Build errors

[smdjeff]

Platform
Mac OS X build 15.1.1 (24B91)

Native tools

gcc --version
Configured with: --prefix=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr --with-gxx-include-dir=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/4.2.1
Apple clang version 13.0.0 (clang-1300.0.29.30)
Target: x86_64-apple-darwin24.1.0

Prerequisites

brew tap tgtakaoka/m6809
brew install libc-m6809 gdb-m6809

dot config
https://pastebin.com/mhW33WdP

errors

• when building machine 'tz'

Makefile:72: build/mach-Makefile: No such file or directory
Regenerating build/mach-Makefile if necessary...
Can't locate machine/tz/leff.pl in @INC (@INC contains: /Library/Perl/5.34/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Library/Perl/5.34 /Network/Library/Perl/5.34/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Network/Library/Perl/5.34 /Library/Perl/Updates/5.34.1 /System/Library/Perl/5.34/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/5.34 /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.34/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.34) at tools/genmachine line 470, <FH> line 652.
make: *** [build/mach-Makefile] Error 2

• when building machine 'tester'

Makefile:72: build/mach-Makefile: No such file or directory
Making build directory...
Regenerating build/mach-Makefile if necessary...
Can't locate machine/tz/leff.pl in @INC (@INC contains: /Library/Perl/5.34/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Library/Perl/5.34 /Network/Library/Perl/5.34/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Network/Library/Perl/5.34 /Library/Perl/Updates/5.34.1 /System/Library/Perl/5.34/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/5.34 /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.34/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.34) at tools/genmachine line 470, <FH> line 652.
make: *** [build/mach-Makefile] Error 2

additional observations

• build fails to follow symbolic links for intended MACHINE_DIR abstraction. don't use 'ln -s' in makefile

• several build issues related to platform dependencies. for example fastram noreturn pthread_t arpa/inet.h

• font.c fails to build because of warnings treated as errors, a C std issue?

• imgld- makefile imgld.make looks incomplete. Seems to be a major issue with CONFIG_NATIVE. freewpc.h and platform have some strange assumptions, like datatypes, system includes/libraries, etc

recommendations

• use standard platform datatypes.
• rewrite to remove perl and bash dependencies
• consider a simple monolithic build without all the libraries
• consider cmake build system or similar
• consider industry standard ./configure && make process
• build unit tests / integration sim by default
• right at checkout, make should result in something runnable without modification

I'm starting a fork.
https://github.com/smdjeff/freewpc

[SonnyJim]

You don't seem to be using the gcc6809 BCD made? Or did we move away from that? https://github.com/bcd/gcc If I have time later I'll try setting up an dev environment on Ubuntu to make sure it still builds.

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On Wed, 5 Feb 2025, 10:24 Jeff Mathews, ***@***.***> wrote: *Platform* Mac OS X build 15.1.1 (24B91) *Native tools* gcc --version Configured with: --prefix=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr --with-gxx-include-dir=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/4.2.1 Apple clang version 13.0.0 (clang-1300.0.29.30) Target: x86_64-apple-darwin24.1.0 *Prerequisites* brew tap tgtakaoka/m6809 brew install libc-m6809 gdb-m6809 *dot config* https://pastebin.com/mhW33WdP *errors* - when building machine 'tz' Makefile:72: build/mach-Makefile: No such file or directory Regenerating build/mach-Makefile if necessary... Can't locate machine/tz/leff.pl in @inc ***@***.*** contains: /Library/Perl/5.34/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Library/Perl/5.34 /Network/Library/Perl/5.34/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Network/Library/Perl/5.34 /Library/Perl/Updates/5.34.1 /System/Library/Perl/5.34/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/5.34 /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.34/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.34) at tools/genmachine line 470, <FH> line 652. make: *** [build/mach-Makefile] Error 2 - when building machine 'tester' Makefile:72: build/mach-Makefile: No such file or directory Making build directory... Regenerating build/mach-Makefile if necessary... Can't locate machine/tz/leff.pl in @inc ***@***.*** contains: /Library/Perl/5.34/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Library/Perl/5.34 /Network/Library/Perl/5.34/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Network/Library/Perl/5.34 /Library/Perl/Updates/5.34.1 /System/Library/Perl/5.34/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/5.34 /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.34/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.34) at tools/genmachine line 470, <FH> line 652. make: *** [build/mach-Makefile] Error 2 additional observations - build fails to follow symbolic links for intended MACHINE_DIR abstraction. don't use 'ln -s' in makefile - several build issues related to platform dependencies. for example *fastram* *noreturn* pthread_t arpa/inet.h - font.c fails to build because of warnings treated as errors, a C std issue? - imgld- makefile imgld.make looks incomplete. Seems to be a major issue with CONFIG_NATIVE. freewpc.h and platform have some strange assumptions, like datatypes, system includes/libraries, etc *recommendations* - use standard platform datatypes <https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009604599/basedefs/stdint.h.html> . - rewrite to remove perl and bash dependencies - consider a simple monolithic build without all the libraries - consider cmake build system or similar - consider industry standard ./configure && make process - build unit tests / integration sim by default - right at checkout, make should result in something runnable without modification I'm starting a fork. https://github.com/smdjeff/freewpc — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#25>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAA6HTBM23OC2IEAWFJGMRT2OFDZFAVCNFSM6AAAAABWPXVAH6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43ASLTON2WKOZSHAZTCNBZGE2DENI> . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[smdjeff]

There are no instructions. So it's unclear if we're moving towards or away from anything.

I'm not sure why I'd use an unusual GCC port where there's been standard one for long now.

[SonnyJim]

Just had a look and yeah the initial setup documentation is either missing or we never wrote any. From what I remember, I was always using the gcc6809 from BCDs GitHub.

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On Wed, 5 Feb 2025, 13:10 Jeff Mathews, ***@***.***> wrote: There are no instructions. So it's unclear if we're moving towards or away from anything. I'm not sure why I'd use an unusual GCC port where there's been standard one for long now. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#25 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAA6HTASAZMZUYM25LIFXQL2OFXLFAVCNFSM6AAAAABWPXVAH6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDMMZVGU2DIMRVGM> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[smdjeff]

FWIW the build errors above are from the native build, so it's not even using the gcc-6809.

That said, bcd's gcc also doesn't build.
bcd/gcc#4

[SonnyJim]

This is the quick install guide I wrote many years ago, it's what I'll be trying when I find the time

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On Wed, 5 Feb 2025, 14:02 Jeff Mathews, ***@***.***> wrote: FWIW the build errors above are from the native build, so it's not even using the gcc-6809. That said, bcd's gcc also doesn't build. bcd/gcc#4 <bcd/gcc#4> — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#25 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAA6HTFSHZRQH7ZPTPRV4N32OF5NXAVCNFSM6AAAAABWPXVAH6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDMMZVGU4TONBTGQ> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[aeneas-flippers-be]

https://www.flippers.be/freewpc.html Here's my freewpc manual, but now I read this it's outdated especially about the setup. It gives clear info how to start on a new machine.

[smdjeff]

Yes thanks. I've been reviewing that page as well as
https://github.com/tanseydavid/WPCResources
https://bcd.github.io/freewpc/The-WPC-Hardware.html
and what's left of https://web.archive.org/web/20090707064427/http://www.oddchange.com/freewpc/compile.html

BTW, given my experience with C on Sega G80, I suspect you'll have to switch to an improved c complier to get code that actually runs on the WPC95. GCC is terrible at 8 bit indexing, stack, and parameter passing.

[SonnyJim]

Just had a look and I can't see the patch available any more, I might message Brian to see if he still has a copy of whether it makes more sense to try and get it working with the later gcc6809. If someone has managed to download the gcc and lib patch, could they post it here? Thanks

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On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 06:15, Jeff Mathews ***@***.***> wrote: Yes thanks. I've been reviewing that page as well as https://github.com/tanseydavid/WPCResources https://bcd.github.io/freewpc/The-WPC-Hardware.html and what's left of https://web.archive.org/web/20090707064427/http://www.oddchange.com/freewpc/compile.html BTW, I given my experience with Sega G80 in C, I suspect you'll have to switch to an improved c complier to get code that actually runs on the WPC95. GCC is terrible at 8 bit indexing, stack, and parameter passing. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#25 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAA6HTHUPYPOCTK3UZNAJOT2OJPMHAVCNFSM6AAAAABWPXVAH6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDMMZXHAYTMNRZGY> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[SonnyJim]

So I pulled the gcc6809 from BCDs github and tried to compile it, there's a couple of errors with variables that are now defined elsewhere (floor_log2 and exact_log2) so had to do a bit of patching for that, other than that it seemed to build OK, will try compiling FreeWPC now: (host system is a Linux Mint 21.3, source code is from https://github.com/bcd/gcc/

On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 11:23, Ewan Meadows ***@***.***> wrote: Just had a look and I can't see the patch available any more, I might message Brian to see if he still has a copy of whether it makes more sense to try and get it working with the later gcc6809. If someone has managed to download the gcc and lib patch, could they post it here? Thanks On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 06:15, Jeff Mathews ***@***.***> wrote: > Yes thanks. I've been reviewing that page as well as > https://github.com/tanseydavid/WPCResources > https://bcd.github.io/freewpc/The-WPC-Hardware.html > and what's left of > https://web.archive.org/web/20090707064427/http://www.oddchange.com/freewpc/compile.html > > BTW, I given my experience with Sega G80 in C, I suspect you'll have to > switch to an improved c complier to get code that actually runs on the > WPC95. GCC is terrible at 8 bit indexing, stack, and parameter passing. > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#25 (comment)>, or > unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAA6HTHUPYPOCTK3UZNAJOT2OJPMHAVCNFSM6AAAAABWPXVAH6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDMMZXHAYTMNRZGY> > . > You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: > ***@***.***> >

diff --git a/gcc/toplev.c b/gcc/toplev.c index 14d87822..4e31b740 100644 --- a/gcc/toplev.c +++ b/gcc/toplev.c @@ -536,12 +536,13 @@ read_integral_parameter (const char *p, const char *pname, const int defval) for floor_log2 and exact_log2; see toplev.h. That construct, however, conflicts with the ISO C++ One Definition Rule. */ -#if GCC_VERSION < 3004 || !defined (__cplusplus) +//#if GCC_VERSION < 3004 || !defined (__cplusplus) /* Given X, an unsigned number, return the largest int Y such that 2**Y <= X. If X is 0, return -1. */

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-int +//extern int +/* floor_log2 (unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT x) { int t = 0; @@ -572,11 +573,12 @@ floor_log2 (unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT x) return t; } - +*/ /* Return the logarithm of X, base 2, considering X unsigned, if X is a power of 2. Otherwise, returns -1. */

-int +//extern int +/* exact_log2 (unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT x) { if (x != (x & -x)) @@ -588,7 +590,9 @@ exact_log2 (unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT x) #endif } -#endif /* GCC_VERSION < 3004 || !defined (__cplusplus) */ +#endif +*/ +/* GCC_VERSION < 3004 || !defined (__cplusplus) */ /* Handler for fatal signals, such as SIGSEGV. These are transformed into ICE messages, which is much more user friendly. In case the diff --git a/gcc/toplev.h b/gcc/toplev.h index 26a085d0..5134b7d0 100644 --- a/gcc/toplev.h +++ b/gcc/toplev.h @@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ extern void decode_d_option (const char *); extern bool fast_math_flags_set_p (void); /* Return log2, or -1 if not exact. */ -extern int exact_log2 (unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT); +static inline exact_log2 (unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT); /* Return floor of log2, with -1 for zero. */ -extern int floor_log2 (unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT); +static inline int floor_log2 (unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT); /* Inline versions of the above for speed. */ #if GCC_VERSION >= 3004

[SonnyJim]

Ok so after a fair bit of hacking (mostly fonts) using your fork (thanks for that) I managed to get the WCS build to compile. I haven't tested it as yet as I don't have PinMAME setup, but it's nice to know that it still compiles if you hit it hard enough ;) My exact steps: sudo apt-get install libmpfr-dev libpth-dev git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bcd/gcc.git cd gcc/build-6809/ No need to patch sudo make everything (don't try to increase the jobs, it tends to break it I think) That should get you m6809-unknown- in /usr/local/bin/ Then I pulled git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/smdjeff/freewpc.git and hacked a few things to get it to compile, for the fonts the declaration needs a slight tweak: -static char glyph_cu17_A_bits[] = { glyph_cu17_A_width, glyph_cu17_A_height, +extern const char glyph_cu17_A_bits[] = { glyph_cu17_A_width, glyph_cu17_A_height, There was some other stuff that I can't recall. Once I've got PinMAME setup again I'll try it and see if it works.

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On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 12:22, Ewan Meadows ***@***.***> wrote: So I pulled the gcc6809 from BCDs github and tried to compile it, there's a couple of errors with variables that are now defined elsewhere (floor_log2 and exact_log2) so had to do a bit of patching for that, other than that it seemed to build OK, will try compiling FreeWPC now: (host system is a Linux Mint 21.3, source code is from https://github.com/bcd/gcc/ On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 11:23, Ewan Meadows ***@***.***> wrote: > Just had a look and I can't see the patch available any more, I might > message Brian to see if he still has a copy of whether it makes more sense > to try and get it working with the later gcc6809. > > If someone has managed to download the gcc and lib patch, could they post > it here? Thanks > > On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 06:15, Jeff Mathews ***@***.***> > wrote: > >> Yes thanks. I've been reviewing that page as well as >> https://github.com/tanseydavid/WPCResources >> https://bcd.github.io/freewpc/The-WPC-Hardware.html >> and what's left of >> https://web.archive.org/web/20090707064427/http://www.oddchange.com/freewpc/compile.html >> >> BTW, I given my experience with Sega G80 in C, I suspect you'll have to >> switch to an improved c complier to get code that actually runs on the >> WPC95. GCC is terrible at 8 bit indexing, stack, and parameter passing. >> >> — >> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >> <#25 (comment)>, or >> unsubscribe >> <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAA6HTHUPYPOCTK3UZNAJOT2OJPMHAVCNFSM6AAAAABWPXVAH6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDMMZXHAYTMNRZGY> >> . >> You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: >> ***@***.***> >> >

[SonnyJim]

Bad news,. although it compiles and boots on Pinmame, I'm unable to get past the 'WMS does not support this software, press enter to continue'. Whether this is PEBKAC or something wrong with the build, I don't know. I've tried with WCS and TZ builds and they are both the same.

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On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 12:42, Ewan Meadows ***@***.***> wrote: Ok so after a fair bit of hacking (mostly fonts) using your fork (thanks for that) I managed to get the WCS build to compile. I haven't tested it as yet as I don't have PinMAME setup, but it's nice to know that it still compiles if you hit it hard enough ;) My exact steps: sudo apt-get install libmpfr-dev libpth-dev git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bcd/gcc.git cd gcc/build-6809/ patch BCDs GCC with the patch I attached to a previous email sudo make everything (don't try to increase the jobs, it tends to break it I think) That should get you m6809-unknown- Then I pulled git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/smdjeff/freewpc.git and hacked a few things to get it to compile, for the fonts the declaration needs a slight tweak: -static char glyph_cu17_A_bits[] = { glyph_cu17_A_width, glyph_cu17_A_height, +extern const char glyph_cu17_A_bits[] = { glyph_cu17_A_width, glyph_cu17_A_height, There was some other stuff that I can't recall. Once I've got PinMAME setup again I'll try it and see if it works. On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 12:22, Ewan Meadows ***@***.***> wrote: > So I pulled the gcc6809 from BCDs github and tried to compile it, there's > a couple of errors with variables that are now defined elsewhere > (floor_log2 and exact_log2) so had to do a bit of patching for that, other > than that it seemed to build OK, will try compiling FreeWPC now: > > (host system is a Linux Mint 21.3, source code is from > https://github.com/bcd/gcc/ > > > > > On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 11:23, Ewan Meadows ***@***.***> wrote: > >> Just had a look and I can't see the patch available any more, I might >> message Brian to see if he still has a copy of whether it makes more sense >> to try and get it working with the later gcc6809. >> >> If someone has managed to download the gcc and lib patch, could they >> post it here? Thanks >> >> On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 06:15, Jeff Mathews ***@***.***> >> wrote: >> >>> Yes thanks. I've been reviewing that page as well as >>> https://github.com/tanseydavid/WPCResources >>> https://bcd.github.io/freewpc/The-WPC-Hardware.html >>> and what's left of >>> https://web.archive.org/web/20090707064427/http://www.oddchange.com/freewpc/compile.html >>> >>> BTW, I given my experience with Sega G80 in C, I suspect you'll have to >>> switch to an improved c complier to get code that actually runs on the >>> WPC95. GCC is terrible at 8 bit indexing, stack, and parameter passing. >>> >>> — >>> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >>> <#25 (comment)>, or >>> unsubscribe >>> <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAA6HTHUPYPOCTK3UZNAJOT2OJPMHAVCNFSM6AAAAABWPXVAH6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDMMZXHAYTMNRZGY> >>> . >>> You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: >>> ***@***.***> >>> >>

[SonnyJim]

Good news! It was PEBKAC, my version of Visual Pinball doesn't let the enter button work lol. Nice to see the old girl running again :)

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On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 13:07, Ewan Meadows ***@***.***> wrote: Bad news,. although it compiles and boots on Pinmame, I'm unable to get past the 'WMS does not support this software, press enter to continue'. Whether this is PEBKAC or something wrong with the build, I don't know. I've tried with WCS and TZ builds and they are both the same. On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 12:42, Ewan Meadows ***@***.***> wrote: > Ok so after a fair bit of hacking (mostly fonts) using your fork (thanks > for that) I managed to get the WCS build to compile. I haven't tested it > as yet as I don't have PinMAME setup, but it's nice to know that it still > compiles if you hit it hard enough ;) > > My exact steps: > sudo apt-get install libmpfr-dev libpth-dev > git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bcd/gcc.git > cd gcc/build-6809/ > patch BCDs GCC with the patch I attached to a previous email > sudo make everything (don't try to increase the jobs, it tends to break > it I think) > > That should get you m6809-unknown- > > Then I pulled git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/smdjeff/freewpc.git > and hacked a few things to get it to compile, for the fonts the declaration > needs a slight tweak: > -static char glyph_cu17_A_bits[] = { glyph_cu17_A_width, > glyph_cu17_A_height, > +extern const char glyph_cu17_A_bits[] = { glyph_cu17_A_width, > glyph_cu17_A_height, > > There was some other stuff that I can't recall. Once I've got PinMAME > setup again I'll try it and see if it works. > > > On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 12:22, Ewan Meadows ***@***.***> wrote: > >> So I pulled the gcc6809 from BCDs github and tried to compile it, >> there's a couple of errors with variables that are now defined elsewhere >> (floor_log2 and exact_log2) so had to do a bit of patching for that, other >> than that it seemed to build OK, will try compiling FreeWPC now: >> >> (host system is a Linux Mint 21.3, source code is from >> https://github.com/bcd/gcc/ >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 11:23, Ewan Meadows ***@***.***> >> wrote: >> >>> Just had a look and I can't see the patch available any more, I might >>> message Brian to see if he still has a copy of whether it makes more sense >>> to try and get it working with the later gcc6809. >>> >>> If someone has managed to download the gcc and lib patch, could they >>> post it here? Thanks >>> >>> On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 06:15, Jeff Mathews ***@***.***> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Yes thanks. I've been reviewing that page as well as >>>> https://github.com/tanseydavid/WPCResources >>>> https://bcd.github.io/freewpc/The-WPC-Hardware.html >>>> and what's left of >>>> https://web.archive.org/web/20090707064427/http://www.oddchange.com/freewpc/compile.html >>>> >>>> BTW, I given my experience with Sega G80 in C, I suspect you'll have >>>> to switch to an improved c complier to get code that actually runs on the >>>> WPC95. GCC is terrible at 8 bit indexing, stack, and parameter passing. >>>> >>>> — >>>> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >>>> <#25 (comment)>, >>>> or unsubscribe >>>> <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAA6HTHUPYPOCTK3UZNAJOT2OJPMHAVCNFSM6AAAAABWPXVAH6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDMMZXHAYTMNRZGY> >>>> . >>>> You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: >>>> ***@***.***> >>>> >>>

[SonnyJim]

Ok so I did some more work on this today. Essentially I replaced my github with smdjeffs and prodded it a little until it built cleanly: https://github.com/SonnyJim/freewpc/commits/master/ If I can figure out how to submit a pull request to Jeff, it should make yours build properly, or at least it builds fine on my Linux Mint.

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On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 13:14, Ewan Meadows ***@***.***> wrote: Good news! It was PEBKAC, my version of Visual Pinball doesn't let the enter button work lol. Nice to see the old girl running again :) On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 13:07, Ewan Meadows ***@***.***> wrote: > Bad news,. although it compiles and boots on Pinmame, I'm unable to get > past the 'WMS does not support this software, press enter to continue'. > Whether this is PEBKAC or something wrong with the build, I don't know. > I've tried with WCS and TZ builds and they are both the same. > > On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 12:42, Ewan Meadows ***@***.***> wrote: > >> Ok so after a fair bit of hacking (mostly fonts) using your fork (thanks >> for that) I managed to get the WCS build to compile. I haven't tested it >> as yet as I don't have PinMAME setup, but it's nice to know that it still >> compiles if you hit it hard enough ;) >> >> My exact steps: >> sudo apt-get install libmpfr-dev libpth-dev >> git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bcd/gcc.git >> cd gcc/build-6809/ >> patch BCDs GCC with the patch I attached to a previous email >> sudo make everything (don't try to increase the jobs, it tends to break >> it I think) >> >> That should get you m6809-unknown- >> >> Then I pulled git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/smdjeff/freewpc.git >> and hacked a few things to get it to compile, for the fonts the declaration >> needs a slight tweak: >> -static char glyph_cu17_A_bits[] = { glyph_cu17_A_width, >> glyph_cu17_A_height, >> +extern const char glyph_cu17_A_bits[] = { glyph_cu17_A_width, >> glyph_cu17_A_height, >> >> There was some other stuff that I can't recall. Once I've got PinMAME >> setup again I'll try it and see if it works. >> >> >> On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 12:22, Ewan Meadows ***@***.***> >> wrote: >> >>> So I pulled the gcc6809 from BCDs github and tried to compile it, >>> there's a couple of errors with variables that are now defined elsewhere >>> (floor_log2 and exact_log2) so had to do a bit of patching for that, other >>> than that it seemed to build OK, will try compiling FreeWPC now: >>> >>> (host system is a Linux Mint 21.3, source code is from >>> https://github.com/bcd/gcc/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 11:23, Ewan Meadows ***@***.***> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Just had a look and I can't see the patch available any more, I might >>>> message Brian to see if he still has a copy of whether it makes more sense >>>> to try and get it working with the later gcc6809. >>>> >>>> If someone has managed to download the gcc and lib patch, could they >>>> post it here? Thanks >>>> >>>> On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 06:15, Jeff Mathews ***@***.***> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes thanks. I've been reviewing that page as well as >>>>> https://github.com/tanseydavid/WPCResources >>>>> https://bcd.github.io/freewpc/The-WPC-Hardware.html >>>>> and what's left of >>>>> https://web.archive.org/web/20090707064427/http://www.oddchange.com/freewpc/compile.html >>>>> >>>>> BTW, I given my experience with Sega G80 in C, I suspect you'll have >>>>> to switch to an improved c complier to get code that actually runs on the >>>>> WPC95. GCC is terrible at 8 bit indexing, stack, and parameter passing. >>>>> >>>>> — >>>>> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >>>>> <#25 (comment)>, >>>>> or unsubscribe >>>>> <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAA6HTHUPYPOCTK3UZNAJOT2OJPMHAVCNFSM6AAAAABWPXVAH6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDMMZXHAYTMNRZGY> >>>>> . >>>>> You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: >>>>> ***@***.***> >>>>> >>>>

[smdjeff]

Your repo is neither a fork of bcd/freewpc or smdjeff/freewpc, so i can see why it's not obvious how to submit a pull request.

Thanks for making the changes so that you can again build, but given that gcc-6809 doesn't work (and is "broken beyond repair" according to bcd/gcc#5) the effort is probably for naught.

[SonnyJim]

Hmm, I've just built bcd's gcc6809 and it appears to work just fine. What are the errors you are having when trying to build bcds gcc6809?

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On Fri, 7 Feb 2025 at 11:25, Jeff Mathews ***@***.***> wrote: Your repo is neither a fork of bcd/freewpc or smdjeff/freewpc, so i can see why it's not obvious how to submit a pull request. Thanks for making the changes so that you can again build, but given that gcc-6809 doesn't work (and is "broken beyond repair" according to bcd/gcc#5) the effort is probably for naught. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>