Building SuperBASIC itself
- Using the Git bash command, change the OS: `export OS=cygwin`.***
I had to add the make command by following the instructions here: https://gist.github.com/evanwill/0207876c3243bbb6863e65ec5dc3f058#make. From ezwinports, use the **make without guile** zip file.
@mgr42 [said in Discord](https://discord.com/channels/691915291721990194/1028045613104910368/1191727753205129227) "*I was able to build superbasic from source using the following process:*"
- Install python-is-python3 on your Debian or Ubuntu machine - Install `64tass`. The version available in the Ubuntu repos compiles the source without errors. - Execute `git clone https://github.com/FoenixRetro/f256-superbasic.git` - Execute `git clone https://github.com/WartyMN/Foenix-F256JR-bootscreens.git` - Change into the directory `f256-superbasic/source` - Execute `make` - If this succeeds there will be an updated file called `basic.rom` in the directory `f256-superbasic/source/build` - Change into the directory `f256-superbasic/source/build` - Execute the command `python splitrom.py` - If this succeeds there will be 4 updated files called `sb01.bin`, `sb02.bin`, `sb03.bin` and `sb04.bin` which can be flashed to the F256 Jr./K
The output of make:
I modified the 00start.asm file on line #30 to change the F256Header from "basic" to "sbasic", this way it shows up in the system commands as a separate command. ```assembly F256Header: .text $f2,$56 ; Signature .byte 4 ; 4 blocks .byte 4 ; mount at $8000 .word Boot ; Start here .byte 1 ; version .byte 0 ; reserved .byte 0 ; reserved .byte 0 ; reserved .text "sbasic",0 ; name of program. .text 0 ; arguments .text "The SuperBASIC environment.",0 ; description ```
After splitting the ==basic.rom== into bins, I then flashed with this CSV: ``` 08,sb01.bin 09,sb02.bin 0a,sb03.bin 0b,sb04.bin ```
After reboot, type `/sbasic`. Performing the `print ?(8+4)` results in `72`.
