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Have you found a bug?

   If you are not sure whether you have found a bug, here are some
guidelines:
   * If the assembler gets a fatal signal, for any input whatever, that
     is a `as' bug.  Reliable assemblers never crash.
   * If `as' produces an error message for valid input, that is a bug.
   * If `as' does not produce an error message for invalid input, that
     is a bug.  However, you should note that your idea of "invalid
     input" might be our idea of "an extension" or "support for
     traditional practice".
   * If you are an experienced user of assemblers, your suggestions for
     improvement of `as' are welcome in any case.