Emacs Mode for 68000 assembler

24 July 2013, 00:19

Hi,

I recently started again to code a bit for the 68k - but definitely want to stick to emacs editor.

I searched on the web, forums etc, but couldn't find an 68000 mode for the editor which works on halfway decent emacs versions (the latest one I found was written on on SunOS - in the days of the SunOS).

"asm-mode" is ok, but lacks all the common keywords from Devpac, treats macros as regular command etc.

Anybody knowing where to get a 68k mode for emacs?

Thanks,

korruptor · 01 August 2013, 19:02

I looked for one for quite a while, a couple of years ago. Given that emacs dates back so far I thought it would be one of the easy modes to find, but unfortunately not, my Google-fu failed.

In the end I started writing one myself. The syntax highlighting and tabbing is trivial to get going, but I just can't find the original file. I thought I'd checked it into my old git-hub repository, but it's not there. If I find it I'll post it here.

In the meantime, I'd just take the asm mode and go from there. There really aren't many op-codes, and the highlighting is pretty simple for the most part. It should be enough to get you going.

17 September 2013, 10:54

Thanks for the reply.

I ended writing a derived mode from asm-mode, too. As I always wanted to dig into some elisp it was a good project, too.

I added complete VASM and Devpac keyword, different marking of registers etc as well as some goodies like a function for instantly converting numbers from hex to binary to decimal and back.

The only real thing missing is some extended support for macros (mark the usage of macro calls differently than opcodes).

I clean it up a bit and upload it on github.

alexh · 17 September 2013, 11:17

Links?

17 September 2013, 23:03

Coming on the WE - need to clear the source a bit first

jman · 11 November 2014, 18:16

I'm insufflating life into this old thread because I'd be interested in trying EMACS on the Amiga.

Which EMACS version are we talking anyway? Apparently the latest is this one:
http://aminet.net/package/util/gnu/em203i3

thanks

torkildl · 16 January 2023, 09:19

Hello! I know this is 9 years ago, but did this land on GitHub? If not, would you be interested in sharing it some other way?

alkis · 16 January 2023, 12:01

This is a version that I found on the net and had to retouch it in order to solve errors. I don't know if I broke it in some way, but it seems to work.

This works from version 26 up to current version of emacs (28.2)

24 July 2013, 00:19	#1
atari900 Posts: n/a	Emacs Mode for 68000 assembler Hi, I recently started again to code a bit for the 68k - but definitely want to stick to emacs editor. I searched on the web, forums etc, but couldn't find an 68000 mode for the editor which works on halfway decent emacs versions (the latest one I found was written on on SunOS - in the days of the SunOS). "asm-mode" is ok, but lacks all the common keywords from Devpac, treats macros as regular command etc. Anybody knowing where to get a 68k mode for emacs? Thanks,

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01 August 2013, 19:02	#2
korruptor TDI Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Blitter Town Posts: 124	I looked for one for quite a while, a couple of years ago. Given that emacs dates back so far I thought it would be one of the easy modes to find, but unfortunately not, my Google-fu failed. In the end I started writing one myself. The syntax highlighting and tabbing is trivial to get going, but I just can't find the original file. I thought I'd checked it into my old git-hub repository, but it's not there. If I find it I'll post it here. In the meantime, I'd just take the asm mode and go from there. There really aren't many op-codes, and the highlighting is pretty simple for the most part. It should be enough to get you going.

17 September 2013, 10:54	#3
atari900 Posts: n/a	Thanks for the reply. I ended writing a derived mode from asm-mode, too. As I always wanted to dig into some elisp it was a good project, too. I added complete VASM and Devpac keyword, different marking of registers etc as well as some goodies like a function for instantly converting numbers from hex to binary to decimal and back. The only real thing missing is some extended support for macros (mark the usage of macro calls differently than opcodes). I clean it up a bit and upload it on github.

17 September 2013, 11:17	#4
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	Links?

17 September 2013, 23:03	#5
atari900 Posts: n/a	Coming on the WE - need to clear the source a bit first

11 November 2014, 18:16	#6
jman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: . Posts: 351	I'm insufflating life into this old thread because I'd be interested in trying EMACS on the Amiga. Which EMACS version are we talking anyway? Apparently the latest is this one: http://aminet.net/package/util/gnu/em203i3 thanks

16 January 2023, 09:19	#7
torkildl Registered User Join Date: May 2021 Location: Norway Posts: 19	Hello! I know this is 9 years ago, but did this land on GitHub? If not, would you be interested in sharing it some other way?

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