Merge branch 'master' into structs

# Conflicts:
#	compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstPreprocessor.kt

.github/FUNDING.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #github: # Replace with up to 4 GitHub Sponsors-enabled usernames e.g., [user1, user2]
 #patreon: # Replace with a single Patreon username
-open_collective: # Replace with a single Open Collective username
+#open_collective: # Replace with a single Open Collective username
 ko_fi: irmen
 #tidelift: # Replace with a single Tidelift platform-name/package-name e.g., npm/babel
 #community_bridge: # Replace with a single Community Bridge project-name e.g., cloud-foundry
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ ko_fi: irmen
 #otechie: # Replace with a single Otechie username
 #lfx_crowdfunding: # Replace with a single LFX Crowdfunding project-name e.g., cloud-foundry
 #custom: # Replace with up to 4 custom sponsorship URLs e.g., ['link1', 'link2']
+custom: ['https://paypal.me/irmendejong']

.gitignore

@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@ build/
 dist/
 output/
 out/
+out-new/
+out-old/
 .*cache/
 *.directory
 *.prg
 *.bin
+*.p8ir
 *.labels.txt
 *.vm.txt
 *.vice-mon-list

.idea/kotlinc.xml

@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
+  <component name="Kotlin2JsCompilerArguments">
+    <option name="moduleKind" value="plain" />
+  </component>
   <component name="Kotlin2JvmCompilerArguments">
     <option name="jvmTarget" value="11" />
   </component>
-  <component name="KotlinJpsPluginSettings">
-    <option name="version" value="2.0.21" />
+  <component name="KotlinCommonCompilerArguments">
+    <option name="apiVersion" value="2.1" />
+    <option name="languageVersion" value="2.1" />
   </component>
-</project>
+  <component name="KotlinCompilerSettings">
+    <option name="additionalArguments" value="-Xwhen-guards" />
+  </component>
+  <component name="KotlinJpsPluginSettings">
+    <option name="version" value="2.1.10" />
+  </component>
+</project>

.idea/libraries/KotlinJavaRuntime.xml

@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 <component name="libraryTable">
   <library name="KotlinJavaRuntime" type="repository">
-    <properties maven-id="org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:2.0.21" />
+    <properties maven-id="org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:2.1.21" />
     <CLASSES>
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib-jdk8/2.0.21/kotlin-stdlib-jdk8-2.0.21.jar!/" />
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib/2.0.21/kotlin-stdlib-2.0.21.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib-jdk8/2.1.21/kotlin-stdlib-jdk8-2.1.21.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib/2.1.21/kotlin-stdlib-2.1.21.jar!/" />
       <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/annotations/13.0/annotations-13.0.jar!/" />
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib-jdk7/2.0.21/kotlin-stdlib-jdk7-2.0.21.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib-jdk7/2.1.21/kotlin-stdlib-jdk7-2.1.21.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC>
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib-jdk8/2.0.21/kotlin-stdlib-jdk8-2.0.21-javadoc.jar!/" />
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib/2.0.21/kotlin-stdlib-2.0.21-javadoc.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib-jdk8/2.1.21/kotlin-stdlib-jdk8-2.1.21-javadoc.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib/2.1.21/kotlin-stdlib-2.1.21-javadoc.jar!/" />
       <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/annotations/13.0/annotations-13.0-javadoc.jar!/" />
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib-jdk7/2.0.21/kotlin-stdlib-jdk7-2.0.21-javadoc.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib-jdk7/2.1.21/kotlin-stdlib-jdk7-2.1.21-javadoc.jar!/" />
     </JAVADOC>
     <SOURCES>
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib-jdk8/2.0.21/kotlin-stdlib-jdk8-2.0.21-sources.jar!/" />
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib/2.0.21/kotlin-stdlib-2.0.21-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib-jdk8/2.1.21/kotlin-stdlib-jdk8-2.1.21-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib/2.1.21/kotlin-stdlib-2.1.21-sources.jar!/" />
       <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/annotations/13.0/annotations-13.0-sources.jar!/" />
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib-jdk7/2.0.21/kotlin-stdlib-jdk7-2.0.21-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib-jdk7/2.1.21/kotlin-stdlib-jdk7-2.1.21-sources.jar!/" />
     </SOURCES>
   </library>
 </component>

.idea/libraries/eclipse_lsp4j.xml

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <component name="libraryTable">
   <library name="eclipse.lsp4j" type="repository">
-    <properties maven-id="org.eclipse.lsp4j:org.eclipse.lsp4j:0.23.1" />
+    <properties maven-id="org.eclipse.lsp4j:org.eclipse.lsp4j:0.24.0" />
     <CLASSES>
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/eclipse/lsp4j/org.eclipse.lsp4j/0.23.1/org.eclipse.lsp4j-0.23.1.jar!/" />
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/eclipse/lsp4j/org.eclipse.lsp4j.jsonrpc/0.23.1/org.eclipse.lsp4j.jsonrpc-0.23.1.jar!/" />
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/google/code/gson/gson/2.11.0/gson-2.11.0.jar!/" />
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/google/errorprone/error_prone_annotations/2.27.0/error_prone_annotations-2.27.0.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/eclipse/lsp4j/org.eclipse.lsp4j/0.24.0/org.eclipse.lsp4j-0.24.0.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/eclipse/lsp4j/org.eclipse.lsp4j.jsonrpc/0.24.0/org.eclipse.lsp4j.jsonrpc-0.24.0.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/google/code/gson/gson/2.12.1/gson-2.12.1.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/google/errorprone/error_prone_annotations/2.36.0/error_prone_annotations-2.36.0.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES />

.idea/libraries/michael_bull_kotlin_result_jvm.xml

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 <component name="libraryTable">
   <library name="michael.bull.kotlin.result.jvm" type="repository">
-    <properties maven-id="com.michael-bull.kotlin-result:kotlin-result-jvm:2.0.0" />
+    <properties maven-id="com.michael-bull.kotlin-result:kotlin-result-jvm:2.0.1" />
     <CLASSES>
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/michael-bull/kotlin-result/kotlin-result-jvm/2.0.0/kotlin-result-jvm-2.0.0.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/michael-bull/kotlin-result/kotlin-result-jvm/2.0.1/kotlin-result-jvm-2.0.1.jar!/" />
       <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib/1.9.22/kotlin-stdlib-1.9.22.jar!/" />
       <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/annotations/13.0/annotations-13.0.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC>
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/michael-bull/kotlin-result/kotlin-result-jvm/2.0.0/kotlin-result-jvm-2.0.0-javadoc.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/michael-bull/kotlin-result/kotlin-result-jvm/2.0.1/kotlin-result-jvm-2.0.1-javadoc.jar!/" />
       <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib/1.9.22/kotlin-stdlib-1.9.22-javadoc.jar!/" />
       <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/annotations/13.0/annotations-13.0-javadoc.jar!/" />
     </JAVADOC>
     <SOURCES>
-      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/michael-bull/kotlin-result/kotlin-result-jvm/2.0.0/kotlin-result-jvm-2.0.0-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/michael-bull/kotlin-result/kotlin-result-jvm/2.0.1/kotlin-result-jvm-2.0.1-sources.jar!/" />
       <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kotlin-stdlib/1.9.22/kotlin-stdlib-1.9.22-sources.jar!/" />
       <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/jetbrains/annotations/13.0/annotations-13.0-sources.jar!/" />
     </SOURCES>

.idea/misc.xml

@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
     <option name="perGrammarGenerationSettings">
       <list>
         <PerGrammarGenerationSettings>
-          <option name="fileName" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/parser/antlr/Prog8ANTLR.g4" />
+          <option name="fileName" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/parser/src/main/antlr/Prog8ANTLR.g4" />
           <option name="autoGen" value="true" />
           <option name="outputDir" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/parser/src/prog8/parser" />
           <option name="libDir" value="" />
           <option name="encoding" value="" />
           <option name="pkg" value="" />
-          <option name="language" value="" />
+          <option name="language" value="Java" />
           <option name="generateListener" value="false" />
+          <option name="generateVisitor" value="true" />
         </PerGrammarGenerationSettings>
       </list>
     </option>
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
   <component name="FrameworkDetectionExcludesConfiguration">
     <type id="Python" />
   </component>
-  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_17" default="true" project-jdk-name="openjdk-17" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_21" default="true" project-jdk-name="openjdk-21" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
     <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/out" />
   </component>
 </project>

.idea/modules.xml

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/intermediate/intermediate.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/intermediate/intermediate.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/parser/parser.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/parser/parser.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/modules/prog8.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/modules/prog8.iml" />
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/simpleAst/simpleAst.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/simpleAst/simpleAst.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/virtualmachine/virtualmachine.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/virtualmachine/virtualmachine.iml" />
     </modules>
   </component>

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 [![ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/img/githubbutton_sm.svg)](https://ko-fi.com/H2H6S0FFF)
+
+PayPal: [![PayPal](https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donate_LG.gif)](https://paypal.me/irmendejong)
+
 [![Documentation](https://readthedocs.org/projects/prog8/badge/?version=latest)](https://prog8.readthedocs.io/)
 
 Prog8 - Structured Programming Language for 8-bit 6502/65c02 microprocessors
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ which aims to provide many conveniences over raw assembly code (even when using
 
 This project was created over the last couple of years by dedicating thousands of hours of my free time to it, to make it the best I possibly can.
 If you like Prog8, and think it's worth a nice cup of hot coffee or a delicious pizza, 
-you can help me out a little bit over at [ko-fi.com/irmen](https://ko-fi.com/irmen). 
+you can help me out a little bit over at [ko-fi.com/irmen](https://ko-fi.com/irmen) or [PayPal](https://paypal.me/irmendejong)
 
 
 Documentation
@@ -59,16 +62,21 @@ What does Prog8 provide?
 - modularity, symbol scoping, subroutines. No need for forward declarations.
 - various data types other than just bytes (16-bit words, floats, strings)
 - floating point math is supported on certain targets
+- access to most Kernal ROM routines as external subroutine definitions you can call normally
+- tight control over Zeropage usage
+- programs can be run multiple times without reloading because of automatic variable (re)initializations.
+- programs can be configured to execute in ROM
 - strings can contain escaped characters but also many symbols directly if they have a petscii equivalent, such as "♠♥♣♦π▚●○╳". Characters like ^, _, \, {, } and | are also accepted and converted to the closest petscii equivalents.
 - automatic static variable allocations, automatic string and array variables and string sharing
 - high-level program optimizations
-- programs can be run multiple times without reloading because of automatic variable (re)initializations.
 - conditional branches that map 1:1 to cpu status flags
 - ``when`` statement to provide a concise jump table alternative to if/elseif chains
+- ``on .. goto`` statement for fast jump tables
 - ``in`` expression for concise and efficient multi-value/containment check 
 - ``defer`` statement to help write concise and robust subroutine cleanup logic
 - several specialized built-in functions such as ``lsb``, ``msb``, ``min``, ``max``, ``rol``, ``ror``
 - various powerful built-in libraries to do I/O, number conversions, graphics and more  
+- subroutines can return more than one result value
 - inline assembly allows you to have full control when every cycle or byte matters
 - supports the sixteen 'virtual' 16-bit registers R0 - R15 from the Commander X16 (also available on other targets)
 - encode strings and characters into petscii or screencodes or even other encodings
@@ -84,11 +92,11 @@ What does Prog8 provide?
 
 *Multiple supported compiler targets* (contributions to improve these or to add support for other machines are welcome!):
 
+- "cx16": [CommanderX16](https://www.commanderx16.com)  (65c02 CPU)
 - "c64": Commodore-64  (6502 like CPU)
 - "c128": Commodore-128  (6502 like CPU - the Z80 cpu mode is not supported)
-- "cx16": [CommanderX16](https://www.commanderx16.com)  (65c02 CPU)
-- "pet32": Commodore PET (experimental)
-- "atari": Atari 8 bit such as 800XL (experimental)
+- "pet32": Commodore PET (limited support)
+- via external configurable targets: Atari 800 XL, Neo6502, NES, C64OS, ...
 - If you only use standard kernal and prog8 library routines, it is possible to compile the *exact same program* for different machines (just change the compiler target flag)
 
 

beanshell/build.gradle.kts

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.JvmTarget
 
 plugins {
-    kotlin("jvm")
     id("application")
+    kotlin("jvm")
 }
 
 val serverMainClassName = "prog8lsp.MainKt"
 val applicationName = "prog8-beanshell"
-val javaVersion: String by project
 
 application {
     mainClass.set(serverMainClassName)
@@ -45,11 +44,6 @@ sourceSets.main {
     resources.srcDir("resources")
 }
 
-sourceSets.test {
-    java.srcDir("src")
-    resources.srcDir("resources")
-}
-
 tasks.startScripts {
     applicationName = "prog8-beanshell"
 }
@@ -62,13 +56,6 @@ tasks.register<Exec>("fixFilePermissions") {
     commandLine("chmod", "+x", "${tasks.installDist.get().destinationDir}/bin/prog8-beanshell")
 }
 
-tasks.withType<Test>() {
-    testLogging {
-        events("failed")
-        exceptionFormat = org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestExceptionFormat.FULL
-    }
-}
-
 tasks.installDist {
     finalizedBy("fixFilePermissions")
 }
@@ -76,16 +63,3 @@ tasks.installDist {
 tasks.build {
     finalizedBy("installDist")
 }
-
-java {
-    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
-    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
-}
-
-kotlin {
-    compilerOptions.jvmTarget = JvmTarget.JVM_11
-//    jvmToolchain {
-//        languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(javaVersion.toInt())
-//    }
-}
-

benchmark-program/b_3d.p8

@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ rotate3d {
 
 matrix_math {
     ; vertices
-    word[] @split xcoor = [ -40, -40, -40, -40,  40,  40,  40, 40 ]
-    word[] @split ycoor = [ -40, -40,  40,  40, -40, -40,  40, 40 ]
-    word[] @split zcoor = [ -40,  40, -40,  40, -40,  40, -40, 40 ]
+    word[] xcoor = [ -40, -40, -40, -40,  40,  40,  40, 40 ]
+    word[] ycoor = [ -40, -40,  40,  40, -40, -40,  40, 40 ]
+    word[] zcoor = [ -40,  40, -40,  40, -40,  40, -40, 40 ]
 
     ; storage for rotated coordinates
-    word[len(xcoor)] @split rotatedx
-    word[len(ycoor)] @split rotatedy
-    word[len(zcoor)] @split rotatedz
+    word[len(xcoor)] rotatedx
+    word[len(ycoor)] rotatedy
+    word[len(zcoor)] rotatedz
 
     sub rotate_vertices(ubyte ax, ubyte ay, ubyte az) {
         ; rotate around origin (0,0,0)

benchmark-program/b_adpcm.p8

@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ adpcm {
 
     ; IMA ADPCM decoder.  Supports mono and stereo streams.
 
-    ubyte[] t_index = [ -1, -1, -1, -1, 2, 4, 6, 8, -1, -1, -1, -1, 2, 4, 6, 8]
-    uword[] @split t_step = [
+    byte[] t_index = [ -1, -1, -1, -1, 2, 4, 6, 8, -1, -1, -1, -1, 2, 4, 6, 8]
+    uword[] t_step = [
             7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
             16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 28, 31,
             34, 37, 41, 45, 50, 55, 60, 66,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ adpcm {
         ; elif predicted < -32767:
         ;    predicted = - 32767
 
-        index += t_index[nibble]
+        index += t_index[nibble] as ubyte
         if_neg
             index = 0
         else if index >= len(t_step)-1

benchmark-program/b_circles.p8

@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 circles {
     const ubyte MAX_NUM_CIRCLES = 80
     const ubyte GROWTH_RATE = 4
-    uword[MAX_NUM_CIRCLES] @split circle_x
-    uword[MAX_NUM_CIRCLES] @split circle_y
+    uword[MAX_NUM_CIRCLES] circle_x
+    uword[MAX_NUM_CIRCLES] circle_y
     ubyte[MAX_NUM_CIRCLES] circle_radius
     ubyte color
     uword total_num_circles
 
     sub draw(bool use_kernal, uword max_time) -> uword {
         if use_kernal
-            void cx16.set_screen_mode(128)
+            cx16.set_screen_mode(128)
         else
             gfx_lores.graphics_mode()
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ circles {
         }
 
         if use_kernal
-            void cx16.set_screen_mode(3)
+            cx16.set_screen_mode(3)
         else {
             gfx_lores.text_mode()
         }

benchmark-program/b_sprites.p8

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+%import sprites
+%import coroutines
+%import math
+
+
+animsprites {
+    uword num_iterations
+    ubyte[64] sx
+    ubyte[64] sy
+    ubyte[64] sc
+    ubyte[64] dx
+    ubyte[64] dy
+    uword maximum_duration
+
+    sub benchmark(uword max_duration) -> uword {
+        maximum_duration = max_duration
+        math.rndseed(1122,9876)
+        cx16.set_screen_mode(3)
+        cx16.mouse_config2(1)
+        sprites.set_mousepointer_hand()
+        repeat 64
+            void coroutines.add(animsprite, 0)
+        cx16.mouse_config2(0)
+
+        cbm.SETTIM(0,0,0)
+        coroutines.run(supervisor)
+
+        sprites.reset(0, 64)
+        return num_iterations
+    }
+
+    sub supervisor() -> bool {
+        if cbm.RDTIM16() >= maximum_duration {
+            coroutines.killall()
+            return false
+        }
+        return true
+    }
+
+    sub animsprite() {
+        num_iterations++
+        ; set up the sprite
+        ubyte sprnum = coroutines.current()
+        cx16.r6L, cx16.r7 = sprites.get_data_ptr(0)
+        sprites.init(sprnum, cx16.r6L, cx16.r7, sprites.SIZE_16, sprites.SIZE_16, sprites.COLORS_256, 0)
+        sx[sprnum] = math.rnd()
+        sy[sprnum] = math.rnd()
+        sc[sprnum] = math.rnd()
+        dx[sprnum] = if math.rnd()&1 == 1  1 else 255
+        dy[sprnum] = if math.rnd()&1 == 1  1 else 255
+
+        ; move the sprite around
+        while sc[sprnum]!=0 {
+            animate(sprnum)
+            void coroutines.yield()
+            sprnum = coroutines.current()
+        }
+
+        sub animate(ubyte spr) {
+            defer sc[spr]--
+            sprites.pos(spr, sx[spr], sy[spr])
+            sx[spr] += dx[spr]
+            sy[spr] += dy[spr]
+        }
+
+        ; end the task but replace it with a fresh animated sprite task
+        void coroutines.add(animsprite, 0)
+    }
+}

benchmark-program/b_textelite.p8

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 %import textio
 %import conv
-%import string
-%import string
+%import strings
 
 
 textelite {
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ textelite {
 
     sub next_input(str buffer) -> ubyte {
         input_index++
-        return string.copy(inputs[input_index], buffer)
+        return strings.copy(inputs[input_index], buffer)
     }
 }
 
@@ -571,7 +570,7 @@ elite_galaxy {
             ubyte distance = elite_planet.distance(px, py)
             if distance <= max_distance {
                 elite_planet.name = make_current_planet_name()
-                elite_planet.name[0] = string.upperchar(elite_planet.name[0])
+                elite_planet.name[0] = strings.upperchar(elite_planet.name[0])
                 uword tx = elite_planet.x
                 uword ty = elite_planet.y
                 if local {
@@ -743,42 +742,42 @@ elite_galaxy {
 }
 
 elite_planet {
-    str[] words81 = ["fabled", "notable", "well known", "famous", "noted"]
-    str[] words82 = ["very", "mildly", "most", "reasonably", ""]
-    str[] words83 = ["ancient", "\x95", "great", "vast", "pink"]
-    str[] words84 = ["\x9E \x9D plantations", "mountains", "\x9C", "\x94 forests", "oceans"]
-    str[] words85 = ["shyness", "silliness", "mating traditions", "loathing of \x86", "love for \x86"]
-    str[] words86 = ["food blenders", "tourists", "poetry", "discos", "\x8E"]
-    str[] words87 = ["talking tree", "crab", "bat", "lobst", "\xB2"]
-    str[] words88 = ["beset", "plagued", "ravaged", "cursed", "scourged"]
-    str[] words89 = ["\x96 civil war", "\x9B \x98 \x99s", "a \x9B disease", "\x96 earthquakes", "\x96 solar activity"]
-    str[] words8A = ["its \x83 \x84", "the \xB1 \x98 \x99", "its inhabitants' \x9A \x85", "\xA1", "its \x8D \x8E"]
-    str[] words8B = ["juice", "brandy", "water", "brew", "gargle blasters"]
-    str[] words8C = ["\xB2", "\xB1 \x99", "\xB1 \xB2", "\xB1 \x9B", "\x9B \xB2"]
-    str[] words8D = ["fabulous", "exotic", "hoopy", "unusual", "exciting"]
-    str[] words8E = ["cuisine", "night life", "casinos", "sit coms", " \xA1 "]
-    str[] words8F = ["\xB0", "The planet \xB0", "The world \xB0", "This planet", "This world"]
-    str[] words90 = ["n unremarkable", " boring", " dull", " tedious", " revolting"]
-    str[] words91 = ["planet", "world", "place", "little planet", "dump"]
-    str[] words92 = ["wasp", "moth", "grub", "ant", "\xB2"]
-    str[] words93 = ["poet", "arts graduate", "yak", "snail", "slug"]
-    str[] words94 = ["tropical", "dense", "rain", "impenetrable", "exuberant"]
-    str[] words95 = ["funny", "wierd", "unusual", "strange", "peculiar"]
-    str[] words96 = ["frequent", "occasional", "unpredictable", "dreadful", "deadly"]
-    str[] words97 = ["\x82 \x81 for \x8A", "\x82 \x81 for \x8A and \x8A", "\x88 by \x89", "\x82 \x81 for \x8A but \x88 by \x89", "a\x90 \x91"]
-    str[] words98 = ["\x9B", "mountain", "edible", "tree", "spotted"]
-    str[] words99 = ["\x9F", "\xA0", "\x87oid", "\x93", "\x92"]
-    str[] words9A = ["ancient", "exceptional", "eccentric", "ingrained", "\x95"]
-    str[] words9B = ["killer", "deadly", "evil", "lethal", "vicious"]
-    str[] words9C = ["parking meters", "dust clouds", "ice bergs", "rock formations", "volcanoes"]
-    str[] words9D = ["plant", "tulip", "banana", "corn", "\xB2weed"]
-    str[] words9E = ["\xB2", "\xB1 \xB2", "\xB1 \x9B", "inhabitant", "\xB1 \xB2"]
-    str[] words9F = ["shrew", "beast", "bison", "snake", "wolf"]
-    str[] wordsA0 = ["leopard", "cat", "monkey", "goat", "fish"]
-    str[] wordsA1 = ["\x8C \x8B", "\xB1 \x9F \xA2", "its \x8D \xA0 \xA2", "\xA3 \xA4", "\x8C \x8B"]
-    str[] wordsA2 = ["meat", "cutlet", "steak", "burgers", "soup"]
-    str[] wordsA3 = ["ice", "mud", "Zero-G", "vacuum", "\xB1 ultra"]
-    str[] wordsA4 = ["hockey", "cricket", "karate", "polo", "tennis"]
+    str[] @nosplit words81 = ["fabled", "notable", "well known", "famous", "noted"]
+    str[] @nosplit words82 = ["very", "mildly", "most", "reasonably", ""]
+    str[] @nosplit words83 = ["ancient", "\x95", "great", "vast", "pink"]
+    str[] @nosplit words84 = ["\x9E \x9D plantations", "mountains", "\x9C", "\x94 forests", "oceans"]
+    str[] @nosplit words85 = ["shyness", "silliness", "mating traditions", "loathing of \x86", "love for \x86"]
+    str[] @nosplit words86 = ["food blenders", "tourists", "poetry", "discos", "\x8E"]
+    str[] @nosplit words87 = ["talking tree", "crab", "bat", "lobst", "\xB2"]
+    str[] @nosplit words88 = ["beset", "plagued", "ravaged", "cursed", "scourged"]
+    str[] @nosplit words89 = ["\x96 civil war", "\x9B \x98 \x99s", "a \x9B disease", "\x96 earthquakes", "\x96 solar activity"]
+    str[] @nosplit words8A = ["its \x83 \x84", "the \xB1 \x98 \x99", "its inhabitants' \x9A \x85", "\xA1", "its \x8D \x8E"]
+    str[] @nosplit words8B = ["juice", "brandy", "water", "brew", "gargle blasters"]
+    str[] @nosplit words8C = ["\xB2", "\xB1 \x99", "\xB1 \xB2", "\xB1 \x9B", "\x9B \xB2"]
+    str[] @nosplit words8D = ["fabulous", "exotic", "hoopy", "unusual", "exciting"]
+    str[] @nosplit words8E = ["cuisine", "night life", "casinos", "sit coms", " \xA1 "]
+    str[] @nosplit words8F = ["\xB0", "The planet \xB0", "The world \xB0", "This planet", "This world"]
+    str[] @nosplit words90 = ["n unremarkable", " boring", " dull", " tedious", " revolting"]
+    str[] @nosplit words91 = ["planet", "world", "place", "little planet", "dump"]
+    str[] @nosplit words92 = ["wasp", "moth", "grub", "ant", "\xB2"]
+    str[] @nosplit words93 = ["poet", "arts graduate", "yak", "snail", "slug"]
+    str[] @nosplit words94 = ["tropical", "dense", "rain", "impenetrable", "exuberant"]
+    str[] @nosplit words95 = ["funny", "wierd", "unusual", "strange", "peculiar"]
+    str[] @nosplit words96 = ["frequent", "occasional", "unpredictable", "dreadful", "deadly"]
+    str[] @nosplit words97 = ["\x82 \x81 for \x8A", "\x82 \x81 for \x8A and \x8A", "\x88 by \x89", "\x82 \x81 for \x8A but \x88 by \x89", "a\x90 \x91"]
+    str[] @nosplit words98 = ["\x9B", "mountain", "edible", "tree", "spotted"]
+    str[] @nosplit words99 = ["\x9F", "\xA0", "\x87oid", "\x93", "\x92"]
+    str[] @nosplit words9A = ["ancient", "exceptional", "eccentric", "ingrained", "\x95"]
+    str[] @nosplit words9B = ["killer", "deadly", "evil", "lethal", "vicious"]
+    str[] @nosplit words9C = ["parking meters", "dust clouds", "ice bergs", "rock formations", "volcanoes"]
+    str[] @nosplit words9D = ["plant", "tulip", "banana", "corn", "\xB2weed"]
+    str[] @nosplit words9E = ["\xB2", "\xB1 \xB2", "\xB1 \x9B", "inhabitant", "\xB1 \xB2"]
+    str[] @nosplit words9F = ["shrew", "beast", "bison", "snake", "wolf"]
+    str[] @nosplit wordsA0 = ["leopard", "cat", "monkey", "goat", "fish"]
+    str[] @nosplit wordsA1 = ["\x8C \x8B", "\xB1 \x9F \xA2", "its \x8D \xA0 \xA2", "\xA3 \xA4", "\x8C \x8B"]
+    str[] @nosplit wordsA2 = ["meat", "cutlet", "steak", "burgers", "soup"]
+    str[] @nosplit wordsA3 = ["ice", "mud", "Zero-G", "vacuum", "\xB1 ultra"]
+    str[] @nosplit wordsA4 = ["hockey", "cricket", "karate", "polo", "tennis"]
 
     uword[] @shared wordlists = [
         words81, words82, words83, words84, words85, words86, words87, words88,
@@ -840,7 +839,7 @@ elite_planet {
             }
         }
         randname[nx] = 0
-        randname[0] = string.upperchar(randname[0])
+        randname[0] = strings.upperchar(randname[0])
         return randname
     }
 
@@ -912,12 +911,12 @@ elite_planet {
                         source_ptr = source_stack[stack_ptr]
                     } else {
                         if c == $b0 {
-                            @(result_ptr) = string.upperchar(name[0])
+                            @(result_ptr) = strings.upperchar(name[0])
                             result_ptr++
                             concat_string(&name + 1)
                         }
                         else if c == $b1 {
-                            @(result_ptr) = string.upperchar(name[0])
+                            @(result_ptr) = strings.upperchar(name[0])
                             result_ptr++
                             ubyte ni
                             for ni in 1 to len(name) {
@@ -981,7 +980,7 @@ elite_util {
             if pc == 0
                 return true
             ; to lowercase for case insensitive compare:
-            if string.lowerchar(pc)!=string.lowerchar(sc)
+            if strings.lowerchar(pc)!=strings.lowerchar(sc)
                 return false
             prefixptr++
             stringptr++

benchmark-program/benchmark.p8

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 %import b_queens
 %import b_textelite
 %import b_maze
+%import b_sprites
 
 %zeropage basicsafe
 %option no_sysinit
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ main {
     sub start() {
         ubyte benchmark_number
 
-        void cx16.set_screen_mode(3)
+        cx16.set_screen_mode(3)
         txt.color2(1, 6)
         txt.clear_screen()
 
@@ -74,10 +75,14 @@ main {
         benchmark_score[benchmark_number]  = textelite.bench(120)
         benchmark_number++
 
+        announce_benchmark("sprites-coroutines-defer")
+        benchmark_score[benchmark_number]  = animsprites.benchmark(300)
+        benchmark_number++
+
         benchmark_names[benchmark_number] = 0
         benchmark_score[benchmark_number] = 0
 
-        void cx16.set_screen_mode(3)
+        cx16.set_screen_mode(3)
         txt.uppercase()
         txt.color2(1, 6)
         uword final_score
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ main {
 
         sub announce_benchmark(str name) {
             benchmark_names[benchmark_number] = name
-            void cx16.set_screen_mode(3)
+            cx16.set_screen_mode(3)
             txt.uppercase()
             txt.color2(1, 6)
             txt.clear_screen()

build.gradle

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-plugins {
-    id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm" version "$kotlinVersion" apply false
-}
-
-allprojects {
-    repositories {
-        mavenLocal()
-        mavenCentral()
-    }
-}

build.gradle.kts

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.JvmTarget
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.internal.config.LanguageFeature
+
+
+plugins {
+    kotlin("jvm") version "2.1.21"
+}
+
+allprojects {
+    apply(plugin="kotlin")
+
+    repositories {
+        mavenLocal()
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+
+    kotlin {
+        compilerOptions {
+            freeCompilerArgs = listOf("-Xwhen-guards")
+            jvmTarget = JvmTarget.JVM_11
+        }
+        sourceSets.all {
+            languageSettings {
+                // enable language features like so:
+                // enableLanguageFeature(LanguageFeature.WhenGuards.name)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    java {
+        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+    }
+}

codeCore/build.gradle

@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-
-plugins {
-    id 'java'
-    id 'application'
-    id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm"
-}
-
-java {
-    targetCompatibility = JavaLanguageVersion.of(javaVersion)
-    sourceCompatibility = JavaLanguageVersion.of(javaVersion)
-}
-
-compileKotlin {
-    kotlinOptions {
-        jvmTarget = javaVersion
-    }
-}
-
-compileTestKotlin {
-    kotlinOptions {
-        jvmTarget = javaVersion
-    }
-}
-
-dependencies {
-    // should have no dependencies to other modules
-    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8"
-    implementation "com.michael-bull.kotlin-result:kotlin-result-jvm:2.0.0"
-}
-
-sourceSets {
-    main {
-        java {
-            srcDir "${project.projectDir}/src"
-        }
-        resources {
-            srcDir "${project.projectDir}/res"
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-// note: there are no unit tests in this module!

codeCore/build.gradle.kts

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.JvmTarget
+
+plugins {
+    kotlin("jvm")
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    // should have no dependencies to other modules
+    // implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8")
+    implementation("com.michael-bull.kotlin-result:kotlin-result-jvm:2.0.1")
+}
+
+sourceSets {
+    main {
+        java {
+            srcDir("${project.projectDir}/src")
+        }
+        resources {
+            srcDir("${project.projectDir}/res")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// note: there are no unit tests in this module!

codeCore/src/prog8/code/Globals.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package prog8.code
+
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.nio.file.Path
+import kotlin.io.path.absolute
+
+
+// the automatically generated module where all string literals are interned to:
+const val INTERNED_STRINGS_MODULENAME = "prog8_interned_strings"
+
+// all automatically generated labels everywhere need to have the same label name prefix:
+const val GENERATED_LABEL_PREFIX = "p8_label_gen_"
+
+
+/**
+ * Returns the absolute path of the given path,
+ * where links are replaced by the actual directories,
+ * and containing no redundant path elements.
+ * If the path doesn't refer to an existing directory or file on the file system,
+ * it is returned unchanged.
+ */
+fun Path.sanitize(): Path {
+    return try {
+        this.toRealPath().normalize()
+    } catch (_: java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException) {
+        this.absolute().normalize()
+        //throw NoSuchFileException(this.toFile(), null, nx.reason).also { it.initCause(nx) }
+    } catch (iox: IOException) {
+        throw FileSystemException(this.toFile()).also { it.initCause(iox) }
+    }
+}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/ast/AstStatements.kt

@@ -1,196 +0,0 @@
-package prog8.code.ast
-
-import prog8.code.core.*
-
-
-sealed interface IPtSubroutine {
-    val name: String
-    val scopedName: String
-}
-
-class PtAsmSub(
-    name: String,
-    val address: Address?,
-    val clobbers: Set<CpuRegister>,
-    val parameters: List<Pair<RegisterOrStatusflag, PtSubroutineParameter>>,
-    val returns: List<Pair<RegisterOrStatusflag, DataType>>,
-    val inline: Boolean,
-    position: Position
-) : PtNamedNode(name, position), IPtSubroutine {
-
-    class Address(val constbank: UByte?, var varbank: PtIdentifier?, val address: UInt)
-}
-
-
-class PtSub(
-    name: String,
-    val parameters: List<PtSubroutineParameter>,
-    val returntype: DataType?,
-    position: Position
-) : PtNamedNode(name, position), IPtSubroutine, IPtStatementContainer {
-    init {
-        // params and return value should not be str
-        if(parameters.any{ it.type !in NumericDatatypes && it.type!=DataType.BOOL })
-            throw AssemblyError("non-numeric/non-bool parameter")
-        if(returntype!=null && returntype !in NumericDatatypes && returntype!=DataType.BOOL)
-            throw AssemblyError("non-numeric/non-bool returntype $returntype")
-        parameters.forEach { it.parent=this }
-    }
-}
-
-
-class PtSubroutineParameter(name: String, val type: DataType, position: Position): PtNamedNode(name, position)
-
-
-sealed interface IPtAssignment {
-    val children: MutableList<PtNode>
-    val target: PtAssignTarget
-        get() {
-            if(children.size==2)
-                return children[0] as PtAssignTarget
-            else if(children.size<2)
-                throw AssemblyError("incomplete node")
-            else
-                throw AssemblyError("no singular target")
-        }
-    val value: PtExpression
-        get() = children.last() as PtExpression
-    val multiTarget: Boolean
-        get() = children.size>2
-}
-
-class PtAssignment(position: Position) : PtNode(position), IPtAssignment
-
-class PtAugmentedAssign(val operator: String, position: Position) : PtNode(position), IPtAssignment
-
-
-class PtAssignTarget(val void: Boolean, position: Position) : PtNode(position) {
-    val identifier: PtIdentifier?
-        get() = children.single() as? PtIdentifier
-    val array: PtArrayIndexer?
-        get() = children.single() as? PtArrayIndexer
-    val memory: PtMemoryByte?
-        get() = children.single() as? PtMemoryByte
-
-    val type: DataType
-        get() {
-            return when(val tgt = children.single()) {
-                is PtIdentifier -> tgt.type
-                is PtArrayIndexer -> tgt.type
-                is PtMemoryByte -> tgt.type
-                else -> throw AssemblyError("weird target $tgt")
-            }
-        }
-
-    infix fun isSameAs(expression: PtExpression): Boolean = !void && expression.isSameAs(this)
-}
-
-
-class PtConditionalBranch(val condition: BranchCondition, position: Position) : PtNode(position) {
-    val trueScope: PtNodeGroup
-        get() = children[0] as PtNodeGroup
-    val falseScope: PtNodeGroup
-        get() = children[1] as PtNodeGroup
-}
-
-
-class PtForLoop(position: Position) : PtNode(position) {
-    val variable: PtIdentifier
-        get() = children[0] as PtIdentifier
-    val iterable: PtExpression
-        get() = children[1] as PtExpression
-    val statements: PtNodeGroup
-        get() = children[2] as PtNodeGroup
-}
-
-
-class PtIfElse(position: Position) : PtNode(position) {
-    val condition: PtExpression
-        get() = children[0] as PtExpression
-    val ifScope: PtNodeGroup
-        get() = children[1] as PtNodeGroup
-    val elseScope: PtNodeGroup
-        get() = children[2] as PtNodeGroup
-
-    fun hasElse(): Boolean = children.size==3 && elseScope.children.isNotEmpty()
-}
-
-
-class PtJump(val identifier: PtIdentifier?,     // note: even ad-hoc labels are wrapped as an Identifier to simplify code. Just use dummy type and position.
-             val address: UInt?,
-             position: Position) : PtNode(position) {
-    init {
-        identifier?.let {it.parent = this }
-    }
-}
-
-
-class PtRepeatLoop(position: Position) : PtNode(position) {
-    val count: PtExpression
-        get() = children[0] as PtExpression
-    val statements: PtNodeGroup
-        get() = children[1] as PtNodeGroup
-}
-
-
-class PtReturn(position: Position) : PtNode(position) {
-    val hasValue: Boolean
-        get() = children.any()
-    val value: PtExpression?
-        get() {
-            return if(children.any())
-                children.single() as PtExpression
-            else
-                null
-        }
-}
-
-
-sealed interface IPtVariable {
-    val name: String
-    val type: DataType
-}
-
-
-class PtVariable(
-    name: String,
-    override val type: DataType,
-    val zeropage: ZeropageWish,
-    val align: UInt,
-    val value: PtExpression?,
-    val arraySize: UInt?,
-    position: Position
-) : PtNamedNode(name, position), IPtVariable {
-    init {
-        value?.let {it.parent=this}
-    }
-}
-
-
-class PtConstant(name: String, override val type: DataType, val value: Double, position: Position) : PtNamedNode(name, position), IPtVariable
-
-
-class PtMemMapped(name: String, override val type: DataType, val address: UInt, val arraySize: UInt?, position: Position) : PtNamedNode(name, position), IPtVariable {
-    init {
-        require(type!=DataType.BOOL && type!=DataType.ARRAY_BOOL)
-    }
-}
-
-
-class PtWhen(position: Position) : PtNode(position) {
-    val value: PtExpression
-        get() = children[0] as PtExpression
-    val choices: PtNodeGroup
-        get() = children[1] as PtNodeGroup
-}
-
-
-class PtWhenChoice(val isElse: Boolean, position: Position) : PtNode(position) {
-    val values: PtNodeGroup
-        get() = children[0] as PtNodeGroup
-    val statements: PtNodeGroup
-        get() = children[1] as PtNodeGroup
-}
-
-
-class PtDefer(position: Position): PtNode(position), IPtStatementContainer

codeCore/src/prog8/code/ast/Verify.kt

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-package prog8.code.ast
-
-import prog8.code.SymbolTable
-import prog8.code.core.*
-
-fun verifyFinalAstBeforeAsmGen(program: PtProgram, options: CompilationOptions, st: SymbolTable, errors: IErrorReporter) {
-/*
-    walkAst(program) { node, _ ->
-        if(node is PtVariable) {
-            if(node.value!=null) {
-                // require(node.type in ArrayDatatypes || node.type==DataType.STR) { "final check before asmgen: only string and array variables can still have an init value ${node.name} ${node.type} ${node.position}"}
-            }
-        }
-    }
-*/
-}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/core/BuiltinFunctions.kt

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package prog8.code.core
 
-class ReturnConvention(val dt: DataType?, val reg: RegisterOrPair?, val floatFac1: Boolean)
-class ParamConvention(val dt: DataType, val reg: RegisterOrPair?, val variable: Boolean)
+class ReturnConvention(val dt: BaseDataType?, val reg: RegisterOrPair?)
+class ParamConvention(val dt: BaseDataType, val reg: RegisterOrPair?, val variable: Boolean)
 class CallConvention(val params: List<ParamConvention>, val returns: ReturnConvention) {
     override fun toString(): String {
         val paramConvs =  params.mapIndexed { index, it ->
@@ -13,35 +13,41 @@ class CallConvention(val params: List<ParamConvention>, val returns: ReturnConve
         }
         val returnConv =
             when {
-                returns.reg!=null -> returns.reg.toString()
-                returns.floatFac1 -> "floatFAC1"
+                returns.reg == RegisterOrPair.FAC1 -> "floatFAC1"
+                returns.reg != null -> returns.reg.toString()
                 else -> "<no returnvalue>"
             }
         return "CallConvention[" + paramConvs.joinToString() + " ; returns: $returnConv]"
     }
 }
 
-class FParam(val name: String, val possibleDatatypes: Array<DataType>)
+class FParam(val name: String, vararg val possibleDatatypes: BaseDataType)
+
+
+private val IterableDatatypes = arrayOf(BaseDataType.STR, BaseDataType.ARRAY, BaseDataType.ARRAY_SPLITW)
+private val IntegerDatatypes = arrayOf(BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.BYTE, BaseDataType.UWORD, BaseDataType.WORD, BaseDataType.LONG)
+private val NumericDatatypes = arrayOf(BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.BYTE, BaseDataType.UWORD, BaseDataType.WORD, BaseDataType.LONG, BaseDataType.FLOAT)
+
 
 class FSignature(val pure: Boolean,      // does it have side effects?
-                      val parameters: List<FParam>,
-                      val returnType: DataType?) {
+                 val returnType: BaseDataType?,
+                 vararg val parameters: FParam) {
 
-    fun callConvention(actualParamTypes: List<DataType>): CallConvention {
+    fun callConvention(actualParamTypes: List<BaseDataType>): CallConvention {
         val returns: ReturnConvention = when (returnType) {
-            DataType.UBYTE, DataType.BYTE -> ReturnConvention(returnType, RegisterOrPair.A, false)
-            DataType.UWORD, DataType.WORD -> ReturnConvention(returnType, RegisterOrPair.AY, false)
-            DataType.FLOAT -> ReturnConvention(returnType, null, true)
-            in PassByReferenceDatatypes -> ReturnConvention(returnType!!, RegisterOrPair.AY, false)
-            null -> ReturnConvention(null, null, false)
+            BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.BYTE -> ReturnConvention(returnType, RegisterOrPair.A)
+            BaseDataType.UWORD, BaseDataType.WORD -> ReturnConvention(returnType, RegisterOrPair.AY)
+            BaseDataType.FLOAT -> ReturnConvention(returnType, RegisterOrPair.FAC1)
+            in IterableDatatypes -> ReturnConvention(returnType!!, RegisterOrPair.AY)
+            null -> ReturnConvention(null, null)
             else -> {
                 // return type depends on arg type
                 when (val paramType = actualParamTypes.first()) {
-                    DataType.UBYTE, DataType.BYTE -> ReturnConvention(paramType, RegisterOrPair.A, false)
-                    DataType.UWORD, DataType.WORD -> ReturnConvention(paramType, RegisterOrPair.AY, false)
-                    DataType.FLOAT -> ReturnConvention(paramType, null, true)
-                    in PassByReferenceDatatypes -> ReturnConvention(paramType, RegisterOrPair.AY, false)
-                    else -> ReturnConvention(paramType, null, false)
+                    BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.BYTE -> ReturnConvention(paramType, RegisterOrPair.A)
+                    BaseDataType.UWORD, BaseDataType.WORD -> ReturnConvention(paramType, RegisterOrPair.AY)
+                    BaseDataType.FLOAT -> ReturnConvention(paramType, RegisterOrPair.FAC1)
+                    in IterableDatatypes -> ReturnConvention(paramType, RegisterOrPair.AY)
+                    else -> ReturnConvention(paramType, null)
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -52,16 +58,24 @@ class FSignature(val pure: Boolean,      // does it have side effects?
                 // One parameter goes via register/registerpair.
                 // this avoids repeated code for every caller to store the value in the subroutine's argument variable.
                 // (that store is still done, but only coded once at the start at the subroutine itself rather than at every call site).
-                // TODO can we start using the X register as well for a third byte or word+byte combo
                 val paramConv = when(val paramType = actualParamTypes[0]) {
-                    DataType.UBYTE, DataType.BYTE -> ParamConvention(paramType, RegisterOrPair.A, false)
-                    DataType.UWORD, DataType.WORD -> ParamConvention(paramType, RegisterOrPair.AY, false)
-                    DataType.FLOAT -> ParamConvention(paramType, RegisterOrPair.AY, false)      // TODO is this correct? shouldn't it be FAC1?
-                    in PassByReferenceDatatypes -> ParamConvention(paramType, RegisterOrPair.AY, false)
+                    BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.BYTE -> ParamConvention(paramType, RegisterOrPair.A, false)
+                    BaseDataType.UWORD, BaseDataType.WORD -> ParamConvention(paramType, RegisterOrPair.AY, false)
+                    BaseDataType.FLOAT -> ParamConvention(paramType, RegisterOrPair.AY, false)      // NOTE: for builtin functions, floating point arguments are passed by reference (so you get a pointer in AY)
+                    in IterableDatatypes -> ParamConvention(paramType, RegisterOrPair.AY, false)
                     else -> ParamConvention(paramType, null, false)
                 }
                 CallConvention(listOf(paramConv), returns)
             }
+            actualParamTypes.size==2 && (actualParamTypes[0].isByte && actualParamTypes[1].isWord) -> {
+                TODO("opportunity to pass word+byte arguments in A,Y and X registers but not implemented yet")
+            }
+            actualParamTypes.size==2 && (actualParamTypes[0].isWord && actualParamTypes[1].isByte) -> {
+                TODO("opportunity to pass word+byte arguments in A,Y and X registers but not implemented yet")
+            }
+            actualParamTypes.size==3 && actualParamTypes.all { it.isByte } -> {
+                TODO("opportunity to pass 3 byte arguments in A,Y and X registers but not implemented yet")
+            }
             else -> {
                 // multiple parameters go via variables
                 val paramConvs = actualParamTypes.map { ParamConvention(it, null, true) }
@@ -72,66 +86,63 @@ class FSignature(val pure: Boolean,      // does it have side effects?
 }
 
 val BuiltinFunctions: Map<String, FSignature> = mapOf(
-    // this set of function have no return value and operate in-place:
-    "setlsb"    to FSignature(false, listOf(FParam("variable", arrayOf(DataType.WORD, DataType.UWORD)), FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE, DataType.UBYTE))), null),
-    "setmsb"    to FSignature(false, listOf(FParam("variable", arrayOf(DataType.WORD, DataType.UWORD)), FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE, DataType.UBYTE))), null),
-    "rol"       to FSignature(false, listOf(FParam("item", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE, DataType.UWORD))), null),
-    "ror"       to FSignature(false, listOf(FParam("item", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE, DataType.UWORD))), null),
-    "rol2"      to FSignature(false, listOf(FParam("item", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE, DataType.UWORD))), null),
-    "ror2"      to FSignature(false, listOf(FParam("item", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE, DataType.UWORD))), null),
-    // cmp returns a status in the carry flag, but not a proper return value
-    "cmp"       to FSignature(false, listOf(FParam("value1", IntegerDatatypes), FParam("value2", NumericDatatypes)), null),
-    "prog8_lib_stringcompare"     to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("str1", arrayOf(DataType.STR)), FParam("str2", arrayOf(DataType.STR))), DataType.BYTE),
-    "prog8_lib_square_byte"       to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE, DataType.UBYTE))), DataType.UBYTE),
-    "prog8_lib_square_word"       to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.WORD, DataType.UWORD))), DataType.UWORD),
-    "prog8_ifelse_bittest_set"    to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("variable", ByteDatatypes), FParam("bitnumber", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE))), DataType.BOOL),
-    "prog8_ifelse_bittest_notset" to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("variable", ByteDatatypes), FParam("bitnumber", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE))), DataType.BOOL),
-    "abs"       to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", NumericDatatypes)), null),
-    "abs__byte"  to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE))), DataType.BYTE),
-    "abs__word"  to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.WORD))), DataType.WORD),
-    "abs__float" to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.FLOAT))), DataType.FLOAT),
-    "len"       to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("values", IterableDatatypes)), DataType.UWORD),
-    // normal functions follow:
-    "sizeof"    to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("object", DataType.entries.toTypedArray())), DataType.UBYTE),
-    "sgn"       to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", NumericDatatypes)), DataType.BYTE),
-    "sqrt"        to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", NumericDatatypes)), null),
-    "sqrt__ubyte" to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE))), DataType.UBYTE),
-    "sqrt__uword" to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD))), DataType.UBYTE),
-    "sqrt__float" to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.FLOAT))), DataType.FLOAT),
-    "divmod"           to FSignature(false, listOf(FParam("dividend", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE, DataType.UWORD)), FParam("divisor", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE, DataType.UWORD)), FParam("quotient", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE, DataType.UWORD)), FParam("remainder", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE, DataType.UWORD))), null),
-    "divmod__ubyte"    to FSignature(false, listOf(FParam("dividend", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE)), FParam("divisor", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE)), FParam("quotient", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE)), FParam("remainder", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE))), null),
-    "divmod__uword"    to FSignature(false, listOf(FParam("dividend", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD)), FParam("divisor", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD)), FParam("quotient", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD)), FParam("remainder", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD))), null),
-    "lsb"       to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD, DataType.WORD))), DataType.UBYTE),
-    "msb"       to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD, DataType.WORD))), DataType.UBYTE),
-    "mkword"    to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("msb", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE)), FParam("lsb", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE))), DataType.UWORD),
-    "clamp"     to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE)), FParam("minimum", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE)), FParam("maximum", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE))), null),
-    "clamp__byte"  to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE)), FParam("minimum", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE)), FParam("maximum", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE))), DataType.BYTE),
-    "clamp__ubyte" to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE)), FParam("minimum", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE)), FParam("maximum", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE))), DataType.UBYTE),
-    "clamp__word"  to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.WORD)), FParam("minimum", arrayOf(DataType.WORD)), FParam("maximum", arrayOf(DataType.WORD))), DataType.WORD),
-    "clamp__uword" to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD)), FParam("minimum", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD)), FParam("maximum", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD))), DataType.UWORD),
-    "min"        to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("val1", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE)), FParam("val2", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE))), null),
-    "min__byte"  to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("val1", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE)), FParam("val2", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE))), DataType.BYTE),
-    "min__ubyte" to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("val1", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE)), FParam("val2", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE))), DataType.UBYTE),
-    "min__word"  to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("val1", arrayOf(DataType.WORD)), FParam("val2", arrayOf(DataType.WORD))), DataType.WORD),
-    "min__uword" to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("val1", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD)), FParam("val2", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD))), DataType.UWORD),
-    "max"        to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("val1", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE)), FParam("val2", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE))), null),
-    "max__byte"  to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("val1", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE)), FParam("val2", arrayOf(DataType.BYTE))), DataType.BYTE),
-    "max__ubyte" to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("val1", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE)), FParam("val2", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE))), DataType.UBYTE),
-    "max__word"  to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("val1", arrayOf(DataType.WORD)), FParam("val2", arrayOf(DataType.WORD))), DataType.WORD),
-    "max__uword" to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("val1", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD)), FParam("val2", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD))), DataType.UWORD),
-    "peek"      to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("address", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD))), DataType.UBYTE),
-    "peekw"     to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("address", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD))), DataType.UWORD),
-    "peekf"     to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("address", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD))), DataType.FLOAT),
-    "poke"      to FSignature(false, listOf(FParam("address", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD)), FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE))), null),
-    "pokew"     to FSignature(false, listOf(FParam("address", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD)), FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD))), null),
-    "pokef"     to FSignature(false, listOf(FParam("address", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD)), FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.FLOAT))), null),
-    "pokemon"   to FSignature(false, listOf(FParam("address", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD)), FParam("value", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE))), DataType.UBYTE),
-    "rsave"     to FSignature(false, emptyList(), null),
-    "rrestore"  to FSignature(false, emptyList(), null),
-    "memory"    to FSignature(true, listOf(FParam("name", arrayOf(DataType.STR)), FParam("size", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD)), FParam("alignment", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD))), DataType.UWORD),
-    "callfar"   to FSignature(false, listOf(FParam("bank", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE)), FParam("address", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD)), FParam("arg", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD))), DataType.UWORD),
-    "callfar2"  to FSignature(false, listOf(FParam("bank", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE)), FParam("address", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD)), FParam("argA", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE)), FParam("argX", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE)), FParam("argY", arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE)), FParam("argC", arrayOf(DataType.BOOL))), DataType.UWORD),
-    "call"      to FSignature(false, listOf(FParam("address", arrayOf(DataType.UWORD))), DataType.UWORD),
+    "setlsb"  to FSignature(false, null, FParam("variable", BaseDataType.WORD, BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("value", BaseDataType.BYTE, BaseDataType.UBYTE)),
+    "setmsb"  to FSignature(false, null, FParam("variable", BaseDataType.WORD, BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("value", BaseDataType.BYTE, BaseDataType.UBYTE)),
+    "rol"     to FSignature(false, null, FParam("item", BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.UWORD)),
+    "ror"     to FSignature(false, null, FParam("item", BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.UWORD)),
+    "rol2"    to FSignature(false, null, FParam("item", BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.UWORD)),
+    "ror2"    to FSignature(false, null, FParam("item", BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.UWORD)),
+    "cmp"     to FSignature(false, null, FParam("value1", *IntegerDatatypes), FParam("value2", *NumericDatatypes)),  // cmp returns a status in the carry flag, but not a proper return value
+    "prog8_lib_stringcompare"     to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.BYTE, FParam("str1", BaseDataType.STR), FParam("str2", BaseDataType.STR)),
+    "prog8_lib_square_byte"       to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UBYTE, FParam("value", BaseDataType.BYTE, BaseDataType.UBYTE)),
+    "prog8_lib_square_word"       to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UWORD, FParam("value", BaseDataType.WORD, BaseDataType.UWORD)),
+    "abs"           to FSignature(true, null, FParam("value", *NumericDatatypes)),
+    "abs__byte"     to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UBYTE, FParam("value", BaseDataType.BYTE)),
+    "abs__word"     to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UWORD, FParam("value", BaseDataType.WORD)),
+    "abs__float"    to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.FLOAT, FParam("value", BaseDataType.FLOAT)),
+    "len"           to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UWORD, FParam("values", *IterableDatatypes)),
+    "sizeof"        to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UBYTE, FParam("object", *(BaseDataType.entries - BaseDataType.STRUCT_INSTANCE).toTypedArray())),
+    "sgn"           to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.BYTE, FParam("value", *NumericDatatypes)),
+    "sqrt"          to FSignature(true, null, FParam("value", *NumericDatatypes)),
+    "sqrt__ubyte"   to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UBYTE, FParam("value", BaseDataType.UBYTE)),
+    "sqrt__uword"   to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UBYTE, FParam("value", BaseDataType.UWORD)),
+    "sqrt__float"   to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.FLOAT, FParam("value", BaseDataType.FLOAT)),
+    "divmod"        to FSignature(false, null, FParam("dividend", BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("divisor", BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("quotient", BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("remainder", BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.UWORD)),
+    "divmod__ubyte" to FSignature(false, null, FParam("dividend", BaseDataType.UBYTE), FParam("divisor", BaseDataType.UBYTE), FParam("quotient", BaseDataType.UBYTE), FParam("remainder", BaseDataType.UBYTE)),
+    "divmod__uword" to FSignature(false, null, FParam("dividend", BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("divisor", BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("quotient", BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("remainder", BaseDataType.UWORD)),
+    "lsb"           to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UBYTE, FParam("value", BaseDataType.UWORD, BaseDataType.WORD, BaseDataType.LONG)),
+    "lsw"           to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UWORD, FParam("value", BaseDataType.UWORD, BaseDataType.WORD, BaseDataType.LONG)),
+    "msb"           to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UBYTE, FParam("value", BaseDataType.UWORD, BaseDataType.WORD, BaseDataType.LONG)),
+    "msw"           to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UWORD, FParam("value", BaseDataType.UWORD, BaseDataType.WORD, BaseDataType.LONG)),
+    "mkword"        to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UWORD, FParam("msb", BaseDataType.UBYTE), FParam("lsb", BaseDataType.UBYTE)),
+    "clamp"         to FSignature(true, null, FParam("value", BaseDataType.BYTE), FParam("minimum", BaseDataType.BYTE), FParam("maximum", BaseDataType.BYTE)),
+    "clamp__byte"   to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.BYTE, FParam("value", BaseDataType.BYTE), FParam("minimum", BaseDataType.BYTE), FParam("maximum", BaseDataType.BYTE)),
+    "clamp__ubyte"  to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UBYTE, FParam("value", BaseDataType.UBYTE), FParam("minimum", BaseDataType.UBYTE), FParam("maximum", BaseDataType.UBYTE)),
+    "clamp__word"   to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.WORD, FParam("value", BaseDataType.WORD), FParam("minimum", BaseDataType.WORD), FParam("maximum", BaseDataType.WORD)),
+    "clamp__uword"  to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UWORD, FParam("value", BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("minimum", BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("maximum", BaseDataType.UWORD)),
+    "min"           to FSignature(true, null, FParam("val1", BaseDataType.BYTE), FParam("val2", BaseDataType.BYTE)),
+    "min__byte"     to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.BYTE, FParam("val1", BaseDataType.BYTE), FParam("val2", BaseDataType.BYTE)),
+    "min__ubyte"    to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UBYTE, FParam("val1", BaseDataType.UBYTE), FParam("val2", BaseDataType.UBYTE)),
+    "min__word"     to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.WORD, FParam("val1", BaseDataType.WORD), FParam("val2", BaseDataType.WORD)),
+    "min__uword"    to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UWORD, FParam("val1", BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("val2", BaseDataType.UWORD)),
+    "max"           to FSignature(true, null, FParam("val1", BaseDataType.BYTE), FParam("val2", BaseDataType.BYTE)),
+    "max__byte"     to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.BYTE, FParam("val1", BaseDataType.BYTE), FParam("val2", BaseDataType.BYTE)),
+    "max__ubyte"    to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UBYTE, FParam("val1", BaseDataType.UBYTE), FParam("val2", BaseDataType.UBYTE)),
+    "max__word"     to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.WORD, FParam("val1", BaseDataType.WORD), FParam("val2", BaseDataType.WORD)),
+    "max__uword"    to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UWORD, FParam("val1", BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("val2", BaseDataType.UWORD)),
+    "peek"          to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UBYTE, FParam("address", BaseDataType.UWORD)),
+    "peekw"         to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UWORD, FParam("address", BaseDataType.UWORD)),
+    "peekf"         to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.FLOAT, FParam("address", BaseDataType.UWORD)),
+    "poke"          to FSignature(false, null, FParam("address", BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("value", BaseDataType.UBYTE)),
+    "pokew"         to FSignature(false, null, FParam("address", BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("value", BaseDataType.UWORD)),
+    "pokef"         to FSignature(false, null, FParam("address", BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("value", BaseDataType.FLOAT)),
+    "pokemon"       to FSignature(false, BaseDataType.UBYTE, FParam("address", BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("value", BaseDataType.UBYTE)),
+    "rsave"         to FSignature(false, null),
+    "rrestore"      to FSignature(false, null),
+    "memory"        to FSignature(true, BaseDataType.UWORD, FParam("name", BaseDataType.STR), FParam("size", BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("alignment", BaseDataType.UWORD)),
+    "callfar"       to FSignature(false, BaseDataType.UWORD, FParam("bank", BaseDataType.UBYTE), FParam("address", BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("arg", BaseDataType.UWORD)),
+    "callfar2"      to FSignature(false, BaseDataType.UWORD, FParam("bank", BaseDataType.UBYTE), FParam("address", BaseDataType.UWORD), FParam("argA", BaseDataType.UBYTE), FParam("argX", BaseDataType.UBYTE), FParam("argY", BaseDataType.UBYTE), FParam("argC", BaseDataType.BOOL)),
+    "call"          to FSignature(false, BaseDataType.UWORD, FParam("address", BaseDataType.UWORD)),
 )
 
 val InplaceModifyingBuiltinFunctions = setOf(

codeCore/src/prog8/code/core/CompilationOptions.kt

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class CompilationOptions(val output: OutputType,
                          val zpAllowed: List<UIntRange>,
                          val floats: Boolean,
                          val noSysInit: Boolean,
+                         val romable: Boolean,
                          val compTarget: ICompilationTarget,
                          // these are set later, based on command line arguments or options in the source code:
                          var loadAddress: UInt,
@@ -27,14 +28,15 @@ class CompilationOptions(val output: OutputType,
                          var varsGolden: Boolean = false,
                          var slabsHighBank: Int? = null,
                          var slabsGolden: Boolean = false,
-                         var splitWordArrays: Boolean = false,
-                         var addMissingRts: Boolean = false,        // deprecated, will likely go way in future version
+                         var dontSplitWordArrays: Boolean = false,
                          var breakpointCpuInstruction: String? = null,
+                         var ignoreFootguns: Boolean = false,
                          var outputDir: Path = Path(""),
+                         var quiet: Boolean = false,
                          var symbolDefs: Map<String, String> = emptyMap()
 ) {
     init {
-        compTarget.machine.initializeMemoryAreas(this)
+        compTarget.initializeMemoryAreas(this)
     }
 
     companion object {

codeCore/src/prog8/code/core/Conversions.kt

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ fun Number.toHex(): String {
     //  0..15 -> "0".."15"
     //  16..255 -> "$10".."$ff"
     //  256..65536 -> "$0100".."$ffff"
+    //  larger -> "$12345678"
     // negative values are prefixed with '-'.
     val integer = this.toInt()
     if(integer<0)
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ fun Number.toHex(): String {
         in 0 until 16 -> integer.toString()
         in 0 until 0x100 -> "$"+integer.toString(16).padStart(2,'0')
         in 0 until 0x10000 -> "$"+integer.toString(16).padStart(4,'0')
-        else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("number too large for 16 bits $this")
+        else -> "$"+integer.toString(16).padStart(8,'0')
     }
 }
 
@@ -27,11 +28,12 @@ fun UInt.toHex(): String {
     //  0..15 -> "0".."15"
     //  16..255 -> "$10".."$ff"
     //  256..65536 -> "$0100".."$ffff"
+    //  larger -> "$12345678"
     return when (this) {
         in 0u until 16u -> this.toString()
         in 0u until 0x100u -> "$"+this.toString(16).padStart(2,'0')
         in 0u until 0x10000u -> "$"+this.toString(16).padStart(4,'0')
-        else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("number too large for 16 bits $this")
+        else -> "$"+this.toString(16).padStart(8,'0')
     }
 }
 

codeCore/src/prog8/code/core/Enumerations.kt

@@ -1,63 +1,379 @@
 package prog8.code.core
 
-enum class DataType {
+import java.util.*
+
+enum class BaseDataType {
     UBYTE,              // pass by value            8 bits unsigned
     BYTE,               // pass by value            8 bits signed
     UWORD,              // pass by value            16 bits unsigned
     WORD,               // pass by value            16 bits signed
     LONG,               // pass by value            32 bits signed
     FLOAT,              // pass by value            machine dependent
-    BOOL,               // pass by value            bit 0 of a 8 bit byte
+    BOOL,               // pass by value            bit 0 of an 8-bit byte
     STR,                // pass by reference
-    ARRAY_UB,           // pass by reference
-    ARRAY_B,            // pass by reference
-    ARRAY_UW,           // pass by reference
-    ARRAY_UW_SPLIT,     // pass by reference, lo/hi byte split
-    ARRAY_W,            // pass by reference
-    ARRAY_W_SPLIT,      // pass by reference, lo/hi byte split
-    ARRAY_F,            // pass by reference
-    ARRAY_BOOL,         // pass by reference
+    ARRAY,              // pass by reference, subtype is the element type
+    ARRAY_SPLITW,       // pass by reference, split word layout, subtype is the element type (restricted to word types)
+    POINTER,            // typed pointer, subtype is whatever type is pointed to
+    STRUCT_INSTANCE,    // the actual instance of a struct (not directly supported in the language yet, but we need its type)
+    ARRAY_POINTER,      // array of pointers (uwords), subtype is whatever type each element points to
     UNDEFINED;
 
-    /**
-     * is the type assignable to the given other type (perhaps via a typecast) without loss of precision?
-     */
-    infix fun isAssignableTo(targetType: DataType) =
-        when(this) {
-            BOOL -> targetType == BOOL
-            UBYTE -> targetType.oneOf(UBYTE, WORD, UWORD, LONG, FLOAT)
-            BYTE -> targetType.oneOf(BYTE, WORD, LONG, FLOAT)
-            UWORD -> targetType.oneOf(UWORD, LONG, FLOAT)
-            WORD -> targetType.oneOf(WORD, LONG, FLOAT)
-            LONG -> targetType.oneOf(LONG, FLOAT)
-            FLOAT -> targetType.oneOf(FLOAT)
-            STR -> targetType.oneOf(STR, UWORD)
-            in ArrayDatatypes -> targetType == this
-            else -> false
-        }
 
-    fun oneOf(vararg types: DataType) = this in types
-
-    infix fun largerThan(other: DataType) =
+    fun largerSizeThan(other: BaseDataType) =
         when {
             this == other -> false
-            this in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean -> false
-            this in WordDatatypes -> other in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean
-            this == LONG -> other in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean+WordDatatypes
+            this.isByteOrBool -> false
+            this.isWord -> other.isByteOrBool
+            this == LONG -> other.isByteOrBool || other.isWord
             this == STR && other == UWORD || this == UWORD && other == STR -> false
+            this.isArray && other.isArray -> false
+            this.isArray -> other != FLOAT
+            this == STR -> other != FLOAT
+            this.isPointer -> other.isByteOrBool
             else -> true
         }
 
-    infix fun equalsSize(other: DataType) =
+    fun equalsSize(other: BaseDataType) =
         when {
             this == other -> true
-            this in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean -> other in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean
-            this in WordDatatypes -> other in WordDatatypes
-            this== STR && other== UWORD || this== UWORD && other== STR -> true
+            this.isArray && other.isArray -> true
+            this.isByteOrBool -> other.isByteOrBool
+            this.isWord -> other.isWord || other.isPointer
+            this.isPointer -> other.isWord
+            this == STR && other== UWORD || this== UWORD && other== STR -> true
+            this == STR && other.isArray -> true
+            this.isArray && other == STR -> true
             else -> false
         }
 }
 
+val BaseDataType.isByte get() = this in arrayOf(BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.BYTE)
+val BaseDataType.isByteOrBool get() = this in arrayOf(BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.BYTE, BaseDataType.BOOL)
+val BaseDataType.isWord get() = this in arrayOf(BaseDataType.UWORD, BaseDataType.WORD)
+val BaseDataType.isInteger get() = this in arrayOf(BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.BYTE, BaseDataType.UWORD, BaseDataType.WORD, BaseDataType.LONG)
+val BaseDataType.isIntegerOrBool get() = this in arrayOf(BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.BYTE, BaseDataType.UWORD, BaseDataType.WORD, BaseDataType.LONG, BaseDataType.BOOL)
+val BaseDataType.isNumeric get() = this == BaseDataType.FLOAT || this.isInteger
+val BaseDataType.isNumericOrBool get() = this == BaseDataType.BOOL || this.isNumeric
+val BaseDataType.isSigned get() = this in arrayOf(BaseDataType.BYTE, BaseDataType.WORD, BaseDataType.LONG, BaseDataType.FLOAT)
+val BaseDataType.isArray get() = this == BaseDataType.ARRAY || this == BaseDataType.ARRAY_SPLITW || this == BaseDataType.ARRAY_POINTER
+val BaseDataType.isPointer get() = this == BaseDataType.POINTER
+val BaseDataType.isStructInstance get() = this == BaseDataType.STRUCT_INSTANCE
+val BaseDataType.isPointerArray get() = this == BaseDataType.ARRAY_POINTER
+val BaseDataType.isSplitWordArray get() = this == BaseDataType.ARRAY_SPLITW || this == BaseDataType.ARRAY_POINTER       // pointer arrays are also always stored as split uwords
+val BaseDataType.isIterable get() =  this in arrayOf(BaseDataType.STR, BaseDataType.ARRAY, BaseDataType.ARRAY_SPLITW, BaseDataType.ARRAY_POINTER)
+val BaseDataType.isPassByRef get() = this.isIterable && !this.isPointer
+val BaseDataType.isPassByValue get() = !this.isIterable || this.isPointer
+
+
+interface ISubType {
+    val scopedNameString: String
+    fun memsize(sizer: IMemSizer): Int
+}
+
+class DataType private constructor(val base: BaseDataType, val sub: BaseDataType?, var subType: ISubType?, var subTypeFromAntlr: List<String>?=null) {
+
+    init {
+        when {
+            base.isPointerArray -> {
+                require(sub!=null || subType!=null || subTypeFromAntlr!=null)
+            }
+            base.isArray -> {
+                require(sub != null && subType==null && subTypeFromAntlr==null)
+                if(base.isSplitWordArray)
+                    require(sub == BaseDataType.UWORD || sub == BaseDataType.WORD)
+            }
+            base==BaseDataType.STR -> require(sub==BaseDataType.UBYTE) { "string subtype should be ubyte" }
+            base!=BaseDataType.POINTER -> require(sub == null) { "only string, array and pointer base types can have a subtype"}
+            else -> {
+                require(sub == null || (subType == null && subTypeFromAntlr == null)) {
+                    "sub and subtype can't both be set"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
+        if (this === other) return true
+        if (other !is DataType) return false
+        return base == other.base && sub == other.sub && subType == other.subType
+    }
+
+    override fun hashCode(): Int = Objects.hash(base, sub, subType)
+
+    fun setActualSubType(actualSubType: ISubType) {
+        subType = actualSubType
+        subTypeFromAntlr = null
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+
+        val UBYTE = DataType(BaseDataType.UBYTE, null, null)
+        val BYTE = DataType(BaseDataType.BYTE, null, null)
+        val UWORD = DataType(BaseDataType.UWORD, null, null)
+        val WORD = DataType(BaseDataType.WORD, null, null)
+        val LONG = DataType(BaseDataType.LONG, null, null)
+        val FLOAT = DataType(BaseDataType.FLOAT, null, null)
+        val BOOL = DataType(BaseDataType.BOOL, null, null)
+        val STR = DataType(BaseDataType.STR, BaseDataType.UBYTE, null)
+        val UNDEFINED = DataType(BaseDataType.UNDEFINED, null, null)
+
+        private val simpletypes = mapOf(
+            BaseDataType.UBYTE to DataType(BaseDataType.UBYTE, null, null),
+            BaseDataType.BYTE to DataType(BaseDataType.BYTE, null, null),
+            BaseDataType.UWORD to DataType(BaseDataType.UWORD, null, null),
+            BaseDataType.WORD to DataType(BaseDataType.WORD, null, null),
+            BaseDataType.LONG to DataType(BaseDataType.LONG, null, null),
+            BaseDataType.FLOAT to DataType(BaseDataType.FLOAT, null, null),
+            BaseDataType.BOOL to DataType(BaseDataType.BOOL, null, null),
+            BaseDataType.STR to DataType(BaseDataType.STR, BaseDataType.UBYTE, null),
+            BaseDataType.UNDEFINED to DataType(BaseDataType.UNDEFINED, null, null)
+        )
+
+        fun forDt(dt: BaseDataType): DataType {
+            if(dt.isStructInstance)
+                TODO("cannot use struct instance as a data type (yet) - use a pointer instead")
+            return simpletypes.getValue(dt)
+        }
+
+        fun arrayFor(elementDt: BaseDataType, splitwordarray: Boolean=true): DataType {
+            require(!elementDt.isPointer) { "use other array constructor for arrays of pointers" }
+            val actualElementDt = if(elementDt==BaseDataType.STR) BaseDataType.UWORD else elementDt      // array of strings is actually just an array of UWORD pointers
+            return if(splitwordarray && actualElementDt.isWord)
+                DataType(BaseDataType.ARRAY_SPLITW, actualElementDt, null)
+            else {
+                if(actualElementDt.isNumericOrBool && actualElementDt != BaseDataType.LONG)
+                    DataType(BaseDataType.ARRAY, actualElementDt, null)
+                else
+                    throw NoSuchElementException("invalid basic element dt $elementDt")
+            }
+        }
+
+        fun arrayOfPointersTo(sub: BaseDataType): DataType = DataType(BaseDataType.ARRAY_POINTER, sub, null)
+        fun arrayOfPointersTo(structType: ISubType?): DataType = DataType(BaseDataType.ARRAY_POINTER, null, structType)
+        fun arrayOfPointersFromAntlrTo(sub: BaseDataType?, identifier: List<String>?): DataType =
+            DataType(BaseDataType.ARRAY_POINTER, sub, null, identifier)
+
+        fun pointer(base: BaseDataType): DataType = DataType(BaseDataType.POINTER, base, null)
+        fun pointer(dt: DataType): DataType {
+            if(dt.isBasic)
+                return DataType(BaseDataType.POINTER, dt.base, null)
+            else
+                return DataType(BaseDataType.POINTER, null, dt.subType, dt.subTypeFromAntlr)
+        }
+        fun pointer(structType: ISubType): DataType = DataType(BaseDataType.POINTER, null, structType, null)
+        fun pointerFromAntlr(identifier: List<String>): DataType = DataType(BaseDataType.POINTER, null, null, identifier)
+        fun structInstance(type: ISubType?): DataType = DataType(BaseDataType.STRUCT_INSTANCE, sub=null, type)
+        fun structInstanceFromAntlr(struct: List<String>): DataType = DataType(BaseDataType.STRUCT_INSTANCE, null, null, subTypeFromAntlr = struct)
+    }
+
+
+    fun elementToArray(splitwords: Boolean = true): DataType {
+        return if (base == BaseDataType.UWORD || base == BaseDataType.WORD || base == BaseDataType.STR) arrayFor(base, splitwords)
+        else arrayFor(base, false)
+    }
+
+    fun elementType(): DataType =
+        when {
+            isPointerArray -> DataType(BaseDataType.POINTER, sub, subType)
+            base.isArray || base==BaseDataType.STR -> forDt(sub!!)
+            else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("not an array")
+        }
+
+    fun typeForAddressOf(msb: Boolean): DataType {
+        if (isUndefined)
+            return if(msb) pointer(BaseDataType.UBYTE) else UWORD
+        else {
+            if (isBasic)
+                return pointer(base)
+            if (isString)
+                return pointer(BaseDataType.UBYTE)
+            if (isPointer)
+                return UWORD
+            if (isArray) {
+                if (msb || isSplitWordArray)
+                    return pointer(BaseDataType.UBYTE)
+                val elementDt = elementType()
+                require(elementDt.isBasic)
+                return pointer(elementDt)
+            }
+            if (subType != null)
+                return pointer(this)
+            return UWORD
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun dereference(): DataType {
+        require(isPointer || isUnsignedWord)
+        return when {
+            isUnsignedWord -> forDt(BaseDataType.UBYTE)
+            sub!=null -> forDt(sub)
+            subType!=null -> DataType(BaseDataType.STRUCT_INSTANCE, null, subType)
+            subTypeFromAntlr!=null -> DataType(BaseDataType.STRUCT_INSTANCE, null, null, subTypeFromAntlr)
+            else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("cannot dereference this pointer type")
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun toString(): String = when(base) {
+        BaseDataType.ARRAY -> {
+            when(sub) {
+                BaseDataType.BOOL -> "bool[]"
+                BaseDataType.FLOAT -> "float[]"
+                BaseDataType.BYTE -> "byte[]"
+                BaseDataType.WORD -> "word[]"
+                BaseDataType.UBYTE -> "ubyte[]"
+                BaseDataType.UWORD -> "uword[]"
+                else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("invalid sub type")
+            }
+        }
+        BaseDataType.ARRAY_SPLITW -> {
+            when(sub) {
+                BaseDataType.WORD -> "word[] (split)"
+                BaseDataType.UWORD -> "uword[] (split)"
+                else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("invalid sub type")
+            }
+        }
+        BaseDataType.POINTER -> {
+            if(sub!=null) "^^${sub.name.lowercase()}" else if(subType!=null) "^^${subType!!.scopedNameString}" else "^^${subTypeFromAntlr}"
+        }
+        BaseDataType.ARRAY_POINTER -> {
+            if(sub!=null) "^^${sub.name.lowercase()}[] (split)" else if (subType!=null) "^^${subType!!.scopedNameString}[] (split)" else "^^${subTypeFromAntlr}[] (split)"
+        }
+        BaseDataType.STRUCT_INSTANCE -> {
+            sub?.name?.lowercase() ?: if (subType!=null) subType!!.scopedNameString else "$subTypeFromAntlr"
+        }
+        else -> base.name.lowercase()
+    }
+
+    fun sourceString(): String = when (base) {
+        BaseDataType.BOOL -> "bool"
+        BaseDataType.UBYTE -> "ubyte"
+        BaseDataType.BYTE -> "byte"
+        BaseDataType.UWORD -> "uword"
+        BaseDataType.WORD -> "word"
+        BaseDataType.LONG -> "long"
+        BaseDataType.FLOAT -> "float"
+        BaseDataType.STR -> "str"
+        BaseDataType.POINTER -> {
+            when {
+                sub!=null -> "^^${sub.name.lowercase()}"
+                subType!=null -> "^^${subType!!.scopedNameString}"
+                subTypeFromAntlr!=null -> "^^${subTypeFromAntlr!!.joinToString(".")}"
+                else -> "?????"
+            }
+        }
+        BaseDataType.STRUCT_INSTANCE -> {
+            when {
+                sub!=null -> sub.name.lowercase()
+                subType!=null -> subType!!.scopedNameString
+                subTypeFromAntlr!=null -> subTypeFromAntlr!!.joinToString(".")
+                else -> "?????"
+            }
+        }
+        BaseDataType.ARRAY_POINTER -> {
+            when {
+                sub!=null -> "^^${sub.name.lowercase()}["
+                subType!=null -> "^^${subType!!.scopedNameString}["
+                subTypeFromAntlr!=null -> "^^${subTypeFromAntlr!!.joinToString(".")}["
+                else -> "????? ["
+            }
+        }
+        BaseDataType.ARRAY -> {
+            when(sub) {
+                BaseDataType.UBYTE -> "ubyte["
+                BaseDataType.UWORD -> "@nosplit uword["
+                BaseDataType.BOOL -> "bool["
+                BaseDataType.BYTE -> "byte["
+                BaseDataType.WORD -> "@nosplit word["
+                BaseDataType.FLOAT -> "float["
+                else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("invalid sub type")
+            }
+        }
+        BaseDataType.ARRAY_SPLITW -> {
+            when(sub) {
+                BaseDataType.UWORD -> "uword["
+                BaseDataType.WORD -> "word["
+                else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("invalid sub type")
+            }
+        }
+        BaseDataType.UNDEFINED -> throw IllegalArgumentException("wrong dt")
+    }
+
+    // is the type assignable to the given other type (perhaps via a typecast) without loss of precision?
+    infix fun isAssignableTo(targetType: DataType) =
+        when(base) {
+            BaseDataType.BOOL -> targetType.base == BaseDataType.BOOL
+            BaseDataType.UBYTE -> targetType.base in arrayOf(BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.WORD, BaseDataType.UWORD, BaseDataType.LONG, BaseDataType.FLOAT)
+            BaseDataType.BYTE -> targetType.base in arrayOf(BaseDataType.BYTE, BaseDataType.WORD, BaseDataType.LONG, BaseDataType.FLOAT)
+            BaseDataType.UWORD -> targetType.base in arrayOf(BaseDataType.UWORD, BaseDataType.LONG, BaseDataType.FLOAT, BaseDataType.POINTER, BaseDataType.ARRAY_POINTER)
+            BaseDataType.WORD -> targetType.base in arrayOf(BaseDataType.WORD, BaseDataType.LONG, BaseDataType.FLOAT)
+            BaseDataType.LONG -> targetType.base in arrayOf(BaseDataType.LONG, BaseDataType.FLOAT)
+            BaseDataType.FLOAT -> targetType.base in arrayOf(BaseDataType.FLOAT)
+            BaseDataType.STR -> targetType.base in arrayOf(BaseDataType.STR, BaseDataType.UWORD)
+            BaseDataType.ARRAY, BaseDataType.ARRAY_SPLITW -> targetType.base in arrayOf(BaseDataType.ARRAY, BaseDataType.ARRAY_SPLITW) && targetType.sub == sub
+            BaseDataType.POINTER -> {
+                when {
+                    targetType.base == BaseDataType.UWORD || targetType.base == BaseDataType.LONG -> true
+                    targetType.isPointer -> this.isUnsignedWord || this==targetType
+                    else -> false
+                }
+            }
+            BaseDataType.STRUCT_INSTANCE -> false        // we cannot deal with actual struct instances yet in any shape or form (only getting fields from it)
+            BaseDataType.ARRAY_POINTER -> TODO("check assignability of array of pointers")
+            BaseDataType.UNDEFINED -> false
+        }
+
+    fun largerSizeThan(other: DataType): Boolean = base.largerSizeThan(other.base)
+    fun equalsSize(other: DataType): Boolean = base.equalsSize(other.base)
+
+    fun size(memsizer: IMemSizer): Int = if(sub!=null) {
+            memsizer.memorySize(sub)
+        } else if(subType!=null) {
+            subType!!.memsize(memsizer)
+        } else {
+            memsizer.memorySize(base)
+        }
+
+    val isBasic = sub==null && subType==null && subTypeFromAntlr==null
+    val isUndefined = base == BaseDataType.UNDEFINED
+    val isByte = base.isByte
+    val isUnsignedByte = base == BaseDataType.UBYTE
+    val isSignedByte = base == BaseDataType.BYTE
+    val isByteOrBool = base.isByteOrBool
+    val isWord = base.isWord
+    val isUnsignedWord =  base == BaseDataType.UWORD
+    val isSignedWord =  base == BaseDataType.WORD
+    val isInteger = base.isInteger
+    val isIntegerOrBool = base.isIntegerOrBool
+    val isNumeric = base.isNumeric
+    val isNumericOrBool = base.isNumericOrBool
+    val isSigned = base.isSigned
+    val isUnsigned = !base.isSigned
+    val isArray = base.isArray
+    val isPointer = base.isPointer
+    val isStructInstance = base.isStructInstance
+    val isPointerArray = base.isPointerArray
+    val isBoolArray = base.isArray && sub == BaseDataType.BOOL
+    val isByteArray = base.isArray && (sub == BaseDataType.UBYTE || sub == BaseDataType.BYTE)
+    val isUnsignedByteArray = base.isArray && sub == BaseDataType.UBYTE
+    val isSignedByteArray = base.isArray && sub == BaseDataType.BYTE
+    val isWordArray = base.isArray && (sub == BaseDataType.UWORD || sub == BaseDataType.WORD)
+    val isUnsignedWordArray = base.isArray && sub == BaseDataType.UWORD
+    val isSignedWordArray = base.isArray && sub == BaseDataType.WORD
+    val isFloatArray = base.isArray && sub == BaseDataType.FLOAT
+    val isString = base == BaseDataType.STR
+    val isBool = base == BaseDataType.BOOL
+    val isFloat = base == BaseDataType.FLOAT
+    val isLong = base == BaseDataType.LONG
+    val isStringly = base == BaseDataType.STR || base == BaseDataType.UWORD || (base == BaseDataType.ARRAY && (sub == BaseDataType.UBYTE || sub == BaseDataType.BYTE))
+    val isSplitWordArray = base.isSplitWordArray
+    val isSplitUnsignedWordArray = base.isSplitWordArray && sub == BaseDataType.UWORD
+    val isSplitSignedWordArray = base.isSplitWordArray && sub == BaseDataType.WORD
+    val isIterable =  base.isIterable
+    val isPassByRef = base.isPassByRef
+    val isPassByValue = base.isPassByValue
+}
+
+
 enum class CpuRegister {
     A,
     X,
@@ -95,6 +411,17 @@ enum class RegisterOrPair {
         else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("no cpu hardware register for $this")
     }
 
+    fun asScopedNameVirtualReg(type: DataType?): List<String> {
+        require(this in Cx16VirtualRegisters)
+        val suffix = when(type?.base) {
+            BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.BOOL -> "L"
+            BaseDataType.BYTE -> "sL"
+            BaseDataType.WORD -> "s"
+            BaseDataType.UWORD, null -> ""
+            else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("invalid register param type")
+        }
+        return listOf("cx16", name.lowercase()+suffix)
+    }
 }       // only used in parameter and return value specs in asm subroutines
 
 enum class Statusflag {
@@ -123,48 +450,6 @@ enum class BranchCondition {
     VC
 }
 
-
-val ByteDatatypes = arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE, DataType.BYTE)
-val ByteDatatypesWithBoolean = ByteDatatypes + DataType.BOOL
-val WordDatatypes = arrayOf(DataType.UWORD, DataType.WORD)
-val IntegerDatatypes = arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE, DataType.BYTE, DataType.UWORD, DataType.WORD, DataType.LONG)
-val IntegerDatatypesWithBoolean = IntegerDatatypes + DataType.BOOL
-val NumericDatatypes = arrayOf(DataType.UBYTE, DataType.BYTE, DataType.UWORD, DataType.WORD, DataType.LONG, DataType.FLOAT)
-val NumericDatatypesWithBoolean = NumericDatatypes + DataType.BOOL
-val SignedDatatypes =  arrayOf(DataType.BYTE, DataType.WORD, DataType.LONG, DataType.FLOAT)
-val ArrayDatatypes = arrayOf(DataType.ARRAY_UB, DataType.ARRAY_B, DataType.ARRAY_UW, DataType.ARRAY_UW_SPLIT, DataType.ARRAY_W, DataType.ARRAY_W_SPLIT, DataType.ARRAY_F, DataType.ARRAY_BOOL)
-val StringlyDatatypes = arrayOf(DataType.STR, DataType.ARRAY_UB, DataType.ARRAY_B, DataType.UWORD)
-val SplitWordArrayTypes = arrayOf(DataType.ARRAY_UW_SPLIT, DataType.ARRAY_W_SPLIT)
-val IterableDatatypes = arrayOf(
-    DataType.STR,
-    DataType.ARRAY_UB, DataType.ARRAY_B,
-    DataType.ARRAY_UW, DataType.ARRAY_W,
-    DataType.ARRAY_UW_SPLIT, DataType.ARRAY_W_SPLIT,
-    DataType.ARRAY_F, DataType.ARRAY_BOOL
-)
-val PassByValueDatatypes = NumericDatatypesWithBoolean
-val PassByReferenceDatatypes = IterableDatatypes
-val ArrayToElementTypes = mapOf(
-    DataType.STR to DataType.UBYTE,
-    DataType.ARRAY_B to DataType.BYTE,
-    DataType.ARRAY_UB to DataType.UBYTE,
-    DataType.ARRAY_W to DataType.WORD,
-    DataType.ARRAY_UW to DataType.UWORD,
-    DataType.ARRAY_W_SPLIT to DataType.WORD,
-    DataType.ARRAY_UW_SPLIT to DataType.UWORD,
-    DataType.ARRAY_F to DataType.FLOAT,
-    DataType.ARRAY_BOOL to DataType.BOOL
-)
-val ElementToArrayTypes = mapOf(
-    DataType.BYTE to DataType.ARRAY_B,
-    DataType.UBYTE to DataType.ARRAY_UB,
-    DataType.WORD to DataType.ARRAY_W,
-    DataType.UWORD to DataType.ARRAY_UW,
-    DataType.FLOAT to DataType.ARRAY_F,
-    DataType.BOOL to DataType.ARRAY_BOOL,
-    DataType.STR to DataType.ARRAY_UW          // array of str is just an array of pointers
-)
-
 val Cx16VirtualRegisters = arrayOf(
     RegisterOrPair.R0, RegisterOrPair.R1, RegisterOrPair.R2, RegisterOrPair.R3,
     RegisterOrPair.R4, RegisterOrPair.R5, RegisterOrPair.R6, RegisterOrPair.R7,
@@ -172,7 +457,7 @@ val Cx16VirtualRegisters = arrayOf(
     RegisterOrPair.R12, RegisterOrPair.R13, RegisterOrPair.R14, RegisterOrPair.R15
 )
 
-val CpuRegisters = setOf(
+val CpuRegisters = arrayOf(
     RegisterOrPair.A, RegisterOrPair.X, RegisterOrPair.Y,
     RegisterOrPair.AX, RegisterOrPair.AY, RegisterOrPair.XY
 )
@@ -181,7 +466,8 @@ val CpuRegisters = setOf(
 enum class OutputType {
     RAW,
     PRG,
-    XEX
+    XEX,
+    LIBRARY
 }
 
 enum class CbmPrgLauncherType {
@@ -203,3 +489,9 @@ enum class ZeropageWish {
     DONTCARE,
     NOT_IN_ZEROPAGE
 }
+
+enum class SplitWish {
+    DONTCARE,
+    SPLIT,
+    NOSPLIT
+}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/core/ICompilationTarget.kt

@@ -1,8 +1,43 @@
 package prog8.code.core
 
+import java.nio.file.Path
+
+enum class CpuType {
+    CPU6502,
+    CPU65C02,
+    VIRTUAL
+}
+
 interface ICompilationTarget: IStringEncoding, IMemSizer {
     val name: String
-    val machine: IMachineDefinition
+
+    val FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE: Double
+    val FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE: Double
+    val FLOAT_MEM_SIZE: Int
+    val STARTUP_CODE_RESERVED_SIZE: UInt        // this is here, so that certain compiler targets are able to tune this
+    val PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS : UInt
+    val PROGRAM_MEMTOP_ADDRESS: UInt
+    val BSSHIGHRAM_START: UInt
+    val BSSHIGHRAM_END: UInt
+    val BSSGOLDENRAM_START: UInt
+    val BSSGOLDENRAM_END: UInt
+
+    val cpu: CpuType
+    var zeropage: Zeropage
+    var golden: GoldenRam
+    val libraryPath: Path?
+    val customLauncher: List<String>
+    val additionalAssemblerOptions: String?
+    val defaultOutputType: OutputType
+
+    fun initializeMemoryAreas(compilerOptions: CompilationOptions)
+    fun getFloatAsmBytes(num: Number): String
+
+    fun convertFloatToBytes(num: Double): List<UByte>
+    fun convertBytesToFloat(bytes: List<UByte>): Double
+
+    fun launchEmulator(selectedEmulator: Int, programNameWithPath: Path, quiet: Boolean)
+    fun isIOAddress(address: UInt): Boolean
 
     override fun encodeString(str: String, encoding: Encoding): List<UByte>
     override fun decodeString(bytes: Iterable<UByte>, encoding: Encoding): String

codeCore/src/prog8/code/core/IErrorReporter.kt

@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ interface IErrorReporter {
     }
 
     fun noErrorForLine(position: Position): Boolean
+
+    fun printSingleError(errormessage: String)
 }

codeCore/src/prog8/code/core/IMachineDefinition.kt

@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-package prog8.code.core
-
-import java.nio.file.Path
-
-
-enum class CpuType {
-    CPU6502,
-    CPU65c02,
-    VIRTUAL
-}
-
-interface IMachineDefinition {
-    val FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE: Double
-    val FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE: Double
-    val FLOAT_MEM_SIZE: Int
-    val STARTUP_CODE_RESERVED_SIZE: UInt        // this is here, so that certain compiler targets are able to tune this
-    val PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS : UInt
-    val PROGRAM_MEMTOP_ADDRESS: UInt
-    val BSSHIGHRAM_START: UInt
-    val BSSHIGHRAM_END: UInt
-    val BSSGOLDENRAM_START: UInt
-    val BSSGOLDENRAM_END: UInt
-
-    val cpu: CpuType
-    var zeropage: Zeropage
-    var golden: GoldenRam
-
-    fun initializeMemoryAreas(compilerOptions: CompilationOptions)
-    fun getFloatAsmBytes(num: Number): String
-
-    fun convertFloatToBytes(num: Double): List<UByte>
-    fun convertBytesToFloat(bytes: List<UByte>): Double
-
-    fun launchEmulator(selectedEmulator: Int, programNameWithPath: Path)
-    fun isIOAddress(address: UInt): Boolean
-}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/core/IMemSizer.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 package prog8.code.core
 
 interface IMemSizer {
-    fun memorySize(dt: DataType): Int
-    fun memorySize(arrayDt: DataType, numElements: Int): Int
+    fun memorySize(dt: DataType, numElements: Int?): Int
+
+    fun memorySize(dt: BaseDataType): Int {
+        if(dt.isPassByRef)
+            return memorySize(DataType.UWORD, null)      // a pointer size
+        try {
+            return memorySize(DataType.forDt(dt), null)
+        } catch (x: NoSuchElementException) {
+            throw IllegalArgumentException(x.message)
+        }
+    }
 }

codeCore/src/prog8/code/core/IStringEncoding.kt

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ enum class Encoding(val prefix: String) {
     ISO5("iso5"),               // cx16  (iso-8859-5, cyrillic)
     ISO16("iso16"),             // cx16  (iso-8859-16, eastern european)
     CP437("cp437"),             // cx16  (ibm pc, codepage 437)
-    KATAKANA("kata")                 // cx16  (katakana)
+    KATAKANA("kata"),           // cx16  (katakana)
+    C64OS("c64os")              // c64 (C64 OS)
 }
 
 interface IStringEncoding {

codeCore/src/prog8/code/core/MemoryRegions.kt

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ abstract class MemoryAllocator(protected val options: CompilationOptions) {
 abstract class Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions): MemoryAllocator(options) {
 
     abstract val SCRATCH_B1 : UInt      // temp storage for a single byte
-    abstract val SCRATCH_REG : UInt     // temp storage for a register, must be B1+1
+    abstract val SCRATCH_REG : UInt     // temp storage for a register byte, must be B1+1
     abstract val SCRATCH_W1 : UInt      // temp storage 1 for a word  $fb+$fc
     abstract val SCRATCH_W2 : UInt      // temp storage 2 for a word  $fb+$fc
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ abstract class Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions): MemoryAllocator(options) {
             for (reserved in options.zpReserved)
                 reserve(reserved)
 
-            free.removeAll(setOf(SCRATCH_B1, SCRATCH_REG, SCRATCH_W1, SCRATCH_W1 + 1u, SCRATCH_W2, SCRATCH_W2 + 1u))
+            free.removeAll(arrayOf(SCRATCH_B1, SCRATCH_REG, SCRATCH_W1, SCRATCH_W1 + 1u, SCRATCH_W2, SCRATCH_W2 + 1u))
         }
     }
 
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ abstract class Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions): MemoryAllocator(options) {
             return Err(MemAllocationError("zero page usage has been disabled"))
 
         val size: Int =
-                when (datatype) {
-                    in IntegerDatatypesWithBoolean -> options.compTarget.memorySize(datatype)
-                    DataType.STR, in ArrayDatatypes  -> {
+                when {
+                    datatype.isIntegerOrBool -> options.compTarget.memorySize(datatype, null)
+                    datatype.isString || datatype.isArray -> {
                         val memsize = options.compTarget.memorySize(datatype, numElements!!)
                         if(position!=null)
                             errors.warn("allocating a large value in zeropage; str/array $memsize bytes", position)
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ abstract class Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions): MemoryAllocator(options) {
                             errors.warn("$name: allocating a large value in zeropage; str/array $memsize bytes", Position.DUMMY)
                         memsize
                     }
-                    DataType.FLOAT -> {
+                    datatype.isFloat -> {
                         if (options.floats) {
-                            val memsize = options.compTarget.memorySize(DataType.FLOAT)
+                            val memsize = options.compTarget.memorySize(DataType.FLOAT, null)
                             if(position!=null)
                                 errors.warn("allocating a large value in zeropage; float $memsize bytes", position)
                             else
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ abstract class Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions): MemoryAllocator(options) {
                 }
 
         synchronized(this) {
-            if(free.size > 0) {
+            if(free.isNotEmpty()) {
                 if(size==1) {
                     for(candidate in free.minOrNull()!! .. free.maxOrNull()!!+1u) {
                         if(oneSeparateByteFree(candidate))
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ abstract class Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions): MemoryAllocator(options) {
         require(size>=0)
         free.removeAll(address until address+size.toUInt())
         if(name.isNotEmpty()) {
-            allocatedVariables[name] = when(datatype) {
-                in NumericDatatypes, DataType.BOOL -> VarAllocation(address, datatype, size)        // numerical variables in zeropage never have an initial value here because they are set in separate initializer assignments
-                DataType.STR -> VarAllocation(address, datatype, size)
-                in ArrayDatatypes -> VarAllocation(address, datatype, size)
+            allocatedVariables[name] = when {
+                datatype.isNumericOrBool -> VarAllocation(address, datatype, size)        // numerical variables in zeropage never have an initial value here because they are set in separate initializer assignments
+                datatype.isString -> VarAllocation(address, datatype, size)
+                datatype.isArray -> VarAllocation(address, datatype, size)
                 else -> throw AssemblyError("invalid dt")
             }
         }
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ abstract class Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions): MemoryAllocator(options) {
         require(size>0)
         return free.containsAll((address until address+size.toUInt()).toList())
     }
-
-    abstract fun allocateCx16VirtualRegisters()
 }
 
 
@@ -150,14 +148,13 @@ class GoldenRam(options: CompilationOptions, val region: UIntRange): MemoryAlloc
         errors: IErrorReporter): Result<VarAllocation, MemAllocationError> {
 
         val size: Int =
-            when (datatype) {
-                in IntegerDatatypesWithBoolean -> options.compTarget.memorySize(datatype)
-                DataType.STR, in ArrayDatatypes  -> {
-                    options.compTarget.memorySize(datatype, numElements!!)
-                }
-                DataType.FLOAT -> {
+            when {
+                datatype.isIntegerOrBool -> options.compTarget.memorySize(datatype, null)
+                datatype.isString -> numElements!!
+                datatype.isArray -> options.compTarget.memorySize(datatype, numElements!!)
+                datatype.isFloat -> {
                     if (options.floats) {
-                        options.compTarget.memorySize(DataType.FLOAT)
+                        options.compTarget.memorySize(DataType.FLOAT, null)
                     } else return Err(MemAllocationError("floating point option not enabled"))
                 }
                 else -> throw MemAllocationError("weird dt")

codeCore/src/prog8/code/core/Operators.kt

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package prog8.code.core
 
-val AssociativeOperators = setOf("+", "*", "&", "|", "^", "==", "!=", "xor")       // note: and,or are no longer associative because of Shortcircuit/McCarthy evaluation
-val ComparisonOperators = setOf("==", "!=", "<", ">", "<=", ">=")
-val LogicalOperators = setOf("and", "or", "xor", "not", "in")
-val BitwiseOperators = setOf("&", "|", "^", "~")
-val PrefixOperators = setOf("+", "-", "~", "not")
+val AssociativeOperators = arrayOf("+", "*", "&", "|", "^", "==", "!=", "xor")       // note: and,or are not associative because of Shortcircuit/McCarthy evaluation
+val ComparisonOperators = arrayOf("==", "!=", "<", ">", "<=", ">=")
+val LogicalOperators = arrayOf("and", "or", "xor", "not", "in")
+val BitwiseOperators = arrayOf("&", "|", "^", "~")
+val PrefixOperators = arrayOf("+", "-", "~", "not")
 
 fun invertedComparisonOperator(operator: String) =
     when (operator) {

codeCore/src/prog8/code/core/Position.kt

@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 package prog8.code.core
 
-import prog8.code.core.SourceCode.Companion.LIBRARYFILEPREFIX
+import prog8.code.sanitize
+import prog8.code.source.SourceCode
 import java.nio.file.InvalidPathException
 import kotlin.io.path.Path
-import kotlin.io.path.absolute
 
 data class Position(val file: String, val line: Int, val startCol: Int, val endCol: Int) {
     override fun toString(): String = "[$file: line $line col ${startCol+1}-${endCol+1}]"
     fun toClickableStr(): String {
         if(this===DUMMY)
             return ""
-        if(file.startsWith(LIBRARYFILEPREFIX))
+        if(SourceCode.isLibraryResource(file))
             return "$file:$line:$startCol:"
         return try {
-            val path = Path(file).absolute().normalize().toString()
+            val path = Path(file).sanitize().toString()
             "file://$path:$line:$startCol:"
-        } catch(x: InvalidPathException) {
+        } catch(_: InvalidPathException) {
             // this can occur on Windows when the source origin contains "invalid" characters such as ':'
             "file://$file:$line:$startCol:"
         }

codeCore/src/prog8/code/source/ImportFileSystem.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package prog8.code.source
+
+import prog8.code.core.Position
+import prog8.code.sanitize
+import java.nio.file.Path
+import java.util.*
+import kotlin.io.path.Path
+
+
+// Resource caching "filesystem".
+// Note that it leaves the decision to load a resource or an actual disk file to the caller.
+
+object ImportFileSystem {
+
+    fun expandTilde(path: String): String = if (path.startsWith("~")) {
+        val userHome = System.getProperty("user.home")
+        userHome + path.drop(1)
+    } else {
+        path
+    }
+
+    fun expandTilde(path: Path): Path = Path(expandTilde(path.toString()))
+
+    fun getFile(path: Path, isLibrary: Boolean=false): SourceCode {
+        val normalized = path.sanitize()
+        val cached = cache[normalized.toString()]
+        if (cached != null)
+            return cached
+        val file = SourceCode.File(normalized, isLibrary)
+        cache[normalized.toString()] = file
+        return file
+    }
+
+    fun getResource(name: String): SourceCode {
+        val cached = cache[name]
+        if (cached != null) return cached
+        val resource = SourceCode.Resource(name)
+        cache[name] = resource
+        return resource
+    }
+
+    fun retrieveSourceLine(position: Position): String {
+        if(SourceCode.isLibraryResource(position.file)) {
+            val cached = cache[SourceCode.withoutPrefix(position.file)]
+            if(cached != null)
+                return getLine(cached, position.line)
+        }
+        val cached = cache[position.file]
+        if(cached != null)
+            return getLine(cached, position.line)
+        val path = Path(position.file).sanitize()
+        val cached2 = cache[path.toString()]
+        if(cached2 != null)
+            return getLine(cached2, position.line)
+        throw NoSuchElementException("cannot get source line $position, with path $path")
+    }
+
+    private fun getLine(code: SourceCode, lineIndex: Int): String {
+        var spans = lineSpanCache[code]
+        if(spans==null) {
+            val lineSpans = Regex("^", RegexOption.MULTILINE).findAll(code.text).map { it.range.first }
+            val ends = lineSpans.drop(1) + code.text.length
+            spans = lineSpans.zip(ends).map { (start, end) -> LineSpan(start, end) }.toList().toTypedArray()
+            lineSpanCache[code] = spans
+        }
+        val span = spans[lineIndex - 1]
+        return code.text.substring(span.start, span.end).trim()
+    }
+
+    private class LineSpan(val start: Int, val end: Int)
+
+    private val cache = TreeMap<String, SourceCode>(String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER)
+    private val lineSpanCache = mutableMapOf<SourceCode, Array<LineSpan>>()
+}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/source/SourceCode.kt

@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
-package prog8.code.core
+package prog8.code.source
 
-import java.io.File
+import prog8.code.sanitize
 import java.io.IOException
 import java.nio.file.Path
 import java.text.Normalizer
 import kotlin.io.path.Path
+import kotlin.io.path.absolute
 import kotlin.io.path.readText
 
-
-const val internedStringsModuleName = "prog8_interned_strings"
-
-
 /**
  * Encapsulates - and ties together - actual source code (=text) and its [origin].
  */
@@ -26,6 +23,11 @@ sealed class SourceCode {
      */
     abstract val isFromFilesystem: Boolean
 
+    /**
+     * Whether this [SourceCode] instance was created from a library module file
+     */
+    abstract val isFromLibrary: Boolean
+
     /**
      * The logical name of the source code unit. Usually the module's name.
      */
@@ -55,14 +57,21 @@ sealed class SourceCode {
         /**
          * filename prefix to designate library files that will be retreived from internal resources rather than disk
          */
-        const val LIBRARYFILEPREFIX = "library:"
-        const val STRINGSOURCEPREFIX = "string:"
-        val curdir: Path = Path(".").toAbsolutePath()
-        fun relative(path: Path): Path = curdir.relativize(path.toAbsolutePath())
-        fun isRegularFilesystemPath(pathString: String) =
-            !(pathString.startsWith(LIBRARYFILEPREFIX) || pathString.startsWith(STRINGSOURCEPREFIX))
-
+        private const val LIBRARYFILEPREFIX = "library:"
+        private const val STRINGSOURCEPREFIX = "string:"
+        val curdir: Path = Path(".").absolute()
+        fun relative(path: Path): Path = curdir.relativize(path.sanitize())
+        fun isRegularFilesystemPath(pathString: String) = !isLibraryResource(pathString) && !isStringResource(pathString)
         fun isLibraryResource(path: String) = path.startsWith(LIBRARYFILEPREFIX)
+        fun isStringResource(path: String) = path.startsWith(STRINGSOURCEPREFIX)
+        fun withoutPrefix(path: String): String {
+            return if(isLibraryResource(path))
+                path.removePrefix(LIBRARYFILEPREFIX)
+            else if(isStringResource(path))
+                path.removePrefix(STRINGSOURCEPREFIX)
+            else
+                path
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -73,6 +82,7 @@ sealed class SourceCode {
         override val text = origText.replace("\\R".toRegex(), "\n")      // normalize line endings
         override val isFromResources = false
         override val isFromFilesystem = false
+        override val isFromLibrary = false
         override val origin = "$STRINGSOURCEPREFIX${System.identityHashCode(text).toString(16)}"
         override val name = "<unnamed-text>"
     }
@@ -80,12 +90,13 @@ sealed class SourceCode {
     /**
      * Get [SourceCode] from the file represented by the specified Path.
      * This immediately reads the file fully into memory.
+     * You can only get an instance of this via the ImportFileSystem object.
      *
      * [origin] will be the given path in absolute and normalized form.
      * @throws NoSuchFileException if the file does not exist
      * @throws FileSystemException if the file cannot be read
      */
-    class File(path: Path): SourceCode() {
+    internal class File(path: Path, override val isFromLibrary: Boolean): SourceCode() {
         override val text: String
         override val origin: String
         override val name: String
@@ -109,12 +120,14 @@ sealed class SourceCode {
 
     /**
      * [origin]: `library:/x/y/z.p8` for a given `pathString` of "x/y/z.p8"
+     * You can only get an instance of this via the ImportFileSystem object.
      */
-    class Resource(pathString: String): SourceCode() {
+    internal class Resource(pathString: String): SourceCode() {
         private val normalized = "/" + Path(pathString).normalize().toMutableList().joinToString("/")
 
         override val isFromResources = true
         override val isFromFilesystem = false
+        override val isFromLibrary = true
         override val origin = "$LIBRARYFILEPREFIX$normalized"
         override val text: String
         override val name: String
@@ -124,7 +137,7 @@ sealed class SourceCode {
             if (rscURL == null) {
                 val rscRoot = object {}.javaClass.getResource("/")
                 throw NoSuchFileException(
-                    File(normalized),
+                    java.io.File(normalized),
                     reason = "looked in resources rooted at $rscRoot"
                 )
             }
@@ -141,37 +154,8 @@ sealed class SourceCode {
     class Generated(override val name: String) : SourceCode() {
         override val isFromResources: Boolean = false
         override val isFromFilesystem: Boolean = false
+        override val isFromLibrary: Boolean = false
         override val origin: String = name
         override val text: String = "<generated code node, no text representation>"
     }
-}
-
-
-object SourceLineCache {
-    private val cache = mutableMapOf<String, List<String>>()
-
-    private fun getCachedFile(file: String): List<String> {
-        val existing = cache[file]
-        if(existing!=null)
-            return existing
-        if (SourceCode.isRegularFilesystemPath(file)) {
-            val source = SourceCode.File(Path(file))
-            cache[file] = source.text.split('\n', '\r').map { it.trim() }
-            return cache.getValue(file)
-        } else if(file.startsWith(SourceCode.LIBRARYFILEPREFIX)) {
-            val source = SourceCode.Resource(file.drop(SourceCode.LIBRARYFILEPREFIX.length))
-            cache[file] = source.text.split('\n', '\r').map { it.trim()}
-            return cache.getValue(file)
-        }
-        return emptyList()
-    }
-
-    fun retrieveLine(position: Position): String? {
-        if (position.line>0) {
-            val lines = getCachedFile(position.file)
-            if(lines.isNotEmpty())
-                return lines[position.line-1]
-        }
-        return null
-    }
 }

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/AtariTarget.kt

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-package prog8.code.target
-
-import prog8.code.core.*
-import prog8.code.target.atari.AtariMachineDefinition
-
-
-class AtariTarget: ICompilationTarget, IStringEncoding by Encoder, IMemSizer {
-    override val name = NAME
-    override val machine = AtariMachineDefinition()
-    override val defaultEncoding = Encoding.ATASCII
-
-    companion object {
-        const val NAME = "atari"
-    }
-
-    override fun memorySize(dt: DataType): Int {
-        return when(dt) {
-            in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean -> 1
-            in WordDatatypes, in PassByReferenceDatatypes -> 2
-            DataType.FLOAT -> machine.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE
-            else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("invalid datatype")
-        }
-    }
-
-    override fun memorySize(arrayDt: DataType, numElements: Int) =
-        if(arrayDt==DataType.UWORD)
-            numElements    // pointer to bytes.
-        else
-            memorySize(ArrayToElementTypes.getValue(arrayDt)) * numElements
-
-}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/C128Target.kt

@@ -1,19 +1,81 @@
 package prog8.code.target
 
-import prog8.code.core.Encoding
-import prog8.code.core.ICompilationTarget
-import prog8.code.core.IMemSizer
-import prog8.code.core.IStringEncoding
-import prog8.code.target.c128.C128MachineDefinition
-import prog8.code.target.cbm.CbmMemorySizer
+import prog8.code.core.*
+import prog8.code.target.encodings.Encoder
+import prog8.code.target.zp.C128Zeropage
+import java.nio.file.Path
 
 
-class C128Target: ICompilationTarget, IStringEncoding by Encoder, IMemSizer by CbmMemorySizer {
+class C128Target: ICompilationTarget,
+    IStringEncoding by Encoder(true),
+    IMemSizer by NormalMemSizer(Mflpt5.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE) {
+
     override val name = NAME
-    override val machine = C128MachineDefinition()
     override val defaultEncoding = Encoding.PETSCII
+    override val libraryPath = null
+    override val customLauncher: List<String> = emptyList()
+    override val additionalAssemblerOptions = null
+    override val defaultOutputType = OutputType.PRG
 
     companion object {
         const val NAME = "c128"
     }
+
+
+    override val cpu = CpuType.CPU6502
+
+    override val FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE
+    override val FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE
+    override val FLOAT_MEM_SIZE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE
+    override val STARTUP_CODE_RESERVED_SIZE = 20u
+    override val PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS = 0x1c01u
+    override val PROGRAM_MEMTOP_ADDRESS = 0xc000u
+
+    override val BSSHIGHRAM_START = 0u    // TODO address?
+    override val BSSHIGHRAM_END = 0u      // TODO address?
+    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_START = 0u  // TODO address?
+    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_END = 0u    // TODO address?
+
+    override lateinit var zeropage: Zeropage
+    override lateinit var golden: GoldenRam
+
+    override fun getFloatAsmBytes(num: Number) = Mflpt5.fromNumber(num).makeFloatFillAsm()
+
+    override fun convertFloatToBytes(num: Double): List<UByte> {
+        val m5 = Mflpt5.fromNumber(num)
+        return listOf(m5.b0, m5.b1, m5.b2, m5.b3, m5.b4)
+    }
+
+    override fun convertBytesToFloat(bytes: List<UByte>): Double {
+        require(bytes.size==5) { "need 5 bytes" }
+        val m5 = Mflpt5(bytes[0], bytes[1], bytes[2], bytes[3], bytes[4])
+        return m5.toDouble()
+    }
+
+    override fun launchEmulator(selectedEmulator: Int, programNameWithPath: Path, quiet: Boolean) {
+        if(selectedEmulator!=1) {
+            System.err.println("The c128 target only supports the main emulator (Vice).")
+            return
+        }
+
+        if(!quiet)
+            println("\nStarting C-128 emulator x128...")
+
+        val viceMonlist = C64Target.viceMonListName(programNameWithPath.toString())
+        val cmdline = listOf("x128", "-silent", "-moncommands", viceMonlist,
+            "-autostartprgmode", "1", "-autostart-warp", "-autostart", "${programNameWithPath}.prg")
+        val processb = ProcessBuilder(cmdline)
+        if(!quiet)
+            processb.inheritIO()
+        val process: Process = processb.start()
+        process.waitFor()
+    }
+
+    override fun isIOAddress(address: UInt): Boolean = address==0u || address==1u || address in 0xd000u..0xdfffu
+
+    override fun initializeMemoryAreas(compilerOptions: CompilationOptions) {
+        zeropage = C128Zeropage(compilerOptions)
+        golden = GoldenRam(compilerOptions, UIntRange.EMPTY)    // TODO does the c128 have some of this somewhere?
+    }
+
 }

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/C64Target.kt

@@ -1,23 +1,95 @@
 package prog8.code.target
 
-import prog8.code.core.Encoding
-import prog8.code.core.ICompilationTarget
-import prog8.code.core.IMemSizer
-import prog8.code.core.IStringEncoding
-import prog8.code.target.c64.C64MachineDefinition
-import prog8.code.target.cbm.CbmMemorySizer
+import prog8.code.core.*
+import prog8.code.target.encodings.Encoder
+import prog8.code.target.zp.C64Zeropage
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.nio.file.Path
 
 
-class C64Target: ICompilationTarget, IStringEncoding by Encoder, IMemSizer by CbmMemorySizer {
+class C64Target: ICompilationTarget,
+    IStringEncoding by Encoder(true),
+    IMemSizer by NormalMemSizer(Mflpt5.Companion.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE) {
+
     override val name = NAME
-    override val machine = C64MachineDefinition()
     override val defaultEncoding = Encoding.PETSCII
+    override val libraryPath = null
+    override val customLauncher: List<String> = emptyList()
+    override val additionalAssemblerOptions = null
+    override val defaultOutputType = OutputType.PRG
 
     companion object {
         const val NAME = "c64"
 
         fun viceMonListName(baseFilename: String) = "$baseFilename.vice-mon-list"
     }
+
+
+    override val cpu = CpuType.CPU6502
+
+    override val FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE
+    override val FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE
+    override val FLOAT_MEM_SIZE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE
+    override val STARTUP_CODE_RESERVED_SIZE = 20u
+    override val PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS = 0x0801u
+    override val PROGRAM_MEMTOP_ADDRESS = 0xcfe0u      // $a000  if floats are used
+    // note that at $cfe0-$cfff are the 16 'virtual registers' R0-R15
+
+    override val BSSHIGHRAM_START = 0xc000u
+    override val BSSHIGHRAM_END = 0xcfdfu
+    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_START = 0u        // no golden ram on C64
+    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_END = 0u
+
+    override lateinit var zeropage: Zeropage
+    override lateinit var golden: GoldenRam
+
+    override fun getFloatAsmBytes(num: Number) = Mflpt5.fromNumber(num).makeFloatFillAsm()
+
+    override fun convertFloatToBytes(num: Double): List<UByte> {
+        val m5 = Mflpt5.fromNumber(num)
+        return listOf(m5.b0, m5.b1, m5.b2, m5.b3, m5.b4)
+    }
+
+    override fun convertBytesToFloat(bytes: List<UByte>): Double {
+        require(bytes.size==5) { "need 5 bytes" }
+        val m5 = Mflpt5(bytes[0], bytes[1], bytes[2], bytes[3], bytes[4])
+        return m5.toDouble()
+    }
+
+    override fun launchEmulator(selectedEmulator: Int, programNameWithPath: Path, quiet: Boolean) {
+        if(selectedEmulator!=1) {
+            System.err.println("The c64 target only supports the main emulator (Vice).")
+            return
+        }
+
+        for(emulator in listOf("x64sc", "x64")) {
+            if(!quiet)
+                println("\nStarting C-64 emulator $emulator...")
+
+            val viceMonlist = viceMonListName(programNameWithPath.toString())
+            val cmdline = listOf(emulator, "-silent", "-moncommands", viceMonlist,
+                "-autostartprgmode", "1", "-autostart-warp", "-autostart", "${programNameWithPath}.prg")
+            val processb = ProcessBuilder(cmdline)
+            if(!quiet)
+                processb.inheritIO()
+            val process: Process
+            try {
+                process=processb.start()
+            } catch(_: IOException) {
+                continue  // try the next emulator executable
+            }
+            process.waitFor()
+            break
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun isIOAddress(address: UInt): Boolean = address==0u || address==1u || address in 0xd000u..0xdfffu
+
+    override fun initializeMemoryAreas(compilerOptions: CompilationOptions) {
+        zeropage = C64Zeropage(compilerOptions)
+        golden = GoldenRam(compilerOptions, UIntRange.EMPTY)
+    }
+
 }
 
 
@@ -26,8 +98,6 @@ val CompilationTargets = listOf(
     C128Target.NAME,
     Cx16Target.NAME,
     PETTarget.NAME,
-    AtariTarget.NAME,
-    Neo6502Target.NAME,
     VMTarget.NAME
 )
 
@@ -36,8 +106,6 @@ fun getCompilationTargetByName(name: String) = when(name.lowercase()) {
     C128Target.NAME -> C128Target()
     Cx16Target.NAME -> Cx16Target()
     PETTarget.NAME -> PETTarget()
-    AtariTarget.NAME -> AtariTarget()
     VMTarget.NAME -> VMTarget()
-    Neo6502Target.NAME -> Neo6502Target()
     else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("invalid compilation target")
 }

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/ConfigFileTarget.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+package prog8.code.target
+
+import prog8.code.core.*
+import prog8.code.source.ImportFileSystem.expandTilde
+import prog8.code.target.encodings.Encoder
+import prog8.code.target.zp.ConfigurableZeropage
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.nio.file.Path
+import java.util.*
+import kotlin.io.path.Path
+import kotlin.io.path.inputStream
+import kotlin.io.path.isDirectory
+import kotlin.io.path.nameWithoutExtension
+
+
+class ConfigFileTarget(
+    override val name: String,
+    override val defaultEncoding: Encoding,
+    override val cpu: CpuType,
+    override val PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS: UInt,
+    override val PROGRAM_MEMTOP_ADDRESS: UInt,
+    override val STARTUP_CODE_RESERVED_SIZE: UInt,
+    override val BSSHIGHRAM_START: UInt,
+    override val BSSHIGHRAM_END: UInt,
+    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_START: UInt,
+    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_END: UInt,
+    override val defaultOutputType: OutputType,
+    override val libraryPath: Path,
+    override val customLauncher: List<String>,
+    override val additionalAssemblerOptions: String?,
+    val ioAddresses: List<UIntRange>,
+    val zpScratchB1: UInt,
+    val zpScratchReg: UInt,
+    val zpScratchW1: UInt,
+    val zpScratchW2: UInt,
+    val virtualregistersStart: UInt,
+    val zpFullsafe: List<UIntRange>,
+    val zpKernalsafe: List<UIntRange>,
+    val zpBasicsafe: List<UIntRange>
+): ICompilationTarget, IStringEncoding by Encoder(true), IMemSizer by NormalMemSizer(8) {
+
+    companion object {
+
+        private fun Properties.getString(property: String): String {
+            val value = this.getProperty(property, null)
+            if(value!=null)
+                return value
+            throw NoSuchElementException("string property '$property' not found in config file")
+        }
+
+        private fun Properties.getInteger(property: String): UInt {
+            val value = this.getProperty(property, null)
+            if(value!=null) return parseInt(value)
+            throw NoSuchElementException("integer property '$property' not found in config file")
+        }
+
+        private fun parseInt(value: String): UInt {
+            if(value.startsWith("0x"))
+                return value.drop(2).toUInt(16)
+            if(value.startsWith("$"))
+                return value.drop(1).toUInt(16)
+            if(value.startsWith("%"))
+                return value.drop(1).toUInt(2)
+            return value.toUInt()
+        }
+
+        private fun parseAddressRanges(key: String, props: Properties): List<UIntRange> {
+            val rangesStr = props.getString(key)
+            if(rangesStr.isBlank())
+                return emptyList()
+            val result = mutableListOf<UIntRange>()
+            val ranges = rangesStr.split(",").map { it.trim() }
+            for(r in ranges) {
+                if ('-' in r) {
+                    val (fromStr, toStr) = r.split("-")
+                    val from = parseInt(fromStr.trim())
+                    val to = parseInt(toStr.trim())
+                    result.add(from..to)
+                } else {
+                    val address = parseInt(r)
+                    result.add(address..address)
+                }
+            }
+            return result
+        }
+
+        fun fromConfigFile(configfile: Path): ConfigFileTarget {
+            val props = Properties()
+            props.load(configfile.inputStream())
+
+            val cpuString = props.getString("cpu").uppercase()
+            val cpuType = try {
+                CpuType.valueOf(cpuString)
+            } catch (_: IllegalArgumentException) {
+                CpuType.valueOf("CPU$cpuString")
+            }
+            val ioAddresses = parseAddressRanges("io_regions", props)
+            val zpFullsafe = parseAddressRanges("zp_fullsafe", props)
+            val zpKernalsafe = parseAddressRanges("zp_kernalsafe", props)
+            val zpBasicsafe = parseAddressRanges("zp_basicsafe", props)
+
+            val libraryPath = expandTilde(Path(props.getString("library")))
+            if(!libraryPath.isDirectory())
+                throw IOException("invalid library path: $libraryPath")
+
+            val customLauncherStr = props.getProperty("custom_launcher_code", null)
+            val customLauncher =
+                if(customLauncherStr?.isNotBlank()==true)
+                    (customLauncherStr+"\n").lines().map { it.trimEnd() }
+                else emptyList()
+            val assemblerOptionsStr = props.getProperty("assembler_options", "").trim()
+            val assemblerOptions = assemblerOptionsStr.ifBlank { null }
+
+            val outputTypeString = props.getProperty("output_type", "PRG")
+            val defaultOutputType = OutputType.valueOf(outputTypeString.uppercase())
+
+            return ConfigFileTarget(
+                configfile.nameWithoutExtension,
+                Encoding.entries.first { it.prefix==props.getString("encoding") },
+                cpuType,
+                props.getInteger("load_address"),
+                props.getInteger("memtop"),
+                0u,         // used only in a very specific error condition check in a certain scenario...
+                props.getInteger("bss_highram_start"),
+                props.getInteger("bss_highram_end"),
+                props.getInteger("bss_goldenram_start"),
+                props.getInteger("bss_goldenram_end"),
+                defaultOutputType,
+                libraryPath,
+                customLauncher,
+                assemblerOptions,
+                ioAddresses,
+                props.getInteger("zp_scratch_b1"),
+                props.getInteger("zp_scratch_reg"),
+                props.getInteger("zp_scratch_w1"),
+                props.getInteger("zp_scratch_w2"),
+                props.getInteger("virtual_registers"),
+                zpFullsafe,
+                zpKernalsafe,
+                zpBasicsafe,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    // TODO floats are not yet supported here, just enter some values
+    override val FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE = 9.999999999e97
+    override val FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE = -9.999999999e97
+    override val FLOAT_MEM_SIZE = 8
+
+    override lateinit var zeropage: Zeropage
+    override lateinit var golden: GoldenRam     // TODO this is not yet used
+
+    override fun getFloatAsmBytes(num: Number) = TODO("floats")
+    override fun convertFloatToBytes(num: Double): List<UByte> = TODO("floats")
+    override fun convertBytesToFloat(bytes: List<UByte>): Double = TODO("floats")
+    override fun launchEmulator(selectedEmulator: Int, programNameWithPath: Path, quiet: Boolean) {
+        throw IllegalArgumentException("Custom compiler target cannot automatically launch an emulator. Do this manually.")
+    }
+
+    override fun isIOAddress(address: UInt): Boolean = ioAddresses.any { address in it }
+
+    override fun initializeMemoryAreas(compilerOptions: CompilationOptions) {
+        zeropage = ConfigurableZeropage(
+            zpScratchB1, zpScratchReg, zpScratchW1, zpScratchW2,
+            virtualregistersStart,
+            zpBasicsafe,
+            zpKernalsafe,
+            zpFullsafe,
+            compilerOptions
+        )
+        // note: there's no golden ram yet
+    }
+}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/Cx16Target.kt

@@ -1,19 +1,94 @@
 package prog8.code.target
 
-import prog8.code.core.Encoding
-import prog8.code.core.ICompilationTarget
-import prog8.code.core.IMemSizer
-import prog8.code.core.IStringEncoding
-import prog8.code.target.cbm.CbmMemorySizer
-import prog8.code.target.cx16.CX16MachineDefinition
+import prog8.code.core.*
+import prog8.code.target.encodings.Encoder
+import prog8.code.target.zp.CX16Zeropage
+import java.nio.file.Path
 
 
-class Cx16Target: ICompilationTarget, IStringEncoding by Encoder, IMemSizer by CbmMemorySizer {
+class Cx16Target: ICompilationTarget,
+    IStringEncoding by Encoder(true),
+    IMemSizer by NormalMemSizer(Mflpt5.Companion.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE) {
+
     override val name = NAME
-    override val machine = CX16MachineDefinition()
     override val defaultEncoding = Encoding.PETSCII
+    override val libraryPath = null
+    override val customLauncher: List<String> = emptyList()
+    override val additionalAssemblerOptions = null
+    override val defaultOutputType = OutputType.PRG
 
     companion object {
         const val NAME = "cx16"
     }
+
+
+    override val cpu = CpuType.CPU65C02
+
+    override val FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE
+    override val FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE
+    override val FLOAT_MEM_SIZE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE
+    override val STARTUP_CODE_RESERVED_SIZE = 20u
+    override val PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS = 0x0801u
+    override val PROGRAM_MEMTOP_ADDRESS = 0x9f00u
+
+    override val BSSHIGHRAM_START = 0xa000u     // hiram bank 1, 8Kb, assumed to be active
+    override val BSSHIGHRAM_END = 0xbfffu       // Rom starts at $c000
+    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_START = 0x0400u
+    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_END = 0x07ffu
+
+    override lateinit var zeropage: Zeropage
+    override lateinit var golden: GoldenRam
+
+    override fun getFloatAsmBytes(num: Number) = Mflpt5.fromNumber(num).makeFloatFillAsm()
+
+    override fun convertFloatToBytes(num: Double): List<UByte> {
+        val m5 = Mflpt5.fromNumber(num)
+        return listOf(m5.b0, m5.b1, m5.b2, m5.b3, m5.b4)
+    }
+
+    override fun convertBytesToFloat(bytes: List<UByte>): Double {
+        require(bytes.size==5) { "need 5 bytes" }
+        val m5 = Mflpt5(bytes[0], bytes[1], bytes[2], bytes[3], bytes[4])
+        return m5.toDouble()
+    }
+
+    override fun launchEmulator(selectedEmulator: Int, programNameWithPath: Path, quiet: Boolean) {
+        val emulator: String
+        val extraArgs: List<String>
+
+        when(selectedEmulator) {
+            1 -> {
+                emulator = "x16emu"
+                extraArgs = listOf("-debug")
+            }
+            2 -> {
+                emulator = "box16"
+                extraArgs = listOf("-sym", C64Target.viceMonListName(programNameWithPath.toString()))
+            }
+            else -> {
+                System.err.println("Cx16 target only supports x16emu and box16 emulators.")
+                return
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(!quiet)
+            println("\nStarting Commander X16 emulator $emulator...")
+
+        val cmdline = listOf(emulator, "-scale", "2", "-rtc", "-run", "-prg", "${programNameWithPath}.prg") + extraArgs
+        val processb = ProcessBuilder(cmdline)
+        if(!quiet)
+            processb.inheritIO()
+        processb.environment()["PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC"] = "10"
+        val process: Process = processb.start()
+        process.waitFor()
+    }
+
+    override fun isIOAddress(address: UInt): Boolean = address==0u || address==1u || address in 0x9f00u..0x9fffu
+
+    override fun initializeMemoryAreas(compilerOptions: CompilationOptions) {
+        zeropage = CX16Zeropage(compilerOptions)
+        golden = GoldenRam(compilerOptions, BSSGOLDENRAM_START..BSSGOLDENRAM_END)
+    }
+
+
 }

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/Mflpt5.kt

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-package prog8.code.target.cbm
+package prog8.code.target
 
 import prog8.code.core.InternalCompilerException
 import kotlin.math.absoluteValue
 import kotlin.math.pow
 
-
 data class Mflpt5(val b0: UByte, val b1: UByte, val b2: UByte, val b3: UByte, val b4: UByte) {
 
     companion object {

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/Neo6502Target.kt

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-package prog8.code.target
-
-import prog8.code.core.*
-import prog8.code.target.neo6502.Neo6502MachineDefinition
-
-
-class Neo6502Target: ICompilationTarget, IStringEncoding by Encoder, IMemSizer {
-    override val name = NAME
-    override val machine = Neo6502MachineDefinition()
-    override val defaultEncoding = Encoding.ISO
-
-    companion object {
-        const val NAME = "neo"
-    }
-
-    override fun memorySize(dt: DataType): Int {
-        return when(dt) {
-            in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean -> 1
-            in WordDatatypes, in PassByReferenceDatatypes -> 2
-            DataType.FLOAT -> machine.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE
-            else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("invalid datatype")
-        }
-    }
-
-    override fun memorySize(arrayDt: DataType, numElements: Int) =
-        if(arrayDt== DataType.UWORD)
-            numElements    // pointer to bytes.
-        else
-            memorySize(ArrayToElementTypes.getValue(arrayDt)) * numElements
-}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/NormalMemSizer.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package prog8.code.target
+
+import prog8.code.core.BaseDataType
+import prog8.code.core.DataType
+import prog8.code.core.IMemSizer
+
+internal class NormalMemSizer(val floatsize: Int): IMemSizer {
+
+    override fun memorySize(dt: DataType, numElements: Int?): Int {
+        if(dt.isPointerArray)
+            return 2 * numElements!!        // array of pointers is just array of uwords
+        else if(dt.isArray) {
+            if(numElements==null) return 2      // treat it as a pointer size
+            return when(dt.sub) {
+                BaseDataType.BOOL, BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.BYTE -> numElements
+                BaseDataType.UWORD, BaseDataType.WORD, BaseDataType.STR -> numElements * 2
+                BaseDataType.FLOAT-> numElements * floatsize
+                BaseDataType.UNDEFINED -> throw IllegalArgumentException("undefined has no memory size")
+                else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("invalid sub type")
+            }
+        }
+        else if (dt.isString) {
+            return numElements        // treat it as the size of the given string with the length
+                ?: 2    // treat it as the size to store a string pointer
+        }
+
+        return when {
+            dt.isByteOrBool -> 1 * (numElements ?: 1)
+            dt.isFloat -> floatsize * (numElements ?: 1)
+            dt.isLong -> 4 * (numElements ?: 1)
+            dt.isPointer -> 2  // pointer is just a uword
+            dt.isStructInstance -> dt.subType!!.memsize(this)
+            dt.isUndefined -> throw IllegalArgumentException("undefined has no memory size")
+            else -> 2 * (numElements ?: 1)
+        }
+    }
+
+}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/PETTarget.kt

@@ -1,19 +1,80 @@
 package prog8.code.target
 
-import prog8.code.core.Encoding
-import prog8.code.core.ICompilationTarget
-import prog8.code.core.IMemSizer
-import prog8.code.core.IStringEncoding
-import prog8.code.target.cbm.CbmMemorySizer
-import prog8.code.target.pet.PETMachineDefinition
+import prog8.code.core.*
+import prog8.code.target.encodings.Encoder
+import prog8.code.target.zp.PETZeropage
+import java.nio.file.Path
 
 
-class PETTarget: ICompilationTarget, IStringEncoding by Encoder, IMemSizer by CbmMemorySizer {
+class PETTarget: ICompilationTarget,
+    IStringEncoding by Encoder(true),
+    IMemSizer by NormalMemSizer(Mflpt5.Companion.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE) {
+
     override val name = NAME
-    override val machine = PETMachineDefinition()
     override val defaultEncoding = Encoding.PETSCII
+    override val libraryPath = null
+    override val customLauncher: List<String> = emptyList()
+    override val additionalAssemblerOptions = null
+    override val defaultOutputType = OutputType.PRG
 
     companion object {
         const val NAME = "pet32"
     }
+
+    override val cpu = CpuType.CPU6502
+
+    override val FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE
+    override val FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE
+    override val FLOAT_MEM_SIZE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE
+    override val STARTUP_CODE_RESERVED_SIZE = 20u
+    override val PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS = 0x0401u
+    override val PROGRAM_MEMTOP_ADDRESS = 0x8000u
+
+    override val BSSHIGHRAM_START = 0u
+    override val BSSHIGHRAM_END = 0u
+    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_START = 0u
+    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_END = 0u
+
+    override lateinit var zeropage: Zeropage
+    override lateinit var golden: GoldenRam
+
+    override fun getFloatAsmBytes(num: Number) = Mflpt5.fromNumber(num).makeFloatFillAsm()
+
+    override fun convertFloatToBytes(num: Double): List<UByte> {
+        val m5 = Mflpt5.fromNumber(num)
+        return listOf(m5.b0, m5.b1, m5.b2, m5.b3, m5.b4)
+    }
+
+    override fun convertBytesToFloat(bytes: List<UByte>): Double {
+        require(bytes.size==5) { "need 5 bytes" }
+        val m5 = Mflpt5(bytes[0], bytes[1], bytes[2], bytes[3], bytes[4])
+        return m5.toDouble()
+    }
+
+    override fun launchEmulator(selectedEmulator: Int, programNameWithPath: Path, quiet: Boolean) {
+        if(selectedEmulator!=1) {
+            System.err.println("The pet target only supports the main emulator (Vice).")
+            return
+        }
+
+        if(!quiet)
+            println("\nStarting PET emulator...")
+
+        val viceMonlist = C64Target.viceMonListName(programNameWithPath.toString())
+        val cmdline = listOf("xpet", "-model", "4032", "-ramsize", "32", "-videosize", "40", "-silent", "-moncommands", viceMonlist,
+            "-autostartprgmode", "1", "-autostart-warp", "-autostart", "${programNameWithPath}.prg")
+        val processb = ProcessBuilder(cmdline)
+        if(!quiet)
+            processb.inheritIO()
+        val process=processb.start()
+        process.waitFor()
+    }
+
+    override fun isIOAddress(address: UInt): Boolean = address in 0xe800u..0xe8ffu
+
+    override fun initializeMemoryAreas(compilerOptions: CompilationOptions) {
+        zeropage = PETZeropage(compilerOptions)
+        golden = GoldenRam(compilerOptions, UIntRange.EMPTY)
+    }
+
 }

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/VMTarget.kt

@@ -1,29 +1,111 @@
 package prog8.code.target
 
 import prog8.code.core.*
-import prog8.code.target.virtual.VirtualMachineDefinition
+import prog8.code.target.encodings.Encoder
+import java.nio.file.Path
+import kotlin.io.path.isReadable
+import kotlin.io.path.name
+import kotlin.io.path.readText
+
+class VMTarget: ICompilationTarget,
+    IStringEncoding by Encoder(false),
+    IMemSizer by NormalMemSizer(FLOAT_MEM_SIZE) {
 
-class VMTarget: ICompilationTarget, IStringEncoding by Encoder, IMemSizer {
     override val name = NAME
-    override val machine = VirtualMachineDefinition()
     override val defaultEncoding = Encoding.ISO
+    override val libraryPath = null
+    override val customLauncher: List<String> = emptyList()
+    override val additionalAssemblerOptions = null
+    override val defaultOutputType = OutputType.PRG
 
     companion object {
         const val NAME = "virtual"
+        const val FLOAT_MEM_SIZE = 8             // 64-bits double
     }
 
-    override fun memorySize(dt: DataType): Int {
-        return when(dt) {
-            in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean -> 1
-            in WordDatatypes, in PassByReferenceDatatypes -> 2
-            DataType.FLOAT -> machine.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE
-            else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("invalid datatype")
+    override val cpu = CpuType.VIRTUAL
+
+    override val FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE = Double.MAX_VALUE
+    override val FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE = -Double.MAX_VALUE
+    override val FLOAT_MEM_SIZE = VMTarget.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE
+    override val STARTUP_CODE_RESERVED_SIZE = 0u  // not actually used
+    override val PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS = 0u      // not actually used
+    override val PROGRAM_MEMTOP_ADDRESS = 0xffffu  // not actually used
+
+    override val BSSHIGHRAM_START = 0u          // not actually used
+    override val BSSHIGHRAM_END = 0u            // not actually used
+    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_START = 0u        // not actually used
+    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_END = 0u          // not actually used
+    override lateinit var zeropage: Zeropage    // not actually used
+    override lateinit var golden: GoldenRam     // not actually used
+
+    override fun getFloatAsmBytes(num: Number): String {
+        // little endian binary representation
+        val bits = num.toDouble().toBits().toULong()
+        val hexStr = bits.toString(16).padStart(16, '0')
+        val parts = hexStr.chunked(2).map { "$$it" }
+        return parts.joinToString(", ")
+    }
+
+    override fun convertFloatToBytes(num: Double): List<UByte> {
+        val bits = num.toBits().toULong()
+        val hexStr = bits.toString(16).padStart(16, '0')
+        val parts = hexStr.chunked(2).map { it.toInt(16).toUByte() }
+        return parts
+    }
+
+    override fun convertBytesToFloat(bytes: List<UByte>): Double {
+        require(bytes.size==8) { "need 8 bytes" }
+        val b0 = bytes[0].toLong() shl (8*7)
+        val b1 = bytes[1].toLong() shl (8*6)
+        val b2 = bytes[2].toLong() shl (8*5)
+        val b3 = bytes[3].toLong() shl (8*4)
+        val b4 = bytes[4].toLong() shl (8*3)
+        val b5 = bytes[5].toLong() shl (8*2)
+        val b6 = bytes[6].toLong() shl (8*1)
+        val b7 = bytes[7].toLong() shl (8*0)
+        return Double.fromBits(b0 or b1 or b2 or b3 or b4 or b5 or b6 or b7)
+    }
+
+    override fun launchEmulator(selectedEmulator: Int, programNameWithPath: Path, quiet: Boolean) {
+        if(!quiet)
+            println("\nStarting Virtual Machine...")
+
+        // to not have external module dependencies in our own module, we launch the virtual machine via reflection
+        val vm = Class.forName("prog8.vm.VmRunner").getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance() as IVirtualMachineRunner
+        val filename = programNameWithPath.name
+        if(programNameWithPath.isReadable()) {
+            vm.runProgram(programNameWithPath.readText(), quiet)
+        } else {
+            val withExt = programNameWithPath.resolveSibling("$filename.p8ir")
+            if(withExt.isReadable())
+                vm.runProgram(withExt.readText(), quiet)
+            else
+                throw java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException(withExt.name, null, "not a .p8ir file")
         }
     }
 
-    override fun memorySize(arrayDt: DataType, numElements: Int) =
-        if(arrayDt==DataType.UWORD)
-            numElements    // pointer to bytes.
-        else
-            memorySize(ArrayToElementTypes.getValue(arrayDt)) * numElements
-}
+    override fun isIOAddress(address: UInt): Boolean = false
+
+    override fun initializeMemoryAreas(compilerOptions: CompilationOptions) {
+        zeropage = VirtualZeropage(compilerOptions)
+        golden = GoldenRam(compilerOptions, UIntRange.EMPTY)
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+interface IVirtualMachineRunner {
+    fun runProgram(irSource: String, quiet: Boolean)
+}
+
+private class VirtualZeropage(options: CompilationOptions): Zeropage(options) {
+    override val SCRATCH_B1: UInt
+        get() = throw IllegalStateException("virtual shouldn't use this zeropage variable")
+    override val SCRATCH_REG: UInt
+        get() = throw IllegalStateException("virtual shouldn't use this zeropage variable")
+    override val SCRATCH_W1: UInt
+        get() = throw IllegalStateException("virtual shouldn't use this zeropage variable")
+    override val SCRATCH_W2: UInt
+        get() = throw IllegalStateException("virtual shouldn't use this zeropage variable")
+}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/atari/AtariMachineDefinition.kt

@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-package prog8.code.target.atari
-
-import prog8.code.core.*
-import java.nio.file.Path
-
-
-class AtariMachineDefinition: IMachineDefinition {
-
-    override val cpu = CpuType.CPU6502
-
-    override val FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE = 9.999999999e97
-    override val FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE = -9.999999999e97
-    override val FLOAT_MEM_SIZE = 6
-    override val STARTUP_CODE_RESERVED_SIZE = 20u
-    override val PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS = 0x2000u
-    override val PROGRAM_MEMTOP_ADDRESS = 0xffffu  // TODO what's memtop?
-
-    override val BSSHIGHRAM_START = 0u    // TODO
-    override val BSSHIGHRAM_END = 0u      // TODO
-    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_START = 0u  // TODO
-    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_END = 0u    // TODO
-
-    override lateinit var zeropage: Zeropage
-    override lateinit var golden: GoldenRam
-
-    override fun getFloatAsmBytes(num: Number) = TODO("atari float asm bytes from number")
-    override fun convertFloatToBytes(num: Double): List<UByte> = TODO("atari float to bytes")
-    override fun convertBytesToFloat(bytes: List<UByte>): Double = TODO("atari bytes to float")
-
-    override fun launchEmulator(selectedEmulator: Int, programNameWithPath: Path) {
-        val emulatorName: String
-        val cmdline: List<String>
-        when(selectedEmulator) {
-            1 -> {
-                emulatorName = "atari800"
-                cmdline = listOf(emulatorName, "-xl", "-xl-rev", "2", "-nobasic", "-run", "${programNameWithPath}.xex")
-            }
-            2 -> {
-                emulatorName = "altirra"
-                cmdline = listOf("Altirra64.exe", "${programNameWithPath.normalize()}.xex")
-            }
-            else -> {
-                System.err.println("Atari target only supports atari800 and altirra emulators.")
-                return
-            }
-        }
-
-        // TODO monlist?
-
-        println("\nStarting Atari800XL emulator $emulatorName...")
-        val processb = ProcessBuilder(cmdline).inheritIO()
-        val process: Process = processb.start()
-        process.waitFor()
-    }
-
-    override fun isIOAddress(address: UInt): Boolean = address==0u || address==1u || address in 0xd000u..0xdfffu        // TODO
-
-    override fun initializeMemoryAreas(compilerOptions: CompilationOptions) {
-        zeropage = AtariZeropage(compilerOptions)
-        golden = GoldenRam(compilerOptions, UIntRange.EMPTY)
-    }
-}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/atari/AtariZeropage.kt

@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-package prog8.code.target.atari
-
-import prog8.code.core.CompilationOptions
-import prog8.code.core.InternalCompilerException
-import prog8.code.core.Zeropage
-import prog8.code.core.ZeropageType
-
-class AtariZeropage(options: CompilationOptions) : Zeropage(options) {
-
-    override val SCRATCH_B1 = 0xcbu      // temp storage for a single byte
-    override val SCRATCH_REG = 0xccu     // temp storage for a register, must be B1+1
-    override val SCRATCH_W1 = 0xcdu      // temp storage 1 for a word  $cd+$ce
-    override val SCRATCH_W2 = 0xcfu      // temp storage 2 for a word  $cf+$d0        TODO is $d0 okay to use?
-
-    init {
-        if (options.floats) {
-            throw InternalCompilerException("Atari target doesn't yet support floating point routines")
-        }
-
-        if (options.floats && options.zeropage !in arrayOf(
-                ZeropageType.FLOATSAFE,
-                ZeropageType.BASICSAFE,
-                ZeropageType.DONTUSE
-            ))
-            throw InternalCompilerException("when floats are enabled, zero page type should be 'floatsafe' or 'basicsafe' or 'dontuse'")
-
-        when (options.zeropage) {
-            ZeropageType.FULL -> {
-                // TODO all atari usable zero page locations, except the ones used by the system's IRQ routine
-                free.addAll(0x00u..0xffu)
-                // TODO atari  free.removeAll(setOf(0xa0u, 0xa1u, 0xa2u, 0x91u, 0xc0u, 0xc5u, 0xcbu, 0xf5u, 0xf6u))        // these are updated by IRQ
-            }
-            ZeropageType.KERNALSAFE -> {
-                free.addAll(0x80u..0xffu)       // TODO
-            }
-            ZeropageType.BASICSAFE,
-            ZeropageType.FLOATSAFE -> {
-                free.addAll(0x80u..0xffu)       // TODO
-                free.removeAll(0xd4u .. 0xefu)      // floating point storage
-            }
-            ZeropageType.DONTUSE -> {
-                free.clear()  // don't use zeropage at all
-            }
-        }
-
-        val distinctFree = free.distinct()
-        free.clear()
-        free.addAll(distinctFree)
-
-        removeReservedFromFreePool()
-        retainAllowed()
-    }
-
-    override fun allocateCx16VirtualRegisters() {
-        TODO("Not known if atari can put the virtual regs in ZP")
-    }
-}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/c128/C128MachineDefinition.kt

@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-package prog8.code.target.c128
-
-import prog8.code.core.*
-import prog8.code.target.C64Target
-import prog8.code.target.cbm.Mflpt5
-import java.nio.file.Path
-
-
-class C128MachineDefinition: IMachineDefinition {
-
-    override val cpu = CpuType.CPU6502
-
-    override val FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE
-    override val FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE
-    override val FLOAT_MEM_SIZE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE
-    override val STARTUP_CODE_RESERVED_SIZE = 20u
-    override val PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS = 0x1c01u
-    override val PROGRAM_MEMTOP_ADDRESS = 0xff00u
-
-    override val BSSHIGHRAM_START = 0u    // TODO
-    override val BSSHIGHRAM_END = 0u      // TODO
-    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_START = 0u  // TODO
-    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_END = 0u    // TODO
-
-    override lateinit var zeropage: Zeropage
-    override lateinit var golden: GoldenRam
-
-    override fun getFloatAsmBytes(num: Number) = Mflpt5.fromNumber(num).makeFloatFillAsm()
-
-    override fun convertFloatToBytes(num: Double): List<UByte> {
-        val m5 = Mflpt5.fromNumber(num)
-        return listOf(m5.b0, m5.b1, m5.b2, m5.b3, m5.b4)
-    }
-
-    override fun convertBytesToFloat(bytes: List<UByte>): Double {
-        require(bytes.size==5) { "need 5 bytes" }
-        val m5 = Mflpt5(bytes[0], bytes[1], bytes[2], bytes[3], bytes[4])
-        return m5.toDouble()
-    }
-
-    override fun launchEmulator(selectedEmulator: Int, programNameWithPath: Path) {
-        if(selectedEmulator!=1) {
-            System.err.println("The c128 target only supports the main emulator (Vice).")
-            return
-        }
-
-        println("\nStarting C-128 emulator x128...")
-        val viceMonlist = C64Target.viceMonListName(programNameWithPath.toString())
-        val cmdline = listOf("x128", "-silent", "-moncommands", viceMonlist,
-                "-autostartprgmode", "1", "-autostart-warp", "-autostart", "${programNameWithPath}.prg")
-        val processb = ProcessBuilder(cmdline).inheritIO()
-        val process: Process = processb.start()
-        process.waitFor()
-    }
-
-    override fun isIOAddress(address: UInt): Boolean = address==0u || address==1u || address in 0xd000u..0xdfffu
-
-    override fun initializeMemoryAreas(compilerOptions: CompilationOptions) {
-        zeropage = C128Zeropage(compilerOptions)
-        golden = GoldenRam(compilerOptions, UIntRange.EMPTY)    // TODO does the c128 have some of this somewhere?
-    }
-}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/c64/C64MachineDefinition.kt

@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-package prog8.code.target.c64
-
-import prog8.code.core.*
-import prog8.code.target.C64Target
-import prog8.code.target.cbm.Mflpt5
-import java.io.IOException
-import java.nio.file.Path
-
-
-class C64MachineDefinition: IMachineDefinition {
-
-    override val cpu = CpuType.CPU6502
-
-    override val FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE
-    override val FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE
-    override val FLOAT_MEM_SIZE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE
-    override val STARTUP_CODE_RESERVED_SIZE = 20u
-    override val PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS = 0x0801u
-    override val PROGRAM_MEMTOP_ADDRESS = 0xcfe0u      // $a000  if floats are used
-            // note that at $cfe0-$cfff are the 16 'virtual registers' R0-R15
-
-    override val BSSHIGHRAM_START = 0xc000u
-    override val BSSHIGHRAM_END = 0xcfffu
-    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_START = 0u
-    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_END = 0u
-
-    override lateinit var zeropage: Zeropage
-    override lateinit var golden: GoldenRam
-
-    override fun getFloatAsmBytes(num: Number) = Mflpt5.fromNumber(num).makeFloatFillAsm()
-
-    override fun convertFloatToBytes(num: Double): List<UByte> {
-        val m5 = Mflpt5.fromNumber(num)
-        return listOf(m5.b0, m5.b1, m5.b2, m5.b3, m5.b4)
-    }
-
-    override fun convertBytesToFloat(bytes: List<UByte>): Double {
-        require(bytes.size==5) { "need 5 bytes" }
-        val m5 = Mflpt5(bytes[0], bytes[1], bytes[2], bytes[3], bytes[4])
-        return m5.toDouble()
-    }
-
-    override fun launchEmulator(selectedEmulator: Int, programNameWithPath: Path) {
-        if(selectedEmulator!=1) {
-            System.err.println("The c64 target only supports the main emulator (Vice).")
-            return
-        }
-
-        for(emulator in listOf("x64sc", "x64")) {
-            println("\nStarting C-64 emulator $emulator...")
-            val viceMonlist = C64Target.viceMonListName(programNameWithPath.toString())
-            val cmdline = listOf(emulator, "-silent", "-moncommands", viceMonlist,
-                    "-autostartprgmode", "1", "-autostart-warp", "-autostart", "${programNameWithPath}.prg")
-            val processb = ProcessBuilder(cmdline).inheritIO()
-            val process: Process
-            try {
-                process=processb.start()
-            } catch(x: IOException) {
-                continue  // try the next emulator executable
-            }
-            process.waitFor()
-            break
-        }
-    }
-
-    override fun isIOAddress(address: UInt): Boolean = address==0u || address==1u || address in 0xd000u..0xdfffu
-
-    override fun initializeMemoryAreas(compilerOptions: CompilationOptions) {
-        zeropage = C64Zeropage(compilerOptions)
-        golden = GoldenRam(compilerOptions, 0xc000u until 0xd000u)
-    }
-
-}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/cbm/CbmMemorySizer.kt

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-package prog8.code.target.cbm
-
-import prog8.code.core.*
-
-
-internal object CbmMemorySizer: IMemSizer {
-    override fun memorySize(dt: DataType): Int {
-        return when(dt) {
-            in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean -> 1
-            in WordDatatypes, in PassByReferenceDatatypes -> 2
-            DataType.FLOAT -> Mflpt5.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE
-            else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("invalid datatype")
-        }
-    }
-
-    override fun memorySize(arrayDt: DataType, numElements: Int) =
-        if(arrayDt==DataType.UWORD)
-            numElements    // pointer to bytes.
-        else
-            memorySize(ArrayToElementTypes.getValue(arrayDt)) * numElements
-}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/cx16/CX16MachineDefinition.kt

@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-package prog8.code.target.cx16
-
-import prog8.code.core.*
-import prog8.code.target.C64Target
-import prog8.code.target.cbm.Mflpt5
-import java.nio.file.Path
-
-
-class CX16MachineDefinition: IMachineDefinition {
-
-    override val cpu = CpuType.CPU65c02
-
-    override val FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE
-    override val FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE
-    override val FLOAT_MEM_SIZE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE
-    override val STARTUP_CODE_RESERVED_SIZE = 20u
-    override val PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS = 0x0801u
-    override val PROGRAM_MEMTOP_ADDRESS = 0x9f00u
-
-    override val BSSHIGHRAM_START = 0xa000u     // hiram bank 1, 8Kb, assumed to be active
-    override val BSSHIGHRAM_END = 0xbfffu       // Rom starts at $c000
-    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_START = 0x0400u
-    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_END = 0x07ffu
-
-    override lateinit var zeropage: Zeropage
-    override lateinit var golden: GoldenRam
-
-    override fun getFloatAsmBytes(num: Number) = Mflpt5.fromNumber(num).makeFloatFillAsm()
-
-    override fun convertFloatToBytes(num: Double): List<UByte> {
-        val m5 = Mflpt5.fromNumber(num)
-        return listOf(m5.b0, m5.b1, m5.b2, m5.b3, m5.b4)
-    }
-
-    override fun convertBytesToFloat(bytes: List<UByte>): Double {
-        require(bytes.size==5) { "need 5 bytes" }
-        val m5 = Mflpt5(bytes[0], bytes[1], bytes[2], bytes[3], bytes[4])
-        return m5.toDouble()
-    }
-
-    override fun launchEmulator(selectedEmulator: Int, programNameWithPath: Path) {
-        val emulator: String
-        val extraArgs: List<String>
-
-        when(selectedEmulator) {
-            1 -> {
-                emulator = "x16emu"
-                extraArgs = listOf("-debug")
-            }
-            2 -> {
-                emulator = "box16"
-                extraArgs = listOf("-sym", C64Target.viceMonListName(programNameWithPath.toString()))
-            }
-            else -> {
-                System.err.println("Cx16 target only supports x16emu and box16 emulators.")
-                return
-            }
-        }
-
-        println("\nStarting Commander X16 emulator $emulator...")
-        val cmdline = listOf(emulator, "-scale", "2", "-rtc", "-run", "-prg", "${programNameWithPath}.prg") + extraArgs
-        val processb = ProcessBuilder(cmdline).inheritIO()
-        processb.environment()["PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC"] = "10"
-        val process: Process = processb.start()
-        process.waitFor()
-    }
-
-    override fun isIOAddress(address: UInt): Boolean = address==0u || address==1u || address in 0x9f00u..0x9fffu
-
-    override fun initializeMemoryAreas(compilerOptions: CompilationOptions) {
-        zeropage = CX16Zeropage(compilerOptions)
-        golden = GoldenRam(compilerOptions, 0x0400u until 0x0800u)
-    }
-
-}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/encodings/AtasciiEncoding.kt

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ object AtasciiEncoding {
         '▖',
 
         // $10
-     	'♣',
+        '♣',
         '┌',
         '─',
         '┼',
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ object AtasciiEncoding {
         '/',
 
         // $30
-     	'0',
+        '0',
         '1',
         '2',
         '3',
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ object AtasciiEncoding {
         '?',
 
         // $40
-     	'@',
+        '@',
         'A',
         'B',
         'C',
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ object AtasciiEncoding {
     fun encode(str: String): Result<List<UByte>, CharConversionException> {
         val mapped = str.map { chr ->
             when (chr) {
+                '\r' -> 0x9bu
                 '\u0000' -> 0u
                 in '\u8000'..'\u80ff' -> {
                     // special case: take the lower 8 bit hex value directly

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/encodings/C64osEncoding.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+package prog8.code.target.encodings
+
+import com.github.michaelbull.result.Err
+import com.github.michaelbull.result.Ok
+import com.github.michaelbull.result.Result
+import java.io.CharConversionException
+
+object C64osEncoding {
+
+    // decoding:  from C64 OS Screencodes (0-255) to unicode
+    // character table from:
+    // https://www.c64os.com/c64os/usersguide/appendices#charactersets
+
+    private val decodingC64os = charArrayOf(
+        '@'     ,    //  @    0x00 -> COMMERCIAL AT
+        'a'     ,    //  a    0x01 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER A
+        'b'     ,    //  b    0x02 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER B
+        'c'     ,    //  c    0x03 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER C
+        'd'     ,    //  d    0x04 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER D
+        'e'     ,    //  e    0x05 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER E
+        'f'     ,    //  f    0x06 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER F
+        'g'     ,    //  g    0x07 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER G
+        'h'     ,    //  h    0x08 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER H
+        'i'     ,    //  i    0x09 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER I
+        'j'     ,    //  j    0x0A -> LATIN SMALL LETTER J
+        'k'     ,    //  k    0x0B -> LATIN SMALL LETTER K
+        'l'     ,    //  l    0x0C -> LATIN SMALL LETTER L
+        'm'     ,    //  m    0x0D -> LATIN SMALL LETTER M
+        'n'     ,    //  n    0x0E -> LATIN SMALL LETTER N
+        'o'     ,    //  o    0x0F -> LATIN SMALL LETTER O
+        'p'     ,    //  p    0x10 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER P
+        'q'     ,    //  q    0x11 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER Q
+        'r'     ,    //  r    0x12 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER R
+        's'     ,    //  s    0x13 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER S
+        't'     ,    //  t    0x14 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER T
+        'u'     ,    //  u    0x15 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER U
+        'v'     ,    //  v    0x16 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER V
+        'w'     ,    //  w    0x17 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER W
+        'x'     ,    //  x    0x18 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER X
+        'y'     ,    //  y    0x19 -> LATIN SMALL LETTER Y
+        'z'     ,    //  z    0x1A -> LATIN SMALL LETTER Z
+        '['     ,    //  [    0x1B -> LEFT SQUARE BRACKET
+        '\\'    ,    //  \    0x1C -> REVERSE SOLIDUS
+        ']'     ,    //  ]    0x1D -> RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET
+        '^'     ,    //  ^    0x1E -> CIRCUMFLEX
+        '_'     ,    //  _    0x1F -> UNDERSCORE
+        ' '     ,    //       0x20 -> SPACE
+        '!'     ,    //  !    0x21 -> EXCLAMATION MARK
+        '"'     ,    //  "    0x22 -> QUOTATION MARK
+        '#'     ,    //  #    0x23 -> NUMBER SIGN
+        '$'     ,    //  $    0x24 -> DOLLAR SIGN
+        '%'     ,    //  %    0x25 -> PERCENT SIGN
+        '&'     ,    //  &    0x26 -> AMPERSAND
+        '\''    ,    //  '    0x27 -> APOSTROPHE
+        '('     ,    //  (    0x28 -> LEFT PARENTHESIS
+        ')'     ,    //  )    0x29 -> RIGHT PARENTHESIS
+        '*'     ,    //  *    0x2A -> ASTERISK
+        '+'     ,    //  +    0x2B -> PLUS SIGN
+        ','     ,    //  ,    0x2C -> COMMA
+        '-'     ,    //  -    0x2D -> HYPHEN-MINUS
+        '.'     ,    //  .    0x2E -> FULL STOP
+        '/'     ,    //  /    0x2F -> SOLIDUS
+        '0'     ,    //  0    0x30 -> DIGIT ZERO
+        '1'     ,    //  1    0x31 -> DIGIT ONE
+        '2'     ,    //  2    0x32 -> DIGIT TWO
+        '3'     ,    //  3    0x33 -> DIGIT THREE
+        '4'     ,    //  4    0x34 -> DIGIT FOUR
+        '5'     ,    //  5    0x35 -> DIGIT FIVE
+        '6'     ,    //  6    0x36 -> DIGIT SIX
+        '7'     ,    //  7    0x37 -> DIGIT SEVEN
+        '8'     ,    //  8    0x38 -> DIGIT EIGHT
+        '9'     ,    //  9    0x39 -> DIGIT NINE
+        ':'     ,    //  :    0x3A -> COLON
+        ';'     ,    //  ;    0x3B -> SEMICOLON
+        '<'     ,    //  <    0x3C -> LESS-THAN SIGN
+        '='     ,    //  =    0x3D -> EQUALS SIGN
+        '>'     ,    //  >    0x3E -> GREATER-THAN SIGN
+        '?'     ,    //  ?    0x3F -> QUESTION MARK
+        '`'     ,    //  `    0x40 -> GRAVE ACCENT
+        'A'     ,    //  A    0x41 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A
+        'B'     ,    //  B    0x42 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B
+        'C'     ,    //  C    0x43 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C
+        'D'     ,    //  D    0x44 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D
+        'E'     ,    //  E    0x45 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E
+        'F'     ,    //  F    0x46 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER F
+        'G'     ,    //  G    0x47 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G
+        'H'     ,    //  H    0x48 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H
+        'I'     ,    //  I    0x49 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I
+        'J'     ,    //  J    0x4A -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER J
+        'K'     ,    //  K    0x4B -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K
+        'L'     ,    //  L    0x4C -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L
+        'M'     ,    //  M    0x4D -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M
+        'N'     ,    //  N    0x4E -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N
+        'O'     ,    //  O    0x4F -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O
+        'P'     ,    //  P    0x50 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P
+        'Q'     ,    //  Q    0x51 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Q
+        'R'     ,    //  R    0x52 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER R
+        'S'     ,    //  S    0x53 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S
+        'T'     ,    //  T    0x54 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T
+        'U'     ,    //  U    0x55 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U
+        'V'     ,    //  V    0x56 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V
+        'W'     ,    //  W    0x57 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W
+        'X'     ,    //  X    0x58 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X
+        'Y'     ,    //  Y    0x59 -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y
+        'Z'     ,    //  Z    0x5A -> LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z
+        '{'     ,    //  {    0x5B -> LEFT BRACE
+        '|'     ,    //  |    0x5C -> VERTICAL BAR
+        '}'     ,    //  }    0x5D -> RIGHT BRACE
+        '~'     ,    //  ~    0x5E -> TILDE
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x5F -> RESERVED
+        '\u00a0',    //       0x60 -> NO-BREAK SPACE (TRANSPARENT)
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x61 -> COMMODORE SYMBOL
+        '\u2191',    //  ↑    0x62 -> UP ARROW
+        '\u2193',    //  ↓    0x63 -> DOWN ARROW
+        '\u2190',    //  ←    0x64 -> LEFT ARROW
+        '\u2192',    //  →    0x65 -> RIGHT ARROW
+        '\u231A',    //  ⌚   0x66 -> WATCH (ANALOG CLOCKFACE)
+        '\u21BB',    //  ↻    0x67 -> CYCLE ARROWS
+        '\u2026',    //  …    0x68 -> ELLIPSIS
+        '\u25a7',    //  ▧    0x69 -> DIAGNONAL STRIPES
+        '\u2610',    //  ☐    0x6A -> CHECKBOX UNCHECKED
+        '\u2611',    //  ☑    0x6B -> CHECKBOX CHECKED
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x6C -> RADIO BUTTON UNSELECTED
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x6D -> RADIO BUTTON SELECTED
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x6E -> UTILITY CLOSE BUTTON
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x6F -> UTILITY TITLE BAR
+        '\u00a9',    //  ©    0x70 -> COPYRIGHT
+        '\u2713',    //  ✓    0x71 -> CHECKMARK
+        '\u2261',    //  ≡    0x72 -> THREE HORIZONTAL STRIPES
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x73 -> TICK TRACK
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x74 -> TICK TRACK NUB
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x75 -> TAB CORNER
+        '\u2980',    //  ⦀    0x76 -> THREE VERTICAL STRIPES
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x77 -> CUSTOM 1
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x78 -> CUSTOM 2
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x79 -> CUSTOM 3
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x7A -> CUSTOM 4
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x7B -> CUSTOM 5
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x7C -> CUSTOM 6
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x7D -> CUSTOM 7
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x7E -> CUSTOM 8
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x7F -> CUSTOM 9
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x80 -> REVERSED COMMERCIAL AT
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x81 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER A
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x82 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER B
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x83 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER C
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x84 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER D
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x85 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER E
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x86 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER F
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x87 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER G
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x88 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER H
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x89 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER I
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x8A -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER J
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x8B -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER K
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x8C -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER L
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x8D -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER M
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x8E -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER N
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x8F -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER O
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x90 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER P
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x91 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER Q
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x92 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER R
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x93 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER S
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x94 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER T
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x95 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER U
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x96 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER V
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x97 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER W
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x98 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER X
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x99 -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER Y
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x9A -> REVERSED LATIN SMALL LETTER Z
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x9B -> REVERSED LEFT SQUARE BRACKET
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x9C -> REVERSED REVERSE SOLIDUS
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x9D -> REVERSED RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x9E -> REVERSED CIRCUMFLEX
+        '\ufffe',    //       0x9F -> REVERSED UNDERSCORE
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xA0 -> REVERSED SPACE
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xA1 -> REVERSED EXCLAMATION MARK
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xA2 -> REVERSED QUOTATION MARK
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xA3 -> REVERSED NUMBER SIGN
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xA4 -> REVERSED DOLLAR SIGN
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xA5 -> REVERSED PERCENT SIGN
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xA6 -> REVERSED AMPERSAND
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xA7 -> REVERSED APOSTROPHE
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xA8 -> REVERSED LEFT PARENTHESIS
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xA9 -> REVERSED RIGHT PARENTHESIS
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xAA -> REVERSED ASTERISK
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xAB -> REVERSED PLUS SIGN
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xAC -> REVERSED COMMA
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xAD -> REVERSED HYPHEN-MINUS
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xAE -> REVERSED FULL STOP
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xAF -> REVERSED SOLIDUS
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xB0 -> REVERSED DIGIT ZERO
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xB1 -> REVERSED DIGIT ONE
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xB2 -> REVERSED DIGIT TWO
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xB3 -> REVERSED DIGIT THREE
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xB4 -> REVERSED DIGIT FOUR
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xB5 -> REVERSED DIGIT FIVE
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xB6 -> REVERSED DIGIT SIX
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xB7 -> REVERSED DIGIT SEVEN
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xB8 -> REVERSED DIGIT EIGHT
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xB9 -> REVERSED DIGIT NINE
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xBA -> REVERSED COLON
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xBB -> REVERSED SEMICOLON
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xBC -> REVERSED LESS-THAN SIGN
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xBD -> REVERSED EQUALS SIGN
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xBE -> REVERSED GREATER-THAN SIGN
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xBF -> REVERSED QUESTION MARK
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xC0 -> REVERSED GRAVE ACCENT
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xC1 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xC2 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xC3 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xC4 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xC5 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xC6 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER F
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xC7 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xC8 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xC9 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xCA -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER J
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xCB -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xCC -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xCD -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xCE -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xCF -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xD0 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xD1 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Q
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xD2 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER R
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xD3 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xD4 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xD5 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xD6 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xD7 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xD8 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xD9 -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xDA -> REVERSED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xDB -> REVERSED LEFT BRACE
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xDC -> REVERSED VERTICAL BAR
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xDD -> REVERSED RIGHT BRACE
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xDE -> REVERSED TILDE
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xDF -> RESERVED
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xE0 -> RESERVED
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xE1 -> REVERSED COMMODORE SYMBOL
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xE2 -> REVERSED UP ARROW
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xE3 -> REVERSED DOWN ARROW
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xE4 -> REVERSED LEFT ARROW
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xE5 -> REVERSED RIGHT ARROW
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xE6 -> REVERSED ANALOG CLOCKFACE
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xE7 -> REVERSED CYCLE ARROWS
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xE8 -> REVERSED ELLIPSIS
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xE9 -> REVERSED DIAGONAL STRIPES
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xEA -> REVERSED CHECKBOX UNCHECKED
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xEB -> REVERSED CHECKBOX CHECKED
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xEC -> REVERSED RADIO BUTTON UNSELECTED
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xED -> REVERSED RADIO BUTTON SELECTED
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xEE -> MEMORY CHIP ICON
+        '\u21e7',    //  ⇧    0xEF -> SHIFT SYMBOL
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xF0 -> REVERSED COPYRIGHT SYMBOL
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xF1 -> REVERSED CHECKMARK
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xF2 -> REVERSED THREE HORIZONTAL STRIPES
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xF3 -> REVERSED TICK TRACK
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xF4 -> REVERSED TICK TRACK NUB
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xF5 -> REVERSED TAB CORNER
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xF6 -> REVERSED THREE VERTICAL STRIPES
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xF7 -> CUSTOM 10
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xF8 -> CUSTOM 11
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xF9 -> CUSTOM 12
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xFA -> CUSTOM 13
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xFB -> CUSTOM 14
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xFC -> CUSTOM 15
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xFD -> CUSTOM 16
+        '\ufffe',    //       0xFE -> CUSTOM 17
+        '\ufffe'     //       0xFF -> CUSTOM 18
+    )
+
+    // encoding:  from unicode to C64 OS Screencodes (0-255)
+    private val encodingC64os = decodingC64os.withIndex().associate{it.value to it.index}
+
+    private fun replaceSpecial(chr: Char): Char =
+        when(chr) {
+            '\r' -> '\n'        // to make \r (carriage returrn) equivalent to \n (line feed): RETURN ($0d)
+            else -> chr
+        }
+    
+    fun encode(text: String, lowercase: Boolean = false): Result<List<UByte>, CharConversionException> {
+        fun encodeChar(chr3: Char, lowercase: Boolean): UByte {
+            val chr = replaceSpecial(chr3)
+            val screencode = encodingC64os[chr]
+            return screencode?.toUByte() ?: when (chr) {
+                '\u0000' -> 0u
+                '\n' -> 13u
+                in '\u8000'..'\u80ff' -> {
+                    // special case: take the lower 8 bit hex value directly
+                    (chr.code - 0x8000).toUByte()
+                }
+                else -> {
+                    if(chr.isISOControl())
+                        throw CharConversionException("no c64os character for char #${chr.code}")
+                    else
+                        throw CharConversionException("no c64os character for char #${chr.code} '${chr}'")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return try {
+            Ok(text.map {
+                try {
+                    encodeChar(it, lowercase)
+                } catch (x: CharConversionException) {
+                    encodeChar(it, !lowercase)
+                }
+            })
+        } catch(cx: CharConversionException) {
+            Err(cx)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun decode(screencode: Iterable<UByte>, lowercase: Boolean = false): Result<String, CharConversionException> {
+        return try {
+            Ok(screencode.map {
+                val code = it.toInt()
+                if(code<0 || code>= decodingC64os.size)
+                    throw CharConversionException("c64os $code out of range 0..${decodingC64os.size-1}")
+                decodingC64os[code]
+            }.joinToString(""))
+        } catch(ce: CharConversionException) {
+            Err(ce)
+        }
+    }
+}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/encodings/Encoder.kt

@@ -1,25 +1,24 @@
-package prog8.code.target
+package prog8.code.target.encodings
 
 import com.github.michaelbull.result.fold
 import prog8.code.core.Encoding
 import prog8.code.core.IStringEncoding
 import prog8.code.core.InternalCompilerException
-import prog8.code.target.encodings.*
 
-
-object Encoder: IStringEncoding {
+class Encoder(val newlineToCarriageReturn: Boolean): IStringEncoding {
     override val defaultEncoding: Encoding = Encoding.ISO
 
     override fun encodeString(str: String, encoding: Encoding): List<UByte> {
         val coded = when(encoding) {
             Encoding.PETSCII -> PetsciiEncoding.encodePetscii(str, true)
             Encoding.SCREENCODES -> PetsciiEncoding.encodeScreencode(str, true)
-            Encoding.ISO -> IsoEncoding.encode(str)
-            Encoding.ATASCII -> AtasciiEncoding.encode(str)
-            Encoding.ISO5 -> IsoCyrillicEncoding.encode(str)
-            Encoding.ISO16 -> IsoEasternEncoding.encode(str)
+            Encoding.ISO -> IsoEncoding.encode(str, newlineToCarriageReturn)
+            Encoding.ISO5 -> IsoCyrillicEncoding.encode(str, newlineToCarriageReturn)
+            Encoding.ISO16 -> IsoEasternEncoding.encode(str, newlineToCarriageReturn)
             Encoding.CP437 -> Cp437Encoding.encode(str)
-            Encoding.KATAKANA -> KatakanaEncoding.encode(str)
+            Encoding.KATAKANA -> KatakanaEncoding.encode(str, newlineToCarriageReturn)
+            Encoding.ATASCII -> AtasciiEncoding.encode(str)
+            Encoding.C64OS -> C64osEncoding.encode(str)
             else -> throw InternalCompilerException("unsupported encoding $encoding")
         }
         return coded.fold(
@@ -31,12 +30,13 @@ object Encoder: IStringEncoding {
         val decoded = when(encoding) {
             Encoding.PETSCII -> PetsciiEncoding.decodePetscii(bytes, true)
             Encoding.SCREENCODES -> PetsciiEncoding.decodeScreencode(bytes, true)
-            Encoding.ISO -> IsoEncoding.decode(bytes)
-            Encoding.ATASCII -> AtasciiEncoding.decode(bytes)
-            Encoding.ISO5 -> IsoCyrillicEncoding.decode(bytes)
-            Encoding.ISO16 -> IsoEasternEncoding.decode(bytes)
+            Encoding.ISO -> IsoEncoding.decode(bytes, newlineToCarriageReturn)
+            Encoding.ISO5 -> IsoCyrillicEncoding.decode(bytes, newlineToCarriageReturn)
+            Encoding.ISO16 -> IsoEasternEncoding.decode(bytes, newlineToCarriageReturn)
             Encoding.CP437 -> Cp437Encoding.decode(bytes)
-            Encoding.KATAKANA -> KatakanaEncoding.decode(bytes)
+            Encoding.KATAKANA -> KatakanaEncoding.decode(bytes, newlineToCarriageReturn)
+            Encoding.ATASCII -> AtasciiEncoding.decode(bytes)
+            Encoding.C64OS -> C64osEncoding.decode(bytes)
             else -> throw InternalCompilerException("unsupported encoding $encoding")
         }
         return decoded.fold(
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ object Encoder: IStringEncoding {
             success = { it }
         )
     }
-}
+}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/encodings/IsoEncoding.kt

@@ -6,14 +6,16 @@ import com.github.michaelbull.result.Result
 import java.io.CharConversionException
 import java.nio.charset.Charset
 
+
 open class IsoEncodingBase(charsetName: String) {
     val charset: Charset = Charset.forName(charsetName)
 
-    fun encode(str: String): Result<List<UByte>, CharConversionException> {
+    fun encode(str: String, newlineToCarriageReturn: Boolean): Result<List<UByte>, CharConversionException> {
         return try {
             val mapped = str.map { chr ->
                 when (chr) {
                     '\u0000' -> 0u
+                    '\n' -> if(newlineToCarriageReturn) 13u else 10u
                     in '\u8000'..'\u80ff' -> {
                         // special case: take the lower 8 bit hex value directly
                         (chr.code - 0x8000).toUByte()
@@ -27,9 +29,14 @@ open class IsoEncodingBase(charsetName: String) {
         }
     }
 
-    fun decode(bytes: Iterable<UByte>): Result<String, CharConversionException> {
+    fun decode(bytes: Iterable<UByte>, newlineToCarriageReturn: Boolean): Result<String, CharConversionException> {
         return try {
-            Ok(String(bytes.map { it.toByte() }.toByteArray(), charset))
+            Ok(String(bytes.map {
+                when(it) {
+                    13u.toUByte() -> if(newlineToCarriageReturn) 10 else 13
+                    else -> it.toByte()
+                }
+            }.toByteArray(), charset))
         } catch (ce: CharConversionException) {
             Err(ce)
         }

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/encodings/KatakanaEncoding.kt

@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ object JapaneseCharacterConverter {
 object KatakanaEncoding {
     val charset: Charset = Charset.forName("JIS_X0201")
 
-    fun encode(str: String): Result<List<UByte>, CharConversionException> {
+    fun encode(str: String, newlineToCarriageReturn: Boolean): Result<List<UByte>, CharConversionException> {
         return try {
             val mapped = str.map { chr ->
                 when (chr) {
+                    '\n' -> if(newlineToCarriageReturn) 13u else 10u
 
                     '\u0000' -> 0u
                     '\u00a0' -> 0xa0u // $a0 isn't technically a part of JIS X 0201 spec, and so we need to handle this ourselves
@@ -112,9 +113,14 @@ object KatakanaEncoding {
         }
     }
 
-    fun decode(bytes: Iterable<UByte>): Result<String, CharConversionException> {
+    fun decode(bytes: Iterable<UByte>, newlineToCarriageReturn: Boolean): Result<String, CharConversionException> {
         return try {
-            Ok(String(bytes.map { it.toByte() }.toByteArray(), charset))
+            Ok(String(bytes.map {
+                when(it) {
+                    13u.toUByte() -> if(newlineToCarriageReturn) 10 else 13
+                    else -> it.toByte()
+                }
+            }.toByteArray(), charset))
         } catch (ce: CharConversionException) {
             Err(ce)
         }

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/encodings/PetsciiEncoding.kt

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import java.io.CharConversionException
 
 object PetsciiEncoding {
 
-    // decoding:  from Petscii/Screencodes (0-255) to unicode
+    // decoding:  from Petscii/Screencodes (0-255) to Unicode
     // character tables used from https://github.com/irmen/cbmcodecs2
 
     private val decodingPetsciiLowercase = charArrayOf(
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ object PetsciiEncoding {
         '\ufffe',    //       0x07 -> UNDEFINED
         '\uf118',    //       0x08 -> DISABLE CHARACTER SET SWITCHING (CUS)
         '\uf119',    //       0x09 -> ENABLE CHARACTER SET SWITCHING (CUS)
-        '\ufffe',    //       0x0A -> UNDEFINED
+        '\n',        //       0x0A -> LINE FEED (RETURN)
         '\ufffe',    //       0x0B -> UNDEFINED
         '\ufffe',    //       0x0C -> UNDEFINED
         '\n'    ,    //       0x0D -> LINE FEED (RETURN)
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ object PetsciiEncoding {
             Ok(text.map {
                 try {
                     encodeChar(it, lowercase)
-                } catch (x: CharConversionException) {
+                } catch (_: CharConversionException) {
                     encodeChar(it, !lowercase)
                 }
             })
@@ -1117,6 +1117,8 @@ object PetsciiEncoding {
             val screencode = if(lowercase) encodingScreencodeLowercase[chr] else encodingScreencodeUppercase[chr]
             return screencode?.toUByte() ?: when (chr) {
                 '\u0000' -> 0u
+                '\n' -> 141u
+                '\r' -> 141u
                 in '\u8000'..'\u80ff' -> {
                     // special case: take the lower 8 bit hex value directly
                     (chr.code - 0x8000).toUByte()
@@ -1135,7 +1137,7 @@ object PetsciiEncoding {
             Ok(text.map {
                 try {
                     encodeChar(it, lowercase)
-                } catch (x: CharConversionException) {
+                } catch (_: CharConversionException) {
                     encodeChar(it, !lowercase)
                 }
             })
@@ -1157,16 +1159,16 @@ object PetsciiEncoding {
         }
     }
 
-    fun petscii2scr(petscii_code: UByte, inverseVideo: Boolean): Result<UByte, CharConversionException> {
+    fun petscii2scr(petsciicode: UByte, inverseVideo: Boolean): Result<UByte, CharConversionException> {
         val code: UInt = when {
-            petscii_code <= 0x1fu -> petscii_code + 128u
-            petscii_code <= 0x3fu -> petscii_code.toUInt()
-            petscii_code <= 0x5fu -> petscii_code - 64u
-            petscii_code <= 0x7fu -> petscii_code - 32u
-            petscii_code <= 0x9fu -> petscii_code + 64u
-            petscii_code <= 0xbfu -> petscii_code - 64u
-            petscii_code <= 0xfeu -> petscii_code - 128u
-            petscii_code == 255.toUByte() -> 95u
+            petsciicode <= 0x1fu -> petsciicode + 128u
+            petsciicode <= 0x3fu -> petsciicode.toUInt()
+            petsciicode <= 0x5fu -> petsciicode - 64u
+            petsciicode <= 0x7fu -> petsciicode - 32u
+            petsciicode <= 0x9fu -> petsciicode + 64u
+            petsciicode <= 0xbfu -> petsciicode - 64u
+            petsciicode <= 0xfeu -> petsciicode - 128u
+            petsciicode == 255.toUByte() -> 95u
             else -> return Err(CharConversionException("petscii code out of range"))
         }
         if(inverseVideo) {

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/neo6502/Neo6502MachineDefinition.kt

@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-package prog8.code.target.neo6502
-
-import prog8.code.core.*
-import java.nio.file.Path
-
-
-class Neo6502MachineDefinition: IMachineDefinition {
-
-    override val cpu = CpuType.CPU65c02
-
-    override val FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE = 9.999999999e97
-    override val FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE = -9.999999999e97
-    override val FLOAT_MEM_SIZE = 6
-    override val STARTUP_CODE_RESERVED_SIZE = 20u
-    override val PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS = 0x0800u
-    override val PROGRAM_MEMTOP_ADDRESS = 0xfc00u       // kernal starts here
-
-    override val BSSHIGHRAM_START = 0u    // TODO
-    override val BSSHIGHRAM_END = 0u      // TODO
-    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_START = 0u  // TODO
-    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_END = 0u    // TODO
-
-    override lateinit var zeropage: Zeropage
-    override lateinit var golden: GoldenRam
-
-    override fun getFloatAsmBytes(num: Number) = TODO("atari float asm bytes from number")
-    override fun convertFloatToBytes(num: Double): List<UByte> = TODO("atari float to bytes")
-    override fun convertBytesToFloat(bytes: List<UByte>): Double = TODO("atari bytes to float")
-
-    override fun launchEmulator(selectedEmulator: Int, programNameWithPath: Path) {
-        if(selectedEmulator!=1) {
-            System.err.println("The neo target only supports the main emulator (neo).")
-            return
-        }
-
-        val cmdline = listOf("neo", "${programNameWithPath}.bin@800", "cold")
-
-        println("\nStarting Neo6502 emulator...")
-        val processb = ProcessBuilder(cmdline).inheritIO()
-        val process: Process = processb.start()
-        process.waitFor()
-    }
-
-    override fun isIOAddress(address: UInt): Boolean = address in 0xff00u..0xff0fu
-
-    override fun initializeMemoryAreas(compilerOptions: CompilationOptions) {
-        zeropage = Neo6502Zeropage(compilerOptions)
-        golden = GoldenRam(compilerOptions, UIntRange.EMPTY)
-    }
-}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/neo6502/Neo6502Zeropage.kt

@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-package prog8.code.target.neo6502
-
-import prog8.code.core.*
-
-class Neo6502Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions) : Zeropage(options) {
-
-    override val SCRATCH_B1 = 0xfau      // temp storage for a single byte
-    override val SCRATCH_REG = 0xfbu     // temp storage for a register, must be B1+1
-    override val SCRATCH_W1 = 0xfcu      // temp storage 1 for a word  $fc+$fd
-    override val SCRATCH_W2 = 0xfeu      // temp storage 2 for a word  $fe+$ff
-
-    init {
-        if (options.floats) {
-            throw InternalCompilerException("Neo6502 target doesn't support floating point routines")
-        }
-
-        when (options.zeropage) {
-            ZeropageType.DONTUSE -> {
-                free.clear()  // don't use zeropage at all
-            }
-            else -> {
-                free.addAll(0x22u..0xffu)
-            }
-        }
-
-        val distinctFree = free.distinct()
-        free.clear()
-        free.addAll(distinctFree)
-
-        removeReservedFromFreePool()
-        allocateCx16VirtualRegisters()
-        retainAllowed()
-    }
-
-    override fun allocateCx16VirtualRegisters() {
-        // Note: the 16 virtual registers R0-R15 are not regular allocated variables, they're *memory mapped* elsewhere to fixed addresses.
-        // However, to be able for the compiler to "see" them as zero page variables, we have to register them here as well.
-        // This is important because the compiler sometimes treats ZP variables more efficiently (for example if it's a pointer)
-        for(reg in 0..15) {
-            allocatedVariables["cx16.r${reg}"]   = VarAllocation((2+reg*2).toUInt(), DataType.UWORD, 2)       // cx16.r0 .. cx16.r15
-            allocatedVariables["cx16.r${reg}s"]  = VarAllocation((2+reg*2).toUInt(), DataType.WORD, 2)        // cx16.r0s .. cx16.r15s
-            allocatedVariables["cx16.r${reg}L"]  = VarAllocation((2+reg*2).toUInt(), DataType.UBYTE, 1)       // cx16.r0L .. cx16.r15L
-            allocatedVariables["cx16.r${reg}H"]  = VarAllocation((3+reg*2).toUInt(), DataType.UBYTE, 1)       // cx16.r0H .. cx16.r15H
-            allocatedVariables["cx16.r${reg}sL"] = VarAllocation((2+reg*2).toUInt(), DataType.BYTE, 1)        // cx16.r0sL .. cx16.r15sL
-            allocatedVariables["cx16.r${reg}sH"] = VarAllocation((3+reg*2).toUInt(), DataType.BYTE, 1)        // cx16.r0sH .. cx16.r15sH
-        }
-    }
-}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/pet/PETMachineDefinition.kt

@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-package prog8.code.target.pet
-
-import prog8.code.core.*
-import prog8.code.target.C64Target
-import prog8.code.target.cbm.Mflpt5
-import java.nio.file.Path
-
-
-class PETMachineDefinition: IMachineDefinition {
-
-    override val cpu = CpuType.CPU6502
-
-    override val FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE
-    override val FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE
-    override val FLOAT_MEM_SIZE = Mflpt5.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE
-    override val STARTUP_CODE_RESERVED_SIZE = 20u
-    override val PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS = 0x0401u
-    override val PROGRAM_MEMTOP_ADDRESS = 0x8000u
-
-    override val BSSHIGHRAM_START = 0u
-    override val BSSHIGHRAM_END = 0u
-    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_START = 0u
-    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_END = 0u
-
-    override lateinit var zeropage: Zeropage
-    override lateinit var golden: GoldenRam
-
-    override fun getFloatAsmBytes(num: Number) = Mflpt5.fromNumber(num).makeFloatFillAsm()
-
-    override fun convertFloatToBytes(num: Double): List<UByte> {
-        val m5 = Mflpt5.fromNumber(num)
-        return listOf(m5.b0, m5.b1, m5.b2, m5.b3, m5.b4)
-    }
-
-    override fun convertBytesToFloat(bytes: List<UByte>): Double {
-        require(bytes.size==5) { "need 5 bytes" }
-        val m5 = Mflpt5(bytes[0], bytes[1], bytes[2], bytes[3], bytes[4])
-        return m5.toDouble()
-    }
-
-    override fun launchEmulator(selectedEmulator: Int, programNameWithPath: Path) {
-        if(selectedEmulator!=1) {
-            System.err.println("The pet target only supports the main emulator (Vice).")
-            return
-        }
-
-        println("\nStarting PET emulator...")
-        val viceMonlist = C64Target.viceMonListName(programNameWithPath.toString())
-        val cmdline = listOf("xpet", "-model", "4032", "-ramsize", "32", "-videosize", "40", "-silent", "-moncommands", viceMonlist,
-                "-autostartprgmode", "1", "-autostart-warp", "-autostart", "${programNameWithPath}.prg")
-        val processb = ProcessBuilder(cmdline).inheritIO()
-        val process=processb.start()
-        process.waitFor()
-    }
-
-    override fun isIOAddress(address: UInt): Boolean = address in 0xe800u..0xe8ffu
-
-    override fun initializeMemoryAreas(compilerOptions: CompilationOptions) {
-        zeropage = PETZeropage(compilerOptions)
-        // there's no golden ram.
-    }
-
-}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/virtual/VirtualMachineDefinition.kt

@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-package prog8.code.target.virtual
-
-import prog8.code.core.*
-import java.nio.file.Path
-import kotlin.io.path.isReadable
-import kotlin.io.path.name
-import kotlin.io.path.readText
-
-class VirtualMachineDefinition: IMachineDefinition {
-
-    override val cpu = CpuType.VIRTUAL
-
-    override val FLOAT_MAX_POSITIVE = Float.MAX_VALUE.toDouble()
-    override val FLOAT_MAX_NEGATIVE = -Float.MAX_VALUE.toDouble()
-    override val FLOAT_MEM_SIZE = 8             // 64-bits double
-    override val STARTUP_CODE_RESERVED_SIZE = 0u  // not actually used
-    override val PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS = 0u      // not actually used
-    override val PROGRAM_MEMTOP_ADDRESS = 0xffffu  // not actually used
-
-    override val BSSHIGHRAM_START = 0u          // not actually used
-    override val BSSHIGHRAM_END = 0u            // not actually used
-    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_START = 0u        // not actually used
-    override val BSSGOLDENRAM_END = 0u          // not actually used
-    override lateinit var zeropage: Zeropage    // not actually used
-    override lateinit var golden: GoldenRam     // not actually used
-
-    override fun getFloatAsmBytes(num: Number): String {
-        // little endian binary representation
-        val bits = num.toDouble().toBits().toULong()
-        val hexStr = bits.toString(16).padStart(16, '0')
-        val parts = hexStr.chunked(2).map { "\$" + it }
-        return parts.joinToString(", ")
-    }
-
-    override fun convertFloatToBytes(num: Double): List<UByte> {
-        val bits = num.toBits().toULong()
-        val hexStr = bits.toString(16).padStart(16, '0')
-        val parts = hexStr.chunked(2).map { it.toInt(16).toUByte() }
-        return parts
-    }
-
-    override fun convertBytesToFloat(bytes: List<UByte>): Double {
-        require(bytes.size==8) { "need 8 bytes" }
-        val b0 = bytes[0].toLong() shl (8*7)
-        val b1 = bytes[1].toLong() shl (8*6)
-        val b2 = bytes[2].toLong() shl (8*5)
-        val b3 = bytes[3].toLong() shl (8*4)
-        val b4 = bytes[4].toLong() shl (8*3)
-        val b5 = bytes[5].toLong() shl (8*2)
-        val b6 = bytes[6].toLong() shl (8*1)
-        val b7 = bytes[7].toLong() shl (8*0)
-        return Double.fromBits(b0 or b1 or b2 or b3 or b4 or b5 or b6 or b7)
-    }
-
-    override fun launchEmulator(selectedEmulator: Int, programNameWithPath: Path) {
-        println("\nStarting Virtual Machine...")
-        // to not have external module dependencies in our own module, we launch the virtual machine via reflection
-        val vm = Class.forName("prog8.vm.VmRunner").getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance() as IVirtualMachineRunner
-        val filename = programNameWithPath.name
-        if(programNameWithPath.isReadable()) {
-            vm.runProgram(programNameWithPath.readText())
-        } else {
-            val withExt = programNameWithPath.resolveSibling("$filename.p8ir")
-            if(withExt.isReadable())
-                vm.runProgram(withExt.readText())
-            else
-                throw NoSuchFileException(withExt.toFile(), reason="not a .p8ir file")
-        }
-    }
-
-    override fun isIOAddress(address: UInt): Boolean = false
-
-    override fun initializeMemoryAreas(compilerOptions: CompilationOptions) {
-        zeropage = VirtualZeropage(compilerOptions)
-    }
-}
-
-interface IVirtualMachineRunner {
-    fun runProgram(irSource: String)
-}
-
-private class VirtualZeropage(options: CompilationOptions): Zeropage(options) {
-    override val SCRATCH_B1: UInt
-        get() = throw IllegalStateException("virtual shouldn't use this zeropage variable")
-    override val SCRATCH_REG: UInt
-        get() = throw IllegalStateException("virtual shouldn't use this zeropage variable")
-    override val SCRATCH_W1: UInt
-        get() = throw IllegalStateException("virtual shouldn't use this zeropage variable")
-    override val SCRATCH_W2: UInt
-        get() = throw IllegalStateException("virtual shouldn't use this zeropage variable")
-
-    override fun allocateCx16VirtualRegisters() { /* there is no actual zero page in this target to allocate thing in */ }
-}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/zp/C128Zeropage.kt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package prog8.code.target.c128
+package prog8.code.target.zp
 
 import prog8.code.core.CompilationOptions
 import prog8.code.core.InternalCompilerException
@@ -6,22 +6,16 @@ import prog8.code.core.Zeropage
 import prog8.code.core.ZeropageType
 
 
-// reference: "Mapping the C128" zero page chapter.
+// reference: "Mapping the C128" zeropage chapter.
 
 class C128Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions) : Zeropage(options) {
 
     override val SCRATCH_B1 = 0x74u      // temp storage for a single byte
-    override val SCRATCH_REG = 0x75u     // temp storage for a register, must be B1+1
+    override val SCRATCH_REG = 0x75u     // temp storage for a register byte, must be B1+1
     override val SCRATCH_W1 = 0xfbu      // temp storage 1 for a word  $fb+$fc
     override val SCRATCH_W2 = 0xfdu      // temp storage 2 for a word  $fd+$fe
 
     init {
-        if (options.floats) {
-            throw InternalCompilerException("C128 target doesn't yet support floating point routines")
-            // note: in git commit labeled 'c128: remove floats module' the floats.p8 and floats.asm files are removed,
-            //       they could be retrieved again at a later time if the compiler somehow *does* store the fp variables in bank1.
-        }
-
         if (options.floats && options.zeropage !in arrayOf(
                 ZeropageType.FLOATSAFE,
                 ZeropageType.BASICSAFE,
@@ -33,18 +27,18 @@ class C128Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions) : Zeropage(options) {
             ZeropageType.FULL -> {
                 // $00/$01 are data port IO registers, // $02-$09 are storage locations for JSRFAR and such
                 free.addAll(0x0au..0xffu)
-                free.removeAll(listOf(0x90u, 0x91u, 0xa0u, 0xa1u, 0xa2u, 0xc0u, 0xccu, 0xcdu, 0xd0u, 0xd1u, 0xd2u, 0xd3u, 0xd4u, 0xd5u, 0xf7u))        // these are updated/used by IRQ
+                free.removeAll(arrayOf(0x90u, 0x91u, 0xa0u, 0xa1u, 0xa2u, 0xc0u, 0xccu, 0xcdu, 0xd0u, 0xd1u, 0xd2u, 0xd3u, 0xd4u, 0xd5u, 0xf7u))        // these are updated/used by IRQ
             }
             ZeropageType.KERNALSAFE -> {
                 free.addAll(0x0au..0x8fu)       // BASIC variables
-                free.addAll(listOf(0x92u, 0x96u, 0x9bu, 0x9cu, 0x9eu, 0x9fu, 0xa4u, 0xa7u, 0xa8u, 0xa9u, 0xaau, 0xabu,
+                free.addAll(arrayOf(0x92u, 0x96u, 0x9bu, 0x9cu, 0x9eu, 0x9fu, 0xa4u, 0xa7u, 0xa8u, 0xa9u, 0xaau, 0xabu,
                     0xb0u, 0xb1u, 0xb4u, 0xb5u, 0xb6u))
             }
             ZeropageType.FLOATSAFE,
             ZeropageType.BASICSAFE -> {
-                free.addAll(listOf(0x0bu, 0x0cu, 0x0du, 0x0eu, 0x0fu, 0x10u, 0x11u, 0x12u, 0x16u, 0x17u, 0x18u, 0x19u, 0x1au))
+                free.addAll(arrayOf(0x0bu, 0x0cu, 0x0du, 0x0eu, 0x0fu, 0x10u, 0x11u, 0x12u, 0x16u, 0x17u, 0x18u, 0x19u, 0x1au))
                 free.addAll(0x1bu..0x23u)
-                free.addAll(listOf(0x3fu, 0x40u, 0x41u, 0x42u, 0x43u, 0x44u, 0x47u, 0x48u, 0x49u, 0x4au, 0x4bu, 0x4cu, 0x4fu,
+                free.addAll(arrayOf(0x3fu, 0x40u, 0x41u, 0x42u, 0x43u, 0x44u, 0x47u, 0x48u, 0x49u, 0x4au, 0x4bu, 0x4cu, 0x4fu,
                     0x55u, 0x56u, 0x57u, 0x58u,
                     0x74u, 0x75u, 0x78u, 0x80u, 0x83u, 0x87u, 0x88u, 0x89u, 0x8au, 0x8bu, 0x8cu, 0x8du, 0x8eu, 0x8fu,
                     0x92u, 0x96u, 0x9bu, 0x9cu, 0x9eu, 0x9fu, 0xa4u, 0xa7u, 0xa8u, 0xa9u, 0xaau, 0xabu,
@@ -53,7 +47,7 @@ class C128Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions) : Zeropage(options) {
 
                 // if(options.zeropage==ZeropageType.BASICSAFE) {
                     // can also clobber the FP locations (unconditionally, because the C128 target doesn't support floating point calculations in prog8 at this time0
-                    free.addAll(listOf(0x14u, 0x28u, 0x29u, 0x2au, 0x2bu, 0x2cu,
+                    free.addAll(arrayOf(0x14u, 0x28u, 0x29u, 0x2au, 0x2bu, 0x2cu,
                         0x50u, 0x51u, 0x52u, 0x53u, 0x54u, 0x59u, 0x5au, 0x5bu, 0x5cu, 0x5du, 0x5eu, 0x5fu, 0x60u, 0x61u, 0x62u,
                         0x63u, 0x64u, 0x65u, 0x66u, 0x67u, 0x68u,
                         0x6au, 0x6bu, 0x6cu, 0x6du, 0x6eu, 0x6fu, 0x71u))
@@ -71,8 +65,4 @@ class C128Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions) : Zeropage(options) {
         removeReservedFromFreePool()
         retainAllowed()
     }
-
-    override fun allocateCx16VirtualRegisters() {
-        TODO("Not known if C128 can put the virtual regs in ZP")
-    }
 }

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/zp/C64Zeropage.kt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package prog8.code.target.c64
+package prog8.code.target.zp
 
 import prog8.code.core.*
 
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import prog8.code.core.*
 class C64Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions) : Zeropage(options) {
 
     override val SCRATCH_B1 = 0x02u      // temp storage for a single byte
-    override val SCRATCH_REG = 0x03u     // temp storage for a register, must be B1+1
+    override val SCRATCH_REG = 0x03u     // temp storage for a register byte, must be B1+1
     override val SCRATCH_W1 = 0xfbu      // temp storage 1 for a word  $fb+$fc
     override val SCRATCH_W2 = 0xfdu      // temp storage 2 for a word  $fd+$fe
 
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ class C64Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions) : Zeropage(options) {
 
         if (options.zeropage == ZeropageType.FULL) {
             free.addAll(0x02u..0xffu)
-            free.removeAll(setOf(SCRATCH_B1, SCRATCH_REG, SCRATCH_W1, SCRATCH_W1+1u, SCRATCH_W2, SCRATCH_W2+1u))
-            free.removeAll(setOf(0xa0u, 0xa1u, 0xa2u, 0x91u, 0xc0u, 0xc5u, 0xcbu, 0xf5u, 0xf6u))        // these are updated by IRQ
+            free.removeAll(arrayOf(SCRATCH_B1, SCRATCH_REG, SCRATCH_W1, SCRATCH_W1+1u, SCRATCH_W2, SCRATCH_W2+1u))
+            free.removeAll(arrayOf(0xa0u, 0xa1u, 0xa2u, 0x91u, 0xc0u, 0xc5u, 0xcbu, 0xf5u, 0xf6u))        // these are updated by IRQ
         } else {
             if (options.zeropage == ZeropageType.KERNALSAFE || options.zeropage == ZeropageType.FLOATSAFE) {
-                free.addAll(listOf(
+                free.addAll(arrayOf(
                         0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x0c, 0x0d, 0x0e, 0x0f,
                         0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17, 0x18, 0x19, 0x1a, 0x1b, 0x1c, 0x1d, 0x1e, 0x1f,
                         0x20, 0x21, 0x22, 0x23, 0x24, 0x25,
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class C64Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions) : Zeropage(options) {
 
             if (options.zeropage == ZeropageType.FLOATSAFE) {
                 // remove the zeropage locations used for floating point operations from the free list
-                free.removeAll(listOf(
+                free.removeAll(arrayOf(
                         0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x10, 0x11, 0x12,
                         0x22, 0x23, 0x24, 0x25, 0x26, 0x27, 0x28, 0x29, 0x2a,
                         0x57, 0x58, 0x59, 0x5a, 0x5b, 0x5c, 0x5d, 0x5e, 0x5f, 0x60,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class C64Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions) : Zeropage(options) {
             if(options.zeropage != ZeropageType.DONTUSE) {
                 // add the free Zp addresses
                 // these are valid for the C-64 but allow BASIC to keep running fully *as long as you don't use tape I/O*
-                free.addAll(listOf(0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x0a, 0x0e,
+                free.addAll(arrayOf(0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x0a, 0x0e,
                         0x92, 0x96, 0x9b, 0x9c, 0x9e, 0x9f, 0xa6,
                         0xb0, 0xb1, 0xbe, 0xbf, 0xf9).map{it.toUInt()})
             } else {
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ class C64Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions) : Zeropage(options) {
         retainAllowed()
     }
 
-    override fun allocateCx16VirtualRegisters() {
+    private fun allocateCx16VirtualRegisters() {
         // Note: the 16 virtual registers R0-R15 are not regular allocated variables, they're *memory mapped* elsewhere to fixed addresses.
-        // However, to be able for the compiler to "see" them as zero page variables, we have to register them here as well.
+        // However, to be able for the compiler to "see" them as zeropage variables, we have to register them here as well.
         // This is important because the compiler sometimes treats ZP variables more efficiently (for example if it's a pointer)
         // The base addres is $04.  Unfortunately it cannot be the same as on the Commander X16 ($02).
         for(reg in 0..15) {

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/zp/CX16Zeropage.kt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package prog8.code.target.cx16
+package prog8.code.target.zp
 
 import prog8.code.core.*
 
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import prog8.code.core.*
 class CX16Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions) : Zeropage(options) {
 
     override val SCRATCH_B1 = 0x7au      // temp storage for a single byte
-    override val SCRATCH_REG = 0x7bu     // temp storage for a register, must be B1+1
+    override val SCRATCH_REG = 0x7bu     // temp storage for a register byte, must be B1+1
     override val SCRATCH_W1 = 0x7cu      // temp storage 1 for a word  $7c+$7d
     override val SCRATCH_W2 = 0x7eu      // temp storage 2 for a word  $7e+$7f
 
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ class CX16Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions) : Zeropage(options) {
         }
     }
 
-    override fun allocateCx16VirtualRegisters() {
+    private fun allocateCx16VirtualRegisters() {
         // Note: the 16 virtual registers R0-R15 are not regular allocated variables, they're *memory mapped* elsewhere to fixed addresses.
-        // However, to be able for the compiler to "see" them as zero page variables, we have to register them here as well.
+        // However, to be able for the compiler to "see" them as zeropage variables, we have to register them here as well.
         // This is important because the compiler sometimes treats ZP variables more efficiently (for example if it's a pointer)
         for(reg in 0..15) {
             allocatedVariables["cx16.r${reg}"]   = VarAllocation((2+reg*2).toUInt(), DataType.UWORD, 2)       // cx16.r0 .. cx16.r15

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/zp/ConfigurableZeropage.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package prog8.code.target.zp
+
+import prog8.code.core.CompilationOptions
+import prog8.code.core.DataType
+import prog8.code.core.Zeropage
+import prog8.code.core.ZeropageType
+
+class ConfigurableZeropage(
+    override val SCRATCH_B1: UInt,      // temp storage for a single byte
+    override val SCRATCH_REG: UInt,     // temp storage for a register byte, must be B1+1
+    override val SCRATCH_W1: UInt,      // temp storage 1 for a word
+    override val SCRATCH_W2: UInt,      // temp storage 2 for a word
+    val virtualRegistersStart: UInt,        // location of 32 bytes for the r0-r15 virtual registers
+    basicsafe: List<UIntRange>,
+    kernalsafe: List<UIntRange>,
+    fullsafe: List<UIntRange>,
+    options: CompilationOptions
+) : Zeropage(options) {
+
+    init {
+        if (options.floats) {
+            TODO("floats in configurable target zp")
+        }
+
+        if(SCRATCH_REG!=SCRATCH_B1+1u)
+            throw IllegalArgumentException("Zero page scratch variable REG should be B1+1")
+
+        when (options.zeropage) {
+            ZeropageType.DONTUSE -> { /* don't use any zeropage at all */ }
+            ZeropageType.FULL -> fullsafe.forEach { free.addAll(it) }
+            ZeropageType.BASICSAFE -> basicsafe.forEach { free.addAll(it) }
+            ZeropageType.KERNALSAFE -> kernalsafe.forEach { free.addAll(it) }
+            ZeropageType.FLOATSAFE -> TODO("floatsafe in configurable target zp")
+        }
+
+        val distinctFree = free.distinct()
+        free.clear()
+        free.addAll(distinctFree)
+
+        removeReservedFromFreePool()
+        allocateCx16VirtualRegisters()
+        retainAllowed()
+    }
+
+    private fun allocateCx16VirtualRegisters() {
+        // Note: the 16 virtual registers R0-R15 are not regular allocated variables, they're *memory mapped* elsewhere to fixed addresses.
+        // However, to be able for the compiler to "see" them as zeropage variables, we have to register them here as well.
+        // This is important because the compiler sometimes treats ZP variables more efficiently (for example if it's a pointer)
+        for(reg in 0..15) {
+            val address = virtualRegistersStart + (2*reg).toUInt()
+            if(address<=0xffu) {
+                allocatedVariables["cx16.r${reg}"]   = VarAllocation(address, DataType.UWORD, 2)       // cx16.r0 .. cx16.r15
+                allocatedVariables["cx16.r${reg}s"]  = VarAllocation(address, DataType.WORD, 2)        // cx16.r0s .. cx16.r15s
+                allocatedVariables["cx16.r${reg}L"]  = VarAllocation(address, DataType.UBYTE, 1)       // cx16.r0L .. cx16.r15L
+                allocatedVariables["cx16.r${reg}H"]  = VarAllocation(address+1u, DataType.UBYTE, 1)    // cx16.r0H .. cx16.r15H
+                allocatedVariables["cx16.r${reg}sL"] = VarAllocation(address, DataType.BYTE, 1)        // cx16.r0sL .. cx16.r15sL
+                allocatedVariables["cx16.r${reg}sH"] = VarAllocation(address+1u, DataType.BYTE, 1)     // cx16.r0sH .. cx16.r15sH
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/zp/PETZeropage.kt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package prog8.code.target.pet
+package prog8.code.target.zp
 
 import prog8.code.core.CompilationOptions
 import prog8.code.core.InternalCompilerException
@@ -11,15 +11,11 @@ import prog8.code.core.ZeropageType
 class PETZeropage(options: CompilationOptions) : Zeropage(options) {
 
     override val SCRATCH_B1 = 0xb3u      // temp storage for a single byte
-    override val SCRATCH_REG = 0xb4u     // temp storage for a register, must be B1+1
+    override val SCRATCH_REG = 0xb4u     // temp storage for a register byte, must be B1+1
     override val SCRATCH_W1 = 0xb6u      // temp storage 1 for a word
     override val SCRATCH_W2 = 0xb8u      // temp storage 2 for a word
 
     init {
-        if (options.floats) {
-            throw InternalCompilerException("PET target doesn't yet support floating point routines")
-        }
-
         if (options.floats && options.zeropage !in arrayOf(
                 ZeropageType.FLOATSAFE,
                 ZeropageType.BASICSAFE,
@@ -52,8 +48,4 @@ class PETZeropage(options: CompilationOptions) : Zeropage(options) {
         removeReservedFromFreePool()
         retainAllowed()
     }
-
-    override fun allocateCx16VirtualRegisters() {
-        TODO("Not known if PET can put the virtual regs in ZP")
-    }
 }

codeGenCpu6502/build.gradle

@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-plugins {
-    id 'java'
-    id 'application'
-    id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm"
-}
-
-java {
-    targetCompatibility = JavaLanguageVersion.of(javaVersion)
-    sourceCompatibility = JavaLanguageVersion.of(javaVersion)
-}
-
-compileKotlin {
-    kotlinOptions {
-        jvmTarget = javaVersion
-    }
-}
-
-compileTestKotlin {
-    kotlinOptions {
-        jvmTarget = javaVersion
-    }
-}
-
-dependencies {
-    implementation project(':codeCore')
-    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8"
-    // implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect"
-    implementation "com.michael-bull.kotlin-result:kotlin-result-jvm:2.0.0"
-
-    testImplementation 'io.kotest:kotest-runner-junit5-jvm:5.9.1'
-    testImplementation 'io.kotest:kotest-framework-datatest:5.9.1'
-    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.9.2'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher'
-}
-
-sourceSets {
-    main {
-        java {
-            srcDir "${project.projectDir}/src"
-        }
-        resources {
-            srcDir "${project.projectDir}/res"
-        }
-    }
-    test {
-        java {
-            srcDir "${project.projectDir}/test"
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-test {
-    // Enable JUnit 5 (Gradle 4.6+).
-    useJUnitPlatform()
-
-    // Always run tests, even when nothing changed.
-    dependsOn 'cleanTest'
-
-    // Show test results.
-    testLogging {
-        events "skipped", "failed"
-    }
-}

codeGenCpu6502/build.gradle.kts

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.JvmTarget
+
+plugins {
+    kotlin("jvm")
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation(project(":codeCore"))
+    implementation(project(":simpleAst"))
+    // implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8")
+    // implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect"
+    implementation("com.michael-bull.kotlin-result:kotlin-result-jvm:2.0.1")
+
+    testImplementation("io.kotest:kotest-runner-junit5-jvm:5.9.1")
+    testImplementation("io.kotest:kotest-framework-datatest:5.9.1")
+    testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.9.1")
+    testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher")
+}
+
+sourceSets {
+    main {
+        java {
+            setSrcDirs(listOf("$projectDir/src"))
+        }
+        resources {
+            setSrcDirs(listOf("$projectDir/res"))
+        }
+    }
+    test {
+        java {
+            setSrcDirs(listOf("$projectDir/test"))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.test {
+    // Enable JUnit 5 (Gradle 4.6+).
+    useJUnitPlatform()
+
+    // Always run tests, even when nothing changed.
+    dependsOn("cleanTest")
+
+    // Show test results.
+    testLogging {
+        events("skipped", "failed")
+    }
+}

codeGenCpu6502/codeGenCpu6502.iml

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="KotlinJavaRuntime" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="codeCore" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="simpleAst" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="michael.bull.kotlin.result.jvm" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="io.kotest.assertions.core.jvm" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="io.kotest.runner.junit5.jvm" level="project" />

codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/AsmOptimizer.kt

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 package prog8.codegen.cpu6502
 
+import prog8.code.GENERATED_LABEL_PREFIX
 import prog8.code.StConstant
 import prog8.code.StMemVar
 import prog8.code.SymbolTable
-import prog8.code.ast.PtLabel
-import prog8.code.core.IMachineDefinition
+import prog8.code.core.ICompilationTarget
 
 
 // note: see https://wiki.nesdev.org/w/index.php/6502_assembly_optimisations
 
 
-internal fun optimizeAssembly(lines: MutableList<String>, machine: IMachineDefinition, symbolTable: SymbolTable): Int {
+internal fun optimizeAssembly(lines: MutableList<String>, machine: ICompilationTarget, symbolTable: SymbolTable): Int {
 
     var numberOfOptimizations = 0
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ private fun getLinesBy(lines: MutableList<String>, windowSize: Int) =
 
 private fun optimizeSameAssignments(
     linesByFourteen: Sequence<List<IndexedValue<String>>>,
-    machine: IMachineDefinition,
+    machine: ICompilationTarget,
     symbolTable: SymbolTable
 ): List<Modification> {
 
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ or *_afterif labels.
 This gets generated after certain if conditions, and only the branch instruction is needed in these cases.
          */
 
-        val autoLabelPrefix = PtLabel.GeneratedLabelPrefix
+        val autoLabelPrefix = GENERATED_LABEL_PREFIX
         if(first=="beq  +" && second=="lda  #1" && third=="+") {
             if((fourth.startsWith("beq  $autoLabelPrefix") || fourth.startsWith("bne  $autoLabelPrefix")) &&
                 (fourth.endsWith("_shortcut") || fourth.endsWith("_afterif") || fourth.endsWith("_shortcut:") || fourth.endsWith("_afterif:"))) {
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ This gets generated after certain if conditions, and only the branch instruction
 
 private fun optimizeStoreLoadSame(
     linesByFour: Sequence<List<IndexedValue<String>>>,
-    machine: IMachineDefinition,
+    machine: ICompilationTarget,
     symbolTable: SymbolTable
 ): List<Modification> {
     val mods = mutableListOf<Modification>()
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ private fun optimizeStoreLoadSame(
     return mods
 }
 
-private val identifierRegex = Regex("""^([a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z\d_\.$]*)""")
+private val identifierRegex = Regex("""^([a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z\d_.$]*)""")
 
 private fun getAddressArg(line: String, symbolTable: SymbolTable): UInt? {
     // try to get the constant value address, could return null if it's a symbol instead
@@ -508,9 +508,11 @@ private fun optimizeIncDec(linesByFour: Sequence<List<IndexedValue<String>>>): L
 
 private fun optimizeJsrRtsAndOtherCombinations(linesByFour: Sequence<List<IndexedValue<String>>>): List<Modification> {
     // jsr Sub + rts -> jmp Sub
+    // jmp Sub + rts -> jmp Sub
     // rts + jmp -> remove jmp
     // rts + bxx -> remove bxx
     // lda  + cmp #0 -> remove cmp,  same for cpy and cpx.
+    // bra/jmp + bra/jmp -> remove second bra/jmp   (bra bra / jmp jmp are not removed because this is likely a jump table!)
     // and some other optimizations.
 
     val mods = mutableListOf<Modification>()
@@ -520,7 +522,10 @@ private fun optimizeJsrRtsAndOtherCombinations(linesByFour: Sequence<List<Indexe
         val third = lines[2].value
 
         if(!haslabel(second)) {
-            if ((" jsr" in first || "\tjsr" in first ) && (" rts" in second || "\trts" in second)) {
+            if ((" jmp" in first || "\tjmp" in first ) && (" rts" in second || "\trts" in second)) {
+                mods += Modification(lines[1].index, true, null)
+            }
+            else if ((" jsr" in first || "\tjsr" in first ) && (" rts" in second || "\trts" in second)) {
                 if("floats.pushFAC" !in first && "floats.popFAC" !in first) {       // these 2 routines depend on being called with JSR!!
                     mods += Modification(lines[0].index, false, lines[0].value.replace("jsr", "jmp"))
                     mods += Modification(lines[1].index, true, null)
@@ -563,6 +568,15 @@ private fun optimizeJsrRtsAndOtherCombinations(linesByFour: Sequence<List<Indexe
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            // only remove bra followed by jmp or jmp followed by bra
+            // bra bra or jmp jmp is likely part of a jump table, which should keep all entries!
+            if((" bra" in first || "\tbra" in first) && (" jmp" in second || "\tjmp" in second)) {
+                mods.add(Modification(lines[1].index, true, null))
+            }
+            if((" jmp" in first || "\tjmp" in first) && (" bra" in second || "\tbra" in second)) {
+                mods.add(Modification(lines[1].index, true, null))
+            }
         }
 
         /*
@@ -687,18 +701,20 @@ private fun optimizeUselessPushPopStack(linesByFour: Sequence<List<IndexedValue<
         // phy + ldy + pla -> tya + ldy
         // phx + ldx + pla -> txa + ldx
         // pha + lda + pla -> nop
-        if(first=="phy" && second.startsWith("ldy ") && third=="pla") {
-            mods.add(Modification(lines[3].index, true, null))
-            mods.add(Modification(lines[1].index, false, "  tya"))
-        }
-        else if(first=="phx" && second.startsWith("ldx ") && third=="pla") {
-            mods.add(Modification(lines[3].index, true, null))
-            mods.add(Modification(lines[1].index, false, "  txa"))
-        }
-        else if(first=="pha" && second.startsWith("lda ") && third=="pla") {
-            mods.add(Modification(lines[1].index, true, null))
-            mods.add(Modification(lines[2].index, true, null))
-            mods.add(Modification(lines[3].index, true, null))
+        when (first) {
+            "phy" if second.startsWith("ldy ") && third=="pla" -> {
+                mods.add(Modification(lines[3].index, true, null))
+                mods.add(Modification(lines[1].index, false, "  tya"))
+            }
+            "phx" if second.startsWith("ldx ") && third=="pla" -> {
+                mods.add(Modification(lines[3].index, true, null))
+                mods.add(Modification(lines[1].index, false, "  txa"))
+            }
+            "pha" if second.startsWith("lda ") && third=="pla" -> {
+                mods.add(Modification(lines[1].index, true, null))
+                mods.add(Modification(lines[2].index, true, null))
+                mods.add(Modification(lines[3].index, true, null))
+            }
         }
     }
 

codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/AssemblyProgram.kt

@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 package prog8.codegen.cpu6502
 
-import prog8.code.ast.PtLabel
-import prog8.code.core.*
-import prog8.code.target.AtariTarget
+import prog8.code.GENERATED_LABEL_PREFIX
+import prog8.code.IAssemblyProgram
+import prog8.code.core.CompilationOptions
+import prog8.code.core.ICompilationTarget
+import prog8.code.core.IErrorReporter
+import prog8.code.core.OutputType
+import prog8.code.target.C128Target
 import prog8.code.target.C64Target
-import prog8.code.target.Neo6502Target
+import prog8.code.target.PETTarget
 import java.nio.file.Path
 
 
 internal class AssemblyProgram(
         override val name: String,
-        private val outputDir: Path,
+        outputDir: Path,
         private val compTarget: ICompilationTarget) : IAssemblyProgram {
 
     private val assemblyFile = outputDir.resolve("$name.asm")
@@ -19,21 +23,17 @@ internal class AssemblyProgram(
     private val binFile = outputDir.resolve("$name.bin")
     private val viceMonListFile = outputDir.resolve(C64Target.viceMonListName(name))
     private val listFile = outputDir.resolve("$name.list")
-    private val targetWithoutBreakpointsForEmulator = setOf(AtariTarget.NAME, Neo6502Target.NAME)
 
     override fun assemble(options: CompilationOptions, errors: IErrorReporter): Boolean {
 
         val assemblerCommand: List<String>
 
-        when (compTarget.name) {
-            in setOf("c64", "c128", "cx16", "pet32") -> {
+        when(options.output) {
+            OutputType.PRG -> {
                 // CBM machines .prg generation.
 
-                // add "-Wlong-branch"  to see warnings about conversion of branch instructions to jumps (default = do this silently)
-                val command = mutableListOf("64tass", "--ascii", "--case-sensitive", "--long-branch",
-                    "-Wall", // "-Wno-strict-bool", "-Werror",
-                    "--dump-labels", "--vice-labels", "--labels=$viceMonListFile"
-                )
+                val command = mutableListOf("64tass", "--cbm-prg", "--ascii", "--case-sensitive", "--long-branch",
+                    "-Wall", "-Wno-implied-reg", "--no-monitor", "--dump-labels", "--vice-labels", "--labels=$viceMonListFile")
 
                 if(options.warnSymbolShadowing)
                     command.add("-Wshadow")
@@ -44,34 +44,62 @@ internal class AssemblyProgram(
                     command.add("--quiet")
 
                 if(options.asmListfile) {
-                    command.addAll(listOf("--list=$listFile", "--no-monitor"))
+                    command.add("--list=$listFile")
                 }
 
-                val outFile = when (options.output) {
-                    OutputType.PRG -> {
-                        command.add("--cbm-prg")
-                        println("\nCreating prg for target ${compTarget.name}.")
-                        prgFile
-                    }
-                    OutputType.RAW -> {
-                        command.add("--nostart")
-                        println("\nCreating raw binary for target ${compTarget.name}.")
-                        binFile
-                    }
-                    else -> throw AssemblyError("invalid output type")
-                }
-                command.addAll(listOf("--output", outFile.toString(), assemblyFile.toString()))
+                command.addAll(listOf("--output", prgFile.toString(), assemblyFile.toString()))
                 assemblerCommand = command
-
+                if(!options.quiet)
+                    println("\nCreating prg for target ${compTarget.name}.")
             }
-            "atari" -> {
+            OutputType.XEX -> {
                 // Atari800XL .xex generation.
 
-                // TODO are these options okay for atari?
+                val command = mutableListOf("64tass", "--atari-xex", "--case-sensitive", "--long-branch",
+                    "-Wall", "-Wno-implied-reg", "--no-monitor", "--dump-labels", "--vice-labels", "--labels=$viceMonListFile")
+
+                if(options.warnSymbolShadowing)
+                    command.add("-Wshadow")
+                else
+                    command.add("-Wno-shadow")
+
+                if(options.asmQuiet)
+                    command.add("--quiet")
+
+                if(options.asmListfile)
+                    command.add("--list=$listFile")
+
+                command.addAll(listOf("--output", xexFile.toString(), assemblyFile.toString()))
+                assemblerCommand = command
+                if(!options.quiet)
+                    println("\nCreating xex for target ${compTarget.name}.")
+            }
+            OutputType.RAW -> {
+                // Neo6502/headerless raw program generation.
+                val command = mutableListOf("64tass", "--nostart", "--case-sensitive", "--long-branch",
+                    "-Wall", "-Wno-implied-reg", "--no-monitor", "--dump-labels", "--vice-labels", "--labels=$viceMonListFile")
+
+                if(options.warnSymbolShadowing)
+                    command.add("-Wshadow")
+                else
+                    command.add("-Wno-shadow")
+
+                if(options.asmQuiet)
+                    command.add("--quiet")
+
+                if(options.asmListfile)
+                    command.add("--list=$listFile")
+
+                command.addAll(listOf("--output", binFile.toString(), assemblyFile.toString()))
+                assemblerCommand = command
+                if(!options.quiet)
+                    println("\nCreating raw binary for target ${compTarget.name}.")
+            }
+            OutputType.LIBRARY -> {
+                // CBM machines library (.bin) generation (with or without 2 byte load address header depending on the compilation target machine)
+
                 val command = mutableListOf("64tass", "--ascii", "--case-sensitive", "--long-branch",
-                    "-Wall", // "-Werror", "-Wno-strict-bool"
-                    "--no-monitor"
-                )
+                    "-Wall", "-Wno-implied-reg", "--no-monitor", "--dump-labels", "--vice-labels", "--labels=$viceMonListFile")
 
                 if(options.warnSymbolShadowing)
                     command.add("-Wshadow")
@@ -84,63 +112,30 @@ internal class AssemblyProgram(
                 if(options.asmListfile)
                     command.add("--list=$listFile")
 
-                val outFile = when (options.output) {
-                    OutputType.XEX -> {
-                        command.add("--atari-xex")
-                        println("\nCreating xex for target ${compTarget.name}.")
-                        xexFile
-                    }
-                    OutputType.RAW -> {
-                        command.add("--nostart")
-                        println("\nCreating raw binary for target ${compTarget.name}.")
-                        binFile
-                    }
-                    else -> throw AssemblyError("invalid output type")
+                if(compTarget.name in listOf(C64Target.NAME, C128Target.NAME, PETTarget.NAME)) {
+                    if(!options.quiet)
+                        println("\nCreating binary library file with header for target ${compTarget.name}.")
+                    command.add("--cbm-prg")
+                } else {
+                    if(!options.quiet)
+                        println("\nCreating binary library file without header for target ${compTarget.name}.")
+                    command.add("--nostart")       // should be headerless bin, because basic has problems doing a normal LOAD"lib",8,1 - need to use BLOAD
                 }
-                command.addAll(listOf("--output", outFile.toString(), assemblyFile.toString()))
+
+                command.addAll(listOf("--output", binFile.toString(), assemblyFile.toString()))
                 assemblerCommand = command
             }
-            "neo" -> {
-                // Neo6502 raw program generation.
-
-                if(options.output!=OutputType.RAW || options.loadAddress!=0x0800u || options.launcher!=CbmPrgLauncherType.NONE) {
-                    throw AssemblyError("invalid program compilation options. Neo6502 requires %output raw, %launcher none, %address $0800")
-                }
-
-                // TODO are these options okay for neo?
-                val command = mutableListOf("64tass", "--case-sensitive", "--long-branch",
-                    "-Wall", // "-Werror", "-Wno-strict-bool"
-                    "--no-monitor"
-                )
-
-                if(options.warnSymbolShadowing)
-                    command.add("-Wshadow")
-                else
-                    command.add("-Wno-shadow")
-
-                if(options.asmQuiet)
-                    command.add("--quiet")
-
-                if(options.asmListfile)
-                    command.add("--list=$listFile")
-
-                val outFile = when (options.output) {
-                    OutputType.RAW -> {
-                        command.add("--nostart")
-                        println("\nCreating raw binary for target ${compTarget.name}.")
-                        binFile
-                    }
-                    else -> throw AssemblyError("invalid output type, need 'raw'")
-                }
-                command.addAll(listOf("--output", outFile.toString(), assemblyFile.toString()))
-                assemblerCommand = command
-            }
-            else -> throw AssemblyError("invalid compilation target")
         }
 
-        val proc = ProcessBuilder(assemblerCommand).inheritIO().start()
-        val result = proc.waitFor()
-        if (result == 0 && compTarget.name !in targetWithoutBreakpointsForEmulator) {
+        if(options.compTarget.additionalAssemblerOptions!=null)
+            assemblerCommand.add(options.compTarget.additionalAssemblerOptions!!)
+
+        val proc = ProcessBuilder(assemblerCommand)
+        if(!options.quiet)
+            proc.inheritIO()
+        val process = proc.start()
+        val result = process.waitFor()
+        if (result == 0) {
             removeGeneratedLabelsFromMonlist()
             generateBreakpointList()
         }
@@ -148,7 +143,7 @@ internal class AssemblyProgram(
     }
 
     private fun removeGeneratedLabelsFromMonlist() {
-        val pattern = Regex("""al (\w+) \S+${PtLabel.GeneratedLabelPrefix}.+?""")
+        val pattern = Regex("""al (\w+) \S+$GENERATED_LABEL_PREFIX.+?""")
         val lines = viceMonListFile.toFile().readLines()
         viceMonListFile.toFile().outputStream().bufferedWriter().use {
             for (line in lines) {
@@ -165,7 +160,7 @@ internal class AssemblyProgram(
         for (line in viceMonListFile.toFile().readLines()) {
             val match = pattern.matchEntire(line)
             if (match != null)
-                breakpoints.add("break \$" + match.groupValues[1])
+                breakpoints.add("break $" + match.groupValues[1])
         }
         val num = breakpoints.size
         breakpoints.add(0, "; breakpoint list now follows")

codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen.kt

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                                       private val asmgen: AsmGen6502Internal,
                                       private val assignAsmGen: AssignmentAsmGen) {
 
-    internal fun translateFunctioncallExpression(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?): DataType? {
+    internal fun translateFunctioncallExpression(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?): BaseDataType? {
         return translateFunctioncall(fcall, discardResult = false, resultRegister = resultRegister)
     }
 
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
         translateFunctioncall(fcall, discardResult = true, resultRegister = null)
     }
 
-    private fun translateFunctioncall(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall, discardResult: Boolean, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?): DataType? {
+    private fun translateFunctioncall(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall, discardResult: Boolean, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?): BaseDataType? {
         if (discardResult && fcall.hasNoSideEffects)
             return null  // can just ignore the whole function call altogether
 
         val sscope = fcall.definingISub()
 
         when (fcall.name) {
+            "lsw" -> throw AssemblyError("lsw() should have been removed or replaced by a const value")
+            "msw" -> throw AssemblyError("msw() should have been removed or replaced by a const value")
             "msb" -> funcMsb(fcall, resultRegister)
             "lsb" -> funcLsb(fcall, resultRegister)
             "mkword" -> funcMkword(fcall, resultRegister)
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
             "setlsb" -> funcSetLsbMsb(fcall, false)
             "setmsb" -> funcSetLsbMsb(fcall, true)
             "memory" -> funcMemory(fcall, discardResult, resultRegister)
+            "structalloc" -> funcStructAlloc(fcall, discardResult, resultRegister)
             "peekw" -> funcPeekW(fcall, resultRegister)
             "peekf" -> funcPeekF(fcall, resultRegister)
             "peek" -> throw AssemblyError("peek() should have been replaced by @()")
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                 val memread = PtMemoryByte(fcall.position)
                 memread.add(fcall.args[0])
                 memread.parent = fcall
-                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(memread, RegisterOrPair.A, false)
+                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(memread, RegisterOrPair.A)
                 asmgen.out("  pha")
                 val memtarget = AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.MEMORY, asmgen, DataType.UBYTE, fcall.definingISub(), fcall.position, memory=memread)
                 asmgen.assignExpressionTo(fcall.args[1], memtarget)
@@ -64,28 +67,26 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
             "callfar" -> funcCallFar(fcall, resultRegister)
             "callfar2" -> funcCallFar2(fcall, resultRegister)
             "call" -> funcCall(fcall)
-            "prog8_ifelse_bittest_set" -> throw AssemblyError("prog8_ifelse_bittest_set() should have been translated as part of an ifElse statement")
-            "prog8_ifelse_bittest_notset" -> throw AssemblyError("prog8_ifelse_bittest_notset() should have been translated as part of an ifElse statement")
             "prog8_lib_stringcompare" -> funcStringCompare(fcall, resultRegister)
-            "prog8_lib_square_byte" -> funcSquare(fcall, DataType.UBYTE, resultRegister)
-            "prog8_lib_square_word" -> funcSquare(fcall, DataType.UWORD, resultRegister)
+            "prog8_lib_square_byte" -> funcSquare(fcall, BaseDataType.UBYTE, resultRegister)
+            "prog8_lib_square_word" -> funcSquare(fcall, BaseDataType.UWORD, resultRegister)
             else -> throw AssemblyError("missing asmgen for builtin func ${fcall.name}")
         }
 
         return BuiltinFunctions.getValue(fcall.name).returnType
     }
 
-    private fun funcSquare(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall, resultType: DataType, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?) {
+    private fun funcSquare(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall, resultType: BaseDataType, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?) {
         // square of word value is faster with dedicated routine, square of byte just use the regular multiplication routine.
         when (resultType) {
-            DataType.UBYTE -> {
+            BaseDataType.UBYTE -> {
                 asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[0], RegisterOrPair.A)
                 asmgen.out("  tay  |  jsr  prog8_math.multiply_bytes")
                 if(resultRegister!=null)  {
                     assignAsmGen.assignRegisterByte(AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(resultRegister, false, fcall.position, null, asmgen), CpuRegister.A, false, false)
                 }
             }
-            DataType.UWORD -> {
+            BaseDataType.UWORD -> {
                 asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[0], RegisterOrPair.AY)
                 asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_math.square")
                 if(resultRegister!=null)  {
@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
     private fun funcDivmodW(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall) {
         asmgen.assignWordOperandsToAYAndVar(fcall.args[1], fcall.args[0], "P8ZP_SCRATCH_W1")
         // math.divmod_uw_asm: -- divide two unsigned words (16 bit each) into 16 bit results
-        //    input:  P8ZP_SCRATCH_W1 in ZP: 16 bit number, A/Y: 16 bit divisor
-        //    output: P8ZP_SCRATCH_W2 in ZP: 16 bit remainder, A/Y: 16 bit division result
+        //    input:  P8ZP_SCRATCH_W1 in ZP: 16-bit number, A/Y: 16 bit divisor
+        //    output: P8ZP_SCRATCH_W2 in ZP: 16-bit remainder, A/Y: 16 bit division result
         asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_math.divmod_uw_asm")
         val var2name = asmgen.asmVariableName(fcall.args[2] as PtIdentifier)
         val divisionTarget = AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.VARIABLE, asmgen, DataType.UBYTE, fcall.definingISub(), fcall.args[2].position, var2name)
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
     }
 
     private fun funcRsave() {
-        if (asmgen.isTargetCpu(CpuType.CPU65c02))
+        if (asmgen.isTargetCpu(CpuType.CPU65C02))
             asmgen.out("""
                 php
                 pha
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
     }
 
     private fun funcRrestore() {
-        if (asmgen.isTargetCpu(CpuType.CPU65c02))
+        if (asmgen.isTargetCpu(CpuType.CPU65C02))
             asmgen.out("""
                 plx
                 ply
@@ -227,6 +228,9 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                 .word  ${constAddress.toHex()}
                 .byte  $constBank""")
         } else {
+            if(asmgen.options.romable)
+                TODO("no code for non-const callfar (jsrfar) yet that's usable in ROM  ${fcall.position}")
+            // self-modifying code: set jsrfar arguments
             asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[0], RegisterOrPair.A)      // bank
             asmgen.out("  sta  (++)+0")
             asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[1], RegisterOrPair.AY)     // jump address
@@ -283,6 +287,9 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                 .word  ${constAddress.toHex()}
                 .byte  $constBank""")
         } else {
+            if(asmgen.options.romable)
+                TODO("no code for non-const callfar2 (jsrfar) yet that's usable in ROM  ${fcall.position}")
+            // self-modifying code: set jsrfar arguments
             asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[0], RegisterOrPair.A)      // bank
             asmgen.out("  sta  (++)+0")
             asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[1], RegisterOrPair.AY)     // jump address
@@ -303,8 +310,8 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
     private fun funcCmp(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall) {
         val arg1 = fcall.args[0]
         val arg2 = fcall.args[1]
-        if(arg1.type in ByteDatatypes) {
-            if(arg2.type in ByteDatatypes) {
+        if(arg1.type.isByte) {
+            if(arg2.type.isByte) {
                 when (arg2) {
                     is PtIdentifier -> {
                         asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(arg1, RegisterOrPair.A)
@@ -336,7 +343,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                 throw AssemblyError("args for cmp() should have same dt")
         } else {
             // arg1 is a word
-            if(arg2.type in WordDatatypes) {
+            if(arg2.type.isWord) {
                 when (arg2) {
                     is PtIdentifier -> {
                         asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(arg1, RegisterOrPair.AY)
@@ -346,7 +353,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                             cmp  ${asmgen.asmVariableName(arg2)}
 +""")
                     }
-                    is PtBool -> TODO("word compare against bool")
+                    is PtBool -> TODO("word compare against bool  ${arg2.position}")
                     is PtNumber -> {
                         asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(arg1, RegisterOrPair.AY)
                         asmgen.out("""
@@ -374,28 +381,39 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
             throw AssemblyError("should not discard result of memory allocation at $fcall")
         val name = (fcall.args[0] as PtString).value
         require(name.all { it.isLetterOrDigit() || it=='_' }) {"memory name should be a valid symbol name ${fcall.position}"}
+
         val slabname = PtIdentifier("prog8_slabs.prog8_memoryslab_$name", DataType.UWORD, fcall.position)
-        val addressOf = PtAddressOf(fcall.position)
+        val addressOf = PtAddressOf(DataType.pointer(BaseDataType.UBYTE), fcall.position)
         addressOf.add(slabname)
         addressOf.parent = fcall
         val src = AsmAssignSource(SourceStorageKind.EXPRESSION, program, asmgen, DataType.UWORD, expression = addressOf)
         val target = AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(resultRegister ?: RegisterOrPair.AY, false, fcall.position, null, asmgen)
-        val assign = AsmAssignment(src, target, program.memsizer, fcall.position)
+        val assign = AsmAssignment(src, listOf(target), program.memsizer, fcall.position)
         asmgen.translateNormalAssignment(assign, fcall.definingISub())
     }
 
+    private fun funcStructAlloc(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall, discardResult: Boolean, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?) {
+        if(discardResult)
+            throw AssemblyError("should not discard result of struct allocation at $fcall")
+        if(fcall.args.isEmpty())
+            TODO("struct alloc in BSS")
+        else
+            TODO("static struct alloc with values")
+    }
+
+
     private fun funcSqrt(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?, scope: IPtSubroutine?) {
         translateArguments(fcall, scope)
-        when(fcall.args[0].type) {
-            DataType.UBYTE -> {
+        when(fcall.args[0].type.base) {
+            BaseDataType.UBYTE -> {
                 asmgen.out("  ldy  #0 |  jsr  prog8_lib.func_sqrt16_into_A")
                 assignAsmGen.assignRegisterByte(AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(resultRegister ?: RegisterOrPair.A, false, fcall.position, scope, asmgen), CpuRegister.A, false, false)
             }
-            DataType.UWORD -> {
+            BaseDataType.UWORD -> {
                 asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_lib.func_sqrt16_into_A")
                 assignAsmGen.assignRegisterByte(AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(resultRegister ?: RegisterOrPair.A, false, fcall.position, scope, asmgen), CpuRegister.A, false, false)
             }
-            DataType.FLOAT -> {
+            BaseDataType.FLOAT -> {
                 asmgen.out("  jsr  floats.func_sqrt_into_FAC1")
                 assignAsmGen.assignFAC1float(AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(resultRegister ?: RegisterOrPair.FAC1, true, fcall.position, scope, asmgen))
             }
@@ -405,18 +423,21 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
 
     private fun funcRor2(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall) {
         val what = fcall.args.single()
-        when (what.type) {
-            DataType.UBYTE -> {
+        when (what.type.base) {
+            BaseDataType.UBYTE -> {
                 when (what) {
                     is PtArrayIndexer -> {
+                        if(what.variable==null)
+                            TODO("support for ptr indexing ${what.position}")
+
                         asmgen.loadScaledArrayIndexIntoRegister(what, CpuRegister.X)
-                        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(what.variable)
-                        asmgen.out("  lda  ${varname},x |  lsr  a |  bcc  + |  ora  #\$80 |+  |  sta  ${varname},x")
+                        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(what.variable!!)
+                        asmgen.out("  lda  ${varname},x |  lsr  a |  bcc  + |  ora  #$80 |+  |  sta  ${varname},x")
                     }
                     is PtMemoryByte -> {
                         if (what.address is PtNumber) {
                             val number = (what.address as PtNumber).number
-                            asmgen.out("  lda  ${number.toHex()} |  lsr  a |  bcc  + |  ora  #\$80 |+  |  sta  ${number.toHex()}")
+                            asmgen.out("  lda  ${number.toHex()} |  lsr  a |  bcc  + |  ora  #$80 |+  |  sta  ${number.toHex()}")
                         } else {
                             asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(what.address, RegisterOrPair.AY)
                             asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_lib.ror2_mem_ub")
@@ -424,24 +445,26 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                     }
                     is PtIdentifier -> {
                         val variable = asmgen.asmVariableName(what)
-                        asmgen.out("  lda  $variable |  lsr  a |  bcc  + |  ora  #\$80 |+  |  sta  $variable")
+                        asmgen.out("  lda  $variable |  lsr  a |  bcc  + |  ora  #$80 |+  |  sta  $variable")
                     }
                     else -> throw AssemblyError("weird type")
                 }
             }
-            DataType.UWORD -> {
+            BaseDataType.UWORD -> {
                 when (what) {
                     is PtArrayIndexer -> {
+                        if(what.variable==null)
+                            TODO("support for ptr indexing ${what.position}")
                         asmgen.loadScaledArrayIndexIntoRegister(what, CpuRegister.X)
-                        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(what.variable)
+                        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(what.variable!!)
                         if(what.splitWords)
-                            asmgen.out("  lsr  ${varname}_msb,x |  ror  ${varname}_lsb,x |  bcc  + |  lda  ${varname}_msb,x |  ora  #\$80 |  sta  ${varname}_msb,x |+ ")
+                            asmgen.out("  lsr  ${varname}_msb,x |  ror  ${varname}_lsb,x |  bcc  + |  lda  ${varname}_msb,x |  ora  #$80 |  sta  ${varname}_msb,x |+ ")
                         else
-                            asmgen.out("  lsr  ${varname}+1,x |  ror  ${varname},x |  bcc  +  |  lda  ${varname}+1,x  |  ora  #\$80 |  sta  ${varname}+1,x |+ ")
+                            asmgen.out("  lsr  ${varname}+1,x |  ror  ${varname},x |  bcc  +  |  lda  ${varname}+1,x  |  ora  #$80 |  sta  ${varname}+1,x |+ ")
                     }
                     is PtIdentifier -> {
                         val variable = asmgen.asmVariableName(what)
-                        asmgen.out("  lsr  $variable+1 |  ror  $variable |  bcc  + |  lda  $variable+1 |  ora  #\$80 |  sta  $variable+1 |+  ")
+                        asmgen.out("  lsr  $variable+1 |  ror  $variable |  bcc  + |  lda  $variable+1 |  ora  #$80 |  sta  $variable+1 |+  ")
                     }
                     else -> throw AssemblyError("weird type")
                 }
@@ -452,40 +475,33 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
 
     private fun funcRor(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall) {
         val what = fcall.args.single()
-        when (what.type) {
-            DataType.UBYTE -> {
+        when (what.type.base) {
+            BaseDataType.UBYTE -> {
                 when (what) {
                     is PtArrayIndexer -> {
                         if(!what.index.isSimple()) asmgen.out("  php")   // save Carry
                         asmgen.loadScaledArrayIndexIntoRegister(what, CpuRegister.X)
                         if(!what.index.isSimple()) asmgen.out("  plp")
-                        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(what.variable)
+
+                        if(what.variable==null)
+                            TODO("support for ptr indexing ${what.position}")
+                        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(what.variable!!)
                         asmgen.out("  ror  ${varname},x")
                     }
                     is PtMemoryByte -> {
-                        if (what.address is PtNumber) {
-                            val number = (what.address as PtNumber).number
-                            asmgen.out("  ror  ${number.toHex()}")
-                        } else {
-                            val ptrAndIndex = asmgen.pointerViaIndexRegisterPossible(what.address)
-                            if(ptrAndIndex!=null) {
-                                asmgen.out("  php")
-                                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(ptrAndIndex.second, RegisterOrPair.A)
-                                asmgen.saveRegisterStack(CpuRegister.A, true)
-                                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(ptrAndIndex.first, RegisterOrPair.AY)
-                                asmgen.out("  sta  (+) + 1 |  sty  (+) + 2")
-                                asmgen.restoreRegisterStack(CpuRegister.X, false)
-                                asmgen.out("""
-                                    plp
-+                                   ror  ${'$'}ffff,x           ; modified""")
-                            } else {
-                                if(!what.address.isSimple()) asmgen.out("  php")   // save Carry
-                                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(what.address, RegisterOrPair.AY)
-                                if(!what.address.isSimple()) asmgen.out("  plp")
-                                asmgen.out("""
-                                    sta  (+) + 1
-                                    sty  (+) + 2
-+                                   ror  ${'$'}ffff            ; modified""")
+                        when {
+                            what.address is PtNumber -> {
+                                val number = (what.address as PtNumber).number
+                                asmgen.out("  ror  ${number.toHex()}")
+                            }
+                            what.address is PtIdentifier -> {
+                                asmgen.out("  php")   // save Carry
+                                val sourceName = asmgen.loadByteFromPointerIntoA(what.address as PtIdentifier)
+                                asmgen.out("  plp |  ror  a")
+                                asmgen.storeAIntoZpPointerVar(sourceName, false)
+                            }
+                            else -> {
+                                TODO("ror ptr-expression ${what.position}")
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -496,13 +512,15 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                     else -> throw AssemblyError("weird type")
                 }
             }
-            DataType.UWORD -> {
+            BaseDataType.UWORD -> {
                 when (what) {
                     is PtArrayIndexer -> {
                         if(!what.index.isSimple()) asmgen.out("  php")   // save Carry
                         asmgen.loadScaledArrayIndexIntoRegister(what, CpuRegister.X)
                         if(!what.index.isSimple()) asmgen.out("  plp")
-                        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(what.variable)
+                        if(what.variable==null)
+                            TODO("support for ptr indexing ${what.position}")
+                        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(what.variable!!)
                         if(what.splitWords)
                             asmgen.out("  ror  ${varname}_msb,x |  ror  ${varname}_lsb,x")
                         else
@@ -521,18 +539,20 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
 
     private fun funcRol2(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall) {
         val what = fcall.args.single()
-        when (what.type) {
-            DataType.UBYTE -> {
+        when (what.type.base) {
+            BaseDataType.UBYTE -> {
                 when (what) {
                     is PtArrayIndexer -> {
+                        if(what.variable==null)
+                            TODO("support for ptr indexing ${what.position}")
                         asmgen.loadScaledArrayIndexIntoRegister(what, CpuRegister.X)
-                        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(what.variable)
-                        asmgen.out("  lda  ${varname},x |  cmp  #\$80 |  rol  a |  sta  ${varname},x")
+                        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(what.variable!!)
+                        asmgen.out("  lda  ${varname},x |  cmp  #$80 |  rol  a |  sta  ${varname},x")
                     }
                     is PtMemoryByte -> {
                         if (what.address is PtNumber) {
                             val number = (what.address as PtNumber).number
-                            asmgen.out("  lda  ${number.toHex()} |  cmp  #\$80 |  rol  a |  sta  ${number.toHex()}")
+                            asmgen.out("  lda  ${number.toHex()} |  cmp  #$80 |  rol  a |  sta  ${number.toHex()}")
                         } else {
                             asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(what.address, RegisterOrPair.AY)
                             asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_lib.rol2_mem_ub")
@@ -540,18 +560,20 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                     }
                     is PtIdentifier -> {
                         val variable = asmgen.asmVariableName(what)
-                        asmgen.out("  lda  $variable |  cmp  #\$80 |  rol  a |  sta  $variable")
+                        asmgen.out("  lda  $variable |  cmp  #$80 |  rol  a |  sta  $variable")
                     }
                     else -> throw AssemblyError("weird type")
                 }
             }
-            DataType.UWORD -> {
+            BaseDataType.UWORD -> {
                 when (what) {
                     is PtArrayIndexer -> {
                         asmgen.loadScaledArrayIndexIntoRegister(what, CpuRegister.X)
-                        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(what.variable)
+                        if(what.variable==null)
+                            TODO("support for ptr indexing ${what.position}")
+                        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(what.variable!!)
                         if(what.splitWords)
-                            asmgen.out("  asl  ${varname}_lsb,x |  rol  ${varname}_msb,x |  bcc  + |  inc  ${varname}_lsb |+")
+                            asmgen.out("  asl  ${varname}_lsb,x |  rol  ${varname}_msb,x |  bcc  + |  inc  ${varname}_lsb,x |+")
                         else
                             asmgen.out("  asl  ${varname},x |  rol  ${varname}+1,x |  bcc  + |  inc  ${varname},x |+  ")
                     }
@@ -568,40 +590,32 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
 
     private fun funcRol(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall) {
         val what = fcall.args.single()
-        when (what.type) {
-            DataType.UBYTE -> {
+        when (what.type.base) {
+            BaseDataType.UBYTE -> {
                 when (what) {
                     is PtArrayIndexer -> {
                         if(!what.index.isSimple()) asmgen.out("  php")   // save Carry
                         asmgen.loadScaledArrayIndexIntoRegister(what, CpuRegister.X)
                         if(!what.index.isSimple()) asmgen.out("  plp")
-                        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(what.variable)
+                        if(what.variable==null)
+                            TODO("support for ptr indexing ${what.position}")
+                        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(what.variable!!)
                         asmgen.out("  rol  ${varname},x")
                     }
                     is PtMemoryByte -> {
-                        if (what.address is PtNumber) {
-                            val number = (what.address as PtNumber).number
-                            asmgen.out("  rol  ${number.toHex()}")
-                        } else {
-                            val ptrAndIndex = asmgen.pointerViaIndexRegisterPossible(what.address)
-                            if(ptrAndIndex!=null) {
-                                asmgen.out("  php")
-                                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(ptrAndIndex.second, RegisterOrPair.A)
-                                asmgen.saveRegisterStack(CpuRegister.A, true)
-                                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(ptrAndIndex.first, RegisterOrPair.AY)
-                                asmgen.out("  sta  (+) + 1 |  sty  (+) + 2")
-                                asmgen.restoreRegisterStack(CpuRegister.X, false)
-                                asmgen.out("""
-                                    plp
-+                                   rol  ${'$'}ffff,x           ; modified""")
-                            } else {
-                                if(!what.address.isSimple()) asmgen.out("  php")   // save Carry
-                                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(what.address, RegisterOrPair.AY)
-                                if(!what.address.isSimple()) asmgen.out("  plp")
-                                asmgen.out("""
-                                    sta  (+) + 1
-                                    sty  (+) + 2
-+                                   rol  ${'$'}ffff            ; modified""")
+                        when {
+                            what.address is PtNumber -> {
+                                val number = (what.address as PtNumber).number
+                                asmgen.out("  rol  ${number.toHex()}")
+                            }
+                            what.address is PtIdentifier -> {
+                                asmgen.out("  php")   // save Carry
+                                val sourceName = asmgen.loadByteFromPointerIntoA(what.address as PtIdentifier)
+                                asmgen.out("  plp |  rol  a")
+                                asmgen.storeAIntoZpPointerVar(sourceName, false)
+                            }
+                            else -> {
+                                TODO("rol ptr-expression ${what.position}")
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -612,13 +626,15 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                     else -> throw AssemblyError("weird type")
                 }
             }
-            DataType.UWORD -> {
+            BaseDataType.UWORD -> {
                 when (what) {
                     is PtArrayIndexer -> {
                         if(!what.index.isSimple()) asmgen.out("  php")   // save Carry
                         asmgen.loadScaledArrayIndexIntoRegister(what, CpuRegister.X)
                         if(!what.index.isSimple()) asmgen.out("  plp")
-                        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(what.variable)
+                        if(what.variable==null)
+                            TODO("support for ptr indexing ${what.position}")
+                        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(what.variable!!)
                         if(what.splitWords)
                             asmgen.out("  rol  ${varname}_lsb,x |  rol  ${varname}_msb,x")
                         else
@@ -642,33 +658,15 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                 val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(fcall.args[0] as PtIdentifier) + if(msb) "+1" else ""
                 target = AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.VARIABLE, asmgen, DataType.UBYTE, fcall.definingSub(), fcall.position, variableAsmName = varname)
             }
-            is PtNumber -> {
-                val num = (fcall.args[0] as PtNumber).number + if(msb) 1 else 0
-                val mem = PtMemoryByte(fcall.position)
-                mem.add(PtNumber(DataType.UBYTE, num, fcall.position))
-                target = AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.MEMORY, asmgen, DataType.UBYTE, fcall.definingSub(), fcall.position, memory = mem)
-            }
-            is PtAddressOf -> {
-                val mem = PtMemoryByte(fcall.position)
-                if((fcall.args[0] as PtAddressOf).isFromArrayElement)
-                    TODO("address-of arrayelement")
-                if(msb) {
-                    val address = PtBinaryExpression("+", DataType.UWORD, fcall.args[0].position)
-                    address.add(fcall.args[0])
-                    address.add(PtNumber(address.type, 1.0, fcall.args[0].position))
-                    mem.add(address)
-                } else {
-                    mem.add(fcall.args[0])
-                }
-                target = AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.MEMORY, asmgen, DataType.UBYTE, fcall.definingSub(), fcall.position, memory = mem)
-            }
             is PtArrayIndexer -> {
                 val indexer = fcall.args[0] as PtArrayIndexer
                 val elementSize: Int
                 val msbAdd: Int
                 if(indexer.splitWords) {
                     val arrayVariable = indexer.variable
-                    indexer.children[0] = PtIdentifier(arrayVariable.name + if(msb) "_msb" else "_lsb", DataType.ARRAY_UB, arrayVariable.position)
+                    if(arrayVariable==null)
+                        TODO("support for ptr indexing ${indexer.position}")
+                    indexer.children[0] = PtIdentifier(arrayVariable.name + if(msb) "_msb" else "_lsb", DataType.arrayFor(BaseDataType.UBYTE, false), arrayVariable.position)
                     indexer.children[0].parent = indexer
                     elementSize = 1
                     msbAdd = 0
@@ -680,7 +678,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                 // double the index because of word array (if not split), add one if msb (if not split)
                 val constIndexNum = (indexer.index as? PtNumber)?.number
                 if(constIndexNum!=null) {
-                    indexer.children[1] = PtNumber(indexer.index.type, constIndexNum*elementSize + msbAdd, indexer.position)
+                    indexer.children[1] = PtNumber(indexer.index.type.base, constIndexNum*elementSize + msbAdd, indexer.position)
                     indexer.children[1].parent = indexer
                 } else {
                     val multipliedIndex: PtExpression
@@ -689,12 +687,12 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                     } else {
                         multipliedIndex = PtBinaryExpression("<<", indexer.index.type, indexer.position)
                         multipliedIndex.add(indexer.index)
-                        multipliedIndex.add(PtNumber(DataType.UBYTE, 1.0, indexer.position))
+                        multipliedIndex.add(PtNumber(BaseDataType.UBYTE, 1.0, indexer.position))
                     }
                     if(msbAdd>0) {
                         val msbIndex = PtBinaryExpression("+", indexer.index.type, indexer.position)
                         msbIndex.add(multipliedIndex)
-                        msbIndex.add(PtNumber(DataType.UBYTE, msbAdd.toDouble(), indexer.position))
+                        msbIndex.add(PtNumber(BaseDataType.UBYTE, msbAdd.toDouble(), indexer.position))
                         indexer.children[1] = msbIndex
                         msbIndex.parent = indexer
                     } else {
@@ -710,19 +708,19 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
         if(fcall.args[1].asConstInteger() == 0) {
             assignAsmGen.assignConstantByte(target, 0)
         } else {
-            asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[1], RegisterOrPair.A, false)
+            asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[1], RegisterOrPair.A)
             assignAsmGen.assignRegisterByte(target, CpuRegister.A, false, false)
         }
     }
 
     private fun funcSgn(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?, scope: IPtSubroutine?) {
         translateArguments(fcall, scope)
-        when (val dt = fcall.args.single().type) {
-            DataType.UBYTE -> asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_lib.func_sign_ub_into_A")
-            DataType.BYTE -> asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_lib.func_sign_b_into_A")
-            DataType.UWORD -> asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_lib.func_sign_uw_into_A")
-            DataType.WORD -> asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_lib.func_sign_w_into_A")
-            DataType.FLOAT -> asmgen.out("  jsr  floats.func_sign_f_into_A")
+        when (val dt = fcall.args.single().type.base) {
+            BaseDataType.UBYTE -> asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_lib.func_sign_ub_into_A")
+            BaseDataType.BYTE -> asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_lib.func_sign_b_into_A")
+            BaseDataType.UWORD -> asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_lib.func_sign_uw_into_A")
+            BaseDataType.WORD -> asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_lib.func_sign_w_into_A")
+            BaseDataType.FLOAT -> asmgen.out("  jsr  floats.func_sign_f_into_A")
             else -> throw AssemblyError("weird type $dt")
         }
         assignAsmGen.assignRegisterByte(AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(resultRegister ?: RegisterOrPair.A, false, fcall.position, scope, asmgen), CpuRegister.A, true, true)
@@ -730,24 +728,24 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
 
     private fun funcAbs(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?, scope: IPtSubroutine?) {
         translateArguments(fcall, scope)
-        val dt = fcall.args.single().type
+        val dt = fcall.args.single().type.base
         when (dt) {
-            DataType.BYTE -> {
+            BaseDataType.BYTE -> {
                 asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_lib.abs_b_into_A")
                 assignAsmGen.assignRegisterByte(AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(resultRegister ?: RegisterOrPair.A, false, fcall.position, scope, asmgen), CpuRegister.A,false, true)
             }
-            DataType.WORD -> {
+            BaseDataType.WORD -> {
                 asmgen.out("  jsr  prog8_lib.abs_w_into_AY")
                 assignAsmGen.assignRegisterpairWord(AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(resultRegister ?: RegisterOrPair.AY, false, fcall.position, scope, asmgen), RegisterOrPair.AY)
             }
-            DataType.FLOAT -> {
+            BaseDataType.FLOAT -> {
                 asmgen.out("  jsr  floats.func_abs_f_into_FAC1")
                 assignAsmGen.assignFAC1float(AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(resultRegister ?: RegisterOrPair.FAC1, true, fcall.position, scope, asmgen))
             }
-            DataType.UBYTE -> {
+            BaseDataType.UBYTE -> {
                 asmgen.assignRegister(RegisterOrPair.A, AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(resultRegister?:RegisterOrPair.A, false, fcall.position, scope, asmgen))
             }
-            DataType.UWORD -> {
+            BaseDataType.UWORD -> {
                 asmgen.assignRegister(RegisterOrPair.AY, AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(resultRegister?:RegisterOrPair.AY, false, fcall.position, scope, asmgen))
             }
             else -> throw AssemblyError("weird type")
@@ -773,7 +771,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                 asmgen.assignConstFloatToPointerAY(number)
             }
             else -> {
-                val tempvar = asmgen.getTempVarName(DataType.FLOAT)
+                val tempvar = asmgen.createTempVarReused(BaseDataType.FLOAT, false, fcall)
                 asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(fcall.args[1], tempvar, DataType.FLOAT)
                 asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[0], RegisterOrPair.AY)
                 asmgen.out("""
@@ -801,7 +799,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                 if(asmgen.isZpVar(addrExpr)) {
                     // pointervar is already in the zero page, no need to copy
                     asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[1], RegisterOrPair.AX)
-                    if (asmgen.isTargetCpu(CpuType.CPU65c02)) {
+                    if (asmgen.isTargetCpu(CpuType.CPU65C02)) {
                         asmgen.out("""
                             sta  ($varname)
                             txa
@@ -849,7 +847,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
         asmgen.out("  jsr  floats.MOVFM")
         if(resultRegister!=null) {
             assignAsmGen.assignFAC1float(
-                AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.REGISTER, asmgen, DataType.FLOAT, fcall.definingISub(), fcall.position, null, null, null, resultRegister, null))
+                AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.REGISTER, asmgen, DataType.FLOAT, fcall.definingISub(), fcall.position))
         }
     }
 
@@ -867,7 +865,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                 val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(addrExpr)
                 if(asmgen.isZpVar(addrExpr)) {
                     // pointervar is already in the zero page, no need to copy
-                    if (asmgen.isTargetCpu(CpuType.CPU65c02)) {
+                    if (asmgen.isTargetCpu(CpuType.CPU65C02)) {
                         asmgen.out("""
                             ldy  #1
                             lda  ($varname),y
@@ -917,9 +915,9 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
     }
 
     private fun funcClamp(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?) {
-        val signed = fcall.type in SignedDatatypes
-        when(fcall.type) {
-            in ByteDatatypes -> {
+        val signed = fcall.type.isSigned
+        when {
+            fcall.type.isByte -> {
                 assignAsmGen.assignExpressionToVariable(fcall.args[1], "P8ZP_SCRATCH_W1", fcall.args[1].type)  // minimum
                 assignAsmGen.assignExpressionToVariable(fcall.args[2], "P8ZP_SCRATCH_W1+1", fcall.args[2].type)  // maximum
                 assignAsmGen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[0], RegisterOrPair.A, signed)    // value
@@ -927,7 +925,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                 val targetReg = AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(resultRegister ?: RegisterOrPair.A, signed, fcall.position, fcall.definingISub(), asmgen)
                 assignAsmGen.assignRegisterByte(targetReg, CpuRegister.A, signed, true)
             }
-            in WordDatatypes -> {
+            fcall.type.isWord -> {
                 assignAsmGen.assignExpressionToVariable(fcall.args[1], "P8ZP_SCRATCH_W1", fcall.args[1].type)  // minimum
                 assignAsmGen.assignExpressionToVariable(fcall.args[2], "P8ZP_SCRATCH_W2", fcall.args[2].type)  // maximum
                 assignAsmGen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[0], RegisterOrPair.AY, signed)    // value
@@ -940,9 +938,9 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
     }
 
     private fun funcMin(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?) {
-        val signed = fcall.type in SignedDatatypes
-        when (fcall.type) {
-            in ByteDatatypes -> {
+        val signed = fcall.type.isSigned
+        when {
+            fcall.type.isByte -> {
                 asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(fcall.args[1], "P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1", fcall.type)     // right
                 asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[0], RegisterOrPair.A)          // left
                 asmgen.out("  cmp  P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1")
@@ -953,7 +951,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                 val targetReg = AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(resultRegister ?: RegisterOrPair.A, signed, fcall.position, fcall.definingISub(), asmgen)
                 asmgen.assignRegister(RegisterOrPair.A, targetReg)
             }
-            in WordDatatypes -> {
+            fcall.type.isWord -> {
                 asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(fcall.args[0], "P8ZP_SCRATCH_W1", fcall.type)     // left
                 asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(fcall.args[1], "P8ZP_SCRATCH_W2", fcall.type)     // right
                 if(signed) {
@@ -998,8 +996,8 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
     }
 
     private fun funcMax(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?) {
-        val signed = fcall.type in SignedDatatypes
-        if(fcall.type in ByteDatatypes) {
+        val signed = fcall.type.isSigned
+        if(fcall.type.isByte) {
             asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(fcall.args[0], "P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1", fcall.type)     // left
             asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[1], RegisterOrPair.A)          // right
             asmgen.out("  cmp  P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1")
@@ -1009,7 +1007,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
 +""")
             val targetReg = AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(resultRegister ?: RegisterOrPair.A, signed, fcall.position, fcall.definingISub(), asmgen)
             asmgen.assignRegister(RegisterOrPair.A, targetReg)
-        } else if(fcall.type in WordDatatypes) {
+        } else if(fcall.type.isWord) {
             asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(fcall.args[0], "P8ZP_SCRATCH_W1", fcall.type)     // left
             asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(fcall.args[1], "P8ZP_SCRATCH_W2", fcall.type)     // right
             if(signed) {
@@ -1053,38 +1051,58 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
 
     private fun funcMkword(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?) {
         val reg = resultRegister ?: RegisterOrPair.AY
-        var needAsave = asmgen.needAsaveForExpr(fcall.args[0])
-        if(!needAsave) {
+        var needAsaveForArg0 = asmgen.needAsaveForExpr(fcall.args[0])
+        if(!needAsaveForArg0) {
             val mr0 = fcall.args[0] as? PtMemoryByte
             val mr1 = fcall.args[1] as? PtMemoryByte
             if (mr0 != null)
-                needAsave =  mr0.address !is PtNumber
+                needAsaveForArg0 =  mr0.address !is PtNumber
             if (mr1 != null)
-                needAsave = needAsave or (mr1.address !is PtNumber)
+                needAsaveForArg0 = needAsaveForArg0 or (mr1.address !is PtNumber)
         }
         when(reg) {
             RegisterOrPair.AX -> {
-                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[1], RegisterOrPair.A)      // lsb
-                if(needAsave)
-                    asmgen.out("  pha")
-                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[0], RegisterOrPair.X)      // msb
-                if(needAsave)
-                    asmgen.out("  pla")
+                if(needAsaveForArg0 && !asmgen.needAsaveForExpr(fcall.args[1])) {
+                    // first 0 then 1
+                    asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[0], RegisterOrPair.X)      // msb
+                    asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[1], RegisterOrPair.A)      // lsb
+                } else if(!needAsaveForArg0 && asmgen.needAsaveForExpr(fcall.args[1])) {
+                    // first 1 then 0
+                    asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[1], RegisterOrPair.A)      // lsb
+                    asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[0], RegisterOrPair.X)      // msb
+                } else {
+                    asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[1], RegisterOrPair.A)      // lsb
+                    if (needAsaveForArg0)
+                        asmgen.out("  pha")
+                    asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[0], RegisterOrPair.X)      // msb
+                    if (needAsaveForArg0)
+                        asmgen.out("  pla")
+                }
             }
             RegisterOrPair.AY -> {
-                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[1], RegisterOrPair.A)      // lsb
-                if(needAsave)
-                    asmgen.out("  pha")
-                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[0], RegisterOrPair.Y)      // msb
-                if(needAsave)
-                    asmgen.out("  pla")
+                if(needAsaveForArg0 && !asmgen.needAsaveForExpr(fcall.args[1])) {
+                    // first 0 then 1
+                    asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[0], RegisterOrPair.Y)      // msb
+                    asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[1], RegisterOrPair.A)      // lsb
+                } else if(!needAsaveForArg0 && asmgen.needAsaveForExpr(fcall.args[1])) {
+                    // first 1 then 0
+                    asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[1], RegisterOrPair.A)      // lsb
+                    asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[0], RegisterOrPair.Y)      // msb
+                } else {
+                    asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[1], RegisterOrPair.A)      // lsb
+                    if (needAsaveForArg0)
+                        asmgen.out("  pha")
+                    asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[0], RegisterOrPair.Y)      // msb
+                    if (needAsaveForArg0)
+                        asmgen.out("  pla")
+                }
             }
             RegisterOrPair.XY -> {
                 asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[1], RegisterOrPair.A)      // lsb
-                if(needAsave)
+                if (needAsaveForArg0)
                     asmgen.out("  pha")
                 asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(fcall.args[0], RegisterOrPair.Y)      // msb
-                if(needAsave)
+                if (needAsaveForArg0)
                     asmgen.out("  pla")
                 asmgen.out("  tax")
             }
@@ -1100,7 +1118,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
 
     private fun funcMsb(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?) {
         val arg = fcall.args.single()
-        if (arg.type !in WordDatatypes)
+        if (!arg.type.isWord)
             throw AssemblyError("msb required word argument")
         if (arg is PtNumber)
             throw AssemblyError("msb(const) should have been const-folded away")
@@ -1115,7 +1133,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                 RegisterOrPair.XY -> asmgen.out("  ldx  $sourceName+1 |  ldy  #0")
                 in Cx16VirtualRegisters -> {
                     val regname = resultRegister.name.lowercase()
-                    if(asmgen.isTargetCpu(CpuType.CPU65c02))
+                    if(asmgen.isTargetCpu(CpuType.CPU65C02))
                         asmgen.out("  lda  $sourceName+1 |  sta  cx16.$regname |  stz  cx16.$regname+1")
                     else
                         asmgen.out("  lda  $sourceName+1 |  sta  cx16.$regname |  lda  #0 |  sta  cx16.$regname+1")
@@ -1123,10 +1141,12 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                 else -> throw AssemblyError("invalid reg")
             }
         } else {
-            if(arg is PtArrayIndexer && resultRegister in setOf(null, RegisterOrPair.A, RegisterOrPair.Y, RegisterOrPair.X)) {
+            if(arg is PtArrayIndexer && resultRegister in arrayOf(null, RegisterOrPair.A, RegisterOrPair.Y, RegisterOrPair.X)) {
                 // just read the msb byte out of the word array
                 if(arg.splitWords) {
-                    val arrayVar = asmgen.asmVariableName(arg.variable)+"_msb"
+                    if(arg.variable==null)
+                        TODO("support for ptr indexing ${arg.position}")
+                    val arrayVar = asmgen.asmVariableName(arg.variable!!)+"_msb"
                     when(resultRegister) {
                         null, RegisterOrPair.A -> {
                             asmgen.loadScaledArrayIndexIntoRegister(arg, CpuRegister.Y)
@@ -1143,7 +1163,9 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                         else -> throw AssemblyError("invalid reg")
                     }
                 } else {
-                    val arrayVar = asmgen.asmVariableName(arg.variable)
+                    if(arg.variable==null)
+                        TODO("support for ptr indexing ${arg.position}")
+                    val arrayVar = asmgen.asmVariableName(arg.variable!!)
                     when(resultRegister) {
                         null, RegisterOrPair.A -> {
                             asmgen.loadScaledArrayIndexIntoRegister(arg, CpuRegister.Y)
@@ -1199,7 +1221,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
 
     private fun funcLsb(fcall: PtBuiltinFunctionCall, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?) {
         val arg = fcall.args.single()
-        if (arg.type !in WordDatatypes)
+        if (!arg.type.isWord)
             throw AssemblyError("lsb required word argument")
         if (arg is PtNumber)
             throw AssemblyError("lsb(const) should have been const-folded away")
@@ -1215,7 +1237,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                 RegisterOrPair.XY -> asmgen.out("  ldx  $sourceName |  ldy  #0")
                 in Cx16VirtualRegisters -> {
                     val regname = resultRegister.name.lowercase()
-                    if(asmgen.isTargetCpu(CpuType.CPU65c02))
+                    if(asmgen.isTargetCpu(CpuType.CPU65C02))
                         asmgen.out("  lda  $sourceName |  sta  cx16.$regname |  stz  cx16.$regname+1")
                     else
                         asmgen.out("  lda  $sourceName |  sta  cx16.$regname |  lda  #0 |  sta  cx16.$regname+1")
@@ -1223,9 +1245,12 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                 else -> throw AssemblyError("invalid reg")
             }
         } else {
-            if(arg is PtArrayIndexer && resultRegister in setOf(null, RegisterOrPair.A, RegisterOrPair.Y, RegisterOrPair.X)) {
+            if(arg is PtArrayIndexer && resultRegister in arrayOf(null, RegisterOrPair.A, RegisterOrPair.Y, RegisterOrPair.X)) {
                 // just read the lsb byte out of the word array
-                val arrayVar = if(arg.splitWords) asmgen.asmVariableName(arg.variable)+"_lsb" else asmgen.asmVariableName(arg.variable)
+                if(arg.variable==null)
+                    TODO("support for ptr indexing ${arg.position}")
+
+                val arrayVar = if(arg.splitWords) asmgen.asmVariableName(arg.variable!!)+"_lsb" else asmgen.asmVariableName(arg.variable!!)
                 when(resultRegister) {
                     null, RegisterOrPair.A -> {
                         asmgen.loadScaledArrayIndexIntoRegister(arg, CpuRegister.Y)
@@ -1282,12 +1307,15 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
 
     private fun translateArguments(call: PtBuiltinFunctionCall, scope: IPtSubroutine?) {
         val signature = BuiltinFunctions.getValue(call.name)
-        val callConv = signature.callConvention(call.args.map { it.type})
+        val callConv = signature.callConvention(call.args.map {
+            require(it.type.isNumericOrBool)
+            it.type.base
+        })
 
         fun getSourceForFloat(value: PtExpression): AsmAssignSource {
             return when (value) {
                 is PtIdentifier -> {
-                    val addr = PtAddressOf(value.position)
+                    val addr = PtAddressOf(DataType.pointer(BaseDataType.FLOAT), value.position)
                     addr.add(value)
                     addr.parent = call
                     AsmAssignSource.fromAstSource(addr, program, asmgen)
@@ -1301,7 +1329,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
 
                     asmgen.subroutineExtra(scope).usedFloatEvalResultVar2 = true
                     val variable = PtIdentifier(subroutineFloatEvalResultVar2, DataType.FLOAT, value.position)
-                    val addr = PtAddressOf(value.position)
+                    val addr = PtAddressOf(DataType.pointer(BaseDataType.FLOAT), value.position)
                     addr.add(variable)
                     addr.parent = call
                     asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(value, asmgen.asmVariableName(variable), DataType.FLOAT)
@@ -1317,11 +1345,11 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
             when {
                 conv.variable -> {
                     val varname = "prog8_lib.func_${call.name}._arg_${paramName}"
-                    val src = when (conv.dt) {
-                        DataType.FLOAT -> getSourceForFloat(value)
-                        in PassByReferenceDatatypes -> {
+                    val src = when  {
+                        conv.dt==BaseDataType.FLOAT -> getSourceForFloat(value)
+                        conv.dt.isPassByRef -> {
                             // put the address of the argument in AY
-                            val addr = PtAddressOf(value.position)
+                            val addr = PtAddressOf(DataType.forDt(conv.dt).typeForAddressOf(false), value.position)
                             addr.add(value)
                             addr.parent = call
                             AsmAssignSource.fromAstSource(addr, program, asmgen)
@@ -1330,16 +1358,16 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                             AsmAssignSource.fromAstSource(value, program, asmgen)
                         }
                     }
-                    val tgt = AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.VARIABLE, asmgen, conv.dt, null, value.position, variableAsmName = varname)
-                    val assign = AsmAssignment(src, tgt, program.memsizer, value.position)
+                    val tgt = AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.VARIABLE, asmgen, DataType.forDt(conv.dt), null, value.position, variableAsmName = varname)
+                    val assign = AsmAssignment(src, listOf(tgt), program.memsizer, value.position)
                     asmgen.translateNormalAssignment(assign, scope)
                 }
                 conv.reg != null -> {
-                    val src = when (conv.dt) {
-                        DataType.FLOAT -> getSourceForFloat(value)
-                        in PassByReferenceDatatypes -> {
+                    val src = when {
+                        conv.dt==BaseDataType.FLOAT -> getSourceForFloat(value)
+                        conv.dt.isPassByRef -> {
                             // put the address of the argument in AY
-                            val addr = PtAddressOf(value.position)
+                            val addr = PtAddressOf(DataType.forDt(conv.dt).typeForAddressOf(false),value.position)
                             addr.add(value)
                             addr.parent = call
                             AsmAssignSource.fromAstSource(addr, program, asmgen)
@@ -1349,7 +1377,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram,
                         }
                     }
                     val tgt = AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(conv.reg!!, false, value.position, null, asmgen)
-                    val assign = AsmAssignment(src, tgt, program.memsizer, value.position)
+                    val assign = AsmAssignment(src, listOf(tgt), program.memsizer, value.position)
                     asmgen.translateNormalAssignment(assign, scope)
                 }
                 else -> throw AssemblyError("callconv")

codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/Extensions.kt

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-package prog8.codegen.cpu6502
-
-import prog8.code.ast.IPtSubroutine
-import prog8.code.ast.PtAsmSub
-import prog8.code.ast.PtSub
-import prog8.code.core.*
-
-
-internal fun IPtSubroutine.returnsWhatWhere(): List<Pair<RegisterOrStatusflag, DataType>> {
-    when(this) {
-        is PtAsmSub -> {
-            return returns
-        }
-        is PtSub -> {
-            // for non-asm subroutines, determine the return registers based on the type of the return value
-            return if(returntype==null)
-                emptyList()
-            else {
-                val register = when (returntype!!) {
-                    in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean -> RegisterOrStatusflag(RegisterOrPair.A, null)
-                    in WordDatatypes -> RegisterOrStatusflag(RegisterOrPair.AY, null)
-                    DataType.FLOAT -> RegisterOrStatusflag(RegisterOrPair.FAC1, null)
-                    else -> RegisterOrStatusflag(RegisterOrPair.AY, null)
-                }
-                listOf(Pair(register, returntype!!))
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
-internal fun PtSub.returnRegister(): RegisterOrStatusflag? {
-    return when(returntype) {
-        in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean -> RegisterOrStatusflag(RegisterOrPair.A, null)
-        in WordDatatypes -> RegisterOrStatusflag(RegisterOrPair.AY, null)
-        DataType.FLOAT -> RegisterOrStatusflag(RegisterOrPair.FAC1, null)
-        null -> null
-        else -> RegisterOrStatusflag(RegisterOrPair.AY, null)
-    }
-}

codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/ForLoopsAsmGen.kt

@@ -33,224 +33,351 @@ internal class ForLoopsAsmGen(
     }
 
     private fun translateForOverNonconstRange(stmt: PtForLoop, iterableDt: DataType, range: PtRange) {
-        val loopLabel = asmgen.makeLabel("for_loop")
-        val endLabel = asmgen.makeLabel("for_end")
-        val modifiedLabel = asmgen.makeLabel("for_modified")
-        val modifiedLabel2 = asmgen.makeLabel("for_modifiedb")
-        asmgen.loopEndLabels.add(endLabel)
-        val stepsize=range.step.asConstInteger()!!
-
-        if(stepsize < -1) {
+        if(range.step.asConstInteger()!! < -1) {
             val limit = range.to.asConstInteger()
             if(limit==0)
                 throw AssemblyError("for unsigned loop variable it's not possible to count down with step != -1 from a non-const value to exactly zero due to value wrapping")
         }
 
-        when(iterableDt) {
-            DataType.ARRAY_B, DataType.ARRAY_UB -> {
-                val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(stmt.variable)
-                asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(range.from, varname, ArrayToElementTypes.getValue(iterableDt))
-                if (stepsize==-1 && range.to.asConstInteger()==0) {
-                    // simple loop downto 0 step -1
-                    asmgen.out(loopLabel)
-                    asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
+        when {
+            iterableDt.isByteArray -> forOverNonconstByteRange(stmt, iterableDt, range)
+            iterableDt.isWordArray && !iterableDt.isSplitWordArray -> forOverNonconstWordRange(stmt, iterableDt, range)
+            else -> throw AssemblyError("range expression can only be byte or word")
+        }
+
+        asmgen.loopEndLabels.removeLast()
+    }
+
+    private fun forOverNonconstByteRange(stmt: PtForLoop, iterableDt: DataType, range: PtRange) {
+        val stepsize = range.step.asConstInteger()!!
+        val loopLabel = asmgen.makeLabel("for_loop")
+        val endLabel = asmgen.makeLabel("for_end")
+        asmgen.loopEndLabels.add(endLabel)
+        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(stmt.variable)
+
+        asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(range.from, varname, iterableDt.elementType())
+        when (stepsize) {
+            -1 if range.to.asConstInteger()==0 -> {
+                // simple loop downto 0 step -1
+                asmgen.out(loopLabel)
+                asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
+                asmgen.out("""
+                    dec  $varname
+                    lda  $varname
+                    cmp  #255
+                    bne  $loopLabel""")
+            }
+            -1 if range.to.asConstInteger()==1 -> {
+                // simple loop downto 1 step -1
+                asmgen.out(loopLabel)
+                asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
+                asmgen.out("""
+                    dec  $varname
+                    bne  $loopLabel""")
+            }
+            1, -1 -> forOverBytesRangeStepOne(range, varname, iterableDt, loopLabel, endLabel, stmt)
+            else -> forOverBytesRangeStepGreaterOne(range, varname, iterableDt, loopLabel, endLabel, stmt)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun forOverBytesRangeStepOne(range: PtRange, varname: String, iterableDt: DataType, loopLabel: String, endLabel: String, forloop: PtForLoop) {
+        // bytes range, step 1 or -1
+
+        val stepsize = range.step.asConstInteger()!!
+        val incdec = if(stepsize==1) "inc" else "dec"
+
+        if(asmgen.options.romable) {
+            // cannot use self-modifying code, cannot use cpu stack (because loop can be interrupted halfway)
+            // so we need to store the loop end value in a newly allocated temporary variable
+            val toValueVar = asmgen.createTempVarReused(iterableDt.elementType().base, false, range)
+            asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(range.to, RegisterOrPair.A)
+            asmgen.out("  sta  $toValueVar")
+            // pre-check for end already reached
+            if(iterableDt.isSignedByteArray) {
+                if(stepsize<0) {
                     asmgen.out("""
-                        dec  $varname
-                        lda  $varname
-                        cmp  #255
-                        bne  $loopLabel""")
+                        clc
+                        sbc  $varname
+                        bvc  +
+                        eor  #$80
++                       bpl  $endLabel""")
                 }
-                else if (stepsize==-1 && range.to.asConstInteger()==1) {
-                    // simple loop downto 1 step -1
-                    asmgen.out(loopLabel)
-                    asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
+                else {
                     asmgen.out("""
-                        dec  $varname
-                        bne  $loopLabel""")
+                        sec
+                        sbc  $varname
+                        bvc  +
+                        eor  #$80
++                       bmi  $endLabel""")
                 }
-                else if (stepsize==1 || stepsize==-1) {
-                    // bytes array, step 1 or -1
-
-                    val incdec = if(stepsize==1) "inc" else "dec"
-                    // loop over byte range via loopvar
-                    asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(range.to, RegisterOrPair.A, false)
-                    // pre-check for end already reached
-                    if(iterableDt==DataType.ARRAY_B) {
-                        asmgen.out("  sta  $modifiedLabel+1")
-                        if(stepsize<0) {
-                            asmgen.out("""
-                                clc
-                                sbc  $varname
-                                bvc  +
-                                eor  #${'$'}80
-+                               bpl  $endLabel""")
-                        }
-                        else
-                            asmgen.out("""
-                                sec
-                                sbc  $varname
-                                bvc  +
-                                eor  #${'$'}80
-+                               bmi  $endLabel""")
-                    } else {
-                        if(stepsize<0) {
-                            asmgen.out("""
-                                cmp  $varname
-                                beq  +
-                                bcs  $endLabel
-+""")
-                        }
-                        else
-                            asmgen.out("  cmp  $varname  |  bcc  $endLabel")
-                        asmgen.out("  sta  $modifiedLabel+1")
-                    }
-                    asmgen.out(loopLabel)
-                    asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
+            } else {
+                if(stepsize<0) {
                     asmgen.out("""
-                        lda  $varname
-$modifiedLabel          cmp  #0         ; modified 
-                        beq  $endLabel
-                        $incdec  $varname""")
-                    asmgen.jmp(loopLabel)
-                    asmgen.out(endLabel)
-
-                } else {
-
-                    // bytes, step >= 2 or <= -2
-
-                    // loop over byte range via loopvar
-                    asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(range.to, RegisterOrPair.A, false)
-                    // pre-check for end already reached
-                    if(iterableDt==DataType.ARRAY_B) {
-                        asmgen.out("  sta  $modifiedLabel+1")
-                        if(stepsize<0)
-                            asmgen.out("""
-                                clc
-                                sbc  $varname
-                                bvc  +
-                                eor  #${'$'}80
-+                               bpl  $endLabel""")
-                        else
-                            asmgen.out("""
-                                sec
-                                sbc  $varname
-                                bvc  +
-                                eor  #${'$'}80
-+                               bmi  $endLabel""")
-                    } else {
-                        if(stepsize<0)
-                            asmgen.out("""
-                                cmp  $varname
-                                beq  +
-                                bcs  $endLabel
+                        cmp  $varname
+                        beq  +
+                        bcs  $endLabel
 +""")
-                        else
-                            asmgen.out("  cmp  $varname  |  bcc  $endLabel")
-                        asmgen.out("  sta  $modifiedLabel+1")
-                    }
-                    asmgen.out(loopLabel)
-                    asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
-                    if(stepsize>0) {
-                        asmgen.out("""
-                            lda  $varname
-                            clc
-                            adc  #$stepsize
-                            sta  $varname
-$modifiedLabel              cmp  #0    ; modified
-                            bmi  $loopLabel
-                            beq  $loopLabel""")
-                    } else {
-                        asmgen.out("""
-                            lda  $varname
-                            sec
-                            sbc  #${stepsize.absoluteValue}
-                            sta  $varname
-$modifiedLabel              cmp  #0     ; modified
-                            bpl  $loopLabel""")
-                    }
-                    asmgen.out(endLabel)
+                }
+                else {
+                    asmgen.out("  cmp  $varname  |  bcc  $endLabel")
                 }
             }
-            DataType.ARRAY_W, DataType.ARRAY_UW -> {
-                val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(stmt.variable)
-                assignLoopvarWord(stmt, range)
-                if(stepsize==-1 && range.to.asConstInteger()==0) {
-                    // simple loop downto 0 step -1 (words)
-                    asmgen.out(loopLabel)
-                    asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
+            asmgen.out(loopLabel)
+            asmgen.translate(forloop.statements)
+            asmgen.out("""
+                lda  $varname
+                cmp  $toValueVar
+                beq  $endLabel
+                $incdec  $varname""")
+            asmgen.jmp(loopLabel)
+            asmgen.out(endLabel)
+
+        } else {
+
+            // use self-modifying code to store the loop end comparison value
+            val modifiedLabel = asmgen.makeLabel("for_modified")
+            asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(range.to, RegisterOrPair.A)
+            // pre-check for end already reached
+            if(iterableDt.isSignedByteArray) {
+                asmgen.out("  sta  $modifiedLabel+1")
+                if(stepsize<0) {
                     asmgen.out("""
-                        lda  $varname
-                        bne  ++
-                        lda  $varname+1
-                        beq  $endLabel
-+                       lda  $varname
-                        bne  +
-                        dec  $varname+1
-+                       dec  $varname""")
-                    asmgen.jmp(loopLabel)
-                    asmgen.out(endLabel)
+                        clc
+                        sbc  $varname
+                        bvc  +
+                        eor  #$80
++                       bpl  $endLabel""")
                 }
-                else if (stepsize==-1 && range.to.asConstInteger()==1) {
-                    // simple loop downto 1 step -1 (words)
-                    asmgen.out(loopLabel)
-                    asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
+                else
                     asmgen.out("""
-                        lda  $varname
-                        cmp  #1
-                        bne  +
-                        lda  $varname+1
-                        beq  $endLabel
-+                       lda  $varname
-                        bne  +
-                        dec  $varname+1
-+                       dec  $varname""")
-                    asmgen.jmp(loopLabel)
-                    asmgen.out(endLabel)
+                        sec
+                        sbc  $varname
+                        bvc  +
+                        eor  #$80
++                       bmi  $endLabel""")
+            } else {
+                if(stepsize<0) {
+                    asmgen.out("""
+                        cmp  $varname
+                        beq  +
+                        bcs  $endLabel
++""")
                 }
-                else if (stepsize == 1 || stepsize == -1) {
-                    // words, step 1 or -1
-                    asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(range.to, RegisterOrPair.AY)
-                    precheckFromToWord(iterableDt, stepsize, varname, endLabel)
-                    asmgen.out("""
+                else {
+                    asmgen.out("  cmp  $varname  |  bcc  $endLabel")
+                }
+                asmgen.out("  sta  $modifiedLabel+1")
+            }
+            asmgen.out(loopLabel)
+            asmgen.translate(forloop.statements)
+            asmgen.out("""
+                lda  $varname
+$modifiedLabel  cmp  #0         ; modified 
+                beq  $endLabel
+                $incdec  $varname""")
+            asmgen.jmp(loopLabel)
+            asmgen.out(endLabel)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun forOverBytesRangeStepGreaterOne(range: PtRange, varname: String, iterableDt: DataType, loopLabel: String, endLabel: String, forloop: PtForLoop) {
+        // bytes range, step >= 2 or <= -2
+
+        val stepsize = range.step.asConstInteger()!!
+
+        val modifiedLabel = asmgen.makeLabel("for_modified")
+        asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(range.to, RegisterOrPair.A)
+        // pre-check for end already reached
+        if(iterableDt.isSignedByteArray) {
+            asmgen.out("  sta  $modifiedLabel+1")
+            if(stepsize<0)
+                asmgen.out("""
+                    clc
+                    sbc  $varname
+                    bvc  +
+                    eor  #$80
++                   bpl  $endLabel""")
+            else
+                asmgen.out("""
+                    sec
+                    sbc  $varname
+                    bvc  +
+                    eor  #$80
++                   bmi  $endLabel""")
+        } else {
+            if(stepsize<0)
+                asmgen.out("""
+                    cmp  $varname
+                    beq  +
+                    bcs  $endLabel
++""")
+            else {
+                asmgen.out("  cmp  $varname  |  bcc  $endLabel")
+            }
+            asmgen.out("  sta  $modifiedLabel+1")
+        }
+        asmgen.out(loopLabel)
+        asmgen.translate(forloop.statements)
+
+        asmgen.romableError("self-modifying code (forloop over bytes range)", forloop.position)  // TODO fix romable; there is self-modifying code below
+        if(stepsize>0) {
+            asmgen.out("""
+                lda  $varname
+                clc
+                adc  #$stepsize
+                sta  $varname
+$modifiedLabel  cmp  #0    ; modified
+                bmi  $loopLabel
+                beq  $loopLabel""")
+        } else {
+            asmgen.out("""
+                lda  $varname
+                sec
+                sbc  #${stepsize.absoluteValue}
+                sta  $varname
+$modifiedLabel  cmp  #0     ; modified
+                bpl  $loopLabel""")
+        }
+        asmgen.out(endLabel)
+    }
+
+    private fun forOverNonconstWordRange(stmt: PtForLoop, iterableDt: DataType, range: PtRange) {
+        val stepsize = range.step.asConstInteger()!!
+        val loopLabel = asmgen.makeLabel("for_loop")
+        val endLabel = asmgen.makeLabel("for_end")
+        asmgen.loopEndLabels.add(endLabel)
+        val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(stmt.variable)
+        assignLoopvarWord(stmt, range)
+        if(stepsize==-1 && range.to.asConstInteger()==0) {
+            // simple loop downto 0 step -1 (words)
+            asmgen.out(loopLabel)
+            asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
+            asmgen.out("""
+                lda  $varname
+                bne  ++
+                lda  $varname+1
+                beq  $endLabel
++               lda  $varname
+                bne  +
+                dec  $varname+1
++               dec  $varname""")
+            asmgen.jmp(loopLabel)
+            asmgen.out(endLabel)
+        }
+        else if (stepsize==-1 && range.to.asConstInteger()==1) {
+            // simple loop downto 1 step -1 (words)
+            asmgen.out(loopLabel)
+            asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
+            asmgen.out("""
+                lda  $varname
+                cmp  #1
+                bne  +
+                lda  $varname+1
+                beq  $endLabel
++               lda  $varname
+                bne  +
+                dec  $varname+1
++               dec  $varname""")
+            asmgen.jmp(loopLabel)
+            asmgen.out(endLabel)
+        }
+        else if (stepsize == 1 || stepsize == -1)
+            forOverWordsRangeStepOne(range, varname, iterableDt, loopLabel, endLabel, stmt)
+        else if (stepsize > 0)
+            forOverWordsRangeStepGreaterOne(range, varname, iterableDt, loopLabel, endLabel, stmt)
+        else
+            forOverWordsRangeStepGreaterOneDescending(range, varname, iterableDt, loopLabel, endLabel, stmt)
+    }
+
+    private fun forOverWordsRangeStepOne(range: PtRange, varname: String, iterableDt: DataType, loopLabel: String, endLabel: String, forloop: PtForLoop) {
+        // words range, step 1 or -1
+        val stepsize = range.step.asConstInteger()!!
+
+        if(asmgen.options.romable) {
+            // cannot use self-modifying code, cannot use cpu stack (because loop can be interrupted halfway)
+            // so we need to store the loop end value in a newly allocated temporary variable
+            val toValueVar = asmgen.createTempVarReused(iterableDt.elementType().base, false, range)
+            asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(range.to, RegisterOrPair.AY)
+            precheckFromToWord(iterableDt, stepsize, varname, endLabel)
+            asmgen.out("  sta  $toValueVar")
+            asmgen.out("  sty  $toValueVar+1")
+            asmgen.out(loopLabel)
+            asmgen.translate(forloop.statements)
+            asmgen.out("""
+                lda  $varname+1
+                cmp  $toValueVar+1
+                bne  +
+                lda  $varname
+                cmp  $toValueVar
+                beq  $endLabel""")
+            if(stepsize==1) {
+                asmgen.out("""
++                   inc  $varname
+                    bne  $loopLabel
+                    inc  $varname+1""")
+                asmgen.jmp(loopLabel)
+            } else {
+                asmgen.out("""
++                   lda  $varname
+                    bne  +
+                    dec  $varname+1
++                   dec  $varname""")
+                asmgen.jmp(loopLabel)
+            }
+            asmgen.out(endLabel)
+
+        } else {
+
+            val modifiedLabel = asmgen.makeLabel("for_modified")
+            val modifiedLabel2 = asmgen.makeLabel("for_modifiedb")
+            asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(range.to, RegisterOrPair.AY)
+            precheckFromToWord(iterableDt, stepsize, varname, endLabel)
+            asmgen.out("""
                 sty  $modifiedLabel+1
                 sta  $modifiedLabel2+1
 $loopLabel""")
-                    asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
-                    asmgen.out("""
+            asmgen.translate(forloop.statements)
+            asmgen.out("""
                 lda  $varname+1
 $modifiedLabel  cmp  #0    ; modified 
                 bne  +
                 lda  $varname
 $modifiedLabel2 cmp  #0    ; modified 
                 beq  $endLabel""")
-                    if(stepsize==1) {
-                        asmgen.out("""
-+               inc  $varname
-                bne  $loopLabel
-                inc  $varname+1""")
-                        asmgen.jmp(loopLabel)
-                    } else {
-                        asmgen.out("""
-+               lda  $varname
-                bne  +
-                dec  $varname+1
-+               dec  $varname""")
-                        asmgen.jmp(loopLabel)
-                    }
-                    asmgen.out(endLabel)
-                }
-                else if (stepsize > 0) {
-                    // (u)words, step >= 2
-                    asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(range.to, RegisterOrPair.AY)
-                    precheckFromToWord(iterableDt, stepsize, varname, endLabel)
-                    asmgen.out("""
+            if(stepsize==1) {
+                asmgen.out("""
++                   inc  $varname
+                    bne  $loopLabel
+                    inc  $varname+1""")
+                asmgen.jmp(loopLabel)
+            } else {
+                asmgen.out("""
++                   lda  $varname
+                    bne  +
+                    dec  $varname+1
++                   dec  $varname""")
+                asmgen.jmp(loopLabel)
+            }
+            asmgen.out(endLabel)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun forOverWordsRangeStepGreaterOne(range: PtRange, varname: String, iterableDt: DataType, loopLabel: String, endLabel: String, stmt: PtForLoop) {
+        // (u)words, step >= 2
+        val stepsize = range.step.asConstInteger()!!
+        val modifiedLabel = asmgen.makeLabel("for_modified")
+        val modifiedLabel2 = asmgen.makeLabel("for_modifiedb")
+        asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(range.to, RegisterOrPair.AY)
+        precheckFromToWord(iterableDt, stepsize, varname, endLabel)
+        asmgen.out("""
                 sty  $modifiedLabel+1
                 sta  $modifiedLabel2+1
 $loopLabel""")
-                    asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
+        asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
 
-                    if (iterableDt == DataType.ARRAY_UW) {
-                        asmgen.out("""
+        asmgen.romableError("self-modifying code (forloop over word range)", stmt.position)  // TODO fix romable; there is self-modifying code below
+        if (iterableDt.isUnsignedWordArray) {
+            asmgen.out("""
                 lda  $varname
                 clc
                 adc  #<$stepsize
@@ -266,8 +393,8 @@ $modifiedLabel2 lda  #0     ; modified
                 bcc  $endLabel
                 bcs  $loopLabel
 $endLabel""")
-                    } else {
-                        asmgen.out("""
+        } else {
+            asmgen.out("""
                 lda  $varname
                 clc
                 adc  #<$stepsize
@@ -283,20 +410,23 @@ $modifiedLabel  lda  #0   ; modified
                 eor  #$80
 +               bpl  $loopLabel                
 $endLabel""")
-                    }
-                }
-                else {
+        }
+    }
 
-                    // (u)words, step <= -2
-                    asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(range.to, RegisterOrPair.AY)
-                    precheckFromToWord(iterableDt, stepsize, varname, endLabel)
-                    asmgen.out("""
+    private fun forOverWordsRangeStepGreaterOneDescending(range: PtRange, varname: String, iterableDt: DataType, loopLabel: String, endLabel: String, stmt: PtForLoop) {
+        // (u)words, step <= -2
+        val stepsize = range.step.asConstInteger()!!
+        val modifiedLabel = asmgen.makeLabel("for_modified")
+        val modifiedLabel2 = asmgen.makeLabel("for_modifiedb")
+        asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(range.to, RegisterOrPair.AY)
+        precheckFromToWord(iterableDt, stepsize, varname, endLabel)
+        asmgen.romableError("self-modifying code (forloop over words range)", stmt.position)  // TODO fix romable; there is self-modifying code below
+        asmgen.out("""
                 sty  $modifiedLabel+1
                 sta  $modifiedLabel2+1
 $loopLabel""")
-                    asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
-
-                    asmgen.out("""
+        asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
+        asmgen.out("""
                 lda  $varname
                 sec
                 sbc  #<${stepsize.absoluteValue}
@@ -313,40 +443,34 @@ $modifiedLabel  sbc  #0    ; modified
                 eor  #$80
 +               bpl  $loopLabel                
 $endLabel""")
-                }
-            }
-            else -> throw AssemblyError("range expression can only be byte or word")
-        }
-
-        asmgen.loopEndLabels.removeLast()
     }
 
     private fun precheckFromToWord(iterableDt: DataType, stepsize: Int, fromVar: String, endLabel: String) {
         // pre-check for end already reached.
         // 'to' is in AY, do NOT clobber this!
-        if(iterableDt==DataType.ARRAY_W) {
+        if(iterableDt.isSignedWordArray) {
             if(stepsize<0)
                 asmgen.out("""
                     sta  P8ZP_SCRATCH_W2        ; to
                     sty  P8ZP_SCRATCH_W2+1      ; to
                     lda  $fromVar
-	                cmp  P8ZP_SCRATCH_W2
+                    cmp  P8ZP_SCRATCH_W2
                     lda  $fromVar+1
-	                sbc  P8ZP_SCRATCH_W2+1
-	                bvc  +
-	                eor  #${'$'}80
-+           		bmi  $endLabel
+                    sbc  P8ZP_SCRATCH_W2+1
+                    bvc  +
+                    eor  #$80
++                   bmi  $endLabel
                     lda  P8ZP_SCRATCH_W2
                     ldy  P8ZP_SCRATCH_W2+1""")
             else
                 asmgen.out("""
                     sta  P8ZP_SCRATCH_REG
-	                cmp  $fromVar
-	                tya
-	                sbc  $fromVar+1
-	                bvc  +
-	                eor  #${'$'}80
-+           		bmi  $endLabel
+                    cmp  $fromVar
+                    tya
+                    sbc  $fromVar+1
+                    bvc  +
+                    eor  #$80
++                   bmi  $endLabel
                     lda  P8ZP_SCRATCH_REG""")
         } else {
             if(stepsize<0)
@@ -362,11 +486,11 @@ $endLabel""")
 +""")
             else
                 asmgen.out("""
-                	cpy  $fromVar+1
-	                bcc  $endLabel
-	                bne  +
-	                cmp  $fromVar
-	                bcc  $endLabel
+                    cpy  $fromVar+1
+                    bcc  $endLabel
+                    bne  +
+                    cmp  $fromVar
+                    bcc  $endLabel
 +""")
         }
     }
@@ -376,38 +500,56 @@ $endLabel""")
         val endLabel = asmgen.makeLabel("for_end")
         asmgen.loopEndLabels.add(endLabel)
         val iterableName = asmgen.asmVariableName(ident)
-        val numElements = when(val symbol = asmgen.symbolTable.lookup(ident.name)) {
+        val numElements: UInt = when(val symbol = asmgen.symbolTable.lookup(ident.name)) {
             is StStaticVariable -> symbol.length!!
             is StMemVar -> symbol.length!!
-            else -> 0
+            else -> 0u
         }
-        when(iterableDt) {
-            DataType.STR -> {
-                asmgen.out("""
-                    lda  #<$iterableName
-                    ldy  #>$iterableName
-                    sta  $loopLabel+1
-                    sty  $loopLabel+2
-$loopLabel          lda  ${65535.toHex()}       ; modified
-                    beq  $endLabel
-                    sta  ${asmgen.asmVariableName(stmt.variable)}""")
-                asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
-                asmgen.out("""
-                    inc  $loopLabel+1
-                    bne  $loopLabel
-                    inc  $loopLabel+2
-                    bne  $loopLabel
+        when {
+            iterableDt.isString -> {
+                if(asmgen.options.romable) {
+                    val indexVar = asmgen.createTempVarReused(BaseDataType.UBYTE, false, stmt)
+                    asmgen.out("""
+                        ldy  #0
+                        sty  $indexVar
+$loopLabel              lda  $iterableName,y
+                        beq  $endLabel
+                        sta  ${asmgen.asmVariableName(stmt.variable)}""")
+                    asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
+                    asmgen.out("""
+                        inc  $indexVar
+                        ldy  $indexVar
+                        bne  $loopLabel
 $endLabel""")
+                } else {
+                    val indexVar = asmgen.makeLabel("for_index")
+                    asmgen.out("""
+                        ldy  #0
+                        sty  $indexVar
+$loopLabel              lda  $iterableName,y
+                        beq  $endLabel
+                        sta  ${asmgen.asmVariableName(stmt.variable)}""")
+                    asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
+                    asmgen.out("""
+                        inc  $indexVar
+                        ldy  $indexVar
+                        bne  $loopLabel
+$indexVar   .byte  0                        
+$endLabel""")
+                }
             }
-            DataType.ARRAY_UB, DataType.ARRAY_B, DataType.ARRAY_BOOL -> {
-                val indexVar = asmgen.makeLabel("for_index")
+            iterableDt.isByteArray || iterableDt.isBoolArray -> {
+                val indexVar = if(asmgen.options.romable)
+                    asmgen.createTempVarReused(iterableDt.elementType().base, false, stmt)
+                else
+                    asmgen.makeLabel("for_index")
                 asmgen.out("""
                     ldy  #0
 $loopLabel          sty  $indexVar
                     lda  $iterableName,y
                     sta  ${asmgen.asmVariableName(stmt.variable)}""")
                 asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
-                if(numElements<=255) {
+                if(numElements<=255u) {
                     asmgen.out("""
                         ldy  $indexVar
                         iny
@@ -422,61 +564,25 @@ $loopLabel          sty  $indexVar
                         bne  $loopLabel
                         beq  $endLabel""")
                 }
-                if(numElements>=16) {
-                    // allocate index var on ZP if possible
-                    val result = zeropage.allocate(indexVar, DataType.UBYTE, null, stmt.position, asmgen.errors)
-                    result.fold(
-                        success = { (address, _, _)-> asmgen.out("""$indexVar = $address  ; auto zp UBYTE""") },
-                        failure = { asmgen.out("$indexVar    .byte  0") }
-                    )
-                } else {
-                    asmgen.out("$indexVar    .byte  0")
+                if(!asmgen.options.romable) {
+                    if(numElements>=16u) {
+                        // allocate index var on ZP if possible, otherwise inline
+                        val result = zeropage.allocate(indexVar, DataType.UBYTE, null, stmt.position, asmgen.errors)
+                        result.fold(
+                            success = { (address, _, _)-> asmgen.out("""$indexVar = $address  ; auto zp UBYTE""") },
+                            failure = { asmgen.out("$indexVar    .byte  0") }
+                        )
+                    } else {
+                        asmgen.out("$indexVar    .byte  0")
+                    }
                 }
                 asmgen.out(endLabel)
             }
-            DataType.ARRAY_W, DataType.ARRAY_UW -> {
-                val length = numElements * 2
-                val indexVar = asmgen.makeLabel("for_index")
-                val loopvarName = asmgen.asmVariableName(stmt.variable)
-                asmgen.out("""
-                    ldy  #0
-$loopLabel          sty  $indexVar
-                    lda  $iterableName,y
-                    sta  $loopvarName
-                    lda  $iterableName+1,y
-                    sta  $loopvarName+1""")
-                asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
-                if(length<=127) {
-                    asmgen.out("""
-                        ldy  $indexVar
-                        iny
-                        iny
-                        cpy  #$length
-                        beq  $endLabel
-                        bne  $loopLabel""")
-                } else {
-                    // length is 128 words, 256 bytes
-                    asmgen.out("""
-                        ldy  $indexVar
-                        iny
-                        iny
-                        bne  $loopLabel
-                        beq  $endLabel""")
-                }
-                if(length>=16) {
-                    // allocate index var on ZP if possible
-                    val result = zeropage.allocate(indexVar, DataType.UBYTE, null, stmt.position, asmgen.errors)
-                    result.fold(
-                        success = { (address,_,_)-> asmgen.out("""$indexVar = $address  ; auto zp UBYTE""") },
-                        failure = { asmgen.out("$indexVar    .byte  0") }
-                    )
-                } else {
-                    asmgen.out("$indexVar    .byte  0")
-                }
-                asmgen.out(endLabel)
-            }
-            DataType.ARRAY_UW_SPLIT, DataType.ARRAY_W_SPLIT -> {
-                val indexVar = asmgen.makeLabel("for_index")
+            iterableDt.isSplitWordArray -> {
+                val indexVar = if(asmgen.options.romable)
+                    asmgen.createTempVarReused(BaseDataType.UBYTE, false, stmt)
+                else
+                    asmgen.makeLabel("for_index")
                 val loopvarName = asmgen.asmVariableName(stmt.variable)
                 asmgen.out("""
                     ldy  #0
@@ -486,7 +592,7 @@ $loopLabel          sty  $indexVar
                     lda  ${iterableName}_msb,y
                     sta  $loopvarName+1""")
                 asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
-                if(numElements<=255) {
+                if(numElements<=255u) {
                     asmgen.out("""
                         ldy  $indexVar
                         iny
@@ -501,19 +607,66 @@ $loopLabel          sty  $indexVar
                         bne  $loopLabel
                         beq  $endLabel""")
                 }
-                if(numElements>=16) {
-                    // allocate index var on ZP if possible
-                    val result = zeropage.allocate(indexVar, DataType.UBYTE, null, stmt.position, asmgen.errors)
-                    result.fold(
-                        success = { (address,_,_)-> asmgen.out("""$indexVar = $address  ; auto zp UBYTE""") },
-                        failure = { asmgen.out("$indexVar    .byte  0") }
-                    )
-                } else {
-                    asmgen.out("$indexVar    .byte  0")
+                if(!asmgen.options.romable) {
+                    if(numElements>=16u) {
+                        // allocate index var on ZP if possible, otherwise inline
+                        val result = zeropage.allocate(indexVar, DataType.UBYTE, null, stmt.position, asmgen.errors)
+                        result.fold(
+                            success = { (address, _, _)-> asmgen.out("""$indexVar = $address  ; auto zp UBYTE""") },
+                            failure = { asmgen.out("$indexVar    .byte  0") }
+                        )
+                    } else {
+                        asmgen.out("$indexVar    .byte  0")
+                    }
                 }
                 asmgen.out(endLabel)
             }
-            DataType.ARRAY_F -> {
+            iterableDt.isWordArray -> {
+                val indexVar = if(asmgen.options.romable)
+                    asmgen.createTempVarReused(BaseDataType.UBYTE, false, stmt)
+                else
+                    asmgen.makeLabel("for_index")
+                val loopvarName = asmgen.asmVariableName(stmt.variable)
+                asmgen.out("""
+                    ldy  #0
+$loopLabel          sty  $indexVar
+                    lda  $iterableName,y
+                    sta  $loopvarName
+                    lda  $iterableName+1,y
+                    sta  $loopvarName+1""")
+                asmgen.translate(stmt.statements)
+                if(numElements<=127u) {
+                    asmgen.out("""
+                        ldy  $indexVar
+                        iny
+                        iny
+                        cpy  #${numElements*2u}
+                        beq  $endLabel
+                        bne  $loopLabel""")
+                } else {
+                    // array size is 128 words, 256 bytes
+                    asmgen.out("""
+                        ldy  $indexVar
+                        iny
+                        iny
+                        bne  $loopLabel
+                        beq  $endLabel""")
+                }
+                if(!asmgen.options.romable) {
+                    if(numElements>=16u) {
+                        // allocate index var on ZP if possible, otherwise inline
+                        val result = zeropage.allocate(indexVar, DataType.UBYTE, null, stmt.position, asmgen.errors)
+                        result.fold(
+                            success = { (address, _, _)-> asmgen.out("""$indexVar = $address  ; auto zp UBYTE""") },
+                            failure = { asmgen.out("$indexVar    .byte  0") }
+                        )
+                    } else {
+                        asmgen.out("$indexVar    .byte  0")
+                    }
+                }
+                asmgen.out(endLabel)
+            }
+            iterableDt.isFloatArray -> {
                 throw AssemblyError("for loop with floating point variables is not supported")
             }
             else -> throw AssemblyError("can't iterate over $iterableDt")
@@ -524,12 +677,12 @@ $loopLabel          sty  $indexVar
     private fun translateForOverConstRange(stmt: PtForLoop, iterableDt: DataType, range: IntProgression) {
         if (range.isEmpty() || range.step==0)
             throw AssemblyError("empty range or step 0")
-        if(iterableDt==DataType.ARRAY_B || iterableDt==DataType.ARRAY_UB) {
+        if(iterableDt.isByteArray) {
             if(range.last==range.first) return translateForSimpleByteRangeAsc(stmt, range)
             if(range.step==1 && range.last>range.first) return translateForSimpleByteRangeAsc(stmt, range)
-            if(range.step==-1 && range.last<range.first) return translateForSimpleByteRangeDesc(stmt, range, iterableDt==DataType.ARRAY_UB)
+            if(range.step==-1 && range.last<range.first) return translateForSimpleByteRangeDesc(stmt, range, iterableDt.isUnsignedByteArray)
         }
-        else if(iterableDt==DataType.ARRAY_W || iterableDt==DataType.ARRAY_UW) {
+        else if(iterableDt.isWordArray) {
             if(range.last==range.first) return translateForSimpleWordRangeAsc(stmt, range)
             if(range.step==1 && range.last>range.first) return translateForSimpleWordRangeAsc(stmt, range)
             if(range.step==-1 && range.last<range.first) return translateForSimpleWordRangeDesc(stmt, range)
@@ -539,8 +692,8 @@ $loopLabel          sty  $indexVar
         val loopLabel = asmgen.makeLabel("for_loop")
         val endLabel = asmgen.makeLabel("for_end")
         asmgen.loopEndLabels.add(endLabel)
-        when(iterableDt) {
-            DataType.ARRAY_B, DataType.ARRAY_UB -> {
+        when {
+            iterableDt.isByteArray -> {
                 // loop over byte range via loopvar, step >= 2 or <= -2
                 val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(stmt.variable)
                 asmgen.out("""
@@ -605,7 +758,7 @@ $loopLabel""")
                 }
                 asmgen.out(endLabel)
             }
-            DataType.ARRAY_W, DataType.ARRAY_UW -> {
+            iterableDt.isWordArray && !iterableDt.isSplitWordArray -> {
                 // loop over word range via loopvar, step >= 2 or <= -2
                 val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(stmt.variable)
                 when (range.step) {

codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/FunctionCallAsmGen.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package prog8.codegen.cpu6502
 
+import prog8.code.StNodeType
 import prog8.code.ast.*
 import prog8.code.core.*
 import prog8.codegen.cpu6502.assignment.AsmAssignSource
@@ -15,10 +16,16 @@ internal class FunctionCallAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram, private val as
         // just ignore any result values from the function call.
     }
 
-    // TODO tweak subroutine call convention to also make use of X register to pass a third byte?
-    internal fun optimizeIntArgsViaRegisters(sub: PtSub) =
-        (sub.parameters.size==1 && sub.parameters[0].type in IntegerDatatypesWithBoolean)
-                || (sub.parameters.size==2 && sub.parameters[0].type in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean && sub.parameters[1].type in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean)
+    internal fun optimizeIntArgsViaCpuRegisters(params: List<PtSubroutineParameter>): Boolean {
+        // When the parameter(s) are passed via an explicit register or register pair,
+        // we consider them NOT to be optimized into (possibly different) CPU registers.
+        // Just load them in whatever the register spec says.
+        return when (params.size) {
+            1 -> params[0].type.isIntegerOrBool && params[0].register == null
+            2 -> params[0].type.isByteOrBool && params[1].type.isByteOrBool && params[0].register == null && params[1].register == null
+            else -> false
+        }
+    }
 
     internal fun translateFunctionCall(call: PtFunctionCall) {
         // Output only the code to set up the parameters and perform the actual call
@@ -26,8 +33,14 @@ internal class FunctionCallAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram, private val as
         // NOTE: does NOT output code to save/restore the X register for this call! Every caller should deal with this in their own way!!
         //       (you can use subroutine.shouldSaveX() and saveX()/restoreX() routines as a help for this)
 
-        val symbol = asmgen.symbolTable.lookup(call.name)
-        val sub = symbol?.astNode as IPtSubroutine
+        val symbol = asmgen.symbolTable.lookup(call.name)!!
+        if(symbol.type == StNodeType.LABEL) {
+            require(call.void)
+            asmgen.out("  jsr  ${asmgen.asmSymbolName(symbol.scopedNameString)}")
+            return
+        }
+
+        val sub = symbol.astNode as IPtSubroutine
         val subAsmName = asmgen.asmSymbolName(call.name)
 
         if(sub is PtAsmSub) {
@@ -45,6 +58,10 @@ internal class FunctionCallAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram, private val as
                 if(bank==null) {
                     val varbank = if(sub.address?.varbank==null) null else asmgen.asmVariableName(sub.address!!.varbank!!)
                     if(varbank!=null) {
+                        if(asmgen.options.romable)
+                            TODO("no codegen yet for non-const bank in subroutine call that's usable in ROM  ${call.position}")
+
+                        // self-modifying code: set jsrfar bank argument
                         when(asmgen.options.compTarget.name) {
                             "cx16" -> {
                                 // JSRFAR can jump to a banked RAM address as well!
@@ -122,23 +139,25 @@ internal class FunctionCallAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram, private val as
             }
         }
         else if(sub is PtSub) {
-            if(optimizeIntArgsViaRegisters(sub)) {
-                if(sub.parameters.size==1) {
-                    val register = if (sub.parameters[0].type in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean) RegisterOrPair.A else RegisterOrPair.AY
-                    argumentViaRegister(sub, IndexedValue(0, sub.parameters[0]), call.args[0], register)
-                } else {
-                    // 2 byte params, second in Y, first in A
-                    argumentViaRegister(sub, IndexedValue(0, sub.parameters[0]), call.args[0], RegisterOrPair.A)
-                    if(asmgen.needAsaveForExpr(call.args[1]))
-                        asmgen.out("  pha")
-                    argumentViaRegister(sub, IndexedValue(1, sub.parameters[1]), call.args[1], RegisterOrPair.Y)
-                    if(asmgen.needAsaveForExpr(call.args[1]))
-                        asmgen.out("  pla")
-                }
+            val parameters = sub.signature.children.filterIsInstance<PtSubroutineParameter>()
+            if(optimizeIntArgsViaCpuRegisters(parameters)) {
+                // Note that if the args fit into cpu registers, we don't concern ourselves here
+                // if they should be put into regular subroutine parameter variables, or the R0-R15 register variables.
+                // That is now up to the subroutine itself.
+                useCpuRegistersForArgs(call.args, sub)
             } else {
                 // arguments via variables
-                for(arg in sub.parameters.withIndex().zip(call.args))
-                    argumentViaVariable(sub, arg.first.value, arg.second)
+                val paramValues = parameters.zip(call.args)
+                val (normalParams, registerParams) = paramValues.partition { (it.first.register == null) }
+                if (normalParams.isNotEmpty()) {
+                    for (p in normalParams)
+                        argumentViaVariable(sub, p.first, p.second)
+                }
+                if (registerParams.isNotEmpty()) {
+                    // the R0-R15 'registers' are not really registers. They're just special variables.
+                    for (p in registerParams)
+                        argumentViaVariable(sub, p.first, p.second)
+                }
             }
             asmgen.out("  jsr  $subAsmName")
         }
@@ -147,11 +166,45 @@ internal class FunctionCallAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram, private val as
         // remember: dealing with the X register and/or dealing with return values is the responsibility of the caller
     }
 
+    private fun useCpuRegistersForArgs(args: List<PtExpression>, sub: PtSub) {
+        val params = sub.signature.children.filterIsInstance<PtSubroutineParameter>()
+        when(params.size) {
+            1 -> {
+                val register = if (params[0].type.isByteOrBool) RegisterOrPair.A else RegisterOrPair.AY
+                argumentViaRegister(sub, IndexedValue(0, params[0]), args[0], register)
+            }
+            2 -> {
+                if(params[0].type.isByteOrBool && params[1].type.isByteOrBool) {
+                    // 2 byte params, second in Y, first in A
+                    if(asmgen.needAsaveForExpr(args[0]) && !asmgen.needAsaveForExpr(args[1])) {
+                        // first 0 then 1
+                        argumentViaRegister(sub, IndexedValue(0, params[0]), args[0], RegisterOrPair.A)
+                        argumentViaRegister(sub, IndexedValue(1, params[1]), args[1], RegisterOrPair.Y)
+                    } else if(!asmgen.needAsaveForExpr(args[0]) && asmgen.needAsaveForExpr(args[1])) {
+                        // first 1 then 0
+                        argumentViaRegister(sub, IndexedValue(1, params[1]), args[1], RegisterOrPair.Y)
+                        argumentViaRegister(sub, IndexedValue(0, params[0]), args[0], RegisterOrPair.A)
+                    } else {
+                        argumentViaRegister(sub, IndexedValue(0, params[0]), args[0], RegisterOrPair.A)
+                        if (asmgen.needAsaveForExpr(args[1]))
+                            asmgen.out("  pha")
+                        argumentViaRegister(sub, IndexedValue(1, params[1]), args[1], RegisterOrPair.Y)
+                        if (asmgen.needAsaveForExpr(args[1]))
+                            asmgen.out("  pla")
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    throw AssemblyError("cannot use registers for word+byte")
+                }
+            }
+            else -> throw AssemblyError("cannot use cpu registers for >2 arguments")
+        }
+    }
+
 
     private fun usesOtherRegistersWhileEvaluating(arg: PtExpression): Boolean {
         return when(arg) {
             is PtBuiltinFunctionCall -> {
-                if (arg.name == "lsb" || arg.name == "msb")
+                if (arg.name in arrayOf("lsb", "msb", "lsw", "msw"))
                     return usesOtherRegistersWhileEvaluating(arg.args[0])
                 if (arg.name == "mkword")
                     return usesOtherRegistersWhileEvaluating(arg.args[0]) || usesOtherRegistersWhileEvaluating(arg.args[1])
@@ -182,9 +235,9 @@ internal class FunctionCallAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram, private val as
                 val param = sub.parameters[it]
                 val arg = call.args[it]
                 registersUsed += if(usesOtherRegistersWhileEvaluating(arg)) {
-                    if(!registersUsed.any{it.statusflag!=null || it.registerOrPair in CpuRegisters})
+                    if(!registersUsed.any{r -> r.statusflag!=null || r.registerOrPair in CpuRegisters})
                         argumentViaRegister(sub, IndexedValue(it, param.second), arg)
-                    else if(registersUsed.any {it.statusflag!=null}) {
+                    else if(registersUsed.any { r-> r.statusflag!=null }) {
                         throw AssemblyError("call argument evaluation problem: can't save cpu statusregister parameter ${call.position}")
                     }
                     else {
@@ -209,8 +262,15 @@ internal class FunctionCallAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram, private val as
         if(!isArgumentTypeCompatible(value.type, parameter.type))
             throw AssemblyError("argument type incompatible")
 
-        val varName = asmgen.asmVariableName(sub.scopedName + "." + parameter.name)
-        asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(value, varName, parameter.type)
+        val reg = parameter.register
+        if(reg!=null) {
+            require(reg in Cx16VirtualRegisters) { "can only use R0-R15 'registers' here" }
+            val varName = "cx16.${reg.name.lowercase()}"
+            asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(value, varName, parameter.type)
+        } else {
+            val varName = asmgen.asmVariableName(sub.scopedName + "." + parameter.name)
+            asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(value, varName, parameter.type)
+        }
     }
 
     private fun argumentViaRegister(sub: IPtSubroutine, parameter: IndexedValue<PtSubroutineParameter>, value: PtExpression, registerOverride: RegisterOrPair? = null): RegisterOrStatusflag {
@@ -226,7 +286,7 @@ internal class FunctionCallAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram, private val as
         val register = paramRegister.registerOrPair
         val requiredDt = parameter.value.type
         if(requiredDt!=value.type) {
-            if(value.type largerThan requiredDt)
+            if(value.type.largerSizeThan(requiredDt))
                 throw AssemblyError("can only convert byte values to word param types")
         }
         if (statusflag!=null) {
@@ -265,23 +325,22 @@ internal class FunctionCallAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram, private val as
         else {
             // via register or register pair
             register!!
-            if(requiredDt largerThan value.type) {
+            if(requiredDt.largerSizeThan(value.type)) {
                 // we need to sign extend the source, do this via temporary word variable
                 asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(value, "P8ZP_SCRATCH_W1", DataType.UBYTE)
-                asmgen.signExtendVariableLsb("P8ZP_SCRATCH_W1", value.type)
+                asmgen.signExtendVariableLsb("P8ZP_SCRATCH_W1", value.type.base)
                 asmgen.assignVariableToRegister("P8ZP_SCRATCH_W1", register, null, Position.DUMMY)
             } else {
                 val scope = value.definingISub()
                 val target: AsmAssignTarget =
-                    if(parameter.value.type in ByteDatatypes && (register==RegisterOrPair.AX || register == RegisterOrPair.AY || register==RegisterOrPair.XY || register in Cx16VirtualRegisters))
+                    if(parameter.value.type.isByte && (register==RegisterOrPair.AX || register == RegisterOrPair.AY || register==RegisterOrPair.XY || register in Cx16VirtualRegisters))
                         AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.REGISTER, asmgen, parameter.value.type, scope, value.position, register = register)
                     else {
-                        val signed = parameter.value.type == DataType.BYTE || parameter.value.type == DataType.WORD
-                        AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(register, signed, value.position, scope, asmgen)
+                        AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(register, parameter.value.type.isSigned, value.position, scope, asmgen)
                     }
-                val src = if(value.type in PassByReferenceDatatypes) {
+                val src = if(value.type.isPassByRef) {
                     if(value is PtIdentifier) {
-                        val addr = PtAddressOf(Position.DUMMY)
+                        val addr = PtAddressOf(value.type.typeForAddressOf(false),Position.DUMMY)
                         addr.add(value)
                         addr.parent = scope as PtNode
                         AsmAssignSource.fromAstSource(addr, program, asmgen).adjustSignedUnsigned(target)
@@ -291,7 +350,7 @@ internal class FunctionCallAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram, private val as
                 } else {
                     AsmAssignSource.fromAstSource(value, program, asmgen).adjustSignedUnsigned(target)
                 }
-                asmgen.translateNormalAssignment(AsmAssignment(src, target, program.memsizer, target.position), scope)
+                asmgen.translateNormalAssignment(AsmAssignment(src, listOf(target), program.memsizer, target.position), scope)
             }
             return RegisterOrStatusflag(register, null)
         }
@@ -300,18 +359,18 @@ internal class FunctionCallAsmGen(private val program: PtProgram, private val as
     private fun isArgumentTypeCompatible(argType: DataType, paramType: DataType): Boolean {
         if(argType isAssignableTo paramType)
             return true
-        if(argType==DataType.BOOL && paramType==DataType.BOOL)
+        if(argType.isBool && paramType.isBool)
             return true
-        if(argType in ByteDatatypes && paramType in ByteDatatypes)
+        if(argType.isByte && paramType.isByte)
             return true
-        if(argType in WordDatatypes && paramType in WordDatatypes)
+        if(argType.isWord && paramType.isWord)
             return true
 
         // we have a special rule for some types.
         // strings are assignable to UWORD, for example, and vice versa
-        if(argType==DataType.STR && paramType==DataType.UWORD)
+        if(argType.isString && paramType.isUnsignedWord)
             return true
-        if(argType==DataType.UWORD && paramType == DataType.STR)
+        if(argType.isUnsignedWord && paramType.isString)
             return true
 
         return false

codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/IfExpressionAsmGen.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,362 @@
+package prog8.codegen.cpu6502
+
+import prog8.code.ast.*
+import prog8.code.core.*
+import prog8.codegen.cpu6502.assignment.AsmAssignTarget
+import prog8.codegen.cpu6502.assignment.AssignmentAsmGen
+import prog8.codegen.cpu6502.assignment.TargetStorageKind
+
+internal class IfExpressionAsmGen(private val asmgen: AsmGen6502Internal, private val assignmentAsmGen: AssignmentAsmGen, private val errors: IErrorReporter) {
+
+    internal fun assignIfExpression(target: AsmAssignTarget, expr: PtIfExpression) {
+        require(target.datatype==expr.type || target.datatype.isUnsignedWord && expr.type.isString)
+        val falseLabel = asmgen.makeLabel("ifexpr_false")
+        val endLabel = asmgen.makeLabel("ifexpr_end")
+        evalIfExpressionConditonAndBranchWhenFalse(expr.condition, falseLabel)
+        when {
+            expr.type.isByteOrBool -> {
+                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr.truevalue, RegisterOrPair.A)
+                asmgen.jmp(endLabel)
+                asmgen.out(falseLabel)
+                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr.falsevalue, RegisterOrPair.A)
+                asmgen.out(endLabel)
+                assignmentAsmGen.assignRegisterByte(target, CpuRegister.A, false, false)
+            }
+            expr.type.isWord || expr.type.isString -> {
+                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr.truevalue, RegisterOrPair.AY)
+                asmgen.jmp(endLabel)
+                asmgen.out(falseLabel)
+                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr.falsevalue, RegisterOrPair.AY)
+                asmgen.out(endLabel)
+                assignmentAsmGen.assignRegisterpairWord(target, RegisterOrPair.AY)
+            }
+            expr.type.isFloat -> {
+                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr.truevalue, RegisterOrPair.FAC1, true)
+                asmgen.jmp(endLabel)
+                asmgen.out(falseLabel)
+                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr.falsevalue, RegisterOrPair.FAC1, true)
+                asmgen.out(endLabel)
+                asmgen.assignRegister(RegisterOrPair.FAC1, target)
+            }
+            else -> throw AssemblyError("weird dt")
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun evalIfExpressionConditonAndBranchWhenFalse(condition: PtExpression, falseLabel: String) {
+        when (condition) {
+            is PtBinaryExpression -> {
+                val rightDt = condition.right.type
+                return when {
+                    rightDt.isByteOrBool -> translateIfExpressionByteConditionBranch(condition, falseLabel)
+                    rightDt.isWord -> translateIfExpressionWordConditionBranch(condition, falseLabel)
+                    rightDt.isFloat -> translateIfExpressionFloatConditionBranch(condition, falseLabel)
+                    else -> throw AssemblyError("weird dt")
+                }
+            }
+
+            is PtPrefix if condition.operator=="not" -> {
+                throw AssemblyError("not prefix in ifexpression should have been replaced by swapped values")
+            }
+
+            else -> {
+                // the condition is "simple" enough to just assign its 0/1 value to a register and branch on that
+                asmgen.assignConditionValueToRegisterAndTest(condition)
+                asmgen.out("  beq  $falseLabel")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun translateIfExpressionByteConditionBranch(condition: PtBinaryExpression, falseLabel: String) {
+        val signed = condition.left.type.isSigned
+        val constValue = condition.right.asConstInteger()
+        if(constValue==0) {
+            return translateIfCompareWithZeroByteBranch(condition, signed, falseLabel)
+        }
+
+        when(condition.operator) {
+            "==" -> {
+                // if X==value
+                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(condition.left, RegisterOrPair.A, signed)
+                asmgen.cmpAwithByteValue(condition.right, false)
+                asmgen.out("  bne  $falseLabel")
+            }
+            "!=" -> {
+                // if X!=value
+                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(condition.left, RegisterOrPair.A, signed)
+                asmgen.cmpAwithByteValue(condition.right, false)
+                asmgen.out("  beq  $falseLabel")
+            }
+            in LogicalOperators -> {
+                val regAtarget = AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.REGISTER, asmgen, DataType.BOOL, condition.definingISub(), condition.position, register=RegisterOrPair.A)
+                if (assignmentAsmGen.optimizedLogicalExpr(condition, regAtarget)) {
+                    asmgen.out("  beq  $falseLabel")
+                } else {
+                    errors.warn("SLOW FALLBACK FOR 'IFEXPR' CODEGEN - ask for support", condition.position)      //  should not occur ;-)
+                    asmgen.assignConditionValueToRegisterAndTest(condition)
+                    asmgen.out("  beq  $falseLabel")
+                }
+            }
+            else -> {
+                // TODO don't store condition as expression result but just use the flags, like a normal PtIfElse translation does
+                // TODO: special cases for <, <=, >, >= above.
+                asmgen.assignConditionValueToRegisterAndTest(condition)
+                asmgen.out("  beq  $falseLabel")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun translateIfExpressionWordConditionBranch(condition: PtBinaryExpression, falseLabel: String) {
+        // TODO can we reuse this whole thing from IfElse ?
+        val constValue = condition.right.asConstInteger()
+        if(constValue!=null) {
+            if (constValue == 0) {
+                when (condition.operator) {
+                    "==" -> return translateWordExprIsZero(condition.left, falseLabel)
+                    "!=" -> return translateWordExprIsNotZero(condition.left, falseLabel)
+                }
+            }
+            if (constValue != 0) {
+                when (condition.operator) {
+                    "==" -> return translateWordExprEqualsNumber(condition.left, constValue, falseLabel)
+                    "!=" -> return translateWordExprNotEqualsNumber(condition.left, constValue, falseLabel)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        val variable = condition.right as? PtIdentifier
+        if(variable!=null) {
+            when (condition.operator) {
+                "==" -> return translateWordExprEqualsVariable(condition.left, variable, falseLabel)
+                "!=" -> return translateWordExprNotEqualsVariable(condition.left, variable, falseLabel)
+            }
+        }
+
+        // TODO don't store condition as expression result but just use the flags, like a normal PtIfElse translation does
+        asmgen.assignConditionValueToRegisterAndTest(condition)
+        asmgen.out("  beq  $falseLabel")
+    }
+
+    private fun translateIfExpressionFloatConditionBranch(condition: PtBinaryExpression, elseLabel: String) {
+        val constValue = (condition.right as? PtNumber)?.number
+        if(constValue==0.0) {
+            if (condition.operator == "==") {
+                // if FL==0.0
+                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(condition.left, RegisterOrPair.FAC1, true)
+                asmgen.out("  jsr  floats.SIGN |  cmp  #0 |  bne  $elseLabel")
+                return
+            } else if(condition.operator=="!=") {
+                // if FL!=0.0
+                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(condition.left, RegisterOrPair.FAC1, true)
+                asmgen.out("  jsr  floats.SIGN |  cmp  #0 |  beq  $elseLabel")
+                return
+            }
+        }
+
+        when(condition.operator) {
+            "==" -> {
+                asmgen.translateFloatsEqualsConditionIntoA(condition.left, condition.right)
+                asmgen.out("  beq  $elseLabel")
+            }
+            "!=" -> {
+                asmgen.translateFloatsEqualsConditionIntoA(condition.left, condition.right)
+                asmgen.out("  bne  $elseLabel")
+            }
+            "<" -> {
+                asmgen.translateFloatsLessConditionIntoA(condition.left, condition.right, false)
+                asmgen.out("  beq  $elseLabel")
+            }
+            "<=" -> {
+                asmgen.translateFloatsLessConditionIntoA(condition.left, condition.right, true)
+                asmgen.out("  beq  $elseLabel")
+            }
+            ">" -> {
+                asmgen.translateFloatsLessConditionIntoA(condition.left, condition.right, true)
+                asmgen.out("  bne  $elseLabel")
+            }
+            ">=" -> {
+                asmgen.translateFloatsLessConditionIntoA(condition.left, condition.right, false)
+                asmgen.out("  bne  $elseLabel")
+            }
+            else -> throw AssemblyError("expected comparison operator")
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun translateWordExprNotEqualsVariable(expr: PtExpression, variable: PtIdentifier, falseLabel: String) {
+        // if w!=variable
+        // TODO reuse code from ifElse?
+        val varRight = asmgen.asmVariableName(variable)
+        if(expr is PtIdentifier) {
+            val varLeft = asmgen.asmVariableName(expr)
+            asmgen.out("""
+                lda  $varLeft
+                cmp  $varRight
+                bne  +
+                lda  $varLeft+1
+                cmp  $varRight+1
+                beq  $falseLabel
++""")
+        } else {
+            asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr, RegisterOrPair.AY)
+            asmgen.out("""
+                cmp  $varRight
+                bne  +
+                cpy  $varRight+1
+                beq  $falseLabel
++""")
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun translateWordExprEqualsVariable(expr: PtExpression, variable: PtIdentifier, falseLabel: String) {
+        // if w==variable
+        // TODO reuse code from ifElse?
+        val varRight = asmgen.asmVariableName(variable)
+        if(expr is PtIdentifier) {
+            val varLeft = asmgen.asmVariableName(expr)
+            asmgen.out("""
+                lda  $varLeft
+                cmp  $varRight
+                bne  $falseLabel
+                lda  $varLeft+1
+                cmp  $varRight+1
+                bne  $falseLabel""")
+        } else {
+            asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr, RegisterOrPair.AY)
+            asmgen.out("""
+                cmp  $varRight
+                bne  $falseLabel
+                cpy  $varRight+1
+                bne  $falseLabel""")
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun translateWordExprNotEqualsNumber(expr: PtExpression, number: Int, falseLabel: String) {
+        // if w!=number
+        // TODO reuse code from ifElse?
+        if(expr is PtIdentifier) {
+            val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(expr)
+            asmgen.out("""
+                lda  $varname
+                cmp  #<$number
+                bne  +
+                lda  $varname+1
+                cmp  #>$number
+                beq  $falseLabel
++""")
+        } else {
+            asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr, RegisterOrPair.AY)
+            asmgen.out("""
+                cmp  #<$number
+                bne  +
+                cpy  #>$number
+                beq  $falseLabel
++""")
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun translateWordExprEqualsNumber(expr: PtExpression, number: Int, falseLabel: String) {
+        // if w==number
+        // TODO reuse code from ifElse?
+        if(expr is PtIdentifier) {
+            val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(expr)
+            asmgen.out("""
+                lda  $varname
+                cmp  #<$number
+                bne  $falseLabel
+                lda  $varname+1
+                cmp  #>$number
+                bne  $falseLabel""")
+        } else {
+            asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr, RegisterOrPair.AY)
+            asmgen.out(                """
+                cmp  #<$number
+                bne  $falseLabel
+                cpy  #>$number
+                bne  $falseLabel""")
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun translateWordExprIsNotZero(expr: PtExpression, falseLabel: String) {
+        // if w!=0
+        // TODO reuse code from ifElse?
+        if(expr is PtIdentifier) {
+            val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(expr)
+            asmgen.out("""
+                lda  $varname
+                ora  $varname+1
+                beq  $falseLabel""")
+        } else {
+            asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr, RegisterOrPair.AY)
+            asmgen.out("  sty  P8ZP_SCRATCH_REG |  ora  P8ZP_SCRATCH_REG |  beq  $falseLabel")
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun translateWordExprIsZero(expr: PtExpression, falseLabel: String) {
+        // if w==0
+        // TODO reuse code from ifElse?
+        if(expr is PtIdentifier) {
+            val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(expr)
+            asmgen.out("""
+                lda  $varname
+                ora  $varname+1
+                bne  $falseLabel""")
+        } else {
+            asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr, RegisterOrPair.AY)
+            asmgen.out("  sty  P8ZP_SCRATCH_REG |  ora  P8ZP_SCRATCH_REG |  bne  $falseLabel")
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun translateIfCompareWithZeroByteBranch(condition: PtBinaryExpression, signed: Boolean, falseLabel: String) {
+        // optimized code for byte comparisons with 0
+
+        val useBIT = asmgen.checkIfConditionCanUseBIT(condition)
+        if(useBIT!=null) {
+            // use a BIT instruction to test for bit 7 or 6 set/clear
+            val (testForBitSet, variable, bitmask) = useBIT
+            when (bitmask) {
+                128 -> {
+                    // test via bit + N flag
+                    asmgen.out("  bit  ${variable.name}")
+                    if(testForBitSet) asmgen.out("  bpl  $falseLabel")
+                    else asmgen.out("  bmi  $falseLabel")
+                    return
+                }
+                64 -> {
+                    // test via bit + V flag
+                    asmgen.out("  bit  ${variable.name}")
+                    if(testForBitSet) asmgen.out("  bvc  $falseLabel")
+                    else asmgen.out("  bvs  $falseLabel")
+                    return
+                }
+                else -> throw AssemblyError("BIT can only work on bits 7 and 6")
+            }
+        }
+
+        asmgen.assignConditionValueToRegisterAndTest(condition.left)
+        when (condition.operator) {
+            "==" -> asmgen.out("  bne  $falseLabel")
+            "!=" -> asmgen.out("  beq  $falseLabel")
+            ">" -> {
+                if(signed) asmgen.out("  bmi  $falseLabel |  beq  $falseLabel")
+                else asmgen.out("  beq  $falseLabel")
+            }
+            ">=" -> {
+                if(signed) asmgen.out("  bmi  $falseLabel")
+                else { /* always true for unsigned */ }
+            }
+            "<" -> {
+                if(signed) asmgen.out("  bpl  $falseLabel")
+                else asmgen.jmp(falseLabel)
+            }
+            "<=" -> {
+                if(signed) {
+                    // inverted '>'
+                    asmgen.out("""
+                        beq  +
+                        bpl  $falseLabel
++""")
+                } else asmgen.out("  bne  $falseLabel")
+            }
+            else -> throw AssemblyError("expected comparison operator")
+        }
+    }
+
+}

codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/ProgramAndVarsGen.kt

@@ -39,22 +39,21 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
             // the global list of all floating point constants for the whole program
             asmgen.out("; global float constants")
             for (flt in allocator.globalFloatConsts) {
-                val floatFill = compTarget.machine.getFloatAsmBytes(flt.key)
+                val floatFill = compTarget.getFloatAsmBytes(flt.key)
                 val floatvalue = flt.key
                 asmgen.out("${flt.value}\t.byte  $floatFill  ; float $floatvalue")
             }
 
             memorySlabs()
-            tempVars()
             footer()
         }
     }
 
     private fun header() {
         val ourName = this.javaClass.name
-        val cpu = when(compTarget.machine.cpu) {
+        val cpu = when(compTarget.cpu) {
             CpuType.CPU6502 -> "6502"
-            CpuType.CPU65c02 -> "w65c02"
+            CpuType.CPU65C02 -> "w65c02"
             else -> "unsupported"
         }
 
@@ -87,93 +86,121 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
             }
         }
 
-        when(options.output) {
-            OutputType.RAW -> {
-                asmgen.out("; ---- raw assembler program ----")
-                asmgen.out("* = ${options.loadAddress.toHex()}")
-                asmgen.out("prog8_program_start\t; start of program label")
-                asmgen.out("  cld")
-                asmgen.out("  tsx  ; save stackpointer for sys.exit()")
-                asmgen.out("  stx  prog8_lib.orig_stackpointer")
-                if(!options.noSysInit)
-                    asmgen.out("  jsr  p8_sys_startup.init_system")
-                asmgen.out("  jsr  p8_sys_startup.init_system_phase2")
+        if(options.compTarget.customLauncher.isNotEmpty()) {
+            asmgen.out("; ---- custom launcher assembler program ----")
+            asmgen.out("* = ${options.loadAddress.toHex()}")
+            asmgen.out("prog8_program_start\t; start of program label")
+            for(line in options.compTarget.customLauncher) {
+                asmgen.out(line)
             }
-            OutputType.PRG -> {
-                when(options.launcher) {
-                    CbmPrgLauncherType.BASIC -> {
-                        if (options.loadAddress != options.compTarget.machine.PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS) {
-                            errors.err("BASIC output must have load address ${options.compTarget.machine.PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS.toHex()}", program.position)
+            return
+        }
+
+        if(options.output == OutputType.LIBRARY) {
+
+            asmgen.out("; ---- library assembler program ----")
+            asmgen.out("* = ${options.loadAddress.toHex()}")
+            asmgen.out("prog8_program_start\t; start of program label")
+            asmgen.out("    jmp  p8b_main.p8s_start")
+            // note: the jmp above has 2 effects:
+            // 1. it prevents 64tass from stripping away all procs as unused code
+            // 2. it functions as the first entrypoint of the library, required anyway, to run the variable initialization/bss clear bootstrap code.
+
+        } else {
+
+            when (options.output) {
+                OutputType.LIBRARY -> { }
+                OutputType.RAW -> {
+                    asmgen.out("; ---- raw assembler program ----")
+                    asmgen.out("* = ${options.loadAddress.toHex()}")
+                    asmgen.out("prog8_program_start\t; start of program label")
+                    asmgen.out("  cld")
+                    asmgen.out("  tsx  ; save stackpointer for sys.exit()")
+                    asmgen.out("  stx  prog8_lib.orig_stackpointer")
+                    if (!options.noSysInit)
+                        asmgen.out("  jsr  p8_sys_startup.init_system")
+                    asmgen.out("  jsr  p8_sys_startup.init_system_phase2")
+                }
+                OutputType.PRG -> {
+                    when (options.launcher) {
+                        CbmPrgLauncherType.BASIC -> {
+                            if (options.loadAddress != options.compTarget.PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS) {
+                                errors.err(
+                                    "BASIC output must have load address ${options.compTarget.PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS.toHex()}",
+                                    program.position
+                                )
+                            }
+                            asmgen.out("; ---- basic program with sys call ----")
+                            asmgen.out("* = ${options.loadAddress.toHex()}")
+                            asmgen.out("prog8_program_start\t; start of program label")
+                            val year = LocalDate.now().year
+                            asmgen.out("  .word  (+), $year")
+                            asmgen.out("  .null  $9e, format(' %d ', prog8_entrypoint), $3a, $8f, ' prog8'")
+                            asmgen.out("+\t.word  0")
+                            asmgen.out("prog8_entrypoint")
+                            asmgen.out("  cld")
+                            asmgen.out("  tsx  ; save stackpointer for sys.exit()")
+                            asmgen.out("  stx  prog8_lib.orig_stackpointer")
+                            if (!options.noSysInit)
+                                asmgen.out("  jsr  p8_sys_startup.init_system")
+                            asmgen.out("  jsr  p8_sys_startup.init_system_phase2")
+                        }
+
+                        CbmPrgLauncherType.NONE -> {
+                            // this is the same as RAW
+                            asmgen.out("; ---- program without basic sys call ----")
+                            asmgen.out("* = ${options.loadAddress.toHex()}")
+                            asmgen.out("prog8_program_start\t; start of program label")
+                            asmgen.out("  cld")
+                            asmgen.out("  tsx  ; save stackpointer for sys.exit()")
+                            asmgen.out("  stx  prog8_lib.orig_stackpointer")
+                            if (!options.noSysInit)
+                                asmgen.out("  jsr  p8_sys_startup.init_system")
+                            asmgen.out("  jsr  p8_sys_startup.init_system_phase2")
                         }
-                        asmgen.out("; ---- basic program with sys call ----")
-                        asmgen.out("* = ${options.loadAddress.toHex()}")
-                        asmgen.out("prog8_program_start\t; start of program label")
-                        val year = LocalDate.now().year
-                        asmgen.out("  .word  (+), $year")
-                        asmgen.out("  .null  $9e, format(' %d ', prog8_entrypoint), $3a, $8f, ' prog8'")
-                        asmgen.out("+\t.word  0")
-                        asmgen.out("prog8_entrypoint")
-                        asmgen.out("  cld")
-                        asmgen.out("  tsx  ; save stackpointer for sys.exit()")
-                        asmgen.out("  stx  prog8_lib.orig_stackpointer")
-                        if(!options.noSysInit)
-                            asmgen.out("  jsr  p8_sys_startup.init_system")
-                        asmgen.out("  jsr  p8_sys_startup.init_system_phase2")
-                    }
-                    CbmPrgLauncherType.NONE -> {
-                        // this is the same as RAW
-                        asmgen.out("; ---- program without basic sys call ----")
-                        asmgen.out("* = ${options.loadAddress.toHex()}")
-                        asmgen.out("prog8_program_start\t; start of program label")
-                        asmgen.out("  cld")
-                        asmgen.out("  tsx  ; save stackpointer for sys.exit()")
-                        asmgen.out("  stx  prog8_lib.orig_stackpointer")
-                        if(!options.noSysInit)
-                            asmgen.out("  jsr  p8_sys_startup.init_system")
-                        asmgen.out("  jsr  p8_sys_startup.init_system_phase2")
                     }
                 }
+                OutputType.XEX -> {
+                    asmgen.out("; ---- atari xex program ----")
+                    asmgen.out("* = ${options.loadAddress.toHex()}")
+                    asmgen.out("prog8_program_start\t; start of program label")
+                    asmgen.out("  cld")
+                    asmgen.out("  tsx  ; save stackpointer for sys.exit()")
+                    asmgen.out("  stx  prog8_lib.orig_stackpointer")
+                    if (!options.noSysInit)
+                        asmgen.out("  jsr  p8_sys_startup.init_system")
+                    asmgen.out("  jsr  p8_sys_startup.init_system_phase2")
+                }
             }
-            OutputType.XEX -> {
-                asmgen.out("; ---- atari xex program ----")
-                asmgen.out("* = ${options.loadAddress.toHex()}")
-                asmgen.out("prog8_program_start\t; start of program label")
-                asmgen.out("  cld")
-                asmgen.out("  tsx  ; save stackpointer for sys.exit()")
-                asmgen.out("  stx  prog8_lib.orig_stackpointer")
-                if(!options.noSysInit)
-                    asmgen.out("  jsr  p8_sys_startup.init_system")
-                asmgen.out("  jsr  p8_sys_startup.init_system_phase2")
-            }
-        }
 
-        if(options.zeropage !in arrayOf(ZeropageType.BASICSAFE, ZeropageType.DONTUSE)) {
-            asmgen.out("""
-                ; zeropage is clobbered so we need to reset the machine at exit
-                lda  #>sys.reset_system
-                pha
-                lda  #<sys.reset_system
-                pha""")
-        }
+            if (options.zeropage !in arrayOf(ZeropageType.BASICSAFE, ZeropageType.DONTUSE)) {
+                asmgen.out("""
+                    ; zeropage is clobbered so we need to reset the machine at exit
+                    lda  #>sys.reset_system
+                    pha
+                    lda  #<sys.reset_system
+                    pha""")
+            }
 
-        when(compTarget.name) {
-            "cx16" -> {
-                if(options.floats)
-                    asmgen.out("  lda  #4 |  sta  $01")    // to use floats, make sure Basic rom is banked in
-                asmgen.out("  jsr  p8b_main.p8s_start")
-                asmgen.out("  jmp  p8_sys_startup.cleanup_at_exit")
-            }
-            "c64" -> {
-                asmgen.out("  jsr  p8b_main.p8s_start")
-                asmgen.out("  jmp  p8_sys_startup.cleanup_at_exit")
-            }
-            "c128" -> {
-                asmgen.out("  jsr  p8b_main.p8s_start")
-                asmgen.out("  jmp  p8_sys_startup.cleanup_at_exit")
-            }
-            else -> {
-                asmgen.out("  jsr  p8b_main.p8s_start")
-                asmgen.out("  jmp  p8_sys_startup.cleanup_at_exit")
+            when (compTarget.name) {
+                "cx16" -> {
+                    if (options.floats)
+                        asmgen.out("  lda  #4 |  sta  $01")    // to use floats, make sure Basic rom is banked in
+                    asmgen.out("  jsr  p8b_main.p8s_start")
+                    asmgen.out("  jmp  p8_sys_startup.cleanup_at_exit")
+                }
+                "c64" -> {
+                    asmgen.out("  jsr  p8b_main.p8s_start")
+                    asmgen.out("  jmp  p8_sys_startup.cleanup_at_exit")
+                }
+                "c128" -> {
+                    asmgen.out("  jsr  p8b_main.p8s_start")
+                    asmgen.out("  jmp  p8_sys_startup.cleanup_at_exit")
+                }
+                else -> {
+                    asmgen.out("  jsr  p8b_main.p8s_start")
+                    asmgen.out("  jmp  p8_sys_startup.cleanup_at_exit")
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -191,27 +218,6 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun tempVars() {
-        asmgen.out("; expression temp vars\n  .section BSS")
-        for((dt, count) in asmgen.tempVarsCounters) {
-            if(count>0) {
-                for(num in 1..count) {
-                    val name = asmgen.buildTempVarName(dt, num)
-                    when (dt) {
-                        DataType.BOOL  -> asmgen.out("$name    .byte  ?")
-                        DataType.BYTE  -> asmgen.out("$name    .char  ?")
-                        DataType.UBYTE -> asmgen.out("$name    .byte  ?")
-                        DataType.WORD  -> asmgen.out("$name    .sint  ?")
-                        DataType.UWORD -> asmgen.out("$name    .word  ?")
-                        DataType.FLOAT -> asmgen.out("$name    .fill  ${options.compTarget.machine.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE}")
-                        else -> throw AssemblyError("weird dt for extravar $dt")
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        asmgen.out("  .send BSS")
-    }
-
     private fun footer() {
         var relocateBssVars = false
         var relocateBssSlabs = false
@@ -219,49 +225,49 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
         var relocatedBssEnd = 0u
 
         if(options.varsGolden) {
-            if(options.compTarget.machine.BSSGOLDENRAM_START == 0u ||
-                options.compTarget.machine.BSSGOLDENRAM_END == 0u ||
-                options.compTarget.machine.BSSGOLDENRAM_END <= options.compTarget.machine.BSSGOLDENRAM_START) {
+            if(options.compTarget.BSSGOLDENRAM_START == 0u ||
+                options.compTarget.BSSGOLDENRAM_END == 0u ||
+                options.compTarget.BSSGOLDENRAM_END <= options.compTarget.BSSGOLDENRAM_START) {
                 throw AssemblyError("current compilation target hasn't got the golden ram area properly defined or it is simply not available")
             }
             relocateBssVars = true
-            relocatedBssStart = options.compTarget.machine.BSSGOLDENRAM_START
-            relocatedBssEnd = options.compTarget.machine.BSSGOLDENRAM_END
+            relocatedBssStart = options.compTarget.BSSGOLDENRAM_START
+            relocatedBssEnd = options.compTarget.BSSGOLDENRAM_END
         }
         else if(options.varsHighBank!=null) {
-            if(options.compTarget.machine.BSSHIGHRAM_START == 0u ||
-                options.compTarget.machine.BSSHIGHRAM_END == 0u ||
-                options.compTarget.machine.BSSHIGHRAM_END <= options.compTarget.machine.BSSHIGHRAM_START) {
+            if(options.compTarget.BSSHIGHRAM_START == 0u ||
+                options.compTarget.BSSHIGHRAM_END == 0u ||
+                options.compTarget.BSSHIGHRAM_END <= options.compTarget.BSSHIGHRAM_START) {
                 throw AssemblyError("current compilation target hasn't got the high ram area properly defined or it is simply not available")
             }
             if(options.slabsHighBank!=null && options.varsHighBank!=options.slabsHighBank)
                 throw AssemblyError("slabs and vars high bank must be the same")
             relocateBssVars = true
-            relocatedBssStart = options.compTarget.machine.BSSHIGHRAM_START
-            relocatedBssEnd = options.compTarget.machine.BSSHIGHRAM_END
+            relocatedBssStart = options.compTarget.BSSHIGHRAM_START
+            relocatedBssEnd = options.compTarget.BSSHIGHRAM_END
         }
 
         if(options.slabsGolden) {
-            if(options.compTarget.machine.BSSGOLDENRAM_START == 0u ||
-                options.compTarget.machine.BSSGOLDENRAM_END == 0u ||
-                options.compTarget.machine.BSSGOLDENRAM_END <= options.compTarget.machine.BSSGOLDENRAM_START) {
+            if(options.compTarget.BSSGOLDENRAM_START == 0u ||
+                options.compTarget.BSSGOLDENRAM_END == 0u ||
+                options.compTarget.BSSGOLDENRAM_END <= options.compTarget.BSSGOLDENRAM_START) {
                 throw AssemblyError("current compilation target hasn't got the golden ram area properly defined or it is simply not available")
             }
             relocateBssSlabs = true
-            relocatedBssStart = options.compTarget.machine.BSSGOLDENRAM_START
-            relocatedBssEnd = options.compTarget.machine.BSSGOLDENRAM_END
+            relocatedBssStart = options.compTarget.BSSGOLDENRAM_START
+            relocatedBssEnd = options.compTarget.BSSGOLDENRAM_END
         }
         else if(options.slabsHighBank!=null) {
-            if(options.compTarget.machine.BSSHIGHRAM_START == 0u ||
-                options.compTarget.machine.BSSHIGHRAM_END == 0u ||
-                options.compTarget.machine.BSSHIGHRAM_END <= options.compTarget.machine.BSSHIGHRAM_START) {
+            if(options.compTarget.BSSHIGHRAM_START == 0u ||
+                options.compTarget.BSSHIGHRAM_END == 0u ||
+                options.compTarget.BSSHIGHRAM_END <= options.compTarget.BSSHIGHRAM_START) {
                 throw AssemblyError("current compilation target hasn't got the high ram area properly defined or it is simply not available")
             }
             if(options.varsHighBank!=null && options.varsHighBank!=options.slabsHighBank)
                 throw AssemblyError("slabs and vars high bank must be the same")
             relocateBssSlabs = true
-            relocatedBssStart = options.compTarget.machine.BSSHIGHRAM_START
-            relocatedBssEnd = options.compTarget.machine.BSSHIGHRAM_END
+            relocatedBssStart = options.compTarget.BSSHIGHRAM_START
+            relocatedBssEnd = options.compTarget.BSSHIGHRAM_END
         }
 
         asmgen.out("; bss sections")
@@ -271,6 +277,7 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
                 asmgen.out("  .dsection slabs_BSS")
             asmgen.out("prog8_program_end\t; end of program label for progend()")
             asmgen.out("  * = ${relocatedBssStart.toHex()}")
+            asmgen.out("  .dsection BSS_NOCLEAR")
             asmgen.out("prog8_bss_section_start")
             asmgen.out("  .dsection BSS")
             if(relocateBssSlabs)
@@ -278,6 +285,7 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
             asmgen.out("  .cerror * > ${relocatedBssEnd.toHex()}, \"too many variables/data for BSS section\"")
             asmgen.out("prog8_bss_section_size = * - prog8_bss_section_start")
         } else {
+            asmgen.out("  .dsection BSS_NOCLEAR")
             asmgen.out("prog8_bss_section_start")
             asmgen.out("  .dsection BSS")
             asmgen.out("prog8_bss_section_size = * - prog8_bss_section_start")
@@ -290,6 +298,10 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
                 asmgen.out("  .cerror * > ${relocatedBssEnd.toHex()}, \"too many data for slabs_BSS section\"")
             }
         }
+
+        if(relocatedBssEnd >= options.memtopAddress)
+            options.memtopAddress = relocatedBssEnd+1u
+
         asmgen.out("  ; memtop check")
         asmgen.out("  .cerror * >= ${options.memtopAddress.toHex()}, \"Program too long by \", * - ${(options.memtopAddress-1u).toHex()}, \" bytes, memtop=${options.memtopAddress.toHex()}\"")
     }
@@ -318,7 +330,9 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
             initializers.forEach { assign ->
                 if((assign.value as? PtNumber)?.number != 0.0 || allocator.isZpVar(assign.target.identifier!!.name))
                     asmgen.translate(assign)
-                // the other variables that should be set to zero are done so as part of the BSS section.
+                else
+                    throw AssemblyError("non-zp variable should not be initialized to zero; it will be zeroed as part of BSS clear")
+                // the other variables that should be set to zero are done so as part of the BSS section clear.
             }
             asmgen.out("  rts\n  .bend")
         }
@@ -335,7 +349,7 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
         val varsInBlock = getVars(scope)
 
         // Zeropage Variables
-        val varnames = varsInBlock.filter { it.value.type==StNodeType.STATICVAR }.map { it.value.scopedName }.toSet()
+        val varnames = varsInBlock.filter { it.value.type==StNodeType.STATICVAR }.map { it.value.scopedNameString }.toSet()
         zeropagevars2asm(varnames)
 
         // MemDefs and Consts
@@ -349,7 +363,7 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
 
         // normal statically allocated variables
         val variables = varsInBlock
-            .filter { it.value.type==StNodeType.STATICVAR && !allocator.isZpVar(it.value.scopedName) }
+            .filter { it.value.type==StNodeType.STATICVAR && !allocator.isZpVar(it.value.scopedNameString) }
             .map { it.value as StStaticVariable }
         nonZpVariables2asm(variables)
     }
@@ -403,7 +417,7 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
         val varsInSubroutine = getVars(scope)
 
         // Zeropage Variables
-        val varnames = varsInSubroutine.filter { it.value.type==StNodeType.STATICVAR }.map { it.value.scopedName }.toSet()
+        val varnames = varsInSubroutine.filter { it.value.type==StNodeType.STATICVAR }.map { it.value.scopedNameString }.toSet()
         zeropagevars2asm(varnames)
 
         // MemDefs and Consts
@@ -421,22 +435,35 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
         if((sub.name=="start" || sub.name=="p8s_start") && (sub.definingBlock()!!.name=="main" || sub.definingBlock()!!.name=="p8b_main"))
             entrypointInitialization()
 
-        if(functioncallAsmGen.optimizeIntArgsViaRegisters(sub)) {
-            asmgen.out("; simple int arg(s) passed via register(s)")
-            if(sub.parameters.size==1) {
-                val dt = sub.parameters[0].type
-                val target = AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.VARIABLE, asmgen, dt, sub, sub.parameters[0].position, variableAsmName = sub.parameters[0].name)
-                if(dt in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean)
-                    asmgen.assignRegister(RegisterOrPair.A, target)
+        val params = sub.signature.children.filterIsInstance<PtSubroutineParameter>()
+        if(functioncallAsmGen.optimizeIntArgsViaCpuRegisters(params)) {
+            asmgen.out("; simple int arg(s) passed via cpu register(s)")
+
+            fun varname(param: PtSubroutineParameter): String =
+                if(param.register==null)
+                    param.name
                 else
-                    asmgen.assignRegister(RegisterOrPair.AY, target)
-            } else {
-                require(sub.parameters.size==2)
-                // 2 simple byte args, first in A, second in Y
-                val target1 = AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.VARIABLE, asmgen, sub.parameters[0].type, sub, sub.parameters[0].position, variableAsmName = sub.parameters[0].name)
-                val target2 = AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.VARIABLE, asmgen, sub.parameters[1].type, sub, sub.parameters[1].position, variableAsmName = sub.parameters[1].name)
-                asmgen.assignRegister(RegisterOrPair.A, target1)
-                asmgen.assignRegister(RegisterOrPair.Y, target2)
+                    param.register!!.asScopedNameVirtualReg(param.type).joinToString(".")
+
+            when(params.size) {
+                1 -> {
+                    val dt = params[0].type
+                    val target = AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.VARIABLE, asmgen, dt, sub, params[0].position, variableAsmName = varname(params[0]))
+                    if(dt.isByteOrBool)
+                        asmgen.assignRegister(RegisterOrPair.A, target)     // single byte in A
+                    else
+                        asmgen.assignRegister(RegisterOrPair.AY, target)    // word in AY
+                }
+                2 -> {
+                    val target1 = AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.VARIABLE, asmgen, params[0].type, sub, params[0].position, variableAsmName = varname(params[0]))
+                    val target2 = AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.VARIABLE, asmgen, params[1].type, sub, params[1].position, variableAsmName = varname(params[1]))
+                    if(params[0].type.isByteOrBool && params[1].type.isByteOrBool) {
+                        // 2 byte args, first in A, second in Y
+                        asmgen.assignRegister(RegisterOrPair.A, target1)
+                        asmgen.assignRegister(RegisterOrPair.Y, target2)
+                    } else throw AssemblyError("cannot use registers for word+byte args")
+                }
+                else -> throw AssemblyError("cannot use registers for >2 args")
             }
         }
 
@@ -444,27 +471,27 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
         sub.children.forEach { asmgen.translate(it) }
 
         asmgen.out("; variables")
-        asmgen.out("    .section BSS")
+        asmgen.out("    .section BSS_NOCLEAR")      // these extra vars are initialized before use
         val asmGenInfo = asmgen.subroutineExtra(sub)
         for((dt, name, addr) in asmGenInfo.extraVars) {
             if(addr!=null)
                 asmgen.out("$name = $addr")
             else when(dt) {
-                DataType.UBYTE -> asmgen.out("$name    .byte  ?")
-                DataType.UWORD -> asmgen.out("$name    .word  ?")
-                DataType.FLOAT -> asmgen.out("$name    .fill  ${options.compTarget.machine.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE}")
+                BaseDataType.UBYTE, BaseDataType.BYTE, BaseDataType.BOOL -> asmgen.out("$name    .byte  ?")
+                BaseDataType.UWORD, BaseDataType.WORD -> asmgen.out("$name    .word  ?")
+                BaseDataType.FLOAT -> asmgen.out("$name    .fill  ${options.compTarget.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE}")
                 else -> throw AssemblyError("weird dt for extravar $dt")
             }
         }
         if(asmGenInfo.usedFloatEvalResultVar1)
-            asmgen.out("$subroutineFloatEvalResultVar1    .fill  ${options.compTarget.machine.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE}")
+            asmgen.out("$subroutineFloatEvalResultVar1    .fill  ${options.compTarget.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE}")
         if(asmGenInfo.usedFloatEvalResultVar2)
-            asmgen.out("$subroutineFloatEvalResultVar2    .fill  ${options.compTarget.machine.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE}")
-        asmgen.out("  .send BSS")
+            asmgen.out("$subroutineFloatEvalResultVar2    .fill  ${options.compTarget.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE}")
+        asmgen.out("  .send BSS_NOCLEAR")
 
         // normal statically allocated variables
         val variables = varsInSubroutine
-            .filter { it.value.type==StNodeType.STATICVAR && !allocator.isZpVar(it.value.scopedName) }
+            .filter { it.value.type==StNodeType.STATICVAR && !allocator.isZpVar(it.value.scopedNameString) }
             .map { it.value as StStaticVariable }
         nonZpVariables2asm(variables)
 
@@ -519,12 +546,12 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
 
         stringVarsWithInitInZp.forEach {
             val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(it.name)+"_init_value"
-            outputStringvar(varname, 0, it.value.second, it.value.first)
+            outputStringvar(varname, 0u, it.value.second, it.value.first)
         }
 
         arrayVarsWithInitInZp.forEach {
             val varname = asmgen.asmVariableName(it.name)+"_init_value"
-            arrayVariable2asm(varname, it.alloc.dt, 0, it.value, null)
+            arrayVariable2asm(varname, it.alloc.dt, 0u, it.value, null)
         }
 
         asmgen.out("+")
@@ -544,7 +571,7 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
 
     private fun getZpStringVarsWithInitvalue(): Collection<ZpStringWithInitial> {
         val result = mutableListOf<ZpStringWithInitial>()
-        val vars = allocator.zeropageVars.filter { it.value.dt==DataType.STR }
+        val vars = allocator.zeropageVars.filter { it.value.dt.isString }
         for (variable in vars) {
             val scopedName = variable.key
             val svar = symboltable.lookup(scopedName) as? StStaticVariable
@@ -556,7 +583,7 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
 
     private fun getZpArrayVarsWithInitvalue(): Collection<ZpArrayWithInitial> {
         val result = mutableListOf<ZpArrayWithInitial>()
-        val vars = allocator.zeropageVars.filter { it.value.dt in ArrayDatatypes }
+        val vars = allocator.zeropageVars.filter { it.value.dt.isArray }
         for (variable in vars) {
             val scopedName = variable.key
             val svar = symboltable.lookup(scopedName) as? StStaticVariable
@@ -572,7 +599,7 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
             if (scopedName.startsWith("cx16.r"))
                 continue        // The 16 virtual registers of the cx16 are not actual variables in zp, they're memory mapped
             val variable = symboltable.flat.getValue(scopedName) as StStaticVariable
-            if(variable.dt in SplitWordArrayTypes) {
+            if(variable.dt.isSplitWordArray) {
                 val lsbAddr = zpvar.address
                 val msbAddr = zpvar.address + (zpvar.size/2).toUInt()
                 asmgen.out("${scopedName.substringAfterLast('.')}_lsb \t= $lsbAddr \t; zp ${zpvar.dt} (lsbs)")
@@ -588,22 +615,37 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
         val (varsNoInit, varsWithInit) = variables.partition { it.uninitialized }
         if(varsNoInit.isNotEmpty()) {
             asmgen.out("; non-zeropage variables")
-            asmgen.out("  .section BSS")
-            val (notAligned, aligned) = varsNoInit.partition { it.align==0 }
-            notAligned.sortedWith(compareBy<StStaticVariable> { it.name }.thenBy { it.dt }).forEach {
-                uninitializedVariable2asm(it)
+            val (dirty, clean) = varsNoInit.partition { it.dirty }
+
+            fun generate(section: String, variables: List<StStaticVariable>) {
+                asmgen.out("  .section $section")
+                val (notAligned, aligned) = variables.partition { it.align == 0u }
+                notAligned.sortedWith(compareBy<StStaticVariable> { it.name }.thenBy { it.dt.base }).forEach {
+                    uninitializedVariable2asm(it)
+                }
+                aligned.sortedWith(compareBy<StStaticVariable> { it.align }.thenBy { it.name }.thenBy { it.dt.base })
+                    .forEach { uninitializedVariable2asm(it) }
+                asmgen.out("  .send $section")
             }
-            aligned.sortedWith(compareBy<StStaticVariable> { it.align }.thenBy { it.name }.thenBy { it.dt }).forEach {
-                uninitializedVariable2asm(it)
+
+            if(clean.isNotEmpty()) {
+                // clean vars end up in BSS so they're at least cleared to 0 at startup
+                generate("BSS", clean)
+            }
+            if(dirty.isNotEmpty()) {
+                // Dirty vars actually are ALSO are put into BSS so they're cleared to 0 at program startup,
+                // but NOT at each entry of the subroutine they're declared in.
+                // This saves the STZ's instructions in the subroutine, while still having deterministic start state.
+                // So there is no actual difference here when compared to the way non-dirty variables are allocated.
+                generate("BSS", dirty)
             }
-            asmgen.out("  .send BSS")
         }
 
         if(varsWithInit.isNotEmpty()) {
             asmgen.out("; non-zeropage variables with init value")
-            val (stringvars, othervars) = varsWithInit.sortedBy { it.name }.partition { it.dt == DataType.STR }
-            val (notAlignedStrings, alignedStrings) = stringvars.partition { it.align==0 }
-            val (notAlignedOther, alignedOther) = othervars.partition { it.align==0 }
+            val (stringvars, othervars) = varsWithInit.sortedBy { it.name }.partition { it.dt.isString }
+            val (notAlignedStrings, alignedStrings) = stringvars.partition { it.align==0u }
+            val (notAlignedOther, alignedOther) = othervars.partition { it.align==0u }
             notAlignedStrings.forEach {
                 outputStringvar(
                     it.name,
@@ -611,6 +653,7 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
                     it.initializationStringValue!!.second,
                     it.initializationStringValue!!.first
                 )
+                asmgen.romableError("string (${it.dt} ${it.name}) can only be used as read-only in ROMable code", Position.DUMMY, false)     // TODO print warning with position of the var
             }
             alignedStrings.sortedBy { it.align }.forEach {
                 outputStringvar(
@@ -619,73 +662,94 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
                     it.initializationStringValue!!.second,
                     it.initializationStringValue!!.first
                 )
+                asmgen.romableError("string (${it.dt} ${it.name}) can only be used as read-only in ROMable code", Position.DUMMY, false)     // TODO print warning with position of the var
             }
 
             notAlignedOther.sortedBy { it.type }.forEach {
                 staticVariable2asm(it)
+                if(it.dt.isArray)
+                    asmgen.romableError("array (${it.dt} ${it.name}) can only be used as read-only in ROMable code", Position.DUMMY, false)     // TODO print warning with position of the var
+                else
+                    asmgen.romableError("inlined variable (${it.dt} ${it.name})", Position.DUMMY)       // TODO print warning with position of the var
             }
             alignedOther.sortedBy { it.align }.sortedBy { it.type }.forEach {
                 staticVariable2asm(it)
+                if(it.dt.isArray)
+                    asmgen.romableError("array (${it.dt} ${it.name}) can only be used as read-only in ROMable code", Position.DUMMY, false)     // TODO print warning with position of the var
+                else
+                    asmgen.romableError("inlined variable (${it.dt} ${it.name})", Position.DUMMY)       // TODO print warning with position of the var
             }
         }
     }
 
     private fun uninitializedVariable2asm(variable: StStaticVariable) {
-        when (variable.dt) {
-            DataType.BOOL, DataType.UBYTE -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.byte  ?")
-            DataType.BYTE -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.char  ?")
-            DataType.UWORD -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.word  ?")
-            DataType.WORD -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.sint  ?")
-            DataType.FLOAT -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.fill  ${compTarget.machine.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE}")
-            in SplitWordArrayTypes -> {
+        val dt = variable.dt
+        when {
+            dt.isBool || dt.isUnsignedByte -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.byte  ?")
+            dt.isSignedByte -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.char  ?")
+            dt.isUnsignedWord -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.word  ?")
+            dt.isSignedWord -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.sint  ?")
+            dt.isFloat -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.fill  ${compTarget.FLOAT_MEM_SIZE}")
+            dt.isSplitWordArray -> {
                 alignVar(variable.align)
-                val numbytesPerHalf = compTarget.memorySize(variable.dt, variable.length!!) / 2
+                val numbytesPerHalf = compTarget.memorySize(variable.dt, variable.length!!.toInt()) / 2
                 asmgen.out("${variable.name}_lsb\t.fill  $numbytesPerHalf")
                 asmgen.out("${variable.name}_msb\t.fill  $numbytesPerHalf")
             }
-            in ArrayDatatypes -> {
+            dt.isArray -> {
                 alignVar(variable.align)
-                val numbytes = compTarget.memorySize(variable.dt, variable.length!!)
+                val numbytes = compTarget.memorySize(variable.dt, variable.length!!.toInt())
                 asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.fill  $numbytes")
             }
+            dt.isPointer -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.word  ?")        // a pointer is just an uword address
+            dt.isPointerArray -> {
+                TODO("pointers are not supported yet")
+            }
             else -> {
                 throw AssemblyError("weird dt")
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private fun alignVar(align: Int) {
-        if(align > 1)
+    private fun alignVar(align: UInt) {
+        if(align > 1u)
             asmgen.out("  .align  ${align.toHex()}")
     }
 
     private fun staticVariable2asm(variable: StStaticVariable) {
-        val initialValue: Number =
-            if(variable.initializationNumericValue!=null) {
-                if(variable.dt== DataType.FLOAT)
-                    variable.initializationNumericValue!!
-                else
-                    variable.initializationNumericValue!!.toInt()
-            } else 0
+        if(!variable.dt.isArray && !variable.dt.isString) {
+            throw AssemblyError("static variables with an initialization value can only be an array or a string, not ${variable.dt} (${variable.name} ${variable.astNode?.position}")
+            // because numeric variables are in the BSS section and get initialized via assignment statements
+        }
 
-        when (variable.dt) {
-            DataType.BOOL, DataType.UBYTE -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.byte  ${initialValue.toHex()}")
-            DataType.BYTE -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.char  $initialValue")
-            DataType.UWORD -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.word  ${initialValue.toHex()}")
-            DataType.WORD -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.sint  $initialValue")
-            DataType.FLOAT -> {
-                if(initialValue==0) {
-                    asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.byte  0,0,0,0,0  ; float")
-                } else {
-                    val floatFill = compTarget.machine.getFloatAsmBytes(initialValue)
-                    asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.byte  $floatFill  ; float $initialValue")
-                }
-            }
-            DataType.STR -> {
+//        val initialValue: Number =
+//            if(variable.initializationNumericValue!=null) {
+//                if(variable.dt.isFloat)
+//                    variable.initializationNumericValue!!
+//                else
+//                    variable.initializationNumericValue!!.toInt()
+//            } else 0
+//
+
+        val dt=variable.dt
+        when {
+//            dt.isBool || dt.isUnsignedByte -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.byte  ${initialValue.toHex()}")
+//            dt.isSignedByte -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.char  $initialValue")
+//            dt.isUnsignedWord -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.word  ${initialValue.toHex()}")
+//            dt.isSignedWord -> asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.sint  $initialValue")
+//            dt.isFloat -> {
+//                if(initialValue==0) {
+//                    asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.byte  0,0,0,0,0  ; float")
+//                } else {
+//                    val floatFill = compTarget.getFloatAsmBytes(initialValue)
+//                    asmgen.out("${variable.name}\t.byte  $floatFill  ; float $initialValue")
+//                }
+//            }
+            dt.isString -> {
                 throw AssemblyError("all string vars should have been interned into prog")
             }
-            in ArrayDatatypes -> {
-                arrayVariable2asm(variable.name, variable.dt, variable.align, variable.initializationArrayValue, variable.length)
+            dt.isArray -> {
+                arrayVariable2asm(variable.name, variable.dt, variable.align, variable.initializationArrayValue, variable.length?.toInt())
             }
             else -> {
                 throw AssemblyError("weird dt")
@@ -693,10 +757,10 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun arrayVariable2asm(varname: String, dt: DataType, align: Int, value: StArray?, orNumberOfZeros: Int?) {
+    private fun arrayVariable2asm(varname: String, dt: DataType, align: UInt, value: StArray?, orNumberOfZeros: Int?) {
         alignVar(align)
-        when(dt) {
-            DataType.ARRAY_UB, DataType.ARRAY_BOOL -> {
+        when {
+            dt.isUnsignedByteArray || dt.isBoolArray -> {
                 val data = makeArrayFillDataUnsigned(dt, value, orNumberOfZeros)
                 if (data.size <= 16)
                     asmgen.out("$varname\t.byte  ${data.joinToString()}")
@@ -706,7 +770,7 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
                         asmgen.out("  .byte  " + chunk.joinToString())
                 }
             }
-            DataType.ARRAY_B -> {
+            dt.isSignedByteArray -> {
                 val data = makeArrayFillDataSigned(dt, value, orNumberOfZeros)
                 if (data.size <= 16)
                     asmgen.out("$varname\t.char  ${data.joinToString()}")
@@ -716,7 +780,20 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
                         asmgen.out("  .char  " + chunk.joinToString())
                 }
             }
-            DataType.ARRAY_UW -> {
+            dt.isSplitWordArray -> {
+                if(dt.elementType().isUnsignedWord) {
+                    val data = makeArrayFillDataUnsigned(dt, value, orNumberOfZeros)
+                    asmgen.out("_array_$varname := ${data.joinToString()}")
+                    asmgen.out("${varname}_lsb\t.byte <_array_$varname")
+                    asmgen.out("${varname}_msb\t.byte >_array_$varname")
+                } else {
+                    val data = makeArrayFillDataSigned(dt, value, orNumberOfZeros)
+                    asmgen.out("_array_$varname := ${data.joinToString()}")
+                    asmgen.out("${varname}_lsb\t.byte <_array_$varname")
+                    asmgen.out("${varname}_msb\t.byte >_array_$varname")
+                }
+            }
+            dt.isUnsignedWordArray -> {
                 val data = makeArrayFillDataUnsigned(dt, value, orNumberOfZeros)
                 if (data.size <= 16)
                     asmgen.out("$varname\t.word  ${data.joinToString()}")
@@ -726,7 +803,7 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
                         asmgen.out("  .word  " + chunk.joinToString())
                 }
             }
-            DataType.ARRAY_W -> {
+            dt.isSignedWordArray -> {
                 val data = makeArrayFillDataSigned(dt, value, orNumberOfZeros)
                 if (data.size <= 16)
                     asmgen.out("$varname\t.sint  ${data.joinToString()}")
@@ -736,22 +813,10 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
                         asmgen.out("  .sint  " + chunk.joinToString())
                 }
             }
-            DataType.ARRAY_UW_SPLIT -> {
-                val data = makeArrayFillDataUnsigned(dt, value, orNumberOfZeros)
-                asmgen.out("_array_$varname := ${data.joinToString()}")
-                asmgen.out("${varname}_lsb\t.byte <_array_$varname")
-                asmgen.out("${varname}_msb\t.byte >_array_$varname")
-            }
-            DataType.ARRAY_W_SPLIT -> {
-                val data = makeArrayFillDataSigned(dt, value, orNumberOfZeros)
-                asmgen.out("_array_$varname := ${data.joinToString()}")
-                asmgen.out("${varname}_lsb\t.byte <_array_$varname")
-                asmgen.out("${varname}_msb\t.byte >_array_$varname")
-            }
-            DataType.ARRAY_F -> {
+            dt.isFloatArray -> {
                 val array = value ?: zeroFilledArray(orNumberOfZeros!!)
                 val floatFills = array.map {
-                    compTarget.machine.getFloatAsmBytes(it.number!!)
+                    compTarget.getFloatAsmBytes(it.number!!)
                 }
                 asmgen.out(varname)
                 for (f in array.zip(floatFills))
@@ -774,7 +839,7 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
             asmgen.out("  ${it.name} = ${it.address.toHex()}")
         }
         consts.sortedBy { it.name }.forEach {
-            if(it.dt==DataType.FLOAT)
+            if(it.dt==BaseDataType.FLOAT)
                 asmgen.out("  ${it.name} = ${it.value}")
             else
                 asmgen.out("  ${it.name} = ${it.value.toHex()}")
@@ -794,7 +859,7 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
             }
     }
 
-    private fun outputStringvar(varname: String, align: Int, encoding: Encoding, value: String) {
+    private fun outputStringvar(varname: String, align: UInt, encoding: Encoding, value: String) {
         alignVar(align)
         asmgen.out("$varname\t; $encoding:\"${value.escape().replace("\u0000", "<NULL>")}\"", false)
         val bytes = compTarget.encodeString(value, encoding).plus(0.toUByte())
@@ -805,8 +870,8 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
 
     private fun makeArrayFillDataUnsigned(dt: DataType, value: StArray?, orNumberOfZeros: Int?): List<String> {
         val array = value ?: zeroFilledArray(orNumberOfZeros!!)
-        return when (dt) {
-            DataType.ARRAY_BOOL ->
+        return when {
+            dt.isBoolArray ->
                 // byte array can never contain pointer-to types, so treat values as all integers
                 array.map {
                     if(it.boolean!=null)
@@ -816,18 +881,23 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
                         if(number==0.0) "0" else "1"
                     }
                 }
-            DataType.ARRAY_UB ->
+            dt.isUnsignedByteArray ->
                 // byte array can never contain pointer-to types, so treat values as all integers
                 array.map {
                     val number = it.number!!.toInt()
                     "$"+number.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')
                 }
-            DataType.ARRAY_UW, DataType.ARRAY_UW_SPLIT -> array.map {
+            dt.isArray && dt.elementType().isUnsignedWord -> array.map {
                 if(it.number!=null) {
                     "$" + it.number!!.toInt().toString(16).padStart(4, '0')
                 }
                 else if(it.addressOfSymbol!=null) {
-                    asmgen.asmSymbolName(it.addressOfSymbol!!)
+                    val addrOfSymbol = it.addressOfSymbol!!
+                    val symbol = symboltable.lookup(addrOfSymbol)!!
+                    if(symbol is StStaticVariable && symbol.dt.isSplitWordArray)
+                        asmgen.asmSymbolName(addrOfSymbol+"_lsb")  // the _lsb split array comes first in memory
+                    else
+                        asmgen.asmSymbolName(addrOfSymbol)
                 }
                 else
                     throw AssemblyError("weird array elt")
@@ -838,14 +908,14 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
 
     private fun makeArrayFillDataSigned(dt: DataType, value: StArray?, orNumberOfZeros: Int?): List<String> {
         val array = value ?: zeroFilledArray(orNumberOfZeros!!)
-        return when (dt) {
+        return when {
             // byte array can never contain pointer-to types, so treat values as all integers
-            DataType.ARRAY_UB ->
+            dt.isUnsignedByteArray ->
                 array.map {
                     val number = it.number!!.toInt()
                     "$"+number.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')
                 }
-            DataType.ARRAY_B ->
+            dt.isSignedByteArray ->
                 array.map {
                     val number = it.number!!.toInt()
                     val hexnum = number.absoluteValue.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')
@@ -854,11 +924,11 @@ internal class ProgramAndVarsGen(
                     else
                         "-$$hexnum"
                 }
-            DataType.ARRAY_UW, DataType.ARRAY_UW_SPLIT -> array.map {
+            dt.isArray && dt.elementType().isUnsignedWord -> array.map {
                 val number = it.number!!.toInt()
                 "$" + number.toString(16).padStart(4, '0')
             }
-            DataType.ARRAY_W, DataType.ARRAY_W_SPLIT -> array.map {
+            dt.isArray && dt.elementType().isSignedWord -> array.map {
                 val number = it.number!!.toInt()
                 val hexnum = number.absoluteValue.toString(16).padStart(4, '0')
                 if(number>=0)

codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/VariableAllocator.kt

@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ package prog8.codegen.cpu6502
 
 import com.github.michaelbull.result.fold
 import com.github.michaelbull.result.onSuccess
-import prog8.code.StNode
-import prog8.code.StNodeType
-import prog8.code.StStaticVariable
-import prog8.code.SymbolTable
+import prog8.code.*
 import prog8.code.core.*
 
 
@@ -14,7 +11,7 @@ internal class VariableAllocator(private val symboltable: SymbolTable,
                                  private val errors: IErrorReporter
 ) {
 
-    private val zeropage = options.compTarget.machine.zeropage
+    private val zeropage = options.compTarget.zeropage
     internal val globalFloatConsts = mutableMapOf<Double, String>()     // all float values in the entire program (value -> varname)
     internal val zeropageVars: Map<String, MemoryAllocator.VarAllocation>
 
@@ -23,7 +20,13 @@ internal class VariableAllocator(private val symboltable: SymbolTable,
         zeropageVars = zeropage.allocatedVariables
     }
 
-    internal fun isZpVar(scopedName: String) = scopedName in zeropageVars
+    internal fun isZpVar(scopedName: String): Boolean {
+        if(scopedName in zeropageVars)
+            return true
+
+        val v = symboltable.lookup(scopedName)
+        return if(v is StMemVar) v.address <= 255u else false
+    }
 
     internal fun getFloatAsmConst(number: Double): String {
         val asmName = globalFloatConsts[number]
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ internal class VariableAllocator(private val symboltable: SymbolTable,
         val varsRequiringZp = allVariables.filter { it.zpwish == ZeropageWish.REQUIRE_ZEROPAGE }
         val varsPreferringZp = allVariables.filter { it.zpwish == ZeropageWish.PREFER_ZEROPAGE }
         val varsNotZp = allVariables.filter { it.zpwish == ZeropageWish.NOT_IN_ZEROPAGE }
-        val (varsDontCareWithoutAlignment, varsDontCareWithAlignment) = allVariables.filter { it.zpwish == ZeropageWish.DONTCARE }.partition { it.align == 0 }
+        val (varsDontCareWithoutAlignment, varsDontCareWithAlignment) = allVariables.filter { it.zpwish == ZeropageWish.DONTCARE }.partition { it.align == 0u }
         require(varsDontCareWithAlignment.size + varsDontCareWithoutAlignment.size + varsRequiringZp.size + varsPreferringZp.size + varsNotZp.size == numberOfAllocatableVariables)
 
         var numVariablesAllocatedInZP = 0
@@ -57,10 +60,10 @@ internal class VariableAllocator(private val symboltable: SymbolTable,
 
         varsRequiringZp.forEach { variable ->
             val result = zeropage.allocate(
-                variable.scopedName,
+                variable.scopedNameString,
                 variable.dt,
-                variable.length,
-                variable.astNode.position,
+                variable.length?.toInt(),
+                variable.astNode?.position ?: Position.DUMMY,
                 errors
             )
             result.fold(
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ internal class VariableAllocator(private val symboltable: SymbolTable,
                     numVariablesAllocatedInZP++
                 },
                 failure = {
-                    errors.err(it.message!!, variable.astNode.position)
+                    errors.err(it.message!!, variable.astNode?.position ?: Position.DUMMY)
                 }
             )
         }
@@ -76,10 +79,10 @@ internal class VariableAllocator(private val symboltable: SymbolTable,
         if(errors.noErrors()) {
             varsPreferringZp.forEach { variable ->
                 val result = zeropage.allocate(
-                    variable.scopedName,
+                    variable.scopedNameString,
                     variable.dt,
-                    variable.length,
-                    variable.astNode.position,
+                    variable.length?.toInt(),
+                    variable.astNode?.position ?: Position.DUMMY,
                     errors
                 )
                 result.onSuccess { numVariablesAllocatedInZP++ }
@@ -89,17 +92,17 @@ internal class VariableAllocator(private val symboltable: SymbolTable,
             // try to allocate the "don't care" interger variables into the zeropage until it is full.
             // TODO some form of intelligent priorization? most often used variables first? loopcounter vars first? ...?
             if(errors.noErrors()) {
-                val sortedList = varsDontCareWithoutAlignment.sortedByDescending { it.scopedName }
+                val sortedList = varsDontCareWithoutAlignment.sortedByDescending { it.scopedNameString }
                 for (variable in sortedList) {
-                    if(variable.dt in IntegerDatatypesWithBoolean) {
+                    if(variable.dt.isIntegerOrBool) {
                         if(zeropage.free.isEmpty()) {
                             break
                         } else {
                             val result = zeropage.allocate(
-                                variable.scopedName,
+                                variable.scopedNameString,
                                 variable.dt,
-                                variable.length,
-                                variable.astNode.position,
+                                variable.length?.toInt(),
+                                variable.astNode?.position ?: Position.DUMMY,
                                 errors
                             )
                             result.onSuccess { numVariablesAllocatedInZP++ }
@@ -124,6 +127,6 @@ internal class VariableAllocator(private val symboltable: SymbolTable,
             }
         }
         collect(st)
-        return vars.sortedBy { it.dt }
+        return vars.sortedBy { it.dt.base }
     }
 }

codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/assignment/AnyExprAsmGen.kt

@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ package prog8.codegen.cpu6502.assignment
 
 import prog8.code.ast.PtBinaryExpression
 import prog8.code.ast.PtExpression
-import prog8.code.core.*
+import prog8.code.core.AssemblyError
+import prog8.code.core.ComparisonOperators
+import prog8.code.core.DataType
+import prog8.code.core.RegisterOrPair
 import prog8.code.target.C64Target
 import prog8.code.target.Cx16Target
 import prog8.codegen.cpu6502.AsmGen6502Internal
@@ -17,32 +20,38 @@ internal class AnyExprAsmGen(
     private val asmgen: AsmGen6502Internal
 ) {
     fun assignAnyExpressionUsingStack(expr: PtBinaryExpression, assign: AsmAssignment): Boolean {
-        when(expr.type) {
-            in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean -> {
-                if(expr.left.type in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean && expr.right.type in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean)
+        when {
+            expr.type.isByteOrBool -> {
+                if(expr.left.type.isByteOrBool && expr.right.type.isByteOrBool)
                     return assignByteBinExpr(expr, assign)
-                if (expr.left.type in WordDatatypes && expr.right.type in WordDatatypes) {
+                if (expr.left.type.isWord && expr.right.type.isWord) {
                     require(expr.operator in ComparisonOperators)
                     throw AssemblyError("words operands comparison -> byte, should have been handled elsewhere")
                 }
-                if (expr.left.type==DataType.FLOAT && expr.right.type==DataType.FLOAT) {
+                if (expr.left.type.isFloat && expr.right.type.isFloat) {
                     require(expr.operator in ComparisonOperators)
                     return assignFloatBinExpr(expr, assign)
                 }
                 throw AssemblyError("weird expr operand types: ${expr.left.type} and ${expr.right.type}")
             }
-            in WordDatatypes -> {
-                require(expr.left.type in WordDatatypes && expr.right.type in WordDatatypes) {
+            expr.type.isWord -> {
+                require(expr.left.type.isWord && expr.right.type.isWord) {
                     "both operands must be words"
                 }
                 throw AssemblyError("expression should have been handled otherwise: word ${expr.operator} at ${expr.position}")
             }
-            DataType.FLOAT -> {
-                require(expr.left.type==DataType.FLOAT && expr.right.type==DataType.FLOAT) {
+            expr.type.isFloat -> {
+                require(expr.left.type.isFloat && expr.right.type.isFloat) {
                     "both operands must be floats"
                 }
                 return assignFloatBinExpr(expr, assign)
             }
+            expr.type.isPointer -> {
+                require((expr.left.type.isPointer || expr.left.type.isUnsignedWord) && (expr.right.type.isPointer || expr.right.type.isUnsignedWord)) {
+                    "both operands must be pointers or uwords"
+                }
+                throw AssemblyError("expression should have been handled otherwise: pointer ${expr.operator} at ${expr.position}")
+            }
             else -> throw AssemblyError("weird expression type in assignment")
         }
     }
@@ -50,7 +59,7 @@ internal class AnyExprAsmGen(
     private fun assignByteBinExpr(expr: PtBinaryExpression, assign: AsmAssignment): Boolean {
         when(expr.operator) {
             "+" -> {
-                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr.left, RegisterOrPair.A, false)
+                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr.left, RegisterOrPair.A)
                 asmgen.out("  pha")
                 asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(expr.right, "P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1", DataType.UBYTE)
                 asmgen.out("  pla |  clc |  adc  P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1")
@@ -58,7 +67,7 @@ internal class AnyExprAsmGen(
                 return true
             }
             "-" -> {
-                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr.left, RegisterOrPair.A, false)
+                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr.left, RegisterOrPair.A)
                 asmgen.out("  pha")
                 asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(expr.right, "P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1", DataType.UBYTE)
                 asmgen.out("  pla |  sec |  sbc  P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1")
@@ -73,7 +82,7 @@ internal class AnyExprAsmGen(
             "and" -> TODO("logical and (with optional shortcircuit) ${expr.position}")
             "or" -> TODO("logical or (with optional shortcircuit) ${expr.position}")
             "&" -> {
-                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr.left, RegisterOrPair.A, false)
+                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr.left, RegisterOrPair.A)
                 asmgen.out("  pha")
                 asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(expr.right, "P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1", DataType.UBYTE)
                 asmgen.out("  pla |  and  P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1")
@@ -81,7 +90,7 @@ internal class AnyExprAsmGen(
                 return true
             }
             "|" -> {
-                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr.left, RegisterOrPair.A, false)
+                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr.left, RegisterOrPair.A)
                 asmgen.out("  pha")
                 asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(expr.right, "P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1", DataType.UBYTE)
                 asmgen.out("  pla |  ora  P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1")
@@ -89,7 +98,7 @@ internal class AnyExprAsmGen(
                 return true
             }
             "^", "xor" -> {
-                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr.left, RegisterOrPair.A, false)
+                asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(expr.left, RegisterOrPair.A)
                 asmgen.out("  pha")
                 asmgen.assignExpressionToVariable(expr.right, "P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1", DataType.UBYTE)
                 asmgen.out("  pla |  eor  P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1")
@@ -190,7 +199,7 @@ internal class AnyExprAsmGen(
                 asmgen.assignExpressionToRegister(right, RegisterOrPair.FAC2, true)
                 if (!right.isSimple()) asmgen.popFAC1()
             }
-            else -> TODO("don't know how to evaluate float expression for selected compilation target")
+            else -> TODO("don't know how to evaluate float expression for selected compilation target  ${left.position}")
         }
     }
 

codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/assignment/AsmAssignment.kt

@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ package prog8.codegen.cpu6502.assignment
 import prog8.code.ast.*
 import prog8.code.core.*
 import prog8.codegen.cpu6502.AsmGen6502Internal
-import prog8.codegen.cpu6502.returnsWhatWhere
 
 
 internal enum class TargetStorageKind {
     VARIABLE,
     ARRAY,
     MEMORY,
-    REGISTER
+    REGISTER,
+    VOID       // assign nothing - used in multi-value assigns for void placeholders
 }
 
 internal enum class SourceStorageKind {
@@ -39,16 +39,28 @@ internal class AsmAssignTarget(val kind: TargetStorageKind,
     val asmVarname: String by lazy {
         if (array == null)
             variableAsmName!!
-        else
-            asmgen.asmVariableName(array.variable)
+        else {
+            if(array.variable==null)
+                TODO("asmVarname for array with pointer")
+            asmgen.asmVariableName(array.variable!!)
+        }
     }
 
     init {
-        if(register!=null && datatype !in NumericDatatypesWithBoolean)
+        if(register!=null && !datatype.isNumericOrBool)
             throw AssemblyError("must be numeric type")
     }
 
     companion object {
+        fun fromAstAssignmentMulti(targets: List<PtAssignTarget>, definingSub: IPtSubroutine?, asmgen: AsmGen6502Internal): List<AsmAssignTarget> {
+            return targets.map {
+                if(it.void)
+                    AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.VOID, asmgen, DataType.UNDEFINED, null, it.position)
+                else
+                    fromAstAssignment(it, definingSub, asmgen)
+            }
+        }
+
         fun fromAstAssignment(target: PtAssignTarget, definingSub: IPtSubroutine?, asmgen: AsmGen6502Internal): AsmAssignTarget {
             with(target) {
                 when {
@@ -77,12 +89,20 @@ internal class AsmAssignTarget(val kind: TargetStorageKind,
                 when(registers) {
                     RegisterOrPair.A,
                     RegisterOrPair.X,
-                    RegisterOrPair.Y -> AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.REGISTER, asmgen, if(signed) DataType.BYTE else DataType.UBYTE, scope, pos, register = registers)
+                    RegisterOrPair.Y -> {
+                        val dt = if(signed) DataType.BYTE else DataType.UBYTE
+                        AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.REGISTER, asmgen, dt, scope, pos, register = registers)
+                    }
                     RegisterOrPair.AX,
                     RegisterOrPair.AY,
-                    RegisterOrPair.XY -> AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.REGISTER, asmgen, if(signed) DataType.WORD else DataType.UWORD, scope, pos, register = registers)
+                    RegisterOrPair.XY -> {
+                        val dt = if(signed) DataType.WORD else DataType.UWORD
+                        AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.REGISTER, asmgen, dt, scope, pos, register = registers)
+                    }
                     RegisterOrPair.FAC1,
-                    RegisterOrPair.FAC2 -> AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.REGISTER, asmgen, DataType.FLOAT, scope, pos, register = registers)
+                    RegisterOrPair.FAC2 -> {
+                        AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.REGISTER, asmgen, DataType.FLOAT, scope, pos, register = registers)
+                    }
                     RegisterOrPair.R0,
                     RegisterOrPair.R1,
                     RegisterOrPair.R2,
@@ -98,7 +118,10 @@ internal class AsmAssignTarget(val kind: TargetStorageKind,
                     RegisterOrPair.R12,
                     RegisterOrPair.R13,
                     RegisterOrPair.R14,
-                    RegisterOrPair.R15 -> AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.REGISTER, asmgen, if(signed) DataType.WORD else DataType.UWORD, scope, pos, register = registers)
+                    RegisterOrPair.R15 -> {
+                        val dt = if(signed) DataType.WORD else DataType.UWORD
+                        AsmAssignTarget(TargetStorageKind.REGISTER, asmgen, dt, scope, pos, register = registers)
+                    }
                 }
     }
 
@@ -119,9 +142,8 @@ internal class AsmAssignTarget(val kind: TargetStorageKind,
             TargetStorageKind.MEMORY -> {
                 left isSameAs memory!!
             }
-            TargetStorageKind.REGISTER -> {
-                false
-            }
+            TargetStorageKind.REGISTER -> false
+            TargetStorageKind.VOID -> false
         }
 }
 
@@ -141,8 +163,11 @@ internal class AsmAssignSource(val kind: SourceStorageKind,
     val asmVarname: String
         get() = if(array==null)
             variableAsmName!!
-        else
-            asmgen.asmVariableName(array.variable)
+        else {
+            if(array.variable==null)
+                TODO("asmVarname for array with pointer")
+            asmgen.asmVariableName(array.variable!!)
+        }
 
     companion object {
         fun fromAstSource(value: PtExpression, program: PtProgram, asmgen: AsmGen6502Internal): AsmAssignSource {
@@ -163,7 +188,7 @@ internal class AsmAssignSource(val kind: SourceStorageKind,
                         throw AssemblyError("can't assign from a asmsub register parameter $value ${value.position}")
                     val varName=asmgen.asmVariableName(value)
                     // special case: "cx16.r[0-15]" are 16-bits virtual registers of the commander X16 system
-                    if(value.type == DataType.UWORD && varName.lowercase().startsWith("cx16.r")) {
+                    if(value.type.isUnsignedWord && varName.lowercase().startsWith("cx16.r")) {
                         val regStr = varName.lowercase().substring(5)
                         val reg = RegisterOrPair.valueOf(regStr.uppercase())
                         AsmAssignSource(SourceStorageKind.REGISTER, program, asmgen, value.type, register = reg)
@@ -183,9 +208,12 @@ internal class AsmAssignSource(val kind: SourceStorageKind,
                 is PtFunctionCall -> {
                     val symbol = asmgen.symbolTable.lookup(value.name) ?: throw AssemblyError("lookup error ${value.name}")
                     val sub = symbol.astNode as IPtSubroutine
-                    val returnType = sub.returnsWhatWhere().firstOrNull { rr -> rr.first.registerOrPair != null || rr.first.statusflag!=null }?.second
+                    val returnType =
+                        if(sub is PtSub && sub.signature.returns.size>1)
+                            DataType.UNDEFINED      // TODO list of types instead?
+                        else
+                            sub.returnsWhatWhere().firstOrNull { rr -> rr.first.registerOrPair != null || rr.first.statusflag!=null }?.second
                             ?: throw AssemblyError("can't translate zero return values in assignment")
-
                     AsmAssignSource(SourceStorageKind.EXPRESSION, program, asmgen, returnType, expression = value)
                 }
                 else -> {
@@ -202,9 +230,9 @@ internal class AsmAssignSource(val kind: SourceStorageKind,
                 AsmAssignSource(kind, program, asmgen, newType, variableAsmName, array, memory, register, number, boolean, expression)
 
         if(target.datatype!=datatype) {
-            if(target.datatype in ByteDatatypes && datatype in ByteDatatypes) {
+            if(target.datatype.isByte && datatype.isByte) {
                 return withAdjustedDt(target.datatype)
-            } else if(target.datatype in WordDatatypes && datatype in WordDatatypes) {
+            } else if(target.datatype.isWord && datatype.isWord) {
                 return withAdjustedDt(target.datatype)
             }
         }
@@ -215,26 +243,30 @@ internal class AsmAssignSource(val kind: SourceStorageKind,
 
 
 internal sealed class AsmAssignmentBase(val source: AsmAssignSource,
-                                        val target: AsmAssignTarget,
+                                        val targets: List<AsmAssignTarget>,
                                         val memsizer: IMemSizer,
                                         val position: Position) {
     init {
-        if(target.register !in arrayOf(RegisterOrPair.XY, RegisterOrPair.AX, RegisterOrPair.AY))
-            require(source.datatype != DataType.UNDEFINED) { "must not be placeholder/undefined datatype at $position" }
-            require(memsizer.memorySize(source.datatype) <= memsizer.memorySize(target.datatype)) {
-                "source dt size must be less or equal to target dt size at $position srcdt=${source.datatype} targetdt=${target.datatype}"
-            }
+        targets.forEach { target ->
+            if (!source.datatype.isArray && !source.datatype.isUndefined && !target.datatype.isArray && !target.datatype.isUndefined)
+                require(memsizer.memorySize(source.datatype, null) <= memsizer.memorySize(target.datatype, null)) {
+                    "source dt size must be less or equal to target dt size at $position srcdt=${source.datatype} targetdt=${target.datatype}"
+                }
+        }
     }
+
+    val target: AsmAssignTarget
+        get() = targets.single()
 }
 
 internal class AsmAssignment(source: AsmAssignSource,
-                             target: AsmAssignTarget,
+                             targets: List<AsmAssignTarget>,
                              memsizer: IMemSizer,
-                             position: Position): AsmAssignmentBase(source, target, memsizer, position)
+                             position: Position): AsmAssignmentBase(source, targets, memsizer, position)
 
 internal class AsmAugmentedAssignment(source: AsmAssignSource,
                                       val operator: String,
                                       target: AsmAssignTarget,
                                       memsizer: IMemSizer,
-                                      position: Position): AsmAssignmentBase(source, target, memsizer, position)
+                                      position: Position): AsmAssignmentBase(source, listOf(target), memsizer, position)
 

codeGenCpu6502/test/Dummies.kt

@@ -4,16 +4,27 @@ import prog8.code.core.*
 
 
 internal object DummyMemsizer : IMemSizer {
-    override fun memorySize(dt: DataType) = when(dt) {
-        in ByteDatatypesWithBoolean -> 1
-        DataType.FLOAT -> 5
-        else -> 2
+    override fun memorySize(dt: DataType, numElements: Int?): Int {
+        if(dt.isPointerArray)
+            return 2 * numElements!!
+        else if(dt.isArray) {
+            require(numElements != null)
+            return when(dt.sub) {
+                BaseDataType.BOOL, BaseDataType.BYTE, BaseDataType.UBYTE -> numElements
+                BaseDataType.UWORD, BaseDataType.WORD -> numElements*2
+                BaseDataType.FLOAT -> numElements*5
+                else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("invalid sub type")
+            }
+        }
+        return when {
+            dt.isByteOrBool -> 1 * (numElements ?: 1)
+            dt.isFloat -> 5 * (numElements ?: 1)
+            else -> 2 * (numElements ?: 1)
+        }
     }
-    override fun memorySize(arrayDt: DataType, numElements: Int) = when(arrayDt) {
-        DataType.ARRAY_UW -> numElements*2
-        DataType.ARRAY_W -> numElements*2
-        DataType.ARRAY_F -> numElements*5
-        else -> numElements
+
+    override fun memorySize(dt: BaseDataType): Int {
+        return memorySize(DataType.forDt(dt), null)
     }
 }
 
@@ -59,6 +70,7 @@ internal class ErrorReporterForTests(private val throwExceptionAtReportIfErrors:
 
     override fun noErrors(): Boolean  = errors.isEmpty()
     override fun noErrorForLine(position: Position) = !errors.any { ":${position.line}:" in it }
+    override fun printSingleError(errormessage: String) { /* prints nothing in tests */ }
 
     override fun report() {
         infos.forEach { println("UNITTEST COMPILATION REPORT: INFO: $it") }

codeGenCpu6502/test/TestCodegen.kt

@@ -5,11 +5,15 @@ import io.kotest.assertions.withClue
 import io.kotest.core.spec.style.FunSpec
 import io.kotest.matchers.ints.shouldBeGreaterThanOrEqual
 import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
+import prog8.code.StMemVar
+import prog8.code.SymbolTable
 import prog8.code.SymbolTableMaker
 import prog8.code.ast.*
 import prog8.code.core.*
+import prog8.code.source.SourceCode
 import prog8.code.target.C64Target
 import prog8.codegen.cpu6502.AsmGen6502
+import prog8.codegen.cpu6502.VariableAllocator
 import java.nio.file.Files
 import kotlin.io.path.Path
 
@@ -25,8 +29,9 @@ class TestCodegen: FunSpec({
             zpAllowed = CompilationOptions.AllZeropageAllowed,
             floats = true,
             noSysInit = false,
+            romable = false,
             compTarget = target,
-            loadAddress = target.machine.PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS,
+            loadAddress = target.PROGRAM_LOAD_ADDRESS,
             memtopAddress = 0xffffu
         )
     }
@@ -47,30 +52,33 @@ class TestCodegen: FunSpec({
         val codegen = AsmGen6502(prefixSymbols = false, 0)
         val program = PtProgram("test", DummyMemsizer, DummyStringEncoder)
         val block = PtBlock("main",false, SourceCode.Generated("test"), PtBlock.Options(), Position.DUMMY)
-        val sub = PtSub("start", emptyList(), null, Position.DUMMY)
+        val sub = PtSub("start", emptyList(), emptyList(), Position.DUMMY)
         sub.add(PtVariable(
             "pi",
             DataType.UBYTE,
             ZeropageWish.DONTCARE,
             0u,
-            PtNumber(DataType.UBYTE, 0.0, Position.DUMMY),
+            false,
+            null,
             null,
             Position.DUMMY
         ))
         sub.add(PtVariable(
             "particleX",
-            DataType.ARRAY_UB,
+            DataType.arrayFor(BaseDataType.UBYTE),
             ZeropageWish.DONTCARE,
             0u,
+            false,
             null,
             3u,
             Position.DUMMY
         ))
         sub.add(PtVariable(
             "particleDX",
-            DataType.ARRAY_UB,
+            DataType.arrayFor(BaseDataType.UBYTE),
             ZeropageWish.DONTCARE,
             0u,
+            false,
             null,
             3u,
             Position.DUMMY
@@ -80,7 +88,8 @@ class TestCodegen: FunSpec({
             DataType.WORD,
             ZeropageWish.DONTCARE,
             0u,
-            PtNumber(DataType.WORD, 1.0, Position.DUMMY),
+            false,
+            null,
             null,
             Position.DUMMY
         ))
@@ -88,14 +97,14 @@ class TestCodegen: FunSpec({
         val assign = PtAugmentedAssign("+=", Position.DUMMY)
         val target = PtAssignTarget(false, Position.DUMMY).also {
             val targetIdx = PtArrayIndexer(DataType.UBYTE, Position.DUMMY).also { idx ->
-                idx.add(PtIdentifier("main.start.particleX", DataType.ARRAY_UB, Position.DUMMY))
-                idx.add(PtNumber(DataType.UBYTE, 2.0, Position.DUMMY))
+                idx.add(PtIdentifier("main.start.particleX", DataType.arrayFor(BaseDataType.UBYTE), Position.DUMMY))
+                idx.add(PtNumber(BaseDataType.UBYTE, 2.0, Position.DUMMY))
             }
             it.add(targetIdx)
         }
         val value = PtArrayIndexer(DataType.UBYTE, Position.DUMMY)
-        value.add(PtIdentifier("main.start.particleDX", DataType.ARRAY_UB, Position.DUMMY))
-        value.add(PtNumber(DataType.UBYTE, 2.0, Position.DUMMY))
+        value.add(PtIdentifier("main.start.particleDX", DataType.arrayFor(BaseDataType.UBYTE), Position.DUMMY))
+        value.add(PtNumber(BaseDataType.UBYTE, 2.0, Position.DUMMY))
         assign.add(target)
         assign.add(value)
         sub.add(assign)
@@ -113,7 +122,7 @@ class TestCodegen: FunSpec({
             it.add(PtIdentifier("main.start.xx", DataType.WORD, Position.DUMMY))
         }
         numberAssign.add(numberAssignTarget)
-        numberAssign.add(PtNumber(DataType.WORD, 42.0, Position.DUMMY))
+        numberAssign.add(PtNumber(BaseDataType.WORD, 42.0, Position.DUMMY))
         sub.add(numberAssign)
 
         val cxregAssign = PtAugmentedAssign("+=", Position.DUMMY)
@@ -158,5 +167,15 @@ class TestCodegen: FunSpec({
             }
         }
     }
+
+    test("memory mapped zp var is correctly considered to be zp var") {
+        val program = PtProgram("test", DummyMemsizer, DummyStringEncoder)
+        val st = SymbolTable(program)
+        st.add(StMemVar("zpmemvar", DataType.WORD, 0x20u, null, null))
+        st.add(StMemVar("normalmemvar", DataType.WORD, 0x9000u, null, null))
+        val allocator = VariableAllocator(st, getTestOptions(), ErrorReporterForTests())
+        allocator.isZpVar("zpmemvar") shouldBe true
+        allocator.isZpVar("normalmemvar") shouldBe false
+    }
 })
 

codeGenExperimental/build.gradle

@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-
-plugins {
-    id 'java'
-    id 'application'
-    id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm"
-}
-
-java {
-    targetCompatibility = JavaLanguageVersion.of(javaVersion)
-    sourceCompatibility = JavaLanguageVersion.of(javaVersion)
-}
-
-compileKotlin {
-    kotlinOptions {
-        jvmTarget = javaVersion
-    }
-}
-
-compileTestKotlin {
-    kotlinOptions {
-        jvmTarget = javaVersion
-    }
-}
-
-dependencies {
-    implementation project(':codeCore')
-    implementation project(':intermediate')
-    implementation project(':codeGenIntermediate')
-    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8"
-    // implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect"
-    implementation "com.michael-bull.kotlin-result:kotlin-result-jvm:2.0.0"
-
-}
-
-sourceSets {
-    main {
-        java {
-            srcDir "${project.projectDir}/src"
-        }
-        resources {
-            srcDir "${project.projectDir}/res"
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-// note: there are no unit tests in this module!

codeGenExperimental/build.gradle.kts

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.JvmTarget
+
+plugins {
+    kotlin("jvm")
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation(project(":codeCore"))
+    implementation(project(":simpleAst"))
+    implementation(project(":intermediate"))
+    implementation(project(":codeGenIntermediate"))
+    // implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8")
+    // implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect"
+    implementation("com.michael-bull.kotlin-result:kotlin-result-jvm:2.0.1")
+}
+
+sourceSets {
+    main {
+        java {
+            srcDir(file("${project.projectDir}/src"))
+        }
+        resources {
+            srcDir(file("${project.projectDir}/res"))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// note: there are no unit tests in this module!

codeGenExperimental/codeGenExperimental.iml

@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="codeGenIntermediate" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intermediate" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="codeCore" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="simpleAst" />
   </component>
 </module>

codeGenExperimental/src/prog8/codegen/experimental/ExperiCodeGen.kt

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package prog8.codegen.experimental
 
+import prog8.code.IAssemblyProgram
+import prog8.code.ICodeGeneratorBackend
 import prog8.code.SymbolTable
 import prog8.code.ast.PtProgram
 import prog8.code.core.CompilationOptions
-import prog8.code.core.IAssemblyProgram
-import prog8.code.core.ICodeGeneratorBackend
 import prog8.code.core.IErrorReporter
 import prog8.codegen.intermediate.IRCodeGen
 import prog8.intermediate.IRFileWriter
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ class ExperiCodeGen: ICodeGeneratorBackend {
         // but you can also use the Intermediate Representation to build a codegen on:
         val irCodeGen = IRCodeGen(program, symbolTable, options, errors)
         val irProgram = irCodeGen.generate()
+        irProgram.verifyRegisterTypes(irCodeGen.registerTypes())
 
         // this stub only writes the IR program to disk but doesn't generate anything else.
         IRFileWriter(irProgram, null).write()
 
-        println("** experimental codegen stub: no assembly generated **")
+        if(!options.quiet)
+            println("** experimental codegen stub: no assembly generated **")
         return EmptyProgram
     }
 }
@@ -33,7 +35,8 @@ class ExperiCodeGen: ICodeGeneratorBackend {
 private object EmptyProgram : IAssemblyProgram {
     override val name = "<Empty Program>"
     override fun assemble(options: CompilationOptions, errors: IErrorReporter): Boolean {
-        println("** nothing assembled **")
+        if(!options.quiet)
+            println("** nothing assembled **")
         return true
     }
 

codeGenIntermediate/build.gradle

@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-
-plugins {
-    id 'java'
-    id 'application'
-    id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm"
-}
-
-java {
-    targetCompatibility = JavaLanguageVersion.of(javaVersion)
-    sourceCompatibility = JavaLanguageVersion.of(javaVersion)
-}
-
-compileKotlin {
-    kotlinOptions {
-        jvmTarget = javaVersion
-    }
-}
-
-compileTestKotlin {
-    kotlinOptions {
-        jvmTarget = javaVersion
-    }
-}
-
-dependencies {
-    implementation project(':codeCore')
-    implementation project(':intermediate')
-    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8"
-    // implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect"
-    implementation "com.michael-bull.kotlin-result:kotlin-result-jvm:2.0.0"
-
-    testImplementation 'io.kotest:kotest-runner-junit5-jvm:5.9.1'
-    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.9.2'
-    testImplementation 'io.kotest:kotest-framework-datatest:5.9.1'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher'
-
-}
-
-sourceSets {
-    main {
-        java {
-            srcDir "${project.projectDir}/src"
-        }
-        resources {
-            srcDir "${project.projectDir}/res"
-        }
-    }
-    test {
-        java {
-            srcDir "${project.projectDir}/test"
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-test {
-    // Enable JUnit 5 (Gradle 4.6+).
-    useJUnitPlatform()
-
-    // Always run tests, even when nothing changed.
-    dependsOn 'cleanTest'
-
-    // Show test results.
-    testLogging {
-        events "skipped", "failed"
-    }
-}

codeGenIntermediate/build.gradle.kts

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.JvmTarget
+
+plugins {
+    kotlin("jvm")
+}
+
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation(project(":codeCore"))
+    implementation(project(":simpleAst"))
+    implementation(project(":intermediate"))
+    // implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8")
+    // implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect"
+    implementation("com.michael-bull.kotlin-result:kotlin-result-jvm:2.0.1")
+
+    testImplementation("io.kotest:kotest-runner-junit5-jvm:5.9.1")
+    testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.9.1")
+    testImplementation("io.kotest:kotest-framework-datatest:5.9.1")
+    testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher")
+}
+
+sourceSets {
+    main {
+        java {
+            srcDir("${project.projectDir}/src")
+        }
+        resources {
+            srcDir("${project.projectDir}/res")
+        }
+    }
+    test {
+        java {
+            srcDir("${project.projectDir}/test")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.test {
+    // Enable JUnit 5 (Gradle 4.6+).
+    useJUnitPlatform()
+
+    // Always run tests, even when nothing changed.
+    dependsOn("cleanTest")
+
+    // Show test results.
+    testLogging {
+        events("skipped", "failed")
+    }
+}

codeGenIntermediate/codeGenIntermediate.iml

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="KotlinJavaRuntime" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="codeCore" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="simpleAst" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intermediate" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="io.kotest.assertions.core.jvm" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="io.kotest.runner.junit5.jvm" level="project" />

codeGenIntermediate/src/prog8/codegen/intermediate/BuiltinFuncGen.kt

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package prog8.codegen.intermediate
 
+import prog8.code.SymbolTable
 import prog8.code.ast.*
-import prog8.code.core.*
+import prog8.code.core.AssemblyError
+import prog8.code.core.BaseDataType
+import prog8.code.core.DataType
 import prog8.intermediate.*
 
 
@@ -19,6 +22,8 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
             "callfar" -> funcCallfar(call)
             "callfar2" -> funcCallfar2(call)
             "call" -> funcCall(call)
+            "lsw" -> throw AssemblyError("lsw() should have been removed or replaced by a const value")
+            "msw" -> throw AssemblyError("msw() should have been removed or replaced by a const value")
             "msb" -> funcMsb(call)
             "lsb" -> funcLsb(call)
             "memory" -> funcMemory(call)
@@ -39,11 +44,11 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
             "ror" -> funcRolRor(call)
             "rol2" -> funcRolRor(call)
             "ror2" -> funcRolRor(call)
-            "prog8_ifelse_bittest_set" -> throw AssemblyError("prog8_ifelse_bittest_set() should have been translated as part of an ifElse/ifExpression statement")
-            "prog8_ifelse_bittest_notset" -> throw AssemblyError("prog8_ifelse_bittest_notset() should have been translated as part of an ifElse/ifExpression statement")
             "prog8_lib_stringcompare" -> funcStringCompare(call)
             "prog8_lib_square_byte" -> funcSquare(call, IRDataType.BYTE)
             "prog8_lib_square_word" -> funcSquare(call, IRDataType.WORD)
+            "structalloc" -> funcStructAlloc(call)
+            "sizeof" -> throw AssemblyError("sizeof must have been replaced with a constant")
             else -> throw AssemblyError("missing builtinfunc for ${call.name}")
         }
     }
@@ -53,12 +58,12 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
         val valueTr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[0])
         addToResult(result, valueTr, valueTr.resultReg, valueTr.resultFpReg)
         return if(resultType==IRDataType.FLOAT) {
-            val resultFpReg = codeGen.registers.nextFreeFloat()
+            val resultFpReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.FLOAT)
             addInstr(result, IRInstruction(Opcode.SQUARE, resultType, fpReg1 = resultFpReg, fpReg2 = valueTr.resultFpReg), null)
             ExpressionCodeResult(result, resultType, -1, resultFpReg)
         }
         else {
-            val resultReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+            val resultReg = codeGen.registers.next(resultType)
             addInstr(result, IRInstruction(Opcode.SQUARE, resultType, reg1 = resultReg, reg2 = valueTr.resultReg), null)
             ExpressionCodeResult(result, resultType, resultReg, -1)
         }
@@ -72,12 +77,11 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
         return if(call.void)
             ExpressionCodeResult(result, IRDataType.BYTE, -1, -1)
         else
-            ExpressionCodeResult(result, IRDataType.WORD, codeGen.registers.nextFree(), -1)      // TODO actually the result is returned in CPU registers AY...
+            ExpressionCodeResult(result, IRDataType.WORD, codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.WORD), -1)      // TODO actually the result is returned in CPU registers AY...
     }
 
     private fun funcCallfar(call: PtBuiltinFunctionCall): ExpressionCodeResult {
         val result = mutableListOf<IRCodeChunkBase>()
-        addInstr(result, IRInstruction(Opcode.PREPARECALL, immediate = 3), null)
         val bankTr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[0])
         val addressTr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[1])
         val argumentwordTr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[2])
@@ -90,7 +94,6 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
 
     private fun funcCallfar2(call: PtBuiltinFunctionCall): ExpressionCodeResult {
         val result = mutableListOf<IRCodeChunkBase>()
-        addInstr(result, IRInstruction(Opcode.PREPARECALL, immediate = 3), null)
         val bankTr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[0])
         val addressTr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[1])
         val argumentA = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[2])
@@ -122,7 +125,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
             addToResult(result, tr, tr.resultReg, -1)
             addInstr(result, IRInstruction(Opcode.DIVMOD, type, reg1 = tr.resultReg, immediate = divident.number.toInt()), null)
             divisionReg = tr.resultReg
-            remainderReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+            remainderReg = codeGen.registers.next(type)
         } else {
             val numTr = exprGen.translateExpression(number)
             addToResult(result, numTr, numTr.resultReg, -1)
@@ -142,13 +145,13 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
 
     private fun funcStringCompare(call: PtBuiltinFunctionCall): ExpressionCodeResult {
         val result = mutableListOf<IRCodeChunkBase>()
-        addInstr(result, IRInstruction(Opcode.PREPARECALL, immediate = 2), null)
         val left  = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[0])
         val right = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[1])
         addToResult(result, left, left.resultReg, -1)
         addToResult(result, right, right.resultReg, -1)
-        result += codeGen.makeSyscall(IMSyscall.COMPARE_STRINGS, listOf(IRDataType.WORD to left.resultReg, IRDataType.WORD to right.resultReg), IRDataType.BYTE to left.resultReg)
-        return ExpressionCodeResult(result, IRDataType.BYTE, left.resultReg, -1)
+        val resultReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.BYTE)
+        result += codeGen.makeSyscall(IMSyscall.COMPARE_STRINGS, listOf(IRDataType.WORD to left.resultReg, IRDataType.WORD to right.resultReg), IRDataType.BYTE to resultReg)
+        return ExpressionCodeResult(result, IRDataType.BYTE, resultReg, -1)
     }
 
     private fun funcCmp(call: PtBuiltinFunctionCall): ExpressionCodeResult {
@@ -167,15 +170,15 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
     private fun funcAbs(call: PtBuiltinFunctionCall): ExpressionCodeResult {
         val sourceDt = call.args.single().type
         val result = mutableListOf<IRCodeChunkBase>()
-        if(sourceDt==DataType.UWORD)
+        if(sourceDt.isUnsignedWord)
             return ExpressionCodeResult.EMPTY
 
         val tr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[0])
         addToResult(result, tr, tr.resultReg, -1)
-        when (sourceDt) {
-            DataType.BYTE -> {
+        when (sourceDt.base) {
+            BaseDataType.BYTE -> {
                 val notNegativeLabel = codeGen.createLabelName()
-                val compareReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+                val compareReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.BYTE)
                 result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
                     it += IRInstruction(Opcode.LOADR, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=compareReg, reg2=tr.resultReg)
                     it += IRInstruction(Opcode.BSTPOS, labelSymbol = notNegativeLabel)
@@ -184,9 +187,9 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
                 result += IRCodeChunk(notNegativeLabel, null)
                 return ExpressionCodeResult(result, IRDataType.BYTE, tr.resultReg, -1)
             }
-            DataType.WORD -> {
+            BaseDataType.WORD -> {
                 val notNegativeLabel = codeGen.createLabelName()
-                val compareReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+                val compareReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.WORD)
                 result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
                     it += IRInstruction(Opcode.LOADR, IRDataType.WORD, reg1=compareReg, reg2=tr.resultReg)
                     it += IRInstruction(Opcode.BSTPOS, labelSymbol = notNegativeLabel)
@@ -195,8 +198,8 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
                 result += IRCodeChunk(notNegativeLabel, null)
                 return ExpressionCodeResult(result, IRDataType.WORD, tr.resultReg, -1)
             }
-            DataType.FLOAT -> {
-                val resultFpReg = codeGen.registers.nextFreeFloat()
+            BaseDataType.FLOAT -> {
+                val resultFpReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.FLOAT)
                 addInstr(result, IRInstruction(Opcode.FABS, IRDataType.FLOAT, fpReg1 = resultFpReg, fpReg2 = tr.resultFpReg), null)
                 return ExpressionCodeResult(result, IRDataType.FLOAT, -1, resultFpReg)
             }
@@ -207,7 +210,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
     private fun funcSgn(call: PtBuiltinFunctionCall): ExpressionCodeResult {
         val result = mutableListOf<IRCodeChunkBase>()
         val tr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args.single())
-        val resultReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+        val resultReg = codeGen.registers.next(tr.dt)
 
         if(tr.dt==IRDataType.FLOAT) {
             addToResult(result, tr, -1, tr.resultFpReg)
@@ -227,26 +230,26 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
         val result = mutableListOf<IRCodeChunkBase>()
         val tr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args.single())
         val dt = call.args[0].type
-        when(dt) {
-            DataType.UBYTE -> {
+        when(dt.base) {
+            BaseDataType.UBYTE -> {
                 addToResult(result, tr, tr.resultReg, -1)
-                val resultReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+                val resultReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.BYTE)
                 result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
                     it += IRInstruction(Opcode.SQRT, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=resultReg, reg2=tr.resultReg)
                 }
                 return ExpressionCodeResult(result, IRDataType.BYTE, resultReg, -1)
             }
-            DataType.UWORD -> {
+            BaseDataType.UWORD -> {
                 addToResult(result, tr, tr.resultReg, -1)
-                val resultReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+                val resultReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.BYTE)     // sqrt of a word still produces just a byte result
                 result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
                     it += IRInstruction(Opcode.SQRT, IRDataType.WORD, reg1=resultReg, reg2=tr.resultReg)
                 }
-                return ExpressionCodeResult(result, IRDataType.WORD, resultReg, -1)
+                return ExpressionCodeResult(result, IRDataType.BYTE, resultReg, -1)
             }
-            DataType.FLOAT -> {
+            BaseDataType.FLOAT -> {
                 addToResult(result, tr, -1, tr.resultFpReg)
-                val resultFpReg = codeGen.registers.nextFreeFloat()
+                val resultFpReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.FLOAT)
                 result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
                     it += IRInstruction(Opcode.SQRT, IRDataType.FLOAT, fpReg1 = resultFpReg, fpReg2 = tr.resultFpReg)
                 }
@@ -258,7 +261,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
 
     private fun funcMkword(call: PtBuiltinFunctionCall): ExpressionCodeResult {
         val result = mutableListOf<IRCodeChunkBase>()
-        val resultReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+        val resultReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.WORD)
         if((call.args[0] as? PtNumber)?.number == 0.0) {
             // msb is 0, use EXT
             val lsbTr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[1])
@@ -276,7 +279,6 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
 
     private fun funcClamp(call: PtBuiltinFunctionCall): ExpressionCodeResult {
         val result = mutableListOf<IRCodeChunkBase>()
-        addInstr(result, IRInstruction(Opcode.PREPARECALL, immediate = 3), null)
         val type = irType(call.type)
         val valueTr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[0])
         val minimumTr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[1])
@@ -294,11 +296,11 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
             )
             return ExpressionCodeResult(result, type, -1, valueTr.resultFpReg)
         } else {
-            val syscall = when(call.type) {
-                DataType.UBYTE -> IMSyscall.CLAMP_UBYTE
-                DataType.BYTE -> IMSyscall.CLAMP_BYTE
-                DataType.UWORD -> IMSyscall.CLAMP_UWORD
-                DataType.WORD -> IMSyscall.CLAMP_WORD
+            val syscall = when(call.type.base) {
+                BaseDataType.UBYTE -> IMSyscall.CLAMP_UBYTE
+                BaseDataType.BYTE -> IMSyscall.CLAMP_BYTE
+                BaseDataType.UWORD -> IMSyscall.CLAMP_UWORD
+                BaseDataType.WORD -> IMSyscall.CLAMP_WORD
                 else -> throw AssemblyError("invalid dt")
             }
             result += codeGen.makeSyscall(syscall, listOf(
@@ -318,7 +320,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
         addToResult(result, leftTr, leftTr.resultReg, -1)
         val rightTr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[1])
         addToResult(result, rightTr, rightTr.resultReg, -1)
-        val comparisonOpcode = if(call.type in SignedDatatypes) Opcode.BGTSR else Opcode.BGTR
+        val comparisonOpcode = if(call.type.isSigned) Opcode.BGTSR else Opcode.BGTR
         val after = codeGen.createLabelName()
         result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
             it += IRInstruction(comparisonOpcode, type, reg1 = rightTr.resultReg, reg2 = leftTr.resultReg, labelSymbol = after)
@@ -337,7 +339,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
         addToResult(result, leftTr, leftTr.resultReg, -1)
         val rightTr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[1])
         addToResult(result, rightTr, rightTr.resultReg, -1)
-        val comparisonOpcode = if(call.type in SignedDatatypes) Opcode.BGTSR else Opcode.BGTR
+        val comparisonOpcode = if(call.type.isSigned) Opcode.BGTSR else Opcode.BGTR
         val after = codeGen.createLabelName()
         result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
             it += IRInstruction(comparisonOpcode, type, reg1 = leftTr.resultReg, reg2 = rightTr.resultReg, labelSymbol = after)
@@ -403,7 +405,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
         val result = mutableListOf<IRCodeChunkBase>()
         return if(dt==IRDataType.FLOAT) {
             if(call.args[0] is PtNumber) {
-                val resultFpRegister = codeGen.registers.nextFreeFloat()
+                val resultFpRegister = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.FLOAT)
                 val address = (call.args[0] as PtNumber).number.toInt()
                 result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
                     it += IRInstruction(Opcode.LOADM, IRDataType.FLOAT, fpReg1 = resultFpRegister, address = address)
@@ -412,7 +414,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
             } else {
                 val tr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args.single())
                 addToResult(result, tr, tr.resultReg, -1)
-                val resultFpReg = codeGen.registers.nextFreeFloat()
+                val resultFpReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.FLOAT)
                 result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
                     it += IRInstruction(Opcode.LOADI, IRDataType.FLOAT, reg1 = tr.resultReg, fpReg1 = resultFpReg)
                 }
@@ -420,7 +422,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
             }
         } else {
             if (call.args[0] is PtNumber) {
-                val resultRegister = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+                val resultRegister = codeGen.registers.next(dt)
                 val address = (call.args[0] as PtNumber).number.toInt()
                 result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
                     it += IRInstruction(Opcode.LOADM, dt, reg1 = resultRegister, address = address)
@@ -429,7 +431,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
             } else {
                 val tr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args.single())
                 addToResult(result, tr, tr.resultReg, -1)
-                val resultReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+                val resultReg = codeGen.registers.next(dt)
                 result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
                     it += IRInstruction(Opcode.LOADI, dt, reg1 = resultReg, reg2 = tr.resultReg)
                 }
@@ -471,7 +473,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
         }
 
         return if(address is PtNumber) {
-            val resultRegister = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+            val resultRegister = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.BYTE)
             val addressNum = address.number.toInt()
             result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
                 it += IRInstruction(Opcode.LOADM, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1 = resultRegister, address = addressNum)
@@ -481,7 +483,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
         } else {
             val addressTr = exprGen.translateExpression(address)
             addToResult(result, addressTr, addressTr.resultReg, -1)
-            val resultReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+            val resultReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.BYTE)
             result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
                 it += IRInstruction(Opcode.LOADI, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1 = resultReg, reg2 = addressTr.resultReg)
             }
@@ -494,22 +496,34 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
     private fun funcMemory(call: PtBuiltinFunctionCall): ExpressionCodeResult {
         val name = (call.args[0] as PtString).value
         val code = IRCodeChunk(null, null)
-        val resultReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
-        code += IRInstruction(Opcode.LOAD, IRDataType.WORD, reg1=resultReg, labelSymbol = "prog8_slabs.prog8_memoryslab_$name")
-        return ExpressionCodeResult(code, IRDataType.BYTE, resultReg, -1)
+        val resultReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.WORD)
+        code += IRInstruction(Opcode.LOAD, IRDataType.WORD, reg1=resultReg, labelSymbol = "$StMemorySlabPrefix.prog8_memoryslab_$name")
+        return ExpressionCodeResult(code, IRDataType.WORD, resultReg, -1)
+    }
+
+    private fun funcStructAlloc(call: PtBuiltinFunctionCall): ExpressionCodeResult {
+        val code = IRCodeChunk(null, null)
+        val resultReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.WORD)
+        val labelname = SymbolTable.labelnameForStructInstance(call)
+        code += IRInstruction(Opcode.LOAD, IRDataType.WORD, reg1=resultReg, labelSymbol = labelname)
+        return ExpressionCodeResult(code, IRDataType.WORD, resultReg, -1)
     }
 
     private fun funcLsb(call: PtBuiltinFunctionCall): ExpressionCodeResult {
-        return exprGen.translateExpression(call.args.single())
+        val result = mutableListOf<IRCodeChunkBase>()
+        val tr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args.single())
+        addToResult(result, tr, tr.resultReg, -1)
+        val resultReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.BYTE)
+        addInstr(result, IRInstruction(Opcode.LSIG, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1 = resultReg, reg2 = tr.resultReg), null)
         // note: if a word result is needed, the upper byte is cleared by the typecast that follows. No need to do it here.
-        // ....To be more strict, maybe we should introduce a new result register that is of type .b?
+        return ExpressionCodeResult(result, IRDataType.BYTE, resultReg, -1)
     }
 
     private fun funcMsb(call: PtBuiltinFunctionCall): ExpressionCodeResult {
         val result = mutableListOf<IRCodeChunkBase>()
         val tr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args.single())
         addToResult(result, tr, tr.resultReg, -1)
-        val resultReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+        val resultReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.BYTE)
         addInstr(result, IRInstruction(Opcode.MSIG, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1 = resultReg, reg2 = tr.resultReg), null)
         // note: if a word result is needed, the upper byte is cleared by the typecast that follows. No need to do it here.
         return ExpressionCodeResult(result, IRDataType.BYTE, resultReg, -1)
@@ -542,10 +556,27 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
         val arr = (arg as? PtArrayIndexer)
         val index = arr?.index?.asConstInteger()
         if(arr!=null && index!=null) {
-            if(arr.splitWords)  TODO("IR rol/ror on split words array")
-            val variable = arr.variable.name
-            val itemsize = codeGen.program.memsizer.memorySize(arr.type)
-            addInstr(result, IRInstruction(opcodeMemAndReg.first, vmDt, labelSymbol = variable, symbolOffset = index*itemsize), null)
+            if(arr.variable==null)
+                TODO("support for ptr indexing ${arr.position}")
+            val variable = arr.variable!!.name
+            if(arr.splitWords) {
+                result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
+                    when(opcodeMemAndReg.first) {
+                        Opcode.ROXRM, Opcode.RORM -> {
+                            it += IRInstruction(opcodeMemAndReg.first, IRDataType.BYTE, labelSymbol = "${variable}_msb", symbolOffset = index)
+                            it += IRInstruction(opcodeMemAndReg.first, IRDataType.BYTE, labelSymbol = "${variable}_lsb", symbolOffset = index)
+                        }
+                        Opcode.ROXLM, Opcode.ROLM -> {
+                            it += IRInstruction(opcodeMemAndReg.first, IRDataType.BYTE, labelSymbol = "${variable}_lsb", symbolOffset = index)
+                            it += IRInstruction(opcodeMemAndReg.first, IRDataType.BYTE, labelSymbol = "${variable}_msb", symbolOffset = index)
+                        }
+                        else -> throw AssemblyError("wrong rol/ror opcode")
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                val offset = codeGen.program.memsizer.memorySize(arr.type, index)
+                addInstr(result, IRInstruction(opcodeMemAndReg.first, vmDt, labelSymbol = variable, symbolOffset = offset), null)
+            }
             return ExpressionCodeResult(result, vmDt, -1, -1)
         }
 
@@ -574,7 +605,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
             is PtIdentifier -> {
                 if(isConstZeroValue) {
                     result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
-                        val pointerReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+                        val pointerReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.WORD)
                         it += IRInstruction(Opcode.LOAD, IRDataType.WORD, reg1 = pointerReg, labelSymbol = target.name)
                         if (msb)
                             it += IRInstruction(Opcode.INC, IRDataType.WORD, reg1 = pointerReg)
@@ -584,7 +615,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
                     val valueTr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[1])
                     addToResult(result, valueTr, valueTr.resultReg, -1)
                     result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
-                        val pointerReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+                        val pointerReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.WORD)
                         it += IRInstruction(Opcode.LOAD, IRDataType.WORD, reg1 = pointerReg, labelSymbol = target.name)
                         if (msb)
                             it += IRInstruction(Opcode.INC, IRDataType.WORD, reg1 = pointerReg)
@@ -596,10 +627,12 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
                 if(target.splitWords) {
                     // lsb/msb in split arrays, element index 'size' is always 1
                     val constIndex = target.index.asConstInteger()
-                    val varName = target.variable.name + if(msb) "_msb" else "_lsb"
+                    if(target.variable==null)
+                        TODO("support for ptr indexing ${target.position}")
+                    val varName = target.variable!!.name + if(msb) "_msb" else "_lsb"
                     if(isConstZeroValue) {
                         if(constIndex!=null) {
-                            val offsetReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+                            val offsetReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.BYTE)
                             result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
                                 it += IRInstruction(Opcode.LOAD, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=offsetReg, immediate = constIndex)
                                 it += IRInstruction(Opcode.STOREZX, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=offsetReg, labelSymbol = varName)
@@ -615,7 +648,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
                         val valueTr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[1])
                         addToResult(result, valueTr, valueTr.resultReg, -1)
                         if(constIndex!=null) {
-                            val offsetReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+                            val offsetReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.BYTE)
                             result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
                                 it += IRInstruction(Opcode.LOAD, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=offsetReg, immediate = constIndex)
                                 it += IRInstruction(Opcode.STOREX, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=valueTr.resultReg, reg2=offsetReg, labelSymbol = varName)
@@ -630,46 +663,50 @@ internal class BuiltinFuncGen(private val codeGen: IRCodeGen, private val exprGe
                     }
                 }
                 else {
-                    val eltSize = codeGen.program.memsizer.memorySize(target.type)
+                    val targetVariable = target.variable
+                    if(targetVariable==null)
+                        TODO("support for ptr indexing ${target.position}")
+
+                    val eltSize = codeGen.program.memsizer.memorySize(target.type, null)
                     val constIndex = target.index.asConstInteger()
                     if(isConstZeroValue) {
                         if(constIndex!=null) {
-                            val offsetReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+                            val offsetReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.BYTE)
                             val offset = eltSize*constIndex + if(msb) 1 else 0
                             result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
                                 it += IRInstruction(Opcode.LOAD, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=offsetReg, immediate = offset)
-                                it += IRInstruction(Opcode.STOREZX, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=offsetReg, labelSymbol = target.variable.name)
+                                it += IRInstruction(Opcode.STOREZX, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=offsetReg, labelSymbol = targetVariable.name)
                             }
                         } else {
                             val indexTr = exprGen.translateExpression(target.index)
                             addToResult(result, indexTr, indexTr.resultReg, -1)
                             result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
                                 if(eltSize>1)
-                                    it += codeGen.multiplyByConst(IRDataType.BYTE, indexTr.resultReg, eltSize)
+                                    it += codeGen.multiplyByConst(DataType.UBYTE, indexTr.resultReg, eltSize)
                                 if(msb)
                                     it += IRInstruction(Opcode.INC, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=indexTr.resultReg)
-                                it += IRInstruction(Opcode.STOREZX, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=indexTr.resultReg, labelSymbol = target.variable.name)
+                                it += IRInstruction(Opcode.STOREZX, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=indexTr.resultReg, labelSymbol = targetVariable.name)
                             }
                         }
                     } else {
                         val valueTr = exprGen.translateExpression(call.args[1])
                         addToResult(result, valueTr, valueTr.resultReg, -1)
                         if(constIndex!=null) {
-                            val offsetReg = codeGen.registers.nextFree()
+                            val offsetReg = codeGen.registers.next(IRDataType.BYTE)
                             val offset = eltSize*constIndex + if(msb) 1 else 0
                             result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
                                 it += IRInstruction(Opcode.LOAD, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=offsetReg, immediate = offset)
-                                it += IRInstruction(Opcode.STOREX, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=valueTr.resultReg, reg2=offsetReg, labelSymbol = target.variable.name)
+                                it += IRInstruction(Opcode.STOREX, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=valueTr.resultReg, reg2=offsetReg, labelSymbol = targetVariable.name)
                             }
                         } else {
                             val indexTr = exprGen.translateExpression(target.index)
                             addToResult(result, indexTr, indexTr.resultReg, -1)
                             result += IRCodeChunk(null, null).also {
                                 if(eltSize>1)
-                                    it += codeGen.multiplyByConst(IRDataType.BYTE, indexTr.resultReg, eltSize)
+                                    it += codeGen.multiplyByConst(DataType.UBYTE, indexTr.resultReg, eltSize)
                                 if(msb)
                                     it += IRInstruction(Opcode.INC, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=indexTr.resultReg)
-                                it += IRInstruction(Opcode.STOREX, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=valueTr.resultReg, reg2=indexTr.resultReg, labelSymbol = target.variable.name)
+                                it += IRInstruction(Opcode.STOREX, IRDataType.BYTE, reg1=valueTr.resultReg, reg2=indexTr.resultReg, labelSymbol = targetVariable.name)
                             }
                         }
                     }