#9642 - IAMTHEEVILBEAN - Tue Aug 12, 2003 12:27 am
GCC doesnt seem to be working for me...which components should I download and what GBA transfer data cable and flash card should I buy..?? Thnxalot
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#9647 - tepples - Tue Aug 12, 2003 4:58 am
"GCC doesn't seem to be working for me"
What error message does it give?
"which components should I download"
Windows, release 5 beta 3, all six.
"what GBA transfer data cable and flash card should I buy..??"
This is answered in the "Testing your code" section of the FAQ in the Beginners section.
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#9665 - IAMTHEEVILBEAN - Tue Aug 12, 2003 10:22 pm
Thank you but what i should say is where do i put them all and how do i install GCC
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#9668 - tepples - Wed Aug 13, 2003 1:02 am
What did you not understand about the installation instructions given on the DevKit Advance site? What should I explain in more detail?
If you have trouble setting up command-line applications such as GCC, then you might want to use the GCC included with HAM until you become more familiar with the command line. If you use HAM, you don't have to use HAMlib.
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#9839 - IAMTHEEVILBEAN - Tue Aug 19, 2003 6:09 pm
I followed the steps....i put them into a folder called devkitacv in C drive and cant find how to install GCC or where the program itself is...can someoone help please
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#9840 - Lupin - Tue Aug 19, 2003 6:39 pm
ok, you unzipped everything in a directory, then you'll find an directory named "bin", there you could find all the gcc executables. You better look at an example rom and try to compile it using your gcc installation.
If you've unzipped everything in the same dir you already have gcc installed, there's nothing more to do then this.
You could try an code sample I sent to gbadev, it has an batch file wich will compile the code and it also has an Visual Studio workspace:
http://www.gbadev.org/download.php?section=demos&filename=polydraw.zip
#9841 - tepples - Tue Aug 19, 2003 6:56 pm
Assuming you've installed DevKit Advance properly, there should be a file called C:\devkitadv\bin\gcc.exe. It's not something to be double-clicked; you'll have to use the command prompt. If you have never used a command prompt, learn DOS; the Windows command prompt is copied nearly wholesale from DOS's.
You'll have to add the path of the folder containing gcc.exe to your Path environment variable. To do this, type the following into a command prompt:
set Path=C:\devkitadv\bin;%Path%
This may be easier if you set up a shell script. Most experienced users of GCC know what a shell script is; users of GCC on Microsoft platforms call shell scripts "batch files." If you don't know what a batch file is, please learn what a batch file is and how to make one before you start using GCC.
I smell FAQ.
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#9844 - IAMTHEEVILBEAN - Tue Aug 19, 2003 7:41 pm
Well im stupid....
heh dont kill me i dont even know what dev kit advance is and where can you get it
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#9846 - tepples - Tue Aug 19, 2003 8:07 pm
For more information, please read the "C and C++" section of the FAQ.
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#9851 - yaustar - Wed Aug 20, 2003 12:26 am
If you are still having trouble after the FAQ, try reading a tutorial from gbadev. Most of them go through setting the GCC.
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#9861 - IAMTHEEVILBEAN - Wed Aug 20, 2003 1:48 pm
GAh i do exactly what it says....I open GCC and was about to type something in but the DOS window disapears within a second....wierd..
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