GB-Tools V2.2

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Tools for developing programs for the Nintendo Gameboy.

SYM2L converts TASM-Symbols into GBSIM-Symbols for debugging.

SYM2L.C	C-Sourcecode
SYM2L.EXE	MS-DOS EXE-File

COMP is a small compressor. It uses word and byte RLE, and it finds sequences that are already stored before.

COMP.C	C-Sourcecode
COMP.EXE	MS-DOS EXE-File
DECOMP.INC	Uncompressor in GB-ASM

DUMP converts a binary stream into an includeable hexdump. Use this, if your assembler can not include binary.

DUMP.C	C-Sourcecode
DUMP.EXE	MS-DOS EXE-File

GIF2GB converts a GIF for use in a GB-Program

GIF2GB.C	C-Sourcecode
GIF2GB.EXE	MS-DOS EXE-File

Syntax:

GIF2GB [params]

Parameters:

-p[=name]	write an APA - pic, standard name is +".p"
-m[=name]	write the map for an optimised pic, standard name is +".m"
-f[=name]	write an optimised pic, standard name is +".f"
-s=w,h	destination size

GIF2GB offers two ways to use a pic in a GB-program: You can use it as an APA-background (If you want to draw something) and you can use an optimised map/font.

GAMEBOY.INC is a simple include-file defining symbols for the GB-Hardware. You're free to use, copy and modify it.

Changes in V2.2:

• I used DJGPP to compile the tools. They require a DPMI-server, so if you're not running Windoze or OS/2, you will need CWSDPMI or something similar.
• Dropped the calc_crc tool. And erased the sourcecode for it.
• Changed documentation into HTML-format.

My time is very limited, but I think about supporting PC-Engine development with my tools. This will require a PCE-version of DECOMP.INC and additional code in GIF2GB.

Jens Ch. Restemeier

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