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author | Jose Antonio Ortega Ruiz <jao@gnu.org> | 2003-06-04 00:03:19 +0000 |
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committer | Jose Antonio Ortega Ruiz <jao@gnu.org> | 2003-06-04 00:03:19 +0000 |
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documentation for emacs support merged in one file (mdk_emacs.texi),
substituting mdk_emixvm.texi and mdk_mixal-mode.texi.
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diff --git a/doc/mdk_mixal-mode.texi b/doc/mdk_mixal-mode.texi deleted file mode 100644 index a3d53b1..0000000 --- a/doc/mdk_mixal-mode.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,97 +0,0 @@ -@c -*-texinfo-*- -@c This is part of the GNU MDK Reference Manual. -@c Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2003 -@c Free Software Foundation, Inc. -@c See the file mdk.texi for copying conditions. - -@node mixal-mode.el, mixvm.el, Getting started, Top -@comment node-name, next, previous, up -@chapter mixal-mode.el - -Everyone writing code will know how important a good editor is. Most -systems already come with Emacs. @sc{mdk} adds support to Emacs for -both writing and debugging MIX programs, see (@pxref{Emacs support}) -for installing instructions. This chapter discusses the support for the -writing code, see (@pxref{mixvm.el}) for the discussion of the MIX -virtual machine support. - -When everything is installed correctly, Emacs will select the right -mode for editing files ending with @code{.mixal}. If however you would -want to load mixal-mode on another file, you can do so with @code{M-x -mixal-mode}. - -@menu -* Basics:: Editing code, font locking and indentation. -* Help system:: Using the interactive help system. -* Compiling and running:: Invoking compiler and/or virtual machine. -@end menu - -@node Basics, Help system, mixal-mode.el, mixal-mode.el -@comment node-name, next, previous, up -@section Basics - -The mode for editing mixal source files is inherited from -fundamental-mode, meaning that all your favorite editing operations -will still work. If you want a short introduction to Emacs, type -@kbd{C-h t} inside Emacs to start the tutorial. - -Mixal mode adds font locking. If you do not have font locking globally -enabled, you can turn it on for mixal-mode by placing the following -line in your @file{.emacs} file: - -@lisp -(add-hook 'mixal-mode-hook 'turn-on-font-lock) -@end lisp - -You can also customize the colors used to colour your mixal code by -changing the requisite faces. This is the list of faces used by -mixal-mode: - -@itemize -@item @var{font-lock-comment-face} -Face to use for comments. -@item @var{mixal-font-lock-label-face} -Face to use for label names. -@item @var{mixal-font-lock-operation-code-face} -Face to use for operation code names. -@item @var{mixal-font-lock-assembly-pseudoinstruction-face} -Face to use for assembly pseudo-instruction names. -@end itemize - -@node Help system, Compiling and running, Basics, mixal-mode.el -@comment node-name, next, previous, up -@section Help system - -When coding your program, you will be thinking, looking up -documentation and editing files. Emacs already helps you with editing -files, but Emacs can do much more. In particular, looking up -documentation is one of its strong points. Besides the info system -(which you are probably already using), mixal-mode defines commands -for getting particular information about a MIX operation code. - -With @kbd{M-x mixal-describe-operation-code} (or its keyboard shortcut -@kbd{C-h o}) you will get the documentation about a particular MIX -operation code. Keep in mind that these are not assembly (MIXAL) -pseudoinstructions. When the @code{point} is around a MIXAL -pseudoinstruction in your source file, Emacs will recognize it and -will suggest the right MIX operation code. - -@node Compiling and running, , Help system, mixal-mode.el -@comment node-name, next, previous, up -@section Compiling and running - -After you have written your MIXAL program, you'll probably want to -test it. This can be done with the MIX virtual machine. First you will -need to compile your code into MIX byte code. This can be done within -Emacs with the command @kbd{M-x compile} (@kbd{C-c c}). In case of -compilation errors, you can jump to the offending source code line -with @kbd{M-x next-error}. - -Once the program compiles without errors, you can debug or run -it. To invoke the debugger, use @kbd{M-x mixal-debug} (@kbd{C-c d}). -Emacs will open a @code{GUD} buffer where you can -use the debugging commands described in @xref{mixvm}. - -If you just want to execute the program, you can do so with @kbd{M-x -mixal-run} (@kbd{C-c r}). This will invoke mixvm, -execute the program and show its output in a separate buffer. |