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Supported build platforms are Linux, FreeBSD and Windows (via Cygwin). Due to |
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customized linker scripts, simulator support is currently limited to x86 and |
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x86_64 archs. Following dependencies have to be met: |
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Supported build platforms are Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD and Windows (via Cygwin). |
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Due to customized linker scripts, simulator support is currently limited to x86 |
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and x86_64 archs. Following dependencies have to be met: |
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Linux / FreeBSD |
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Linux / FreeBSD / NetBSD |
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Package names are based on Debian/Ubuntu repositories. Please adapt the names |
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according to your Linux distribution (or FreeBSD for that matter). |
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according to your Linux distribution (or BSD for that matter). |
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* build-essential (pulls in an ordinary gcc build tool chain for the host) |
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* bc |
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@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ according to your Linux distribution (or FreeBSD for that matter). |
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* binutils-avr |
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* avrdude |
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* freeglut3-dev |
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* bash (note to the BSD folks: bash is required for the config tool) |
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@ -90,12 +91,21 @@ Configure |
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Open a (Cygwin) terminal, change to your checkout directory and type: |
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> make menuconfig |
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This starts a curses based text interface for configuring certain aspects of |
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your target platform. Be careful if you use an IDE like Eclipse to manage the |
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build, as integrated terminal emulators tend to choke on curses generated shell |
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output. Make sure that 'make menuconfig' has been run at least once in an |
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ordinary terminal emulator after a fresh checkout or after issuing 'make |
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mrproper'. |
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In case you build on BSD, just use 'gmake' instead of 'make'. This starts an |
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Ncurses based text interface for configuring certain aspects of your target |
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platform. After a fresh checkout, the first thing you do is to load a profile |
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with sane defaults. In the menuconfig interface, select 'Load a Default |
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Configuration' and choose a preset. After hitting enter, the main menu returns |
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immediately. You can either tune your configuration or just exit (choose 'Yes' |
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at the confirmation dialog to save your stuff). |
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Be careful if you use an IDE like Eclipse to manage the build, as |
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integrated terminal emulators tend to choke on Ncurses generated output. |
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Make sure that 'make menuconfig' has been run at least once in an ordinary |
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terminal emulator after a fresh checkout or after issuing 'make mrproper'. |
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Note: Always use 'make clean' after changing something in the menu, because |
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subsequent builds may be broken if you don't. |
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Compile |
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To build for the actual target platform, just type: |
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> make |
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This yields an 'image.hex' file which you can flash to your AVR device. |
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If you want to test and debug your code within a GUI application, you can use |
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the simulator: |
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> make simulator |
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In case you build on FreeBSD, just use 'gmake' instead of 'make'. |
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Again, use 'gmake' instead of 'make' on BSD. |
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You can start the simulator by typing ./borgsim(.exe) |
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Please keep in mind that the simulator is NOT an emulator. All it does is |
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compile the source code to a native host application so you can step through |
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your C-Code. The GUI thread reads the simulated frame buffer every 40ms and |
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draws its contents. |
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your C-Code with an ordinary host debugger. The GUI thread reads the simulated |
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frame buffer every 20ms (40ms on Windows) and draws its contents. |
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Joystick directions are simulated by the WASD keys and SPACE acts as the fire |
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button. The OpenGL based simulator (Linux/FreeBSD) enables you to adjust the |
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Christian Kroll
11 years ago