refactoring: reorganize syntax sugar for segments handling

Makefile

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ RES=res.bin/amour2.sid res.bin/levels.bin res.bin/unlzg.bin
 all: bin/snake6502.bin bin/snake6502.d64
 
 bin/snake6502.bin: bin/snake.pack.lz
-	dasm src/cart.asm -Isrc/ -DVERBOSE=$(VERBOSE) -f3 -sbuild/cart.symbols.txt -obin/snake6502.bin
+	dasm src/cart.asm -Isrc/ -DVERBOSE=$(VERBOSE) -f3 -T1 -sbuild/cart.symbols.txt -obin/snake6502.bin
 
 bin/snake6502.d64: bin/loader.prg
 	c1541 -format "snake6502,01" d64 bin/snake6502.d64
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ bin/loader.prg: bin/snake.pack.lz.prg
 	dasm src/loader.asm -Isrc/ -DVERBOSE=$(VERBOSE) -f1 -sbuild/loader.sybols.txt -obin/loader.prg
 
 bin/snake.prg: bin/snake.pack
-	dasm src/prg.asm -Isrc/ -DVERBOSE=$(VERBOSE) -f1 -sbuild/prg.symbols.txt -obin/snake.prg
+	dasm src/prg.asm -Isrc/ -DVERBOSE=$(VERBOSE) -f1 -T1 -sbuild/prg.symbols.txt -obin/snake.prg
 
 bin/snake.pack: env $(ASM) $(RES) bin/explodefont
-	dasm src/main.asm -Isrc/ -DSYSTEM=64 -DDEBUG=$(DEBUG) -DVERBOSE=$(VERBOSE) -f3 -sbuild/pack.symbols.txt -obin/snake.pack
+	dasm src/main.asm -Isrc/ -DSYSTEM=64 -DDEBUG=$(DEBUG) -DVERBOSE=$(VERBOSE) -f3 -T1 -sbuild/pack.symbols.txt -obin/snake.pack
 
 bin/snake.pack.lz: bin/snake.pack liblzg/src/tools/lzg
 	liblzg/src/tools/lzg bin/snake.pack > bin/snake.pack.lz

src/data.asm

@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-#if VERBOSE = 1
+    SEG.U dataSegment
-LASTINIT SET .
-#endif
-
-; Data section - Not initialized variables ($CD00 - $CDFF)
-; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; Number of interrupt
 ; Used as counter to be decremented to do some things less frequently
 irqn:
@@ -70,6 +65,6 @@ XScrollDirection:
 XCharOffset:
     BYTE
 
-#if VERBOSE = 1
+; Lists for snake head and tail
-    ECHO "data.asm @ ",LASTINIT,"len:",(. - LASTINIT)
+listX DS 256
-#endif
+listY DS 256

src/font.asm

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-#if VERBOSE = 1
+; Character ROM starts at $2000, but SID must reside at $1000 and is
-LASTINIT SET .
+; longer than $1000, then first characters are just ignored, and game
-#endif
+; uses only characters $80-$ff.
+; Normally, character ROM is 2kB long ($800), but this binary data
+; is exactly 1kB long ($400), because only the upper chars are defined.
 
+   SEG fontSegment
 ; char 0x80, 128
    BYTE #%00000000
    BYTE #%00000000
@@ -1282,7 +1285,3 @@ LASTINIT SET .
    BYTE #%10000001
    BYTE #%10000001
    BYTE #%11111111
-
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-    ECHO "font.asm @ ",LASTINIT,"len:",(. - LASTINIT)
-#endif

src/game.asm

@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-LASTINIT SET .
-#endif
-
     SEG programSegment
 statusPlay:     ; do Game
     ; Check counter
@@ -336,9 +332,4 @@ checkEndWallHit:
     sta (tileMem),y
 
 skipPauseTests:
-
     rts
-
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-    ECHO "game.asm @ ",LASTINIT,"len:",(. - LASTINIT)
-#endif

src/gameover.asm

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-#if VERBOSE = 1
+    SEG programSegment
-LASTINIT SET .
-#endif
-
 ; Game is over
 ; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 gameover:
@@ -24,7 +21,3 @@ gameover:
     lda #ST_DELAY
     sta status
     rts
-
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-    ECHO "gameover.asm @ ",LASTINIT,"len:",(. - LASTINIT)
-#endif

src/initdata.asm

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-#if VERBOSE = 1
+    SEG programSegment
-LASTINIT SET .
-#endif
-
 ; Initialized variables
 ; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -113,7 +110,3 @@ introStringA6:
 ; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 levelsList:
     INCBIN "../res.bin/levels.bin"
-
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-    ECHO "initdata.asm @ ",LASTINIT,"len:",(. - LASTINIT)
-#endif

src/intro1.asm

@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-LASTINIT SET .
-#endif
-
     SEG zeropageSegment
 ; Generic src/dst copy pointers
 srcPointer DS 2
@@ -700,7 +696,3 @@ XScrollInterruptMoveAll SUBROUTINE
 statusMenu SUBROUTINE
     jsr setupXScrollInterrupt
     rts
-
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-    ECHO "intro1.asm @ ",LASTINIT,"len:",(. - LASTINIT)
-#endif

src/levelreset.asm

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-#if VERBOSE = 1
+    SEG programSegment
-LASTINIT SET .
-#endif
-
 ; Reset variables for a new level
 ; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 levelresetvar:
@@ -35,7 +32,3 @@ clearListLoop:
     bne clearListLoop
 
     rts
-
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-    ECHO "levelreset.asm @ ",LASTINIT,"len:",(. - LASTINIT)
-#endif

src/levels.asm

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-LASTINIT SET .
-#endif
-
     SEG zeropageSegment
 ; Pointer to video memory used in the level loading routine
 levelVideoPointer WORD
 levelColorPointer WORD
+; Pointer to level struct
+levelPointer WORD
 
     SEG programSegment
 ; load new level on the screen
@@ -173,7 +171,3 @@ writeLevelEnd:
     lda #ST_PLAY
     sta status
     rts
-
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-    ECHO "levels.asm @ ",LASTINIT,"len:",(. - LASTINIT)
-#endif

src/macro.asm

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 ptrDstStart WORD
 ptrDstEnd WORD
 
-    MACRO MEMSET
     SEG programSegment
+    MACRO MEMSET
         clc
         lda <{1}
         sta ptrDstStart

src/main.asm

@@ -1,46 +1,34 @@
     processor 6502
 
-; Platform specific code
-; Code yet to be developed, example to use:
-; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#if SYSTEM = 64
-    ; Commodore64 specific code
-#else
-    ; Commodore16 specific code
-#endif
-
-; Uninitialized zeropage segment
-; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     SEG.U zeropageSegment
-    org $02
+ORG_ZEROPAGE EQU $02
+    org ORG_ZEROPAGE
 
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-    ; Locations $90-$FF in zeropage are used by kernal
-    ECHO "End of zeropage variables. Space left: ",($90 - .)
-#endif
-
-; SID tune (previously properly cleaned, see HVSC)
-; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     SEG sidSegment
-    org $1000
+ORG_SID EQU $1000
-sidtune:
+    org ORG_SID
-    INCBIN "../res.bin/amour2.sid"
+ORG_FONT EQU $2400
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-    ECHO "top $2000: End of SIDtune at ",.,"Space left:",($2000 - .)
-    ECHO "top $2400: End of SIDtune at ",.,"Space left:",($2400 - .)
-#endif
-
-; Font Data
-; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     SEG fontSegment
-    org $2400
+    org ORG_FONT
-; This binary data that defines the font is exactly 2kB long ($800)
+ORG_PROGRAM EQU $2800
-    INCLUDE "font.asm"
-
-; Program Segment
-; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     SEG programSegment
-    org $2800
+    org ORG_PROGRAM
+
+ORG_DATA EQU $cd00
+    SEG.U dataSegment
+    org ORG_DATA
+
+; INCLUDE
+; -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+LASTINIT SET ORG_SID
+    INCLUDE "sidtune.asm"
+    ECHO "sidtune : start ",LASTINIT," end ",.," size ",(. - LASTINIT)
+
+LASTINIT SET ORG_FONT
+    INCLUDE "font.asm"
+    ECHO "font    : start ",LASTINIT," end ",.," size ",(. - LASTINIT)
+
+LASTINIT SET ORG_PROGRAM
     INCLUDE "program.asm"
     INCLUDE "initdata.asm"
     INCLUDE "game.asm"
@@ -51,30 +39,9 @@ sidtune:
     INCLUDE "multicolor.asm"
     INCLUDE "levelreset.asm"
     INCLUDE "outro.asm"
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-    ECHO "End of program segment at:",.
-    ECHO "PACK SIZE:",(. - $1000),"=",[(. - $1000)d]
-#endif
-
-; Data variables
-; -----------------
-    SEG.U dataSegment
-    org $cd00
     INCLUDE "data.asm"
     INCLUDE "macro.asm"
-#if VERBOSE = 1
+    ECHO "program : start ",LASTINIT," end ",.," size ",(. - LASTINIT)
-    ECHO "End of Data segment. Space left:",($ce00 - .)
-#endif
-
-; Lists
-; -----------------
-    SEG.U listSegment
-    org $ce00
-listX DS 256
-listY DS 256
-
-; Includes
-    INCLUDE "zeropage.asm"
 
 ;
 ; coded 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

src/multicolor.asm

@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-#if VERBOSE = 1
+    SEG programSegment
-LASTINIT SET .
-#endif
-
-		processor 6502
-
 multicolor SUBROUTINE
 
 ; Prepare data struct for MultiColor mode
@@ -43,7 +38,3 @@ multicolorOff:
 	and #$ef
 	sta $d016
 	rts
-
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-    ECHO "multicolor.asm @ ",LASTINIT,"len:",(. - LASTINIT)
-#endif

src/outro.asm

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-#if VERBOSE = 1
+    SEG programSegment
-LASTINIT SET .
-#endif
-
 ; Wait for some delay
 statusDelay SUBROUTINE
     ldy delay           ; load outroDelay and decrement
@@ -14,7 +11,3 @@ statusDelay SUBROUTINE
     lda delayStatus
     sta status
     rts
-
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-    ECHO "outro.asm @ ",LASTINIT,"len:",(. - LASTINIT)
-#endif

src/program.asm

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-#if VERBOSE = 1
+    SEG zeropageSegment
-LASTINIT SET .
+    ; Interrupt counter
-#endif
+counter DS 2
 
-; ENTRY OF PROGRAM
+    SEG programSegment
-; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    ; this is the entry point of the program and must stay at this address
+    org $2800
 start:
     ; Clear screen, initialize keyboard, restore interrupts
     jsr $ff81
@@ -253,7 +254,3 @@ checkEndStatus:
 
     ; Go to original system routine
     jmp $ea31
-
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-    ECHO "program.asm @ ",LASTINIT,"len:",(. - LASTINIT)
-#endif

src/sidtune.asm

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+    SEG sidSegment
+sidtune:
+    INCBIN "../res.bin/amour2.sid"
+
+; Note: the SID tune must be properly cleaned (eg. header removed)
+; See HVSC for .sid music format

src/subroutines.asm

@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-LASTINIT SET .
-#endif
-
-; Subroutines
-; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     SEG zeropageSegment
 ; Where is the snake head in video memory? Do math to calculate address
 ; using pointer at tileMem
@@ -156,6 +150,11 @@ printString SUBROUTINE
 .end:
     rts
 
+    SEG zeropageSegment
+    ; Pointer for Pointer in the NextPointer routine
+nextPointerPointer DS 2
+
+    SEG programSegment
 ; Increment a pointer in the zeropage
 ; Input parameters:
 ;   nextPointerPointer  pointer to the pointer in zeropage
@@ -176,7 +175,3 @@ nextPointer:
     sta (nextPointerPointer),y
 
     rts
-
-#if VERBOSE = 1
-    ECHO "subroutines.asm @ ",LASTINIT,"len:",(. - LASTINIT)
-#endif

src/zeropage.asm

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-; Zero page utility pointers
-; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-    SEG zeropageSegment
-; Pointer to level struct
-levelPointer DS 2
-
-; Pointer for Pointer in the NextPointer routine
-nextPointerPointer DS 2
-
-; Pointer to string for strlen routine
-strlenString DS 2
-
-; Interrupt counter
-counter DS 2
-
-; Note: Locations $90-$FF in zeropage are used by kernal
-
-