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Arctracker has a --pianola option switch that, when enabled, prints out the patterns to the console as they are played, like this:
$ ./arctracker --pianola ../modfiles/cream.trk
File is TRACKER format.
Module name: cream of the earth
Author: Converted From Amiga
0 0 | E-1 AH1E | --- -000 | E-1 9H1E | --- -S07 |
0 1 | --- -H1E | --- -000 | --- 9H1E | --- -000 |
0 2 | --- AH1E | --- -000 | --- 9H1E | --- -000 |
0 3 | --- AH1E | --- -000 | --- 9H1E | --- -000 |
0 4 | --- -H1E | --- -000 | --- 9H1E | --- -000 |
0 5 | --- AH1E | --- -000 | --- 9H1E | --- -000 |
0 6 | --- -H1E | --- -000 | --- 9H1E | --- -000 |
0 7 | --- AH1E | --- -000 | --- 9H1E | --- -000 |
0 8 | D-1 AH1E | --- -000 | --- 9H1E | --- -000 |
0 9 | --- -H1E | --- -000 | --- 9H1E | --- -000 |
If the option is not enabled, it simply prints the current position in the song sequence as it plays:
$ ./arctracker ../modfiles/cream.trk
File is TRACKER format.
Module name: cream of the earth
Author: Converted From Amiga
Playing position 3 of 27
I had the thought that I would put the code that prints the patterns into a module of its own, so I created a compilation unit called pianola.c and moved the relevant code into it. This usefully cut some code from play_mod.c. However, in my very next commit I decided to rename the compilation unit to console.c because after surveying what was left in play_mod.c I found I wanted to move the position indicator into there as well. In the next commit I moved that into console.c. Finally, a bit of reformatting and this small job was done.