I seem to have to have found this webpage which has quite a large list of SHr tools, including GAS. Now here comes the dumb newbie hacker question: is GAS a Linux only utility, because that would truly bite for me, since Iâm really used to developing in a Windows environment (I suppose I could emulate Linux.. but⦠that would be slow and stupid with my semi-beastie Athlon 2000+).
Starting a Sega Saturn translation/hack.
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Since there are no Saturn executable file formats, IDA doesn't know what is code and what is not and doesn't attempt to guess either. You have to go to a position you know or suspect is code and press 'c' to mark it as such. RTFM.
GAS is part of the GNU binutils and runs on a number of platforms. If you want a precompiled Windows version I suggest you download the KPIT GNUSH toolchain. Not only is it free to download, it's also much newer than the Microcross toolchain you linked to.
GAS is part of the GNU binutils and runs on a number of platforms. If you want a precompiled Windows version I suggest you download the KPIT GNUSH toolchain. Not only is it free to download, it's also much newer than the Microcross toolchain you linked to.
No, COFF is the right package to get. KPit folks are not normally there at weekends, so that's the reason for delay.
Okay, next question...
Does anyone know if I can build my own coders cable? Cyber told me it may be possible to hook one up through my LTP port, and if I can, I would rather do that right now, since Iâd rather use this machine and not my Aptiva for coding, oh yeah, and Iâm just about out of money after ordering the Action Replay.
Does anyone know if I can build my own coders cable? Cyber told me it may be possible to hook one up through my LTP port, and if I can, I would rather do that right now, since Iâd rather use this machine and not my Aptiva for coding, oh yeah, and Iâm just about out of money after ordering the Action Replay.
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You could try building a FreeWing interface, but you may have to modify the uploading tools for the Saturn (though I suspect most Playstation tools will work as long as you use only the basic Action Replay features and keep the Saturn/PSX differences in mind, eg. the default execution addresses will be wrong). Another, similar interface can be found here, but all info is in Japanese.
(Oh, and as for the GNUSH versions, the one to get is the COFF version if you intend to make new programs using the SGL/SBL libraries. If you don't use them or are only interested in hacking existing binaries the version doesn't matter.)
(Oh, and as for the GNUSH versions, the one to get is the COFF version if you intend to make new programs using the SGL/SBL libraries. If you don't use them or are only interested in hacking existing binaries the version doesn't matter.)
antime: PSX tools will *NOT* work because, for some reason, developing on the PSX is done with a flashed Action Replay (with Caetla or Ez-o-ray) as opposed to using the built-in AR firmware. I don't use Ez-o-ray, but I know Caetla has it's own protocol and almost anybody uses the Caetla tools. If only the Saturn had something similar, mmmm PC fileserver, printf to pc screen etc yummy!
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From the descriptions I've read on the Caetla protocol, the basic functionality (upload, download, execute) use the same protocol as defined by Datel. All extended functionality use Caetla protocol extensions. (I could be wrong of course, I don't have the docs in front of me now to verify it.)
Also, as was discussed before, nothing's stopping you from writing a Caetla library, there's nothing special about having the code in ROM.
Also, as was discussed before, nothing's stopping you from writing a Caetla library, there's nothing special about having the code in ROM.
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You were right, the Playstation tools don't work as they need to set up the task information (Sony put in a complete multi-tasking operating system in their ROM, you put in a CD player with an ugly, useless spaceship in yours. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY YOU FAILED NOW, SEGA?).
This is the only document I had on my machine, but it only describes the protocol extensions for Caetla 0.32. There were better documents on psxdev.de, but it's gone.
This is the only document I had on my machine, but it only describes the protocol extensions for Caetla 0.32. There were better documents on psxdev.de, but it's gone.
