3 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml b/lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml
index 73d75851cf..eb7745890e 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml
+++ b/lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml
@@ -350,12 +350,11 @@ module.beam: module.erl \
               parsed code before the code is checked for errors.</p>
           </item>
 
-	  <tag><c>asm</c></tag>
+	  <tag><c>from_asm</c></tag>
           <item>
             <p>The input file is expected to be assembler code (default
 	      file suffix ".S"). Note that the format of assembler files
-              is not documented, and may change between releases - this
-              option is primarily for internal debugging use.</p>
+              is not documented, and may change between releases.</p>
           </item>
 
           <tag><c>no_strict_record_tests</c></tag>
diff --git a/lib/compiler/src/compile.erl b/lib/compiler/src/compile.erl
index 47d446273b..38a733751a 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/src/compile.erl
+++ b/lib/compiler/src/compile.erl
@@ -417,6 +417,10 @@ pass(from_core) ->
 pass(from_asm) ->
     {".S",[?pass(beam_consult_asm)|asm_passes()]};
 pass(asm) ->
+    %% TODO: remove 'asm' in R18
+    io:format("compile:file/2 option 'asm' has been deprecated and will be "
+	      "removed in R18.~n"
+	      "Use 'from_asm' instead.~n"),
     pass(from_asm);
 pass(from_beam) ->
     {".beam",[?pass(read_beam_file)|binary_passes()]};
@@ -1613,7 +1617,7 @@ compile_beam(File0, _OutFile, Opts) ->
 
 compile_asm(File0, _OutFile, Opts) ->
     File = shorten_filename(File0),
-    case file(File, [asm|make_erl_options(Opts)]) of
+    case file(File, [from_asm|make_erl_options(Opts)]) of
 	{ok,_Mod} -> ok;
 	Other -> Other
     end.
diff --git a/lib/compiler/test/compile_SUITE.erl b/lib/compiler/test/compile_SUITE.erl
index 1dc1ddb653..4ec75d015e 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/test/compile_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/compiler/test/compile_SUITE.erl
@@ -769,8 +769,8 @@ do_core({M,A}, Outdir) ->
 	    error
     end.
 
-%% Compile to Beam assembly language (.S) and the try to
-%% run .S throught the compiler again.
+%% Compile to Beam assembly language (.S) and then try to
+%% run .S through the compiler again.
 
 asm(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     ?line Dog = test_server:timetrap(test_server:minutes(20)),