Resource questions

[copse]

Q1. Task offsets:

Let's say I come across something like this line:

move.l 4, a6
move.l ThisTask(a6), a4
move.l $AC(a4), d0

In Resource 6.06, where do you find the symbols for the $AC? That is, what do you click on in the symbols dialog?

Q2. Does anyone have any productivity tips when a program stores a block of memory in an address register, and then uses offsets of that memory continuously throughout?

[RedskullDC]

Hi Copse,

Originally Posted by copse

Q1. Task offsets:

Let's say I come across something like this line:

move.l 4, a6
move.l ThisTask(a6), a4
move.l $AC(a4), d0

In Resource 6.06, where do you find the symbols for the $AC? That is, what do you click on in the symbols dialog?

Symbols->Exec->Tasks->ExtendedTask ?

Hope this helps.
Red

[copse]

Nope. In the case of $AC.. that will give (ETask_SIZEOF+$56, A4).

[StingRay]

Originally Posted by copse

Q2. Does anyone have any productivity tips when a program stores a block of memory in an address register, and then uses offsets of that memory continuously throughout?

First you need to set the base register: Special Functions->Specify Base Register. Then just use either "Special Functions->Convert (xx,Ax) EA's->This operand" or "Special Functions->Convert (xx,Ax) EA's->This address" to convert the offsets to labels. "This operand" uses the address used in the current instruction as base offset, "This address" uses the current cursor address as base offset. I almost always only use "This address", jump to the address that is used in the lea vars,ax instruction and then just ust "This address" to convert all offsets.

Originally Posted by copse

Nope. In the case of $AC.. that will give (ETask_SIZEOF+$56, A4).

Use Dos->dosextens->Process