resourced ReSource

[Radertified]

That sounds like what my issue is related to because I'm using the old, free P96.

Thanks for the info, Phantasm.

[copse]

Thanks for this.

A project I always wanted to do but never had enough time was to parse .rs files and extract the work already done in some way where it could be imported into Ghidra. Disassembling Resource was the hurdle, so now I have no excuse.

Any chance you can commit the .rs file for this to the Github repo? This is something I appreciate about the Bloodwych repo there.

[copse]

Did anyone download the library resource files from ultimateamiga forum (which no longer allows logins)? @NorthWay? I see I was in that thread assembling resource way back when and even did some of the work towards reversing the .rs files. No recollection whatsoever! I've used the forum feature to "email" NorthWay.. does it work? No idea :smile

Edit: Found a side link that allows login using my old login. The lib downloads on posts are not present as wepl points out.

[TCD]

Originally Posted by copse

Did anyone download the library resource files from ultimateamiga forum (which no longer allows logins)?

I can still log in. Could you post the link which has the files?

[Wepl]

Originally Posted by copse

Any chance you can commit the .rs file for this to the Github repo? This is something I appreciate about the Bloodwych repo there.

The .rs files are in the 'resourced' branch, https://github.com/wepl/ReSource/tree/resourced
Also contained are unfinished attempts for ReSourcesyms.library and ReSourceutil.library.

[NorthWay]

Originally Posted by copse

Did anyone download the library resource files from ultimateamiga forum (which no longer allows logins)? @NorthWay?

Do you still need it? I can trawl my WinUAE later tonight if needed. I think I should have it there.

[Wepl]

Originally Posted by NorthWay

Do you still need it? I can trawl my WinUAE later tonight if needed. I think I should have it there.

Than would be nice.

[copse]

Originally Posted by Wepl

The .rs files are in the 'resourced' branch, https://github.com/wepl/ReSource/tree/resourced
Also contained are unfinished attempts for ReSourcesyms.library and ReSourceutil.library.

Thanks, I must be blind! I'll also check if I have any hard drive backups for the files from bruceuncle, I must have some old WinUAE files somewhere.

[copse]

I added a Resource_RS_Files.zip to the zone. It contains resourced libraries, showmacros and the exe from 2015. Are they mine? I don't know why they would be. Are they bruceuncle's? Maybe. I do not know.

[copse]

Originally Posted by Wepl

The .rs files are in the 'resourced' branch, https://github.com/wepl/ReSource/tree/resourced
Also contained are unfinished attempts for ReSourcesyms.library and ReSourceutil.library.

The resourced branch says it is for 6.6.1. Aren't these the latest versions of the resourcing of 6.0.6? And 6.6.1 changes have to be applied post-save of the asm?

[Wepl]

Originally Posted by copse

I added a Resource_RS_Files.zip to the zone. It contains resourced libraries, showmacros and the exe from 2015. Are they mine? I don't know why they would be. Are they bruceuncle's? Maybe. I do not know.

Thanks a lot, I will check them when I have some time.
For syms and util I'm going to compare how advanced they are.
If better I would like to add them to github repo. Same for help and ShowMacros.
Would that be ok?

Originally Posted by copse

The resourced branch says it is for 6.6.1. Aren't these the latest versions of the resourcing of 6.0.6? And 6.6.1 changes have to be applied post-save of the asm?

The commit message is misleading. They are all based on 6.06.

[copse]

Originally Posted by Wepl

Thanks a lot, I will check them when I have some time.
For syms and util I'm going to compare how advanced they are.
If better I would like to add them to github repo. Same for help and ShowMacros.
Would that be ok?

These are now confirmed to be Bruce's files. I doubt he would care. As far as I am concerned, it's fine with me.

[copse]

Originally Posted by TCD

I can still log in. Could you post the link which has the files?

The attachments are not present. Either they've been deleted or the forum isn't showing them.

[copse]

NorthWay kindly sent me his files. He had the same zip as me from bruceuncle, and a 7zip file (just uploaded to the zone as "Resource_RS_Files - NorthWay.7zip") which has larger RS files.. but says he doesn't know where either originate from so these weren't his and are possibly later versions from Bruce.

[copse]

Using 662 I am not able to get partial save of binary or asm to work.

1. Open one of the resource.rs files.
2. Go to $3D3A.
3. Menu: SV / Partial Save / Set Start
4. Go to $AF8A
5. Menu: SV / Partial Save / Set End
6. Menu: SV / Save Binary / Partial.
7. Screen flashes. At this point the requester should instead pop up.

Running 606 it works correctly.

[Pyromania]

Thanks for the great news of someone still updating Resource 6.

[copse]

FYI got a guru meditation after making maybe 10 minutes of changes with 662 and trying to save .RS. No identifiable thing I did, reverted to 606.

Does 662 have debug symbols? Is there a way to get a callstack from winuae debugger in these situations?

[copse]

Was a little lost trying to compile symbols going from the document in 606. Couldn't get resource to load them, just got the painfully unclear screen flash. Eventually, I went back to 5 and disassembled an assembled Janus symbols file there, and realised I was getting an object file not an executable from vasm.

This works:

vasmm68k_mot.exe mysyms.s -Fhunkexe -o mysyms

Of course I spent ages disassembling the symbol loading code

	move.l	#TemporaryString,D1	;D1 = Symbol file path
	jsr	(DosLoadSeg-RefAddr,A6)
	move.l	D0,(A5)	;D0 = SegList
	jsr	(MaybeError-RefAddr,A6)
	lsl.l	#2,D0	;BCPL
	movea.l	D0,A0
	move.l	A0,-(SP)
	lea	(TemporaryString-RefAddr,A6),A1	;Symbol file path
	move.l	A1,D0
.find_path_end	tst.b	(A1)+
	bne.b	.find_path_end
	exg	D0,A1
	sub.l	A1,D0	;D0 = Path length
	moveq	#12,D1	;Buffer padding
	add.l	D1,D0
	move.l	D0,D2
	jsr	(AllocFunc1AsIs-RefAddr,A6)
	movea.l	(SP),A0	;A0 = Seglist ptr
	beq.b	.copy_init_done
.find_lastseg	move.l	(A0),D1	;NextSeg
	beq.b	.copy_init
	lsl.l	#2,D1
	movea.l	D1,A0
	bra.b	.find_lastseg

.copy_init	movea.l	D0,A1	;A1 = Allocated memory.
	addq.l	#4,D0
	lsr.l	#2,D0	;BCPLification
	move.l	D0,(A0)	;Extend the seglist.
	addq.l	#7,D2	;Align buffer size to 8 bytes
	andi.b	#%11111000,D2
	move.l	D2,(A1)+
	clr.l	(A1)+
	move.l	#'uSnM',(A1)+
	lea	(TemporaryString-RefAddr,A6),A0
.copy_filename	move.b	(A0)+,(A1)+
	bne.b	.copy_filename
	movea.l	(SP)+,A0	;A0 = Seglist ptr
.copy_init_done	movea.l	(4,A0),A0	;Hunk code, starts with table name ptr.
	lea	(tblUserSymbolNames,PC),A1
	movea.l	(A1,D5.W),A1	;A1 = Pointer for given symbol base.
	moveq	#$17,D0
.copy_table_name	move.b	(A0)+,(A1)+
	dbeq	D0,.copy_table_name
	clr.b	-(A1)

[copse]

I've generated and assembled a symbols file for the macro codes that Resource uses internally. All files are in the zone as Resource606CodeSymbols.7z. There's a bug in that some invalid characters are left in label names for the symbols, but this can be tweaked and checked.

[Wepl]

Originally Posted by copse

NorthWay kindly sent me his files. He had the same zip as me from bruceuncle, and a 7zip file (just uploaded to the zone as "Resource_RS_Files - NorthWay.7zip") which has larger RS files.. but says he doesn't know where either originate from so these weren't his and are possibly later versions from Bruce.

Some NorthWay files are a bit newer. I have added them to the resourced branch at github. For syms and util libs I see no much gain over mines. But it's good to preserve.

Originally Posted by copse

Using 662 I am not able to get partial save of binary or asm to work.

1. Open one of the resource.rs files.
2. Go to $3D3A.
3. Menu: SV / Partial Save / Set Start
4. Go to $AF8A
5. Menu: SV / Partial Save / Set End
6. Menu: SV / Save Binary / Partial.
7. Screen flashes. At this point the requester should instead pop up.

Running 606 it works correctly.

I would prefer to open an issue at github for such reports.
I can confirm this. Needs debugging to find out what the problem is. No code changes here AFAIR.

Originally Posted by copse

Does 662 have debug symbols?

See Makefile.
make DEBUG=1
for symbols or SAS/D1
recommend basm because vasm doesn't create symbols for local labels