a2stuff / a2stuff/intbasic

Add support for environment commands

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Dominant language
Assembly
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Description

  • EXEC path[,Rn] (R is record a.k.a. CR-delimited line number to start at)
  • MAXFILES n
  • CHAIN path

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Research direction

Use the existing CHAIN path item as the closest reference, then investigate how environment commands are handled in the INTBASIC.SYSTEM code. Implement the unchecked EXEC path[,Rn] and MAXFILES n behaviors, and verify that all three listed commands work under ProDOS.

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Assessment

Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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