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Cross assembler targeting the Motorola 6809 and Hitachi 6309. Version 2.17 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
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overview
Package summary
Cross assembler targeting the Motorola 6809 and Hitachi 6309
Project links
Commands and aliases
- asm6809
history
Project history and usage
asm6809 is a portable macro cross-assembler for Motorola 6809 and Hitachi 6309 code. The upstream manual describes those processors as most commonly encountered in Dragon and Tandy Colour Computer systems.
Project history
The upstream changelog records prereleases beginning in August 2013 and an initial 2.0 release on April 30, 2014. Early 2.x releases added a manpage, macro and expression improvements, conditional assembly, output options, and tests.
The project has remained active in a small-retro-tooling style rather than moving to a large hosting forge. The official site publishes tarballs, Windows builds, a Git repository, HTML/PDF/text manuals, and a detailed changelog on the author's 6809.org.uk domain.
Adoption history
asm6809 is packaged by Homebrew and Fedora according to the input package facts, while the upstream site also offers Debian snapshot builds, an Ubuntu PPA, and Windows binaries. Homebrew analytics are small, but that is normal for a specialized cross-assembler aimed at 6809 and 6309 retrocomputing.
How it is used
The command reads one or more source files and performs enough passes for symbols and addresses to stabilize. It can emit raw binary, DragonDOS binary, CoCo RS-DOS/DECB segmented binary, Motorola S-record, and Intel HEX output, plus optional listing, exports, and symbol files.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, asm6809 is a neat example of a retrocomputing tool that still behaves like a conventional Unix package: source tarballs, a manpage-style manual, distro packages, Windows zips, and a plain Git repository. It is also domain-specific in a useful way, preserving Dragon and CoCo workflows without pulling in an emulator or full IDE.
Timeline
- 2013: First prerelease recorded in the upstream changelog.
- 2014: Version 2.0 initial release.
- 2017: 2.10 added FQB and expression/table fixes after several 2016 and 2017 compatibility releases.
- 2019: 2.12 added `--max-passes` and S-record checksum fixes.
- 2025: 2.17 released, fixing use of `*` as current PC in expressions.
Related projects
- The upstream homepage names LWTOOLS/LWASM and A09 as similar assemblers, and points to XRoar as an emulator that can run asm6809 output.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
asm6809 | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.17
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.6809.org.uk/asm6809/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.6809.org.uk/asm6809/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:asm6809 |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.17 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/asm6809 |
| Homepage | https://www.6809.org.uk/asm6809/ |
| Repository | https://www.6809.org.uk/git/asm6809.git |
| Upstream docs | https://www.6809.org.uk/asm6809 |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://www.6809.org.uk/asm6809/dl/asm6809-2.17.tar.gz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | asm6809 |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
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asm6809 2.16-4.fc44
Multiple pass 6809 & 6309 cross assembler
http://www.6809.org.uk/asm6809/
sudo dnf install asm6809- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: asm6809
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Asm6809
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment