MAXARGS = 10
+; ProDOS stores the filename in the second half of BASIC's input buffer, so
+; there are 128 characters left. At least 7 characters are necessary for the
+; CALLxxxx:REM so 121 characters may be used before overwriting the ProDOS
+; filename. As we don't want to put further restrictions on the command-line
+; length we reserve those 121 characters terminated by a zero.
+
+BUF_LEN = 122
+
BASIC_BUF = $200
FNAM_LEN = $280
FNAM = $281
REM = $B2 ; BASIC token-code
; Get possible command-line arguments. Goes into the special INIT segment,
-; which may be reused after the startup code is run
+; which may be reused after the startup code is run.
.segment "INIT"
initmainargs:
; Assume that the program was loaded, a moment ago, by the traditional BLOAD
-; statement of BASIC.SYSTEM. Save the "most-recent filename" as argument #0.
+; statement of BASIC.SYSTEM. Save the filename as argument #0 if available.
ldx __dos_type ; No ProDOS -> argv[0] = ""
beq :+
inx
cmp #REM
bne :-
- ldy #$01 * 2 ; Start with argv[1]
+
+; If a clock is present it is called by ProDOS on file operations. On machines
+; with a slot-based clock (like the Thunder Clock) the clock firmware places
+; the current date in BASIC's input buffer. Therefore we have to create a copy
+; of the command-line in a different buffer before the original is potentially
+; destroyed.
+
+ ldy #$00
+: lda BASIC_BUF,x
+ sta buffer,y
+ inx
+ iny
+ cpy #BUF_LEN - 1 ; Keep the terminating zero intact
+ bcc :-
+
+; Start processing the arguments.
+
+ ldx #$00
+ ldy #$01 * 2 ; Start with argv[1]
; Find the next argument. Stop if the end of the string or a character with the
; hibit set is reached. The later is true if the string isn't already parsed by
; for the REM token we stumbled across the first '2' character ($32+$80 = $B2)
; and interpreted the rest of the date as a spurious command-line parameter.
-next: lda BASIC_BUF,x
+next: lda buffer,x
beq done
bmi done
inx
; first character.
cmp #'"' ; Is the argument quoted?
- beq setterm ; Jump if so
+ beq :+ ; Jump if so
dex ; Reset pointer to first argument character
lda #' ' ; A space ends the argument
-setterm:sta tmp1 ; Set end of argument marker
+: sta tmp1 ; Set end of argument marker
-; Now store a pointer to the argument into the next slot. Since the BASIC
-; input buffer is located at the start of a RAM page, no calculations are
-; necessary.
+; Now store a pointer to the argument into the next slot.
txa ; Get low byte
+ clc
+ adc #<buffer
sta argv,y ; argv[y] = &arg
iny
- lda #>BASIC_BUF
+ lda #$00
+ adc #>buffer
sta argv,y
iny
inc __argc ; Found another arg
-; Search for the end of the argument
+; Search for the end of the argument.
-argloop:lda BASIC_BUF,x
+: lda buffer,x
beq done
inx
cmp tmp1
- bne argloop
+ bne :-
; We've found the end of the argument. X points one character behind it, and
; A contains the terminating character. To make the argument a valid C string,
; replace the terminating character by a zero.
lda #$00
- sta BASIC_BUF-1,x
+ sta buffer-1,x
-; Check if the maximum number of command line arguments is reached. If not,
+; Check if the maximum number of command-line arguments is reached. If not,
; parse the next one.
lda __argc ; Get low byte of argument count
argv: .addr FNAM
.res MAXARGS * 2
+
+ .bss
+
+buffer: .res BUF_LEN
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