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| author | B. Watson <urchlay@slackware.uk> | 2024-07-22 03:20:11 -0400 |
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| committer | B. Watson <urchlay@slackware.uk> | 2024-07-22 03:20:11 -0400 |
| commit | 6deb0d43e2181cffd6faa23369882dac803d5e16 (patch) | |
| tree | ea8c5b7ab0b7b37b9fb6f70b0d6b69f434ad74bc | |
| parent | 4a0c3fa84bb22deaf2bd9fc8e15b8dce1db3c916 (diff) | |
| download | bw-atari8-tools-6deb0d43e2181cffd6faa23369882dac803d5e16.tar.gz | |
bas2aplus: tweak doc.
| -rw-r--r-- | bas2aplus.1 | 16 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | bas2aplus.rst | 16 |
2 files changed, 16 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/bas2aplus.1 b/bas2aplus.1 index 84f0789..f222ebc 100644 --- a/bas2aplus.1 +++ b/bas2aplus.1 @@ -35,19 +35,19 @@ bas2aplus \- Convert Atari BASIC (and some BASIC XL/XE) programs to BASIC/A+ bas2aplus \fIinput\-file\fP \fIoutput\-file\fP .SH DESCRIPTION .sp -\fBbas2aplus\fP reads an Atari BASIC or BASIC XL/XE tokenized (SAVEd) program -and converts it to BASIC/A+. +\fBbas2aplus\fP reads an Atari BASIC or BASIC XL/XE tokenized (SAVEd) +program and converts it to BASIC/A+. The conversion is a simple token +replacement; no syntax or semantic analysis is done. +.sp +\fIinput\-file\fP must be an Atari BASIC, BASIC XL, or BASIC XE program. +Turbo BASIC is not supported. Trying to convert a program that is +already BASIC/A+ will appear to succeed, but the resulting program +will be gibberish and will likely crash BASIC/A+ when \fBRUN\fP\&. .sp All Atari BASIC programs can be successfully converted. Some BASIC XL/XE tokens have no equivalent in BASIC/A+, so programs using these can\(aqt be converted (you will see messages on standard error, in that case). -.sp -Turbo BASIC is not supported. -.sp -Trying to convert a program that is already BASIC/A+ will appear to -succeed, but the resulting program will be gibberish and will likely -crash BASIC/A+ when \fBRUN\fP\&. .SH OPTIONS .SS General Options .INDENT 0.0 diff --git a/bas2aplus.rst b/bas2aplus.rst index 9ca6a38..4ce3f50 100644 --- a/bas2aplus.rst +++ b/bas2aplus.rst @@ -16,20 +16,20 @@ bas2aplus *input-file* *output-file* DESCRIPTION =========== -**bas2aplus** reads an Atari BASIC or BASIC XL/XE tokenized (SAVEd) program -and converts it to BASIC/A+. +**bas2aplus** reads an Atari BASIC or BASIC XL/XE tokenized (SAVEd) +program and converts it to BASIC/A+. The conversion is a simple token +replacement; no syntax or semantic analysis is done. + +*input-file* must be an Atari BASIC, BASIC XL, or BASIC XE program. +Turbo BASIC is not supported. Trying to convert a program that is +already BASIC/A+ will appear to succeed, but the resulting program +will be gibberish and will likely crash BASIC/A+ when **RUN**. All Atari BASIC programs can be successfully converted. Some BASIC XL/XE tokens have no equivalent in BASIC/A+, so programs using these can't be converted (you will see messages on standard error, in that case). -Turbo BASIC is not supported. - -Trying to convert a program that is already BASIC/A+ will appear to -succeed, but the resulting program will be gibberish and will likely -crash BASIC/A+ when **RUN**. - OPTIONS ======= |