From 521949e47057dcec7af4e588149887a12c449c58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Zembrod Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2024 22:27:28 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Bump of version in src 3.9.5 -> 3.9.6 More updates to RELEASE_NOTES.md --- 6502/C64/RELEASE_NOTES.md | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 6502/C64/src/vf-head-c16.fth | 4 ++-- 6502/C64/src/vf-head-c64.fth | 2 +- 6502/C64/src/vf-head-x16.fth | 2 +- 4 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/6502/C64/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/6502/C64/RELEASE_NOTES.md index 8e2a980..0a3c0c0 100644 --- a/6502/C64/RELEASE_NOTES.md +++ b/6502/C64/RELEASE_NOTES.md @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ -# VolksForth 6502 C64 Releases +# VolksForth 6502-C64 Releases -Release notes of VolksForth for 6502 on CBM-like machines (C64/C16/X16) +Release notes of VolksForth 6502-C64 which is the flavour of VolksForth +running on CBM-like 6502 machines - currently the C64, the C16/Plus4 and the +Commander X16. ## Release content @@ -60,18 +62,26 @@ The latest release zip file `volksforth-6502-c64-release.zip` contains ## Versions -The following version descriptions are only valid for VolksForth 6502 -C64 Releases. As of now (June 2024), the different VolksForth platforms +The following version descriptions are only valid for VolksForth 6502-C64 +releases. As of now (June 2024), the different VolksForth platforms (6502, 68k, 8080, 8086) don't have shared code or shared versioning. ### 6502-C64 3.9.6 - in preparation -The known dependencies of the VolksForth kernel -on X16 Kernal variable addresses -and thus likely breakage points with new Kernal release were replaced with -Kernal API calls, so the VolksForth kernel should now be much more robust +Main topic of this release is the removal of all usages of Kernal variable +uses esp. in the X16 VolksForth kernel. Because the addresses of Kernal +variables can change between different X16 Kernal releases, their use was in +the past the main reason why VolksForth broke after new X16 ROM releases. + +With Kernal variable access replaced by Kernal API calls or by emitting +control characters, the VolksForth kernel should now be much more robust when the X16 Kernal changes. +A secondary topic if this release is more bundled Forth sources, which are +now also better described (see Release content above). + +Changes affecting only the X16 VolksForth kernel: + * Clearing the IOStatus is now possible through the ExtApi call ($FEAB, thanks to mooinglemur for implementing this), so the dependency on the address of IOStatus could be removed. @@ -83,11 +93,9 @@ when the X16 Kernal changes. cooperative multitasker now can't run tasks during line input. The old tasker-compatible EXPECT is now available as separtate source x16input-tsk.fth. For details on this see MISC_DOC.md. -* The direct clearing of MsgFlg (X16: $028d) at the beginning of - (busin and (busout was removed; it shouldn't have had any real purpose. -* Likewise the clearing of the Kernal variables QtSw and Insrt after each - char written to the console via CHROUT: It was removed from the X16 variant - as it shouldn't be necessary. +* The clearing of the Kernal variables QtSw and Insrt after each + char written to the console via CHROUT most likely has no real purpose. + It was therefore removed from the X16 variant. * Up to version 3.9.5, the VolksForth kernel used BkgPenCol (X16: $0376) to set both background and pen color during initialization. It would be great ot have e.g. an ExtApi function to set BkgPenCol, similar to the @@ -100,6 +108,11 @@ when the X16 Kernal changes. dependency on BkgPenCol and thereby on the last remaining Kernal variable that was used by VolksForth. +Changes affecting all VolksForth kernels (C64, C16, X16): + +* The direct clearing of MsgFlg (X16: $028d) at the beginning of + (busin and (busout was removed; it shouldn't have had any real purpose. + The cooperative multitasker was extracted from the original disk 3 (see [`disks/vforth4_3.fth`](https://github.com/forth-ev/VolksForth/blob/master/6502/C64/disks/vforth4_3.fth)) into the files `tasker.fth, multitask.fth` and `taskdemo.fth`. The latter was @@ -115,8 +128,10 @@ x16tmpheap.fth, rom-ram-c16.fth, rom-ram-c64.fth` ### 6502-C64 3.9.5 -This release adapts the X16 VolksForth to the R46 ROM. -It also adds an X16 binary with added words to invoke the +This release adapts the X16 VolksForth kernel to the R46 X16 ROM. +July 2024 note: version 3.9.5 also runs with the R47 ROM. + +The release also adds an X16 binary with added words to invoke the ROM-based X16Edit (XED), to list directories and files (DIR and CAT) and to issue DOS commands and read the error channel (DOS). diff --git a/6502/C64/src/vf-head-c16.fth b/6502/C64/src/vf-head-c16.fth index ca8446a..c185104 100644 --- a/6502/C64/src/vf-head-c16.fth +++ b/6502/C64/src/vf-head-c16.fth @@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ here dup origin! $100 allot Create logo - (C16+ ," volksFORTH-83 3.9.5-C16+ " ) - (C16- ," volksFORTH-83 3.9.5-C16- " ) + (C16+ ," volksFORTH-83 3.9.6-C16+ " ) + (C16- ," volksFORTH-83 3.9.6-C16- " ) diff --git a/6502/C64/src/vf-head-c64.fth b/6502/C64/src/vf-head-c64.fth index 994bc03..a5fb4eb 100644 --- a/6502/C64/src/vf-head-c64.fth +++ b/6502/C64/src/vf-head-c64.fth @@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ here dup origin! $100 allot Create logo - ," volksFORTH-83 3.9.5-C64 " + ," volksFORTH-83 3.9.6-C64 " diff --git a/6502/C64/src/vf-head-x16.fth b/6502/C64/src/vf-head-x16.fth index 4771059..4e3f527 100644 --- a/6502/C64/src/vf-head-x16.fth +++ b/6502/C64/src/vf-head-x16.fth @@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ here dup origin! $100 allot Create logo - ," volksFORTH-83 3.9.5-X16 " + ," volksFORTH-83 3.9.6-X16 "