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1 | # Overview # |
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3 | This folder contains a library of useful functions written in VVhitespace. | |
4 | Standard include guards are used with `cpp` to include the stdlib in user | |
5 | programs. For an example, see `examples/hello-stdlib`. | |
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7 | # Reservations # |
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9 | Since all labels share a global namespace, the standard library makes the |
10 | following reservations: | |
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12 | ## Label ## |
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14 | 00000000 0xxxxxxx - reserved for stdlib function entry points | |
15 | 00000000 1xxxxxxx - unassigned | |
16 | 0xxxxxxx xxxxxxxx - reserved for private use by stdlib | |
17 | 1xxxxxxx xxxxxxxx - available for use in user programs | |
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bb21580a | 19 | ## Heap and Pointers ## |
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21 | The first 16 heap addresses (`0-15`) are reserved when using the stdlib. |
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23 | By convention, functions which return a pointer will use the address `0` to | |
24 | represent a `NULL` pointer. | |
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25 | |
26 | # Entry Points # | |
27 | ||
28 | The following labels are entry points to stdlib functions. Read the | |
29 | header comment for each function to learn the call and return stack. | |
30 | ||
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31 | 000xxx - reserved |
32 | 001xxx - print functions | |
33 | 1000 ----- print string from stack (stdio.pvvs) | |
34 | 1001 ----- print string from heap (stdio.pvvs) | |
35 | 1010 ----- print number from stack (stdio.pvvs) | |
36 | 010xxx - math functions | |
2612f47f | 37 | 10000 ----- random (math.pvvs) |
3625ff3a | 38 | 10001 ----- absolute value (math.pvvs) |
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39 | 011xxx - heap functions |
40 | 11000 ----- memset (heap.pvvs) | |
3d75b928 | 41 | 11001 ----- memcpy (heap.pvvs) |
d63de3fa | 42 | 11010 ----- memrand (heap.pvvs) |
87d27426 | 43 | 11011 ----- memcmp (heap.pvvs) |
fd04fb41 | 44 | 11100 ----- memsrch (heap.pvvs) |
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45 | 11101 ----- <empty> |
46 | 11110 ----- slurp (heap.pvvs) | |
47 | 11111 ----- spew (heap.pvvs) | |
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48 | 100xxx - unassigned |
49 | 101xxx - unassigned | |
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50 | 110xxx - conversion functions |
51 | 111xxx - debug functions | |
52 | 111000 ----- dump heap (debug.pvvs) | |
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53 | 1xxxxxx - reserved for less common entry points |
54 | 1000000 ----- print sign of number (stdio.pvvs) | |
55 | 1000001 ----- print magnitude of number (stdio.pvvs) | |
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56 | |
57 | # Misc # | |
58 | ||
59 | By convention, each public stdlib label will have 8 bits of | |
60 | private label space associated with it, formed as follows: | |
61 | ||
62 | 00001000 xxxxxxxx - for use by 1000 | |
63 | 00001001 xxxxxxxx - for use by 1001 | |
92a92075 | 64 | ...etc |
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66 | # Slurp and Spew # |
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68 | The stdlib uses heap[1] to heap[15] as registers. | |
69 | ||
70 | The `slurp` and `spew` functions facilitate this by `spew`ing the stack onto | |
71 | the heap's pseudo-registers or `slurp`ing the pseudo-registers back to the | |
72 | stack. The functions preserve order in complementary fashion. | |
73 | ||
74 | The `spew` function uses `heap[0]` for storage. |