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MENU of MISCELLANEOUS UTILITIES:
copyright (C) 1983 by E. E. Bergmann
COREDUMP and RESTORE
LISTFILE
LOAD
SHOWCODE and NOSHOWCODE
% ="comments"
TOP10 and NEXT10
DIS ="the disassembler"
to examine STACK and RSTACK
TRACE of procedures
HELP
:
::
*********************************************************
* *
* PISTOL-Portably Implemented Stack Oriented Language *
* Version 2.0 *
* (C) 1983 by Ernest E. Bergmann *
* Physics, Building #16 *
* Lehigh Univerisity *
* Bethlehem, Pa. 18015 *
* *
* Permission is hereby granted for all reproduction and *
* distribution of this material provided this notice is *
* included. *
* *
*********************************************************
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::
COREDUMP saves an image of PISTOL's memory as a
file named with the string previously
placed on top of the stack. (for an
example see "GETTING STARTED", near the
start of this documentation).
RESTORE takes the file whose name is on the top
of stack and "restores" the memory image
that had been previously saved by a
COREDUMP command. (for an example see
"GETTING STARTED", near the start of this
documentation).
:
::
LISTFILE opens a new file with the name that was
on the top of stack. This new file can
be written into to keep a record of the
terminal session (using the boolean:
LIST). For example, to record portions
of the terminal session in a file named
"DIALOG":
X> 'DIALOG LISTFILE
X> LIST ON
.
. (recorded)
.
X> LIST OFF
.
. (not recorded)
.
X> LIST ON
.
. (recorded)
.
etc.
:
::
LOAD is used to take a PISTOL source file whose name is
pointed to by the top of stack. If given a line
number instead of a filename, it will access the
edit buffer instead.
:
::
SHOWCODE makes pistol display the contents of its
compile buffer after every compilation. It is
most useful when you are trying to estimate
where special patching needs to be done, such
as done by ARGPATCH (see the definitions in
PBASE for this one!). To stop showing code you
should use:
NOSHOWCODE turns off the SHOWCODE, described immediately
above.
:
::
% is the comment delimiter; the compiler ignores
remaining text to the end of the current line. Do not
shun its use in creating PISTOL source files; PISTOL
is NOT self documenting!
:
::
To name the ten most recent definitions one should
type: TOP10 . It will display the information and leave on
stack the address of the 11th most recent definition. To name
further definitions, one can type NEXT10 which takes the
address off of the stack and names the next ten definitions.
In turn, it leaves the address of the 21th most recent
definition on stack.
:
::
One can dis-assemble a definition using the word, DIS .
For example:
X> 'TOP10 DIS
produces the result:
'TOP10 : CURRENT W@ NEXT10 ;
Not all definitions are disassembled so faithfully.
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::
To examine the stack in a non-destructive manner, one
can use the word, STACK. It will display the number of items
in the stack and their values. For testing definitions it is
useful to check the stack before and after the definition has
been invoked.
To examine the contents of the return stack in a
non-destructive manner, one can use the word, RSTACK .
:
::
If the definition appears to be faulty, it is often
useful to debug it by tracing the program flow through the
definition and the state of the stack at intermediate steps.
This can be accomplished automatically by the use of the word,
TRACE. For example, to trace the action of DDUP one can type:
X> 1 2 'DDUP TRACE
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::
HELP If typed with no parameters placed on the stack
it accesses this file (PISTOL.HLP) and permits the
user to access various partitions in a menu driven
manner.
It may also be used to access other files
by the user placing the name of the file on stack.
For example, the user can access the file named "io":
X> 'IO HELP
The files accessed in this manner should contain
partitioning information in the form of lines that
start with a variable number of ':'; examine the
PISTOL.HLP file for examples of partitioning and
subpartitioning.
:
To examine the contents of the