[84+CE] PHASM

[Dream of Omnimaga]

Wait, since when does PHASM have a memory restore feature? Are you sure Cesium and the other RAM programs weren't just already archived? Or is it an undocumented PHASM feature? In Epharius latest posts I couldn't find any info about such feature.

[Dudeman313]

When you've been using PHASM for awhile, three programs appear: PPHASM, TTEMP, and RRESTORE. After reactivating Phasm because it was archived, I ran RRESTORE and got Celsium back. I didn't know if this was documented or not, just that it was extremely helpful.

[Dream of Omnimaga]

Interesting. /me pokes @Epharius for explanations

Maybe it's an unfinished feature that he didn't document yet in case it has bugs? I am curious about where it stores its backups, though.

[Epharius]

Well, it is a mysterious feature, almost an easter egg!
To be honest, I didn't think you could use it in that case 

Let's explain : Originally, I should replace the name of RRESTORE, PPHASM and TTEMP by 0RESTORE, 0PHASM and 0TEMP to prevent the user to use them incorrectly, but I forgot and I didn't change anything x)
RRESTORE is used to restore (Thank you Captain Obvious) PHASM, after running a program, in the saferam (for example if you use Cesium, which uses this place, else PHASM would crash).
TTEMP is the copy of the program being executed.
PPHASM is a basic program which contains :

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Asm(prgmTTEMP
Asm(prgmRRESTORE

However, you restored Cesium because every archived programs executed are saved in TTEMP, and after prgmRRESTORE, PHASM restore it :

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ld hl,TEMPname
call _Mov9ToOP1
call _chkfindsym
inc de
inc de
pop bc
push de
push bc
call _poprealo1
call _chkfindsym
call nc,_DELVARARC
pop hl
push hl
bit isProtected, (iy+asm_Flag3)
jr nz,protectedProgram
call _createprog
suitProtectedProgram:
inc de
inc de
pop bc
pop hl
ldir

But it means you also archived TTEMP, RRESTORE and PPHASM, am I wrong?

For the next version of PHASM, I replaced the first character of each name by a 0.

[Dream of Omnimaga]

What is the memory limit of what can be saved and restored?

[Dudeman313]

But it means you also archived TTEMP, RRESTORE and PPHASM, am I wrong?

Nope. I left them as-is. Maybe this had something to do with the fact that I used Celsium to hide PHASM after activation.

[Epharius]

There's no "limit", only your free RAM (I cannot do differently because I must save the program in ARC and I can't execute an archived program).

That's pretty weird, they should have been deleted with the RAM CLEARED x) the three programs are independent of PHASM

[Dudeman313]

They were. I reactivated PHASM after the RAM clear(I keep it archived and hidden after activation), and they appeared. I thought RRESTORE meant RAM RESTORE, so I ran it.
Then Celsium appeared in my archive, and I unarchived it and ran it. Celsium opened. When I exited, prgmA appeared in my RAM. Happiness.

[Epharius]

(yes this post is a bit similar to the post on cemetech :p)
Hey people!

Today, I'm glad to show you the first real version of PHASM!

Indeed, I worked hard to add one feature, which looks easy at first sight but which is actually pretty difficult to program. What did I do? I added the ability to execute archived/assembly sub-programs! And I also translated the program into english. Programing this, seems to be very fast... "seems"

Anyway, if we sum up, PHASM can :
- execute assembly/archived (sub-)programs
- jump to any Lbl you want by pressing [2nd] [X,T,O,n] while editing a program
- edit every program, even archived
... for now.

I talked of "a first real version of PHASM". Why? Because I also fixed a loooot of bugs! That's why I called this version "1.0". Therefore, you can install PHASM without be worried about a potential RAM CLEARED

Anyway, you can already download PHASM 1.0 here : http://ti-pla.net/a318384
The source code is also on github : https://github.com/MathisLav/PHASM

I hope you'll use it

[Dream of Omnimaga]

Yay for archived program execution. Can we run them without the Asm() command too, like with Noshell abd Doors CS series?

[Epharius]

Yes you can, at first I thought it wouldn't be a good idea to allow the user not to use Asm() (that's a bad habit if the developer want to share his program). But actually it's easier to run assembly programs without making the difference

[Dudeman313]

Oh yay! You fixed this! I saw it when you had updated it first on TI-Planet, then looked again and saw the alert.
I'll get the fixed version on my CE soon.

[Dream of Omnimaga]

Yes you can, at first I thought it wouldn't be a good idea to allow the user not to use Asm() (that's a bad habit if the developer want to share his program). But actually it's easier to run assembly programs without make the difference

Well, one trick could be to disallow running programs without Asm() from inside TI-BASIC code, so it only works from the home screen. That way people won't risk releasing games that are dependent on Homerun shells.

[Dudeman313]

Sounds good to me!

[Epharius]

Yea, you may be right, I'm going to disallow running sub-programs without Asm()