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Van Snyder's Autocoder Help, -h
Update - as of April 2008
#: ./autocoder -h
Usage: ./autocoder [options] input-file
Options: -h => Print this information and stop
-a => Code in 1..80 is OK
-b[ ]X[#] => Select boot loader;
X = I => IBM, # is the core size selector:
0 => Boot, no clear, sequence numbers start at 3,
1 => 1400, 2 => 2000, 4 => 4000, 8 => 8000,
v => 12000, x => 16000. Default 16000
X = N => None,
X = B => Van's favorite 1-card boot/no clear,
X = V => Van's favorite 2-card boot/clear,
-d[ ]file => Diagnostic format "deck" file
-e[ ]X => Specify encoding, default A
X = A => Paul Pierce's primary (IBM A) encoding
X = H => Paul Pierce's alternate (IBM H) encoding
X = S => SIMH "traditional" encoding
X = ? => Print encodings and stop
Differences: 12 0 0 12
2 3 4 4 7
8 8 8 8 8
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SIMH & ' # @ % "
Pierce Primary & | # @ % }
Pierce Alternate + | = ' ( }
-I => A path to search for macros. First is "."
Any number of -I options can appear. The
paths are searched in the order specified
-i => Interleave object deck into listing (needs -o and -l)
-l[ ]file => Listing file
-L => Store long literals once (unlike "real" Autocoder)
-o[ ]file => Object "deck" file
-p[ ]# => Page length in lines
-s => Dump the symbol and literal tables (debug)
-t[ ]file => Loadable "tape" file
-T[ ]letters => Trace, depending on letters
l => Lexer, p => Parser, P => PROCESS_LTORG
-V => Print version info and stop
-X[ ]flags => Set "extra" flags:
flag 1 => Quick EX/XFR
flag 2 => Quick END
flag 4 => Queue SW instructions
flag 8 => No reloader after EX/XFR
1401 Autocoder (c) Van Snyder 2008 version 3.2