FilePack
FilePack is simply a tool that can compress any kind of data. It typically perform a 50% compression ratio on code and graphics.
FilePack can compress files, but also restore files that have been compressed.
To compress a file:
%OSDK%\bin\FilePack -p source_file compressed_file
To decompress a file:
%OSDK%\bin\FilePack -u compressed_file destination file
The format of packed files is actually very simple, and is mostly based on a 8 bytes header followed by compressed data.
+0 'L' +1 'Z' +2 '7' +3 '7' +4 Unpacked size (low byte) +5 Unpacked size (high byte) +6 Packed size (low byte) +7 Packed size (high byte) +8 Compressed data starts here
Please note that this header is present only when packed in default mode (-p1), if you pack in -p0 mode the header is not present. In place of the header you will find a text file having the same name that your "program.s", looking like this:
#define run_adress $600 ; Come from original TAP executable #define unpacked_size $1000 ; Come from original TAP executable
For depacking a file, you can simply use the corresponding library routine:
void file_unpack(void *ptr_dst,void *ptr_src);
Please note that this routine expect the data to get a header, so it will not work for files packed in -p0 mode. To unpack these files you need to use another routine.
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