Make tapectl use arguments for input, make the emulator order-agnostic with its arguments, and include running instructions for the included software in the readme

emulator.pas

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const
     {$endif}
 
 var
-    Hlt, Verbose, Echo: boolean; //Halt, verbose, and echo flags
+    Hlt, Echo: boolean; //Halt and echo flags
     Op, Regs: 0 .. $f; //Opcode
     X, Y: 0 .. 3; //Register arguments
     Addr, IP, RP: word; //Immediate or address argument and instruction and return pointers
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var
     State: file of Tape; //File storing the states of the tape reader and punch
     {$endif}
     Ch, Scan: ansichar; //Character for input and output and scancode for non-ASCII keys
-    IC, LFX: integer; //Instruction counter for CPU speed
+    Verbose, IC, LFX: integer; //Verbose flag, instruction counter for CPU speed, and line feed position marker
     Fetched: byte; //Fetched byte
 
 //Terminal output
@@ -288,14 +288,21 @@ begin
         halt (1);
     end;
     if ParamStr (1) = '-v' then begin
-        Verbose := true;
+        Verbose := 1;
+        if ParamCount <> 2 then begin
+            writeln ('Usage: emulator (-v) program (2> verbose_output)');
+            halt (1);
+        end;
+    end
+    else if ParamStr (2) = '-v' then begin
+        Verbose := 2;
         if ParamCount <> 2 then begin
             writeln ('Usage: emulator (-v) program (2> verbose_output)');
             halt (1);
         end;
     end
     else begin
-        Verbose := false;
+        Verbose := 0;
         if ParamCount <> 1 then begin
             writeln ('Usage: emulator (-v) program (2> verbose_output)');
             halt (1);
@@ -304,7 +311,7 @@ begin
 
     //Read a program file and check for errors
     {$i-}
-    if Verbose = true then assign (Prog, ParamStr (2))
+    if Verbose = 1 then assign (Prog, ParamStr (2))
     else assign (Prog, ParamStr (1));
     reset (Prog);
     if FileSize (Prog) > LastRAM + 1 then begin
@@ -329,7 +336,7 @@ begin
     while Hlt = false do begin
 
         //Print the CPU state to StdErr
-        if Verbose = true then writeln (StdErr, 'IR: ', IntToHex (Op, 1), IntToHex (Regs, 1), IntToHex (Addr, 4), ';  IP: ', IntToHex (IP, 4), ', RP: ', IntToHex (RP, 4), ';  R0: ', IntToHex (R[0], 2), ', R1: ', IntToHex (R[1], 2), ', R2: ', IntToHex (R[2], 2), ', R3: ', IntToHex (R[3], 2), ansichar ($d));
+        if Verbose <> 0 then writeln (StdErr, 'IR: ', IntToHex (Op, 1), IntToHex (Regs, 1), IntToHex (Addr, 4), ';  IP: ', IntToHex (IP, 4), ', RP: ', IntToHex (RP, 4), ';  R0: ', IntToHex (R[0], 2), ', R1: ', IntToHex (R[1], 2), ', R2: ', IntToHex (R[2], 2), ', R3: ', IntToHex (R[3], 2), ansichar ($d));
 
         //Fetch the instruction and increment the instruction pointer
         //Fetch the opcode and register arguments

readme.md

@@ -92,15 +92,20 @@ implementation has a front panel the IPL is optional. The instruction
 and return pointers are initialised as 0 and the first address after RAM
 respectively, while other registers and RAM are uninitialised.
 
-Emulator
---------
+Emulator and Tapectl
+--------------------
+
+Usage:
+  * emulator (-v) program (2> verbose_output)
+  * tapectl (-r reader_file) (-p punch_file)
 
 By default the emulator runs at roughly 500 KIPS, has 2 KiB of RAM, and
-interacts with memory mapped devices at roughly 1000 B/s. The arguments
+interacts with memory mapped devices at roughly 1 kB/s. The arguments
 -dRAM4, -dRAM8, -dRAM16, -dRAM32, and -dRAM64 can be used to compile
 the emulator with 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 KiB (minus the reserved addresses)
 of RAM respectively instead and the speed limitations can be removed
-with the argument -dfast.
+with the argument -dfast. When run with the argument -v the current
+state of the registers is output to stderr before each instruction.
 
 Input and output are handled by an emulated glass teletype terminal with
 local echo on by default. Of the control characters bell (^G),
@@ -116,8 +121,23 @@ printer and an emulated punched tape reader and punch with the arguments
 -dprinter and -dtape respectively. The printer is mapped to address FFFE
 and the tape reader and punch to FFFD. The printer prints into
 /dev/usb/lp0 and the tape files read from and punched to are (re)set
-using the program tapectl.
+using the program tapectl with the arguments -r and -p respectively.
 
-The IPL loads a program from a file specified when launching the
+The IPL loads the program specified as an argument when running the
 emulator.
+
+Assembler and Disassembler
+--------------------------
+
+Usage:
+  * assembler program (< input)
+  * disassembler program (> output)
+
+Both the assembler and the disassembler are run with a program as their
+sole argument: they take their input from and print their output to
+stdin and stdout respectively.
+
+An initial gap created with ORG is not included in an assembled program.
+All possible interpretations of a disassembled program are included in
+its listing, resulting in overlapping information.
 

tapectl.pas

@@ -15,29 +15,33 @@ type
 var
     Reader, Punch: Tape; //States of the reader and punch
     State: file of Tape; //File storing the states of the reader and punch
-    DoRead, DoPunch: boolean; //Whether to reset the reader or the punch
+    DoRead, DoPunch: integer; //Whether to (re)set the reader or the punch
 
 begin
 
-    //Check whether to set the reader, the punch, or both
-    if ParamCount <> 1 then begin
-        writeln ('Usage: tapectl reader/punch/both');
+    //Check the arguments
+    if ParamCount > 4 then begin
+        writeln ('Usage: tapectl (-r reader_file) (-p punch_file)');
         halt (1);
-    end;
-    if ParamStr (1) = 'reader' then begin
-        DoRead := true;
-        DoPunch := false;
     end
-    else if ParamStr (1) = 'punch' then begin
-        DoRead := false;
-        DoPunch := true;
+    else if ParamCount mod 2 <> 0 then begin
+        writeln ('Usage: tapectl (-r reader_file) (-p punch_file)');
+        halt (1);
+    end;
+    if ParamStr (1) = '-r' then begin
+        DoRead := 2;
+        DoPunch := 0;
+        if ParamStr (3) = '-p' then begin
+            DoPunch := 4;
+        end;
     end
-    else if ParamStr (1) = 'both' then begin
-        DoRead := true;
-        DoPunch := true;
+    else if ParamStr (1) = '-p' then begin
+        DoRead := 0;
+        DoPunch := 2;
+        if ParamStr (3) = '-r' then DoRead := 4;
     end
     else begin
-        writeln ('Usage: tapectl reader/punch/both');
+        writeln ('Usage: tapectl (-r reader_file) (-p punch_file)');
         halt (1);
     end;
 
@@ -64,18 +68,14 @@ begin
         Punch.Pos := 0;
     end;
 
-    //Input the files to be read from or punched to
-    if DoRead then begin
-        write ('Reader: ');
-        readln (Reader.Path);
-        Reader.Path := ExpandFileName (Reader.Path);
+    //Get the files to be read from or punched to
+    if DoRead <> 0 then begin
+        Reader.Path := ExpandFileName (ParamStr (DoRead));
         Reader.Reset := true;
         Reader.Pos := 0;
     end;
-    if DoPunch then begin
-        write ('Punch: ');
-        readln (Punch.Path);
-        Punch.Path := ExpandFileName (Punch.Path);
+    if DoPunch <> 0 then begin
+        Punch.Path := ExpandFileName (ParamStr (DoPunch));
         Punch.Reset := true;
         Punch.Pos := 0;
     end;