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OC-KittenOS/inst/symbolGuide.md

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The Symbol Guide

The following prefixes are really special, and are lexcrunch's responsibility:

"$$THING" : These are defines. "$Thing" : Writes a global into stream. If not already allocated, is allocated a global.

DEPRECATED (yes, already): "$NT|THING" : Allocates THING from temp pool "$DT|THING" : Returns temp THING to temp pool

PROBABLY DEPRECATED: "$NA|THING1|THING2" : Copies $THING2 to $THING1 in forwards table (not in backwards table) "$DA|THING1" : Removes THING1 in forwards table.

"${" : Opens a frame. "$}" : Closes a frame. (Attached temps are released.) "$L|THING" : Allocates THING from temp pool, attaches to stack frame, writes to stream. Use inside a comment to erase the written symbol

The rest are convention: "$iThing" symbols are Installer Wrapper. "$icThing" symbols are Installer Core. "$dfThing" symbols are DEFLATE Engine. "$bdThing" symbols are BDIVIDE Engine.

"$a0", "$a1", etc. are Local Symbols. DEPRECATED, THESE ARE AN OLD MECHANISM, USE FRAMED TEMPS INSTEAD. These are reserved only for use in locals. (For loops count.)

"$lThing" symbols are used to name Local Symbols using aliases.

NO THEY ARE NOW USED FOR ALL TEMPS, INCLUDING LOCAL SYMBOLS