GNU MIX Development Kit (mdk)

• Introduction:
• Acknowledgments:
• Installing MDK: Installing GNU MDK from the source tarball.
• MIX and MIXAL tutorial: Learn the innards of MIX and MIXAL.
• Getting started: Basic usage of the MDK tools.
• Emacs tools: Programming the MIX using Emacs.
• mixasm: Invoking the MIXAL assembler.
• mixvm: Invoking and using the MIX virtual machine.
• gmixvm: Invoking and using the GTK+ virtual machine.
• mixguile: Invoking and using the Scheme virtual machine.
• Problems: Reporting bugs.
• Copying: MDK licensing terms.
• Concept Index: Index of concepts.
• Instructions and commands: Index of MIXAL instructions and MIXVM commands.

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  Installing MDK

• Download:
• Requirements:
• Basic installation:
• Emacs support:
• Special configure flags:
• Supported platforms:

  MIX and MIXAL tutorial

• The MIX computer: Architecture and instruction set of the MIX computer.
• MIXAL: The MIX assembly language.

  The MIX computer

• MIX architecture:
• MIX instruction set:

  MIX instruction set

• Instruction structure:
• Loading operators:
• Storing operators:
• Arithmetic operators:
• Address transfer operators:
• Comparison operators:
• Jump operators:
• Input-output operators:
• Conversion operators:
• Shift operators:
• Miscellaneous operators:
• Execution times:

  MIXAL

• Basic structure: Writing basic MIXAL programs.
• MIXAL directives: Assembler directives.
• Expressions: Evaluation of expressions.
• W-expressions: Evaluation of w-expressions.
• Local symbols: Special symbol table entries.
• Literal constants: Specifying an immediate operand.

  Getting started

• Writing a source file: A sample MIXAL source file.
• Compiling: Using mixasm to compile source files into binary format.
• Running the program: Running and debugging your programs.
• Using mixguile: Using the Scheme interpreter to run and debug your programs.
• Using Scheme in mixvm and gmixvm:

  Running the program

• Non-interactive mode: Running your programs non-interactively.
• Interactive mode: Running programs interactively.
• Debugging: Commands for debugging your programs.

  Using mixguile

• The mixguile shell: Using the Scheme MIX virtual machine.
• Additional functions: Scheme functions accessing the VM.
• Defining new functions: Defining your own Scheme functions.
• Hook functions: Using command and break hook functions.
• Scheme scripts:

  Hook functions

• Command hooks:
• Break hooks:

  Emacs tools

• MIXAL mode: Editing MIXAL files.
• GUD integration: Invoking mixvm within Emacs.

  MIXAL mode

• Basics: Editing code, font locking and indentation.
• Help system: Using the interactive help system.
• Compiling and running: Invoking compiler and/or virtual machine.

  mixasm, the MIXAL assembler

• Invoking mixasm: mixasm options

  mixvm, the MIX computer simulator

• Invocation: Options when invoking mixvm.
• Commands: Commands available in interactive mode.
• Devices: MIX block devices implementation.

  Interactive commands

• File commands: Loading and executing programs.
• Debug commands: Debugging programs.
• State commands: Inspecting the virtual machine state.
• Configuration commands: Changing and storing mixvm settings.
• Scheme commands:

  gmixvm, the GTK virtual machine

• Invoking gmixvm: Invoking the GTK+ interface.
• MIXVM console: Using mixvm commands.
• MIX virtual machine: The MIX virtual machine window.
• MIXAL source view: Viewing the MIXAL source code.
• MIX devices view: Device output.
• Menu and status bars: Available menu commands.

  mixguile, the Scheme virtual machine

• Invoking mixguile: Command line options.
• Scheme functions reference: Scheme functions accessing the VM.

  Scheme functions reference

• mixvm wrappers: Functions invoking mixvm commands.
• Hooks: Adding hooks to mixvm commands.
• Additional VM functions: Functions accessing the MIX virtual machine.

  Copying

• GNU General Public License:
• GNU Free Documentation License: