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//: floating-point operations

//:: copy

:(before "End Initialize Op Names")
put_new(Name_f3_0f, "10", "copy xm32 to x32 (movss)");
put_new(Name_f3_0f, "11", "copy x32 to xm32 (movss)");

:(code)
void test_copy_x32_to_x32() {
  Xmm[3] = 0.5;
  run(
      "== code 0x1\n"  // code segment
      // op     ModR/M  SIB   displacement  immediate
      "f3 0f 11 d8                                    \n"  // copy XMM3 to XMM0
      // ModR/M in binary: 11 (direct mode) 011 (src XMM3) 000 (dest XMM0)
  );
  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS(
      "run: copy XMM3 to x/m32\n"
      "run: x/m32 is XMM0\n"
      "run: storing 0.5\n"
  );
}

:(before "End Three-Byte Opcodes Starting With f3 0f")
case 0x10: {  // copy x/m32 to x32
  const uint8_t modrm = next();
  const uint8_t rdest = (modrm>>3)&0x7;
  trace(Callstack_depth+1, "run") << "copy x/m32 to " << Xname[rdest] << end();
  float* src = effective_address_float(modrm);
  Xmm[rdest] = *src;  // Write multiple elements of vector<uint8_t> at once. Assumes sizeof(float) == 4 on the host as well.
  trace(Callstack_depth+1, "run") << "storing " << Xmm[rdest] << end();
  break;
}
case 0x11: {  // copy x32 to x/m32
  const uint8_t modrm = next();
  const uint8_t rsrc = (modrm>>3)&0x7;
  trace(Callstack_depth+1, "run") << "copy " << Xname[rsrc] << " to x/m32" << end();
  float* dest = effective_address_float(modrm);
  *dest = Xmm[rsrc];  // Write multiple elements of vector<uint8_t> at once. Assumes sizeof(float) == 4 on the host as well.
  trace(Callstack_depth+1, "run") << "storing " << *dest << end();
  break;
}

:(code)
void test_copy_x32_to_mem_at_xm32() {
  Xmm[3] = 0.5;
  Reg[EAX].i = 0x60;
  run(
      "== code 0x1\n"
      // op     ModR/M  SIB   displacement  immediate
      "f3 0f 11 18                                    \n"  // copy XMM3 to *EAX
      // ModR/M in binary: 00 (indirect mode) 011 (src XMM3) 000 (dest EAX)
  );
  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS(
      "run: copy XMM3 to x/m32\n"
      "run: effective address is 0x00000060 (EAX)\n"
      "run: storing 0.5\n"
  );
}

void test_copy_mem_at_xm32_to_x32() {
  Reg[EAX].i = 0x2000;
  run(
      "== code 0x1\n"
      // op     ModR/M  SIB   displacement  immediate
      "f3 0f 10 18                                    \n"  // copy *EAX to XMM3
      "== data 0x2000\n"
      "00 00 00 3f\n"  // 0x3f000000 = 0.5
  );
  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS(
      "run: copy x/m32 to XMM3\n"
      "run: effective address is 0x00002000 (EAX)\n"
      "run: storing 0.5\n"
  );
}

//:: convert to floating point

:(before "End Initialize Op Names")
put_new(Name_f3_0f, "2a", "convert integer to floating-point (cvtsi2ss)");

:(code)
void test_cvtsi2ss() {
  Reg[EAX].i = 10;
  run(
      "== code 0x1\n"
      // op     ModR/M  SIB   displacement  immediate
      "f3 0f 2a c0                                    \n"
      // ModR/M in binary: 11 (direct mode) 000 (XMM0) 000 (EAX)
  );
  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS(
      "run: convert r/m32 to XMM0\n"
      "run: r/m32 is EAX\n"
      "run: XMM0 is now 10\n"
  );
}

:(before "End Three-Byte Opcodes Starting With f3 0f")
case 0x2a: {  // convert integer to float
  const uint8_t modrm = next();
  const uint8_t dest = (modrm>>3)&0x7;
  trace(Callstack_depth+1, "run") << "convert r/m32 to " << Xname[dest] << end();
  const int32_t* src = effective_address(modrm);
  Xmm[dest] = *src;
  trace(Callstack_depth+1, "run") << Xname[dest] << " is now " << Xmm[dest] << end();
  break;
}

//:: convert floating point to int

:(before "End Initialize Op Names")
put_new(Name_f3_0f, "2d", "convert floating-point to int (cvtss2si)");
put_new(Name_f3_0f, "2c", "truncate floating-point to int (cvttss2si)");

:(code)
void test_cvtss2si() {
  Xmm[0] = 9.8;
  run(
      "== code 0x1\n"
      // op     ModR/M  SIB   displacement  immediate
      "f3 0f 2d c0                                    \n"
      // ModR/M in binary: 11 (direct mode) 000 (EAX) 000 (XMM0)
  );
  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS(
      "run: convert x/m32 to EAX\n"
      "run: x/m32 is XMM0\n"
      "run: EAX is now 0x0000000a\n"
  );
}

:(before "End Three-Byte Opcodes Starting With f3 0f")
case 0x2d: {  // convert float to integer
  const uint8_t modrm = next();
  const uint8_t dest = (modrm>>3)&0x7;
  trace(Callstack_depth+1, "run") << "convert x/m32 to " << rname(dest) << end();
  const float* src = effective_address_float(modrm);
  Reg[dest].i = round(*src);
  trace(Callstack_depth+1, "run") << rname(dest) << " is now 0x" << HEXWORD << Reg[dest].i << end();
  break;
}

:(code)
void test_cvttss2si() {
  Xmm[0] = 9.8;
  run(
      "== code 0x1\n"
      // op     ModR/M  SIB   displacement  immediate
      "f3 0f 2c c0                                    \n"
      // ModR/M in binary: 11 (direct mode) 000 (EAX) 000 (XMM0)
  );
  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS(
      "run: truncate x/m32 to EAX\n"
      "run: x/m32 is XMM0\n"
      "run: EAX is now 0x00000009\n"
  );
}

:(before "End Three-Byte Opcodes Starting With f3 0f")
case 0x2c: {  // truncate float to integer
  const uint8_t modrm = next();
  const uint8_t dest = (modrm>>3)&0x7;
  trace(Callstack_depth+1, "run") << "truncate x/m32 to " << rname(dest) << end();
  const float* src = effective_address_float(modrm);
  Reg[dest].i = trunc(*src);
  trace(Callstack_depth+1, "run") << rname(dest) << " is now 0x" << HEXWORD << Reg[dest].i << end();
  break;
}

//:: add

:(before "End Initialize Op Names")
put_new(Name_f3_0f, "58", "add floats (addss)");

:(code)
void test_addss() {
  Xmm[0] = 3.0;
  Xmm[1] = 2.0;
  run(
      "== code 0x1\n"
      // op     ModR/M  SIB   displacement  immediate
      "f3 0f 58 c1                                    \n"
      // ModR/M in binary: 11 (direct mode) 000 (XMM0) 001 (XMM1)
  );
  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS(
      "run: add x/m32 to XMM0\n"
      "run: x/m32 is XMM1\n"
      "run: XMM0 is now 5\n"
  );
}

:(before "End Three-Byte Opcodes Starting With f3 0f")
case 0x58: {  // add x/m32 to x32
  const uint8_t modrm = next();
  const uint8_t dest = (modrm>>3)&0x7;
  trace(Callstack_depth+1, "run") << "add x/m32 to " << Xname[dest] << end();
  const float* src = effective_address_float(modrm);
  Xmm[dest] += *src;
  trace(Callstack_depth+1, "run") << Xname[dest] << " is now " << Xmm[dest] << end();
  break;
}

//:: subtract

:(before "End Initialize Op Names")
put_new(Name_f3_0f, "5c", "subtract floats (subss)");

:(code)
void test_subss() {
  Xmm[0] = 3.0;
  Xmm[1] = 2.0;
  run(
      "== code 0x1\n"
      // op     ModR/M  SIB   displacement  immediate
      "f3 0f 5c c1                                    \n"
      // ModR/M in binary: 11 (direct mode) 000 (XMM0) 001 (XMM1)
  );
  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS(
      "run: subtract x/m32 from XMM0\n"
      "run: x/m32 is XMM1\n"
      "run: XMM0 is now 1\n"
  );
}

:(before "End Three-Byte Opcodes Starting With f3 0f")
case 0x5c: {  // subtract x/m32 from x32
  const uint8_t modrm = next();
  const uint8_t dest = (modrm>>3)&0x7;
  trace(Callstack_depth+1, "run") << "subtract x/m32 from " << Xname[dest] << end();
  const float* src = effective_address_float(modrm);
  Xmm[dest] -= *src;
  trace(Callstack_depth+1, "run") << Xname[dest] << " is now " << Xmm[dest] << end();
  break;
}

//:: multiply

:(before "End Initialize Op Names")
put_new(Name_f3_0f, "59", "multiply floats (mulss)");

:(code)
void test_mulss() {
  Xmm[0] = 3.0;
  Xmm[1] = 2.0;
  run(
      "== code 0x1\n"
      // op     ModR/M  SIB   displacement  immediate
      "f3 0f 59 c1                                    \n"
      // ModR/M in binary: 11 (direct mode) 000 (XMM0) 001 (XMM1)
  );
  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS(
      "run: multiply XMM0 by x/m32\n"
      "
# Some tokenization primitives.

== 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

# extract the next run of characters that are different from a given 'delimiter' (skipping multiple delimiters if necessary)
# on reaching end of file, return an empty interval
next-token:  # in: (addr stream byte), delimiter: byte, out: (addr slice)
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    50/push-eax
    51/push-ecx
    56/push-esi
    57/push-edi
    # esi = in
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to esi
    # edi = out
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           7/r32/edi   0x10/disp8      .                 # copy *(ebp+16) to edi
    # skip-chars-matching(in, delimiter)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
    56/push-esi
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-matching/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # out->start = &in->data[in->read]
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(esi+4) to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    6/base/esi  1/index/ecx   .           0/r32/eax   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+ecx+12 to eax
    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  7/rm32/edi    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy eax to *edi
    # skip-chars-not-matching(in, delimiter)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
    56/push-esi
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-not-matching/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # out->end = &in->data[in->read]
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(esi+4) to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    6/base/esi  1/index/ecx   .           0/r32/eax   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+ecx+12 to eax
    89/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   7/rm32/edi    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax to *(edi+4)
    # . restore registers
    5f/pop-to-edi
    5e/pop-to-esi
    59/pop-to-ecx
    58/pop-to-eax
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-next-token:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # var slice/ecx: slice
    68/push  0/imm32/end
    68/push  0/imm32/start
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
    # write(_test-stream, "  ab")
    # . . push args
    68/push  "  ab"/imm32
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # next-token(_test-stream, 0x20/space, slice)
    # . . push args
    51/push-ecx
    68/push  0x20/imm32
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  next-token/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(slice->start - _test-stream->data, 2, msg)
    # . check-ints-equal(slice->start - _test-stream, 14, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-next-token: start"/imm32
    68/push  0xe/imm32
    # . . push slice->start - _test-stream
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy *ecx to eax
    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           .               _test-stream/imm32 # subtract from eax
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(slice->end - _test-stream->data, 4, msg)
    # . check-ints-equal(slice->end - _test-stream, 16, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-next-token: end"/imm32
    68/push  0x10/imm32
    # . . push slice->end - _test-stream
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(ecx+4) to eax
    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           .               _test-stream/imm32 # subtract from eax
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-next-token-Eof:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # var slice/ecx: slice
    68/push  0/imm32/end
    68/push  0/imm32/start
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
    # write nothing to _test-stream
    # next-token(_test-stream, 0x20/space, slice)
    # . . push args
    51/push-ecx
    68/push  0x20/imm32
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  next-token/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(slice->end, slice->start, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-next-token-Eof"/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(ecx+4)
    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

# extract the next run of characters that are different from a given 'delimiter' (skipping multiple delimiters if necessary)
# on reaching end of file, return an empty interval
next-token-from-slice:  # start: (addr byte), end: (addr byte), delimiter: byte, out: (addr slice)
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    50/push-eax
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    57/push-edi
    # ecx = end
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+12) to ecx
    # edx = delimiter
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   0x10/disp8      .                 # copy *(ebp+16) to edx
    # edi = out
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           7/r32/edi   0x14/disp8      .                 # copy *(ebp+20) to edi
    # eax = skip-chars-matching-in-slice(start, end, delimiter)
    # . . push args
    52/push-edx
    51/push-ecx
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           8/disp8         .                 # push *(ebp+8)
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-matching-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # out->start = eax
    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  7/rm32/edi    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy eax to *edi
    # eax = skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice(eax, end, delimiter)
    # . . push args
    52/push-edx
    51/push-ecx
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # out->end = eax
    89/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   7/rm32/edi    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax to *(edi+4)
    # . restore registers
    5f/pop-to-edi
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    58/pop-to-eax
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-next-token-from-slice:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # (eax..ecx) = "  ab"
    b8/copy-to-eax  "  ab"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  1/index/ecx   .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ecx+4 to ecx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # var out/edi: slice
    68/push  0/imm32/end
    68/push  0/imm32/start
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    7/rm32/edi    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edi
    # next-token-from-slice(eax, ecx, 0x20/space, out)
    # . . push args
    57/push-edi
    68/push  0x20/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  next-token-from-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
    # out->start should be at the 'a'
    # . check-ints-equal(out->start - in->start, 2, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-next-token-from-slice: start"/imm32
    68/push  2/imm32
    # . . push out->start - in->start
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  7/rm32/edi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *edi to ecx
    2b/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract eax from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # out->end should be after the 'b'
    # check-ints-equal(out->end - in->start, 4, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-next-token-from-slice: end"/imm32
    68/push  4/imm32
    # . . push out->end - in->start
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   7/rm32/edi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(edi+4) to ecx
    2b/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract eax from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-next-token-from-slice-Eof:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # var out/edi: slice
    68/push  0/imm32/end
    68/push  0/imm32/start
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    7/rm32/edi    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edi
    # next-token-from-slice(0, 0, 0x20/space, out)
    # . . push args
    57/push-edi
    68/push  0x20/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  next-token-from-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
    # out should be empty
    # . check-ints-equal(out->end - out->start, 0, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-next-token-from-slice-Eof"/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    # . . push out->start - in->start
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   7/rm32/edi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(edi+4) to ecx
    2b/subtract                     0/mod/indirect  7/rm32/edi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract *edi from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-next-token-from-slice-nothing:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # (eax..ecx) = "    "
    b8/copy-to-eax  "    "/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  1/index/ecx   .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ecx+4 to ecx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # var out/edi: slice
    68/push  0/imm32/end
    68/push  0/imm32/start
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    7/rm32/edi    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edi
    # next-token-from-slice(in, 0x20/space, out)
    # . . push args
    57/push-edi
    68/push  0x20/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  next-token-from-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
    # out should be empty
    # . check-ints-equal(out->end - out->start, 0, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-next-token-from-slice-Eof"/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    # . . push out->start - in->start
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   7/rm32/edi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(edi+4) to ecx
    2b/subtract                     0/mod/indirect  7/rm32/edi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract *edi from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

skip-chars-matching:  # in: (addr stream byte), delimiter: byte
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    50/push-eax
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    53/push-ebx
    56/push-esi
    # esi = in
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to esi
    # ecx = in->read
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(esi+4) to ecx
    # ebx = in->write
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # copy *esi to ebx
    # edx = delimiter
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+12) to edx
$skip-chars-matching:loop:
    # if (in->read >= in->write) break
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # compare ecx with ebx
    7d/jump-if->=  $skip-chars-matching:end/disp8
    # eax = in->data[in->read]
    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # clear eax
    8a/copy-byte                    1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    6/base/esi  1/index/ecx   .           0/r32/AL    0xc/disp8       .                 # copy byte at *(esi+ecx+12) to AL
    # if (eax != delimiter) break
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare eax and edx
    75/jump-if-!=  $skip-chars-matching:end/disp8
    # ++in->read
    41/increment-ecx
    eb/jump  $skip-chars-matching:loop/disp8
$skip-chars-matching:end:
    # persist in->read
    89/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy ecx to *(esi+4)
    # . restore registers
    5e/pop-to-esi
    5b/pop-to-ebx
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    58/pop-to-eax
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-chars-matching:
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # write(_test-stream, "  ab")
    # . . push args
    68/push  "  ab"/imm32
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # skip-chars-matching(_test-stream, 0x20/space)
    # . . push args
    68/push  0x20/imm32
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-matching/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(_test-stream->read, 2, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-chars-matching"/imm32
    68/push  2/imm32
    # . . push *_test-stream->read
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # end
    c3/return

test-skip-chars-matching-none:
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # write(_test-stream, "ab")
    # . . push args
    68/push  "ab"/imm32
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # skip-chars-matching(_test-stream, 0x20/space)
    # . . push args
    68/push  0x20/imm32
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-matching/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(_test-stream->read, 0, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-chars-matching-none"/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    # . . push *_test-stream->read
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # end
    c3/return

skip-chars-matching-whitespace:  # in: (addr stream byte)
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    50/push-eax
    51/push-ecx
    53/push-ebx
    56/push-esi
    # esi = in
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to esi
    # ecx = in->read
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(esi+4) to ecx
    # ebx = in->write
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # copy *esi to ebx
$skip-chars-matching-whitespace:loop:
    # if (in->read >= in->write) break
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # compare ecx with ebx
    7d/jump-if->=  $skip-chars-matching-whitespace:end/disp8
    # eax = in->data[in->read]
    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # clear eax
    8a/copy-byte                    1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    6/base/esi  1/index/ecx   .           0/r32/AL    0xc/disp8       .                 # copy byte at *(esi+ecx+12) to AL
    # if (eax == ' ') goto body
    3d/compare-eax-and  0x20/imm32/space
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-chars-matching-whitespace:body/disp8
    # if (eax == '\n') goto body
    3d/compare-eax-and  0x0a/imm32/newline
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-chars-matching-whitespace:body/disp8
    # if (eax == '\t') goto body
    3d/compare-eax-and  0x09/imm32/tab
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-chars-matching-whitespace:body/disp8
    # if (eax != '\r') break
    3d/compare-eax-and  0x0d/imm32/cr
    75/jump-if-!=  $skip-chars-matching-whitespace:end/disp8
$skip-chars-matching-whitespace:body:
    # ++in->read
    41/increment-ecx
    eb/jump  $skip-chars-matching-whitespace:loop/disp8
$skip-chars-matching-whitespace:end:
    # persist in->read
    89/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy ecx to *(esi+4)
    # . restore registers
    5e/pop-to-esi
    5b/pop-to-ebx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    58/pop-to-eax
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-chars-matching-whitespace:
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # write(_test-stream, " \nab")
    # . . push args
    68/push  " \nab"/imm32
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # skip-chars-matching-whitespace(_test-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-matching-whitespace/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(_test-stream->read, 2, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-chars-matching-whitespace"/imm32
    68/push  2/imm32
    # . . push *_test-stream->read
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # end
    c3/return

# minor fork of 'skip-chars-matching'
skip-chars-not-matching:  # in: (addr stream byte), delimiter: byte
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    50/push-eax
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    53/push-ebx
    56/push-esi
    # esi = in
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to esi
    # ecx = in->read
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(esi+4) to ecx
    # ebx = in->write
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # copy *esi to ebx
    # edx = delimiter
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+12) to edx
$skip-chars-not-matching:loop:
    # if (in->read >= in->write) break
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # compare ecx with ebx
    7d/jump-if->=  $skip-chars-not-matching:end/disp8
    # eax = in->data[in->read]
    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # clear eax
    8a/copy-byte                    1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    6/base/esi  1/index/ecx   .           0/r32/AL    0xc/disp8       .                 # copy byte at *(esi+ecx+12) to AL
    # if (eax == delimiter) break
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare eax and edx
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-chars-not-matching:end/disp8
    # ++in->read
    41/increment-ecx
    eb/jump  $skip-chars-not-matching:loop/disp8
$skip-chars-not-matching:end:
    # persist in->read
    89/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy ecx to *(esi+4)
    # . restore registers
    5e/pop-to-esi
    5b/pop-to-ebx
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    58/pop-to-eax
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-chars-not-matching:
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # write(_test-stream, "ab ")
    # . . push args
    68/push  "ab "/imm32
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # skip-chars-not-matching(_test-stream, 0x20/space)
    # . . push args
    68/push  0x20/imm32
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-not-matching/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(_test-stream->read, 2, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-chars-not-matching"/imm32
    68/push  2/imm32
    # . . push *_test-stream->read
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # end
    c3/return

test-skip-chars-not-matching-none:
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # write(_test-stream, " ab")
    # . . push args
    68/push  " ab"/imm32
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # skip-chars-not-matching(_test-stream, 0x20/space)
    # . . push args
    68/push  0x20/imm32
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-not-matching/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(_test-stream->read, 0, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-chars-not-matching-none"/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    # . . push *_test-stream->read
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # end
    c3/return

test-skip-chars-not-matching-all:
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # write(_test-stream, "ab")
    # . . push args
    68/push  "ab"/imm32
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # skip-chars-not-matching(_test-stream, 0x20/space)
    # . . push args
    68/push  0x20/imm32
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-not-matching/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(_test-stream->read, 2, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-chars-not-matching-all"/imm32
    68/push  2/imm32
    # . . push *_test-stream->read
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # end
    c3/return

skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace:  # in: (addr stream byte)
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    50/push-eax
    51/push-ecx
    53/push-ebx
    56/push-esi
    # esi = in
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to esi
    # ecx = in->read
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(esi+4) to ecx
    # ebx = in->write
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # copy *esi to ebx
$skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace:loop:
    # if (in->read >= in->write) break
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # compare ecx with ebx
    7d/jump-if->=  $skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace:end/disp8
    # eax = in->data[in->read]
    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # clear eax
    8a/copy-byte                    1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    6/base/esi  1/index/ecx   .           0/r32/AL    0xc/disp8       .                 # copy byte at *(esi+ecx+12) to AL
    # if (eax == ' ') break
    3d/compare-eax-and  0x20/imm32/space
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace:end/disp8
    # if (eax == '\n') break
    3d/compare-eax-and  0x0a/imm32/newline
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace:end/disp8
    # if (eax == '\t') break
    3d/compare-eax-and  0x09/imm32/tab
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace:end/disp8
    # if (eax == '\r') break
    3d/compare-eax-and  0x0d/imm32/cr
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace:end/disp8
    # ++in->read
    41/increment-ecx
    eb/jump  $skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace:loop/disp8
$skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace:end:
    # persist in->read
    89/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy ecx to *(esi+4)
    # . restore registers
    5e/pop-to-esi
    5b/pop-to-ebx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    58/pop-to-eax
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace:
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # write(_test-stream, "ab\n")
    # . . push args
    68/push  "ab\n"/imm32
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace(_test-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(_test-stream->read, 2, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace"/imm32
    68/push  2/imm32
    # . . push *_test-stream->read
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # end
    c3/return

skip-chars-matching-in-slice:  # curr: (addr byte), end: (addr byte), delimiter: byte -> curr/eax
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    53/push-ebx
    # eax = curr
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to eax
    # ecx = end
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+12) to ecx
    # edx = delimiter
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   0x10/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+16) to edx
    # var c/ebx: byte = 0
    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # clear ebx
$skip-chars-matching-in-slice:loop:
    # if (curr >= end) break
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # compare eax with ecx
    73/jump-if-addr>=  $skip-chars-matching-in-slice:end/disp8
    # c = *curr
    8a/copy-byte                    0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           3/r32/BL    .               .                 # copy byte at *eax to BL
    # if (c != delimiter) break
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ebx and edx
    75/jump-if-!=  $skip-chars-matching-in-slice:end/disp8
    # ++curr
    40/increment-eax
    eb/jump  $skip-chars-matching-in-slice:loop/disp8
$skip-chars-matching-in-slice:end:
    # . restore registers
    5b/pop-to-ebx
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-chars-matching-in-slice:
    # (eax..ecx) = "  ab"
    b8/copy-to-eax  "  ab"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  1/index/ecx   .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ecx+4 to ecx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # eax = skip-chars-matching-in-slice(eax, ecx, 0x20/space)
    # . . push args
    68/push  0x20/imm32/space
    51/push-ecx
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-matching-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(ecx-eax, 2, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-chars-matching-in-slice"/imm32
    68/push  2/imm32
    # . . push ecx-eax
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # subtract eax from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # end
    c3/return

test-skip-chars-matching-in-slice-none:
    # (eax..ecx) = "ab"
    b8/copy-to-eax  "ab"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  1/index/ecx   .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ecx+4 to ecx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # eax = skip-chars-matching-in-slice(eax, ecx, 0x20/space)
    # . . push args
    68/push  0x20/imm32/space
    51/push-ecx
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-matching-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(ecx-eax, 2, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-chars-matching-in-slice-none"/imm32
    68/push  2/imm32
    # . . push ecx-eax
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # subtract eax from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # end
    c3/return

skip-chars-matching-whitespace-in-slice:  # curr: (addr byte), end: (addr byte) -> curr/eax
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    51/push-ecx
    53/push-ebx
    # eax = curr
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to eax
    # ecx = end
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+12) to ecx
    # var c/ebx: byte = 0
    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # clear ebx
$skip-chars-matching-whitespace-in-slice:loop:
    # if (curr >= end) break
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # compare eax with ecx
    0f 83/jump-if-addr>=  $skip-chars-matching-in-slice:end/disp32
    # c = *curr
    8a/copy-byte                    0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           3/r32/BL    .               .                 # copy byte at *eax to BL
    # if (c == ' ') goto body
    81          7/subop/compare     3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           .           .               0x20/imm32/space  # compare ebx
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-chars-matching-whitespace-in-slice:body/disp8
    # if (c == '\n') goto body
    81          7/subop/compare     3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           .           .               0x0a/imm32/newline  # compare ebx
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-chars-matching-whitespace-in-slice:body/disp8
    # if (c == '\t') goto body
    81          7/subop/compare     3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           .           .               0x09/imm32/tab    # compare ebx
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-chars-matching-whitespace-in-slice:body/disp8
    # if (c != '\r') break
    81          7/subop/compare     3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           .           .               0x0d/imm32/cr     # compare ebx
    75/jump-if-!=  $skip-chars-matching-whitespace-in-slice:end/disp8
$skip-chars-matching-whitespace-in-slice:body:
    # ++curr
    40/increment-eax
    eb/jump  $skip-chars-matching-whitespace-in-slice:loop/disp8
$skip-chars-matching-whitespace-in-slice:end:
    # . restore registers
    5b/pop-to-ebx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-chars-matching-whitespace-in-slice:
    # (eax..ecx) = " \nab"
    b8/copy-to-eax  " \nab"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  1/index/ecx   .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ecx+4 to ecx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # eax = skip-chars-matching-whitespace-in-slice(eax, ecx)
    # . . push args
    51/push-ecx
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-matching-whitespace-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(ecx-eax, 2, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-chars-matching-whitespace-in-slice"/imm32
    68/push  2/imm32
    # . . push ecx-eax
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # subtract eax from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # end
    c3/return

# minor fork of 'skip-chars-matching-in-slice'
skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice:  # curr: (addr byte), end: (addr byte), delimiter: byte -> curr/eax
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    53/push-ebx
    # eax = curr
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to eax
    # ecx = end
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+12) to ecx
    # edx = delimiter
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   0x10/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+16) to edx
    # var c/ebx: byte = 0
    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # clear ebx
$skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice:loop:
    # if (curr >= end) break
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # compare eax with ecx
    73/jump-if-addr>=  $skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice:end/disp8
    # c = *curr
    8a/copy-byte                    0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           3/r32/BL    .               .                 # copy byte at *eax to BL
    # if (c == delimiter) break
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ebx and edx
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice:end/disp8
    # ++curr
    40/increment-eax
    eb/jump  $skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice:loop/disp8
$skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice:end:
    # . restore registers
    5b/pop-to-ebx
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice:
    # (eax..ecx) = "ab "
    b8/copy-to-eax  "ab "/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  1/index/ecx   .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ecx+4 to ecx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # eax = skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice(eax, ecx, 0x20/space)
    # . . push args
    68/push  0x20/imm32/space
    51/push-ecx
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(ecx-eax, 1, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice"/imm32
    68/push  1/imm32
    # . . push ecx-eax
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # subtract eax from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # end
    c3/return

test-skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice-none:
    # (eax..ecx) = " ab"
    b8/copy-to-eax  " ab"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  1/index/ecx   .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ecx+4 to ecx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # eax = skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice(eax, ecx, 0x20/space)
    # . . push args
    68/push  0x20/imm32/space
    51/push-ecx
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(ecx-eax, 3, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice-none"/imm32
    68/push  3/imm32
    # . . push ecx-eax
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # subtract eax from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # end
    c3/return

test-skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice-all:
    # (eax..ecx) = "ab"
    b8/copy-to-eax  "ab"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  1/index/ecx   .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ecx+4 to ecx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # eax = skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice(eax, ecx, 0x20/space)
    # . . push args
    68/push  0x20/imm32/space
    51/push-ecx
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(ecx-eax, 0, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice-all"/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    # . . push ecx-eax
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # subtract eax from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # end
    c3/return

skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace-in-slice:  # curr: (addr byte), end: (addr byte) -> curr/eax
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    51/push-ecx
    53/push-ebx
    # eax = curr
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to eax
    # ecx = end
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+12) to ecx
    # var c/ebx: byte = 0
    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # clear ebx
$skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace-in-slice:loop:
    # if (curr >= end) break
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # compare eax with ecx
    0f 83/jump-if-addr>=  $skip-chars-not-matching-in-slice:end/disp32
    # c = *curr
    8a/copy-byte                    0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           3/r32/BL    .               .                 # copy byte at *eax to BL
    # if (c == ' ') break
    81          7/subop/compare     3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           .           .               0x20/imm32/space  # compare ebx
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace-in-slice:end/disp8
    # if (c == '\n') break
    81          7/subop/compare     3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           .           .               0x0a/imm32/newline  # compare ebx
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace-in-slice:end/disp8
    # if (c == '\t') break
    81          7/subop/compare     3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           .           .               0x09/imm32/tab    # compare ebx
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace-in-slice:end/disp8
    # if (c == '\r') break
    81          7/subop/compare     3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           .           .               0x0d/imm32/cr     # compare ebx
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace-in-slice:end/disp8
    # ++curr
    40/increment-eax
    eb/jump  $skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace-in-slice:loop/disp8
$skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace-in-slice:end:
    # . restore registers
    5b/pop-to-ebx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace-in-slice:
    # (eax..ecx) = "ab\n"
    b8/copy-to-eax  "ab\n"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  1/index/ecx   .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ecx+4 to ecx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # eax = skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace-in-slice(eax, ecx)
    # . . push args
    51/push-ecx
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(ecx-eax, 1, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-chars-not-matching-whitespace-in-slice"/imm32
    68/push  1/imm32
    # . . push ecx-eax
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # subtract eax from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # end
    c3/return

# update line->read to end of string literal surrounded by double quotes
# line->read must start out at a double-quote
skip-string:  # line: (addr stream byte)
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    50/push-eax
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    # ecx = line
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .                         1/r32/ecx   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to ecx
    # eax = skip-string-in-slice(&line->data[line->read], &line->data[line->write])
    # . . push &line->data[line->write]
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .                         2/r32/edx   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ecx+8) to edx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    1/base/ecx  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy ecx+edx+12 to edx
    52/push-edx
    # . . push &line->data[line->read]
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .                         2/r32/edx   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(ecx+4) to edx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    1/base/ecx  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy ecx+edx+12 to edx
    52/push-edx
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-string-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # line->read = eax - line->data
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
    2d/subtract-from-eax  0xc/imm32
    89/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .                         0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax to *(ecx+4)
$skip-string:end:
    # . restore registers
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    58/pop-to-eax
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-string:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-input-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # . write(_test-input-stream, "\"abc\" def")
    # .                   indices:  0123 45
    # . . push args
    68/push  "\"abc\" def"/imm32
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # precondition: line->read == 0
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-string/precondition"/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-input-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # skip-string(_test-input-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-string/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(line->read, 5, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-string"/imm32
    68/push  5/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-input-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-string-ignores-spaces:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-input-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # . write(_test-input-stream, "\"a b\"/yz")
    # .                   indices:  0123 45
    # . . push args
    68/push  "\"a b\"/yz"/imm32
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # precondition: line->read == 0
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-string-ignores-spaces/precondition"/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-input-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # skip-string(_test-input-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-string/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(line->read, 5, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-string-ignores-spaces"/imm32
    68/push  5/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-input-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-string-ignores-escapes:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-input-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # . write(_test-input-stream, "\"a\\\"b\"/yz")
    # .                   indices:  01 2 34 56
    # . . push args
    68/push  "\"a\\\"b\"/yz"/imm32
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # precondition: line->read == 0
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-string-ignores-escapes/precondition"/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-input-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # skip-string(_test-input-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-string/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(line->read, 6, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-string-ignores-escapes"/imm32
    68/push  6/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-input-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-string-works-from-mid-stream:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-input-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # . write(_test-input-stream, "0 \"a\\\"b\"/yz")
    # .                   indices:  01 2 34 56
    # . . push args
    68/push  "0 \"a\\\"b\"/yz"/imm32
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # precondition: line->read == 2
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-input-stream/imm32
    c7          0/subop/copy        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         2/imm32           # copy to *(eax+4)
    # skip-string(_test-input-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-string/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(line->read, 8, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-string-works-from-mid-stream"/imm32
    68/push  8/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-input-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

skip-string-in-slice:  # curr: (addr byte), end: (addr byte) -> new_curr/eax
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    53/push-ebx
    # ecx = curr
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .                         1/r32/ecx   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to ecx
    # edx = end
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .                         2/r32/edx   0xc/disp8         .               # copy *(ebp+12) to edx
    # var c/eax: byte = 0
    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # clear eax
    # skip initial dquote
    41/increment-ecx
$skip-string-in-slice:loop:
    # if (curr >= end) return curr
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ecx with edx
    73/jump-if-addr>=  $skip-string-in-slice:return-curr/disp8
    # c = *curr
    8a/copy-byte                    0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/AL    .               .                 # copy byte at *ecx to AL
$skip-string-in-slice:dquote:
    # if (c == '"') break
    3d/compare-eax-and  0x22/imm32/double-quote
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-string-in-slice:break/disp8
$skip-string-in-slice:check-for-escape:
    # if (c == '\') escape next char
    3d/compare-eax-and  0x5c/imm32/backslash
    75/jump-if-!=  $skip-string-in-slice:continue/disp8
$skip-string-in-slice:escape:
    41/increment-ecx
$skip-string-in-slice:continue:
    # ++curr
    41/increment-ecx
    eb/jump  $skip-string-in-slice:loop/disp8
$skip-string-in-slice:break:
    # skip final dquote
    41/increment-ecx
$skip-string-in-slice:return-curr:
    # return curr
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy ecx to eax
$skip-string-in-slice:end:
    # . restore registers
    5b/pop-to-ebx
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-string-in-slice:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup: (eax..ecx) = "\"abc\" def"
    b8/copy-to-eax  "\"abc\" def"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  1/index/ecx   .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ecx+4 to ecx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # eax = skip-string-in-slice(eax, ecx)
    # . . push args
    51/push-ecx
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-string-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(ecx-eax, 4, msg)  # number of chars remaining after the string literal
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-string-in-slice"/imm32
    68/push  4/imm32
    # . . push ecx-eax
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # subtract eax from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-string-in-slice-ignores-spaces:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup: (eax..ecx) = "\"a b\"/yz"
    b8/copy-to-eax  "\"a b\"/yz"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  1/index/ecx   .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ecx+4 to ecx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # eax = skip-string-in-slice(eax, ecx)
    # . . push args
    51/push-ecx
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-string-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(ecx-eax, 3, msg)  # number of chars remaining after the string literal
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-string-in-slice-ignores-spaces"/imm32
    68/push  3/imm32
    # . . push ecx-eax
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # subtract eax from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-string-in-slice-ignores-escapes:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup: (eax..ecx) = "\"a\\\"b\"/yz"
    b8/copy-to-eax  "\"a\\\"b\"/yz"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  1/index/ecx   .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ecx+4 to ecx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # eax = skip-string-in-slice(eax, ecx)
    # . . push args
    51/push-ecx
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-string-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(ecx-eax, 3, msg)  # number of chars remaining after the string literal
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-string-in-slice-ignores-escapes"/imm32
    68/push  3/imm32
    # . . push ecx-eax
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # subtract eax from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-string-in-slice-stops-at-end:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup: (eax..ecx) = "\"abc"  # unbalanced dquote
    b8/copy-to-eax  "\"abc"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  1/index/ecx   .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ecx+4 to ecx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # eax = skip-string-in-slice(eax, ecx)
    # . . push args
    51/push-ecx
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-string-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(ecx-eax, 0, msg)  # skipped to end of slice
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-string-in-slice-stops-at-end"/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    # . . push ecx-eax
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # subtract eax from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

# update line->read to ')'
# line->read ends at ')'
skip-until-close-paren:  # line: (addr stream byte)
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    50/push-eax
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    # ecx = line
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .                         1/r32/ecx   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to ecx
    # eax = skip-until-close-paren-in-slice(&line->data[line->read], &line->data[line->write])
    # . . push &line->data[line->write]
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .                         2/r32/edx   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ecx+8) to edx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    1/base/ecx  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy ecx+edx+12 to edx
    52/push-edx
    # . . push &line->data[line->read]
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .                         2/r32/edx   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(ecx+4) to edx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    1/base/ecx  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy ecx+edx+12 to edx
    52/push-edx
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-until-close-paren-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # line->read = eax - line->data
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
    2d/subtract-from-eax  0xc/imm32
    89/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .                         0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax to *(ecx+4)
$skip-until-close-paren:end:
    # . restore registers
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    58/pop-to-eax
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-until-close-paren:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-input-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # . write(_test-input-stream, "*(abc) def")
    # .                   indices:  0123 45
    # . . push args
    68/push  "*(abc) def"/imm32
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # precondition: line->read == 0
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-until-close-paren/precondition"/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-input-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # skip-until-close-paren(_test-input-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-until-close-paren/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(line->read, 5, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-until-close-paren"/imm32
    68/push  5/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-input-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-until-close-paren-ignores-spaces:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-input-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # . write(_test-input-stream, "*(a b)/yz")
    # . . push args
    68/push  "*(a b)/yz"/imm32
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # precondition: line->read == 0
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-until-close-paren-ignores-spaces/precondition"/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-input-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # skip-until-close-paren(_test-input-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-until-close-paren/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(line->read, 5, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-until-close-paren-ignores-spaces"/imm32
    68/push  5/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-input-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-until-close-paren-works-from-mid-stream:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-input-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # . write(_test-input-stream, "0 *(a b)/yz")
    # . . push args
    68/push  "0 *(a b)/yz"/imm32
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # precondition: _test-input-stream->read == 2
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-input-stream/imm32
    c7          0/subop/copy        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         2/imm32           # copy to *(eax+4)
    # skip-until-close-paren(_test-input-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-input-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-until-close-paren/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(_test-input-stream->read, 7, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-until-close-paren-works-from-mid-stream"/imm32
    68/push  7/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-input-stream/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(eax+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

skip-until-close-paren-in-slice:  # curr: (addr byte), end: (addr byte) -> new_curr/eax: (addr byte)
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    # ecx = curr
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .                         1/r32/ecx   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to ecx
    # edx = end
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .                         2/r32/edx   0xc/disp8         .               # copy *(ebp+12) to edx
    # var c/eax: byte = 0
    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # clear eax
    # skip initial dquote
    41/increment-ecx
$skip-until-close-paren-in-slice:loop:
    # if (curr >= end) break
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ecx with edx
    73/jump-if-addr>=  $skip-until-close-paren-in-slice:break/disp8
    # c = *curr
    8a/copy-byte                    0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/AL    .               .                 # copy byte at *ecx to AL
$skip-until-close-paren-in-slice:check-close:
    # if (c == ')') break
    3d/compare-eax-and  0x29/imm32/close-paren
    74/jump-if-=  $skip-until-close-paren-in-slice:break/disp8
    # ++curr
    41/increment-ecx
    eb/jump  $skip-until-close-paren-in-slice:loop/disp8
$skip-until-close-paren-in-slice:break:
    # return curr
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy ecx to eax
$skip-until-close-paren-in-slice:end:
    # . restore registers
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-until-close-paren-in-slice:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup: (eax..ecx) = "*(abc) def"
    b8/copy-to-eax  "*(abc) def"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  1/index/ecx   .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ecx+4 to ecx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # eax = skip-until-close-paren-in-slice(eax, ecx)
    # . . push args
    51/push-ecx
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-until-close-paren-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(ecx-eax, 5, msg)  # eax is at the ')'
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-until-close-paren-in-slice"/imm32
    68/push  5/imm32
    # . . push ecx-eax
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # subtract eax from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-until-close-paren-in-slice-ignores-spaces:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup: (eax..ecx) = "*(a b)/yz"
    b8/copy-to-eax  "*(a b)/yz"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  1/index/ecx   .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ecx+4 to ecx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # eax = skip-until-close-paren-in-slice(eax, ecx)
    # . . push args
    51/push-ecx
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-until-close-paren-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(ecx-eax, 4, msg)  # eax is at the ')'
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-until-close-paren-in-slice-ignores-spaces"/imm32
    68/push  4/imm32
    # . . push ecx-eax
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # subtract eax from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-skip-until-close-paren-in-slice-stops-at-end:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup: (eax..ecx) = "*(abc"  # unbalanced dquote
    b8/copy-to-eax  "*(abc"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ecx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  1/index/ecx   .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ecx+4 to ecx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # eax = skip-until-close-paren-in-slice(eax, ecx)
    # . . push args
    51/push-ecx
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  skip-until-close-paren-in-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(ecx-eax, 0, msg)  # skipped to end of slice
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-skip-until-close-paren-in-slice-stops-at-end"/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    # . . push ecx-eax
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # subtract eax from ecx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

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