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+# Example reading commandline arguments: compute length of first arg.
+#
+# To run:
+#   $ ./bootstrap translate init.linux apps/ex8.subx -o apps/ex8
+#   $ ./bootstrap run apps/ex8 abc de fghi
+# Expected result:
+#   $ echo $?
+#   3  # length of 'abc'
+#
+# At the start of a SubX program:
+#   argc: *esp
+#   argv[0]: *(esp+4)
+#   argv[1]: *(esp+8)
+#   ...
+# Locals start from esp-4 downwards.
+
+== code
+#   instruction                     effective address                                                   register    displacement    immediate
+# . op          subop               mod             rm32          base        index         scale       r32
+# . 1-3 bytes   3 bits              2 bits          3 bits        3 bits      3 bits        2 bits      2 bits      0/1/2/4 bytes   0/1/2/4 bytes
+
+Entry:
+    # . prologue
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
+    # eax = ascii-length(argv[1])
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           8/disp8         .                 # push *(ebp+8)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  ascii-length/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
+
+    # exit(eax)
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy eax to ebx
+    e8/call  syscall_exit/disp32
+
+ascii-length:  # s: (addr array byte) -> n/eax
+    # edx = s
+    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    4/base/esp  4/index/none  .           2/r32/edx   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(esp+4) to edx
+    # var result/eax = 0
+    b8/copy-to-eax  0/imm32
+$ascii-length:loop:
+    # var c/ecx = *s
+    8a/copy-byte                    0/mod/*         2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           1/r32/CL    .               .                 # copy byte at *edx to CL
+    # if (c == '\0') break
+    81          7/subop/compare     3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               0/imm32/null      # compare ecx
+    74/jump-if-=  $ascii-length:end/disp8
+    # ++s
+    42/increment-edx
+    # ++result
+    40/increment-eax
+    # loop
+    eb/jump  $ascii-length:loop/disp8
+$ascii-length:end:
+    # return eax
+    c3/return
+
+== data
+
+# . . vim:nowrap:textwidth=0