Save 4 bytes

2 files changed, 20 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/console.s b/console.s
index 1431ff8..99b264e 100644
--- a/console.s
+++ b/console.s
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  .export _gotox0y22, _gotox0y3, _gotox0y, _gotox0y3_clrtoeol
  .export _cputc0, _set_orders, _pluralize, _print_combat_msg
  .export _rvs_on, _rvs_off
- .export _prepare_report, _clear_msg_window, _print_item, _print_location
+ .export _prepare_report, _clear_msg_window
 
  .importzp tmp3       ; ditto
  .import _revflag     ; conio/revers.s
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
  .import _cprintulong, _cputc, _cprint_taipan, _timed_getch, _orders
  .import _turbo
  .import _print_msg, _cspaces
- .import _item, _location
 
  .ifdef CART_TARGET
   .segment "HIGHCODE"
@@ -264,22 +263,6 @@ _print_combat_msg:
  jsr _print_msg
  jmp _clrtoeol
 
-; extern void __fastcall__ print_location(char loc)
-_print_location:
- asl
- tay
- lda _location,y
- ldx _location+1,y
- jmp _print_msg
-
-; extern void __fastcall__ print_item(char item)
-_print_item:
- asl
- tay
- lda _item,y
- ldx _item+1,y
- jmp _print_msg
-
 ; extern void clear_msg_window(void)
 ; extern void prepare_report(void)
 _clear_msg_window:
diff --git a/textdecomp.s b/textdecomp.s
index 403507c..03660ae 100644
--- a/textdecomp.s
+++ b/textdecomp.s
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
 ; See textcomp.c for details of encoded format.
 
  .include "atari.inc"
+
  .export _print_msg
+ .export _print_item, _print_location
+
+ .import _item, _location
  .import _cputc
 
  srcptr = FR1
@@ -180,6 +184,21 @@ table: ; outsnac values 53..63
   .code
  .endif
 
+; extern void __fastcall__ print_location(char loc)
+_print_location:
+ asl
+ tay
+ lda _location,y
+ ldx _location+1,y
+ bne _print_msg ; branch always (location is never $00xx)
+
+; extern void __fastcall__ print_item(char item)
+_print_item:
+ asl
+ tay
+ lda _item,y
+ ldx _item+1,y ; fall thru
+
 _print_msg:
  sta srcptr
  stx srcptr+1