tool-ticks skillA
tool-ticks is agent-read markdown (skill) from feilipu/8085-skills: z88dk-ticks cycle-accurate emulator: TIMER bounds, hotspots, debugger, CPU -m flags. Use for suite runs and library timing..
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What the file says
# Tool — ticks | | | |--|--| | Binary | `z88dk-ticks` | | Help | Run bare `z88dk-ticks` (NOT -h — treated as a filename) | | Wiki (local draft) | `wiki/tools/Tool---ticks.md` | ## Agent essentials | Rule | Detail | |------|--------| | CPU flag **before** binary | `z88dk-ticks -m8085 prog.bin` | | TIMER | `-x map -start TIMER_START -end TIMER_STOP -counter …` | | Default `-counter` | **100000000**. Whole-program `+test` PRINTF of n-body n≥~125 dies mid-loop; the `10000000x` line is the cap, not `%f`. Raise `-counter`. | | Hotspots | debugger `hotspot on` → file `hotspots` in cwd | | Models | `-m8080 -m8085 -mz80 -mz80n -mz180 -mgbz80 …` | Full A/B and bench recipes: `methodology-measure`. ## Condensed reference (from wiki / tree) # Tool — ticks (`z88dk-ticks`) Ticks is a command-line CPU emulator used to **run** small binaries and **count T-states**. Prefer it over wall-clock timing for library and benchmark work. It includes a debugger, hotspot histogram, and optional function profiler. ## Quick start ```text zcc +test -vn prog.c -o prog.bin -m z88dk-ticks -mz80 prog.bin ``` 8085 binary (must match the CPU model): ```text …
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How to install
mdr add feilipu/8085-skills/tool-ticks@git:20260912.9177912mdr add feilipu/8085-skills/tool-ticks@sha256:b90eb415461258acPin to a label to follow the author's releases, or to a sha256 to freeze the exact bytes forever. Either way the resolved hash is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install reproduces it on any machine.
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Versions
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
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| git:20260912.9177912 latest | 2026-09-12 | 9177912 | 3,031 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260821.71d8484 | 2026-08-21 | 71d8484 | 2,610 B | A | view |
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- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
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Source
feilipu/8085-skills · 3 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-21 · branch main
API
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