Question about TE and 8080 CPU.

[jayacotton]

Hi Miguel:

I am interested to see if you have a version of this code that runs on at 8080 CPU. I am building
up my IMSAI 8080 computer (again) and want to use your editor.

I have the code downloaded here on a unix machine, I could have a go at building it with z88dk.
Do you know if that will have a chance of working? Is there a project already underway?

Tnx
Jc

[MiguelVis]

I use MESCC (my Small-C variant) and the ZSM assembler to build TE.

There are small fragments of code in Z80 assembler embedded in the C source but nothing exotic, so they should be easily converted to 8080 code.

But I don't think the TE code could be compiled under z88dk or other C compiler without some changes here and there because is Small-C in the end, not ANSI, not even fully K&R.

But it could be adapted, of course.

[jayacotton]

z88dk has at zcc -m8080 flag that will generate z80 opcodes but avoids z80 specific syntax.

I think we would benefit from a z88dk Makefile that builds the editor and tools. I will be glad to have
a go at that. Perhaps as soon as early december.

[jayacotton]

I have started on this project. I have a Makefile created, and have made a few small changes to the code. No joy yet
on the compiling due to syntax bugs. The parser seems to be tripping on 'int cpm_ver'

te.c:117:1: error: Missing token, expecting = got i
te.c:117:4: fatal error: Unknown symbol: int

This could be due to a parsing error up line.

missing semi color. That was my typo.

Looks like I will have to ANSI'fy' the code. I am using strict warnings and errors. So its finding stuff that is dodgy for
modern C compilers (uses the LLVM parser). I think when this is finished, we need to test it with the current build
batch files.

Making some progress, have not built a single .o file yet but I may get it to work by Sunday/Monday.

[jayacotton]

Hi Miguel: I have completed the compile process, and it almost runs. There are a few bug to work through however. I did have to change a bit of assembly code, no big deal there, and a lot of c code needed to be ANSI'fied z88dk uses the LLVM front end, it's very picky, which is desirable. The main bugs I am working on now are console I/O in nature. [image: image.png] This is the screen after a:>te It did draw the ruler marks but it then erased the marks. Also return/esc etc don't seem to work, but (a-z) works. JC

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On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 11:47 AM MiguelVis ***@***.***> wrote: I use MESCC (my Small-C variant) and the ZSM assembler to build TE. There are small fragments of code in Z80 assembler embedded in the C source but nothing exotic, so they should be easily converted to 8080 code. But I don't think the TE code could be compiled under z88dk or other C compiler without some changes here and there because is Small-C in the end, not ANSI, not even fully K&R. But it could be adapted, of course. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#9 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AIC7NQQHKN6OGR6OZYX5EPDUN2HEVANCNFSM5GA6ZS5Q> . Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> or Android <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>.

[jayacotton]

Is it required to run recf PATCH to get a running system ? Is there a way to avoid that ? tnx jc

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On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 4:26 PM Jay Cotton ***@***.***> wrote: Hi Miguel: I have completed the compile process, and it almost runs. There are a few bug to work through however. I did have to change a bit of assembly code, no big deal there, and a lot of c code needed to be ANSI'fied z88dk uses the LLVM front end, it's very picky, which is desirable. The main bugs I am working on now are console I/O in nature. [image: image.png] This is the screen after a:>te It did draw the ruler marks but it then erased the marks. Also return/esc etc don't seem to work, but (a-z) works. JC On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 11:47 AM MiguelVis ***@***.***> wrote: > I use MESCC (my Small-C variant) and the ZSM assembler to build TE. > > There are small fragments of code in Z80 assembler embedded in the C > source but nothing exotic, so they should be easily converted to 8080 code. > > But I don't think the TE code could be compiled under z88dk or other C > compiler without some changes here and there because is Small-C in the end, > not ANSI, not even fully K&R. > > But it could be adapted, of course. > > — > You are receiving this because you authored the thread. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#9 (comment)>, or > unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AIC7NQQHKN6OGR6OZYX5EPDUN2HEVANCNFSM5GA6ZS5Q> > . > Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS > <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> > or Android > <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>. > >

[jayacotton]

Hi Miguel: Made a bunch of progress today. I have the stock (as delivered) tecf program working with my 8080 version of the te_ansi.c et.al. This much improves the operation of te. Still not processing control characters, ESC and CR (and much else) get echoed to the screen as a space, therefore ESC will not take me to a menu. I suspect te_keys.c still but can't nail it down yet. I'm attempting to determine if te_keys and te_keys_ex are filled in, this seems to be a major test for te_keys.c jc

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On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 4:45 PM Jay Cotton ***@***.***> wrote: Is it required to run recf PATCH to get a running system ? Is there a way to avoid that ? tnx jc On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 4:26 PM Jay Cotton ***@***.***> wrote: > Hi Miguel: > > I have completed the compile process, and it almost runs. There are a > few bug to work through however. > > I did have to change a bit of assembly code, no big deal there, and a lot > of c code needed to be ANSI'fied > z88dk uses the LLVM front end, it's very picky, which is desirable. > > The main bugs I am working on now are console I/O in nature. > > [image: image.png] > > This is the screen after a:>te > It did draw the ruler marks but it then erased the marks. > Also return/esc etc don't seem to work, but (a-z) works. > > JC > > On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 11:47 AM MiguelVis ***@***.***> > wrote: > >> I use MESCC (my Small-C variant) and the ZSM assembler to build TE. >> >> There are small fragments of code in Z80 assembler embedded in the C >> source but nothing exotic, so they should be easily converted to 8080 code. >> >> But I don't think the TE code could be compiled under z88dk or other C >> compiler without some changes here and there because is Small-C in the end, >> not ANSI, not even fully K&R. >> >> But it could be adapted, of course. >> >> — >> You are receiving this because you authored the thread. >> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >> <#9 (comment)>, or >> unsubscribe >> <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AIC7NQQHKN6OGR6OZYX5EPDUN2HEVANCNFSM5GA6ZS5Q> >> . >> Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS >> <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> >> or Android >> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>. >> >> >

[jayacotton]

At this time, the TE_ANSI editor is running for 8080/z80. I am holding off the total commitment until I can test the code
on my 8080, its about 10 hours drive south.

I have a github repo for my work. I don't know is anyone can see it, I made it a private project. https://github.com/jayacotton/miguels-vi

So, the work was to ansify the code and clean out z80isms in the assembly code. There where some issues with portability
that I had to fix up. Its now building clean.

This is only the one editor.

I created a Makefile that builds the code, the patch 'i.e. tecf' is running on my build machine with vcpm, a tool that comes
from https://github.com/durgadas311/cpnet-z80 project.

[ttpilot]

At this time, the TE_ANSI editor is running for 8080/z80. I am holding off the total commitment until I can test the code on my 8080, its about 10 hours drive south.

I have a github repo for my work. I don't know is anyone can see it, I made it a private project. https://github.com/jayacotton/miguels-vi

So, the work was to ansify the code and clean out z80isms in the assembly code. There where some issues with portability that I had to fix up. Its now building clean.

This is only the one editor.

I created a Makefile that builds the code, the patch 'i.e. tecf' is running on my build machine with vcpm, a tool that comes from https://github.com/durgadas311/cpnet-z80 project.

Have you made the 8080 version of te available yet? I'd love to run it on my Altair. I don't care much for the other editors I've tried

[jayacotton]

Its on github, but Miguel has not given an o.k. to make it public. I guess I could send you the .com files. Let me know what you want to do. tnx jc

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On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 10:24 AM ttpilot ***@***.***> wrote: At this time, the TE_ANSI editor is running for 8080/z80. I am holding off the total commitment until I can test the code on my 8080, its about 10 hours drive south. I have a github repo for my work. I don't know is anyone can see it, I made it a private project. https://github.com/jayacotton/miguels-vi So, the work was to ansify the code and clean out z80isms in the assembly code. There where some issues with portability that I had to fix up. Its now building clean. This is only the one editor. I created a Makefile that builds the code, the patch 'i.e. tecf' is running on my build machine with vcpm, a tool that comes from https://github.com/durgadas311/cpnet-z80 project. Have you made the 8080 version of te available yet? I'd love to run it on my Altair. I don't care much for the other editors I've tried — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#9 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AIC7NQVUV7DLMRKDH5AHKIDVHQLNVANCNFSM5GA6ZS5Q> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[ttpilot]

I'd like to try them out. Think of me as a beta tester lol. I thought about going through Miguel's source code myself, but I haven't done any CP/M programming since the early 80s, and assembly since before that!

[jayacotton]

O.k. find https://github.com/jayacotton/te_bin_8080/tree/master. The binaries are there. There are a lot of other projects in there that might be interesting. jc

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On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 9:26 PM ttpilot ***@***.***> wrote: I'd like to try them out. Think of me as a beta tester lol. I thought about going through Miguel's source code myself, but I haven't done any CP/M programming since the early 80s, and assembly since before that! — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#9 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AIC7NQWDZTAERODEWIM3QULVHSY7TANCNFSM5GA6ZS5Q> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[ttpilot]

I'm using te on an Altair 8800c with TeraTerm as a VT100 terminal. Te seems to load okay and shows the editing screeh, but it doesn't respond to pressing ESC to get a menu. I just get a '?' character on the screen.. In fact pressing any control key or any non-printing key just gets me a '?'. I have to reboot to to get out of it. The teconf.com utility seems to load but not start. Have to reboot for that too

[jayacotton]

You will need to configure TE.COM using TECF.COM and the config file I posted. The instructions are on Miguel's TE project page. TECF.COM modifies the TE.COM file and sets it up for ANSI mode terminals (TeraTerm etc). If that doesn't work, I can post a configured version of the code. jc

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On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 3:24 PM ttpilot ***@***.***> wrote: I'm using te on an Altair 8800c with TeraTerm as a VT100 terminal. Te seems to load okay and shows the editing screeh, but it doesn't respond to pressing ESC to get a menu. I just get a '?' character on the screen.. In fact pressing any control key or any non-printing key just gets me a '?'. I have to reboot to to get out of it. The teconf.com utility seems to load but not start. Have to reboot for that too — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#9 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AIC7NQRTX7XWAZZLS6X3PP3VIL2KZANCNFSM5GA6ZS5Q> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[jayacotton]

I pushed a pre patched version of the binary. Find TE_ANSI.COM it should run on 8080 for you. jc

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On Thu, May 5, 2022 at 12:10 AM Jay Cotton ***@***.***> wrote: You will need to configure TE.COM using TECF.COM and the config file I posted. The instructions are on Miguel's TE project page. TECF.COM modifies the TE.COM file and sets it up for ANSI mode terminals (TeraTerm etc). If that doesn't work, I can post a configured version of the code. jc On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 3:24 PM ttpilot ***@***.***> wrote: > I'm using te on an Altair 8800c with TeraTerm as a VT100 terminal. Te > seems to load okay and shows the editing screeh, but it doesn't respond to > pressing ESC to get a menu. I just get a '?' character on the screen.. In > fact pressing any control key or any non-printing key just gets me a '?'. I > have to reboot to to get out of it. The teconf.com utility seems to load > but not start. Have to reboot for that too > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#9 (comment)>, or > unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AIC7NQRTX7XWAZZLS6X3PP3VIL2KZANCNFSM5GA6ZS5Q> > . > You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: > ***@***.***> >