Hp41cx_tool 1.7.0 Release Announcement

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hp41cx_tools: Showcasing Ada 2022 and AdaCL with Wide_Character Power

New release of hp41cx_tools crate, a cross-platform suite for decoding and converting HP-41CX emulator FOCAL code, demonstrating the strength of Ada 2022 and the AdaCL library. Available on Alire, this project runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows, and is a stellar showcase for AdaCL’s Wide_Character support.

Why It’s a Great Ada Showcase

  • AdaCL with Wide_Character: Leverages AdaCL.Wide_Strings.Regexp and AdaCL.Wide_Strings.Spitbol.Patterns for context-sensitive conversions of special characters (e.g., Σ, ↑, ≠) in FOCAL code. The adacl-regex crate’s Wide_Character support ensures precise handling of Unicode, surpassing standard regex for ALPHA strings and commands.
  • Robust AUnit Testing: Comprehensive unit tests, executed via make test, ensure rock-solid reliability, covering decoding and conversion edge cases.
  • Ada 2022 Power: Built with modern Ada features for maintainable, high-performance code, handling .px41 and .dm41 memory dumps and conversions to .utf8.focal, .dm41.focal, and .px41.focal formats.

Features

  • Decode: Transform HP-41CX emulator hex dumps into FOCAL source code with automatic input detection.
  • Convert: Seamlessly convert between Unicode, DM41, and PX-41CX FOCAL formats, handling quote styles and XROM key assignments.
  • Pipe-Friendly: Four converters use stdin/stdout for scripting ease.

Note**:** Encoding is planned for a future release.

Explore the code on SourceForge and try it via Alire. Join the retro computing revolution and see the adacl-regex crate’s Wide_Character magic in action!

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