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Calculator Community => TI Calculators => ASM => Topic started by: ganpom on March 26, 2014, 10:08:02 pm

Title: Best App Compiler
Post by: ganpom on March 26, 2014, 10:08:02 pm

Hey everyone

I was wondering what the best z80 compiler is for creating apps specifically. If anyone has suggestions that would be great.

Thanks in advance

ganpom

Title: Re: Best App Compiler
Post by: willrandship on March 26, 2014, 10:21:51 pm

The assemblers only differ as far as simple syntax, and even then not by much. Making apps is extremely similar to normal programs, with just a few extra steps.

I recommend Brass. It's a more modern assembler and it's cross-platform.

For making apps, as I said, there are a few extra steps. This means compiling to hex code in the right format, giving it the right header information, as well as signing the resulting output so calculators will accept it as a valid application. Brass has directives for all of these, so it's not much more complicated than making normal assembly programs.

Title: Re: Best App Compiler
Post by: ganpom on March 26, 2014, 11:09:17 pm

Alright I'll look into it!

Thanks

Title: Re: Best App Compiler
Post by: chickendude on March 30, 2014, 10:44:39 am

Personally i use spasm. I just type "spasm main.asm main.8xk" and the app comes out. Using spasm with apps.inc is really convenient.