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@ -102,6 +102,29 @@ two such temporary addresses are never used simultaneously, they may be merged
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to the same address. (This is, however, not yet implemented, and may not be
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implemented for a while.)
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### Pseudo-Instructions ###
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Along with instructions which map to the 6502 instruction set, SixtyPical
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supplies some instructions which are slightly more abstract and powerful.
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For lack of a better term, I'm calling them "pseudo-instructions" here.
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(But I would really like a better term.)
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In a macro assembler, these pseudo-instructions would be implemented with
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macros. However, macros, being textual-substitution-based, are a pain to
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analyze. By providing the functions as built-in instructions, we can
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easily work them into the type system. Also, there are some macros that are
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so common and useful that it makes sense for them to be built-ins, with
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standardized, prescriptive names.
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Such pseudo-instructions are:
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* `copy`, which copies a value from one storage location to another.
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This is a typesafe way to copy 16-bit `word`s and `vector`s.
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In the future, it may handle 8-bit values and immediate values too.
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* `save`, which is not yet implemented. Intended to be used in `with`
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blocks when you want to save a value but you don't want to use the
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stack. Pairs well with block-level temporary `reserve`d addresses.
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### "It's a Partial Solution" ###
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SixtyPical does not attempt to force your typed, abstractly interpreted
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@ -143,14 +166,56 @@ same time, I'm really not a fan of pointless style — I prefer it when things
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are written out explicitly and pedantically. Still, there are places where
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an added `foldr` or two would not be unwelcome...
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The 6502 semantics, which are arguably RISC-like (load/store architecture)
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are translated into an intermediate representation which is arguably CISC-like.
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For example, `lda`, `sta`, `ldx`, and `tax` all become kinds of `COPY`
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internally. This internal instruction set is much smaller than the 6502's,
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and thus is usually easier to analyze.
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Notes
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This is not quite the right place for this, but I need to write it down
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somewhere:
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6502 machine code supports an indirect `jmp`, but not an indirect `jsr`.
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But an indirect `jsr` is very easy to simulate with an indirect `jmp`.
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Instead of
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launch:
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copy whatever to vector
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jsr (vector)
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...
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Just say
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launch:
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copy whatever to vector
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jsr indirect_jsr
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...
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indirect_jsr:
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jmp (vector)
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Then the `rts` at the end of your routine pointed to by `vector` will
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return you to where you `jsr`ed.
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Because the above is so easy to write, SixtyPical will probably not support
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a `jsr (vector)` form (unless it would somehow make analysis easier, but
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it probably won't.)
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TODO
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* Initial values for reserved tables
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* Character tables ("strings" to everybody else)
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* Addressing modes — indexed mode on more instructions
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* `jsr (vector)`
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* Rename and lift temporaries in nested blocks
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* Tail-recursion optimization
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* `jmp routine`
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* Enforce that `jmp`s come at ends of blocks(?)
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* `outputs` on externals
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* Routine is a kind of StorageLocation? (Location)?
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* remove DELTA -> ADD/SUB (requires carry be notated on ADD and SUB though)
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* Test that `pha` restores the A register
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* Test poisonining of flags
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* Test output of flags
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