Index: generic/asm/asmAssembleTemplate.c
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r84ebec01747d68ec9ab8310c0aba7dfd6a2af522 -rfcfefac791a3baf9193ab0a39f782dcd0d74b522
--- generic/asm/asmAssembleTemplate.c	(.../asmAssembleTemplate.c)	(revision 84ebec01747d68ec9ab8310c0aba7dfd6a2af522)
+++ generic/asm/asmAssembleTemplate.c	(.../asmAssembleTemplate.c)	(revision fcfefac791a3baf9193ab0a39f782dcd0d74b522)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 static AsmStatementInfo asmStatementInfo[] = {
   /* asmObjProcIdx, */
-  {ASM_INFO_PAIRS|ASM_INFO_SKIP1, NULL, 2, -1, NR_PAIRS1},
+  {ASM_INFO_PAIRS|ASM_INFO_SKIP1, NULL, 2, TCL_INDEX_NONE, NR_PAIRS1},
   $STATEMENT_INFO
 };
 
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@
 			   ObjStr(lineObj));
     }
 
-    if (asmStatementInfo[index].minArgs > -1
+    if (asmStatementInfo[index].minArgs != TCL_INDEX_NONE
 	&& wordOc < asmStatementInfo[index].minArgs) {
       return NsfPrintError(interp, "Asm: statement must contain at least %d words: %s",
 			   asmStatementInfo[index].minArgs, ObjStr(lineObj));
     }
 
-    if (asmStatementInfo[index].maxArgs > -1
+    if (asmStatementInfo[index].maxArgs != TCL_INDEX_NONE
 	&& wordOc > asmStatementInfo[index].maxArgs) {
       return NsfPrintError(interp, "Asm: statement must contain at most %d words: %s",
 			   asmStatementInfo[index].maxArgs, ObjStr(lineObj));