Programming on a PC, to make CPC programs ...

[tubs74]

Hi

I wondered if there is a programming system that I can use on the PC, to create CPC programmes?  I mess about with Boriels ZXBasic and the associated dev studio for the Spectrum (Basically a version of FreeBasic, that creates a spectrum tap file that can then be loaded onto a real spectrum), and I wondered if there was anything similar for the CPC?

(I'm aware of MPAGD, but thats not what I'm looking for)

Thanks.

[McArti0]

CPC Telera ?

[tubs74]

CPC Telera

Ah, yes sort of ... maybe not c/c++ though.

[HAL6128]

• Notepad++ & RASM (Assembler)
• "CPCBasic" leads to assembled code

[eto]

ugBasic 

[tubs74]

• Notepad++ & RASM (Assembler)
• "CPCBasic" leads to assembled code

Assembler is too low level for me.

CPCBasic looked interesting, but windows is reporting that there is a virus in the archive ...

[tubs74]

ugBasic

Ah, yes completely forgot about ugBasic!  Good call.

I think I'd discounted it in the past, as the ZX spectrum version was quite restricted.

[MiguelSky]

What kind of games and which programming language do you want to use?

8bp features a good bunch of RSX to create games in BASIC:
https://8bitsdepoder.blogspot.com/?m=1

CPCtelera comes also with some routines to program in C (also for assembler, but I already read that you don't like it too much):
https://github.com/lronaldo/cpctelera

[krusty_benediction]

For assembly-based projects,
I have validated https://cpcsdk.github.io/rust.cpclib/bndbuild/ forum my last 3 demos.

It provides direct access to my assembler, image transfer tool, dsk manipulation tool, as well as major related public tools (by downloading & launching them automatically). Has been used by various people on linux or windows. Few work is expected for a mac version, but I cannot build it myself.

Basic files import/export is maybe not complete, i have only tested what i used. But it can be completed.

There is nothing related to C, but I may think about it.

[HAL6128]

For assembly-based projects,
I have validated https://cpcsdk.github.io/rust.cpclib/bndbuild/ forum my last 3 demos.

It provides direct access to my assembler, image transfer tool, dsk manipulation tool, as well as major related public tools (by downloading & launching them automatically). Has been used by various people on linux or windows. Few work is expected for a mac version, but I cannot build it myself.

Basic files import/export is maybe not complete, i have only tested what i used. But it can be completed.

There is nothing related to C, but I may think about it.

Oh, nice tool chain! 
There's a program mentioned to manipulate header. Is it possible to add an own header to an ASCII / raw file (e.g. data file from a PC) with file length information added?

[XeNoMoRPH]

Another tool : https://xavisan.itch.io/mpagdgen2 [ Amstrad & Spectrum ]

[krusty_benediction]

@HAL6128 yep I can fix/improve if needed. This is a rewrite of hideurMaker, not idea how it differs from the original

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Usage: hideur [OPTIONS] <INPUT>

Arguments:
  <INPUT>
          Input file to manipulate

Options:
      --info


  -o, --output <OUTPUT>
          Output file to generate

  -u, --user <USER>
          User where to put the file

  -t, --type <TYPE>
          File type

          [possible values: 0, 1, 2, Basic, Protected, Binary, basic, protected, binary, BASIC, PROTECTED, BINARY]

  -x, --execution <EXEC>
          Execution address. Default to the load address if not specified.

  -l, --load <LOAD>
          Loading address.

  -h, --help


  -V, --version
          Print version

So blindly, when used from command line, i would say (I barely use it) :

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bndbuild --direct -- hideur -o with_header.bin -l0x4000 -x0x4000 -tbinary without_header.asc

[HAL6128]

Do you think it (hideur) can be modified to change the AMSDOS information (Bytes 64..66 = real length of a file)?

[krusty_benediction]

Sure fell free to add an issue here https://github.com/cpcsdk/rust.cpclib/issues to express your needs as detailed as possible.
I'm on holiday next week, I should be able to handle it

[HAL6128]

Nice, thank!

[zhulien]

Is Turbo Rascal usable for CPC currently?

[McArti0]

Turbo Pascal 3 makes a minimal COM file 9kB. I don't know if there's a way around this. @Nemo59 wrote various cool things in TP3. There is a channel on YT.