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==C--== |
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This page is about Sphinx Full C--, not about [http://www.cminusminus.org/index.html C--], the portable assembly language. |
This page is about Sphinx Full C--, not about [http://www.cminusminus.org/index.html C--], the portable assembly language. |
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Sphinx Full C-- language is in between the [[C|C language]] and x86-assembly. It is a very neat computer language and the Shinx Full C-- compiler allows to produce (and mix) 16 bit and 32 bit code for real and protected modes. |
Sphinx Full C-- language is in between the [[C|C language]] and x86-assembly. It is a very neat computer language and the Shinx Full C-- compiler allows to produce (and mix) 16 bit and 32 bit code for real and protected modes. |
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==Pros== |
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* good for writing real mode x86 operating systems; |
* good for writing real mode x86 operating systems; |
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* good for writing TSR programs for DOS |
* good for writing TSR programs for DOS |
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* relatively easy to port from and to C-with-assembly. |
* relatively easy to port from and to C-with-assembly. |
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==Cons== |
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* not portable; it is very closely tied to the x86 assembly; |
* not portable; it is very closely tied to the x86 assembly; |
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* is developed by few developers, the community is small; has less users than gcc so more may have more bugs; |
* is developed by few developers, the community is small; has less users than gcc so more may have more bugs; |
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Early versions of [[User:Adek336|panaLiX]] used Sphinx Full C--. |
Early versions of [[User:Adek336|panaLiX]] used Sphinx Full C--. |
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==Examples== |
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byte x = 0b01001; |
byte x = 0b01001; |
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word y; |
word y; |
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#define THIS_A_DEFINITION 123 |
#define THIS_A_DEFINITION 123 |
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===Take over interrupt=== |
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dword old0x21 = {}; |
dword old0x21 = {}; |
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interrupt int0x21() |
interrupt int0x21() |
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ESBYTE[0x1b8005]= 127; |
ESBYTE[0x1b8005]= 127; |
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===read, write=== |
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void PRINTF() |
void PRINTF() |
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{ |
{ |
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} |
} |
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===Disk IO=== |
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byte readDisk(byte drive, head, sector, track, howmany; word segm, offs) |
byte readDisk(byte drive, head, sector, track, howmany; word segm, offs) |
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int err; |
int err; |
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} |
} |
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===Enable Protected Mode=== |
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... |
... |
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?code32 false |
?code32 false |
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@setup_pic(0x20, 0x28); |
@setup_pic(0x20, 0x28); |
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... |
... |
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These snippets may seem a bit spaghetti code, but not because of some language defficiency but because I didn't look very far for them snippets. |
These snippets may seem a bit spaghetti code, but not because of some language defficiency but because I didn't look very far for them snippets. |
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==References== |
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* [http://c--sphinx.narod.ru/indexe.htm the compilers website] |
* [http://c--sphinx.narod.ru/indexe.htm the compilers website] |
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