of runtime errors) a detailed step-by-step description of how to reproduce the bug your ASEM-51 distribution archive (in case it may be corrupted) other associated files or information (if any) In a particular situation, the user must decide himself, which information may be necessary (or helpful) to find and fix a bug. Whenever in doubt, attach more information than may be required! Note: A bug that cannot be reproduced, cannot be fixed! If you are new to the MCS-51 family or to ASEM-51, and you are not sure whether something striking is a bug or not, please report it regardless! If it is a bug, it will be fixed in the next release. If it is not, you'll always get an explanation from the author! In most cases, the author and half a dozen beta testers cannot find all remaining bugs of a new release. Therefore, user feedback is a big chance for "living" free software. As time goes by, it may become more reliable than commercial products. Please support the freeware idea, and help to improve this program!