Compiling: GBDK

Downloading and Installing

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GBDK is also available by anonymous CVS from sourceforge - have a look at the project page.

Installing GBDK requires the following steps:

On UNIX

You must have gcc, gnu make and /bin/csh for building GBDK.

• Get the latest SDK source distribution.
• Uncompress it:

      % gzip -cd SDK.tar.gz | tar xf -
  

• Go into the SDK-2.0 (the name may change depending on the version number) directory:

      % cd SDK-2.0
  

• At that point, you can modify the makefile to change the installation directory.
• Compile and install GBDK:

      % make
      % make install
  

  This will create a directory ($HOME/SDK/XX-XX/Y.Y.Y by default, where XX-XX is the target and Y.Y.Y is the version number) with all the files you need in it.
• You must compile the libraries before using GBDK. Compile the libraries and the examples:

      % cd $HOME/SDK/XX-XX/Y.Y.Y/lib
      % make
      % cd $HOME/SDK/XX-XX/Y.Y.Y/examples
      % make
  

  At that point, you don't need the sources anymore and you can delete them.
• Run the examples with an emulator.

On DOS

You must have at least a 386 DX processor, and a DOS Protected Mode Interface (DPMI). For instance, Windows 95 provides a DPMI. You can also get one from here.

The GBDK distribution includes a batch file (gbdk.bat, by Mark Rawer) that automates many of the steps below, and that enables to install the GBDK distribution in any directory. You'll have to edit and modify the first lines of this batch file before executing it.

• Get the latest GBDK distribution.
• Uncompress it in the root of one of your drives (you must keep the directory structure when unzipping the archive; this is generally achieved using the -d flag when invoking unzip):

      C:> unzip -d GBDK.zip
  

  This will create a directory (\SDK\XX-XX\Y-Y-Y, where XX-XX is the target and Y-Y-Y is the version number) with all the files you need in it. GBDK must be installed in the root of one of your drives (e.g., C:\SDK).
• Make sure that you have a TMP or TEMP environment variable that points to a temporary directory.
• You must compile the libraries before using GBDK. Compile the libraries and the examples:

      C:> cd \SDK\XX-XX\Y-Y-Y\lib
      C:> make
      C:> cd \SDK\XX-XX\Y-Y-Y\examples
      C:> make
  

• Run the examples with an emulator.