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[jloyd_]

I have my slim ps2 connected via ethernet and using swapmagic to boot the ps2 side of the link, i can run demos fine using inlink.
Where i get stuck is compiling my own, i have installed PS2Dev Environment for Win32 but i have no idea how to use it to compile.

I have Suse linux installed but dont have Inlink for it and i dont use Linux that much only when im developing with php, my experiences lie with microsoft visual studio and directx and various languges.
It is really starting to wind me up how i can't figure this out, iv looked in tutorials and i cant fined any that explain how to compile in windows.
Does any one have any help please.

I also have an interest in having a go at development with the gametrak controller if any one has any information on this too, thans

[SSpeare]

Open a command prompt (Type "cmd" into Start->Run).
cd to the directory you installed into.
Run the cygwin paths batch file.
cd into the samples directory (ps2sdk/samples I think)
type "make"
cd into a sample.
you can then run the .elf using inlink or ps2client. Try:
"make run"
if you have ps2client.

[jloyd_]

i get make as an unreconized internal or external command, would this be easier to do in linux, even though my linux experience is very limitied, or is there a was to use ms visual studio :s thanks for the reply

[Orfax]

[jloyd_]

thank you very much, using cygwin i have got it working, i put what i wanted to compile in my users folder in usr. Now i can begin hehe : )

[Drakonite]

usr is not "user" folders... it's for sharable (multi-user) read-only. Basically all the programs, libs, and other shared resources that are used on a regular basis live in /usr

The idea that it's short for 'user' is also false... It's an acronym, and IIRC it stands for User Sharable Resources ... but don't quote me on that.

The directory you put your files, documents, and projects in is inside of the home dir. specifically it should be /home/username/ but I don't know exactly how cygwin has things screwed up

EDIT: Okay, I looked it up and it's Unix System Resources... I had my acronym wrong.
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[Orfax]

[Drakonite]

[jloyd_]

thanks with all the help so far, iv hacked away at some code and drawn my initials on screen using lines lol, messing with colours and such.

I have discovered the sameples with ps2sdk, the hello applications complie to a .erl what is it? i cannot send this file to the ps2. Thanks

[Drakonite]

ERLs are relocatable executables... TBH I haven't played with them, so while they may be neat I have no idea what the situation is with them ;)

There is a line in the makefile that starts with "ERL_BIN =" ... if you change it to "EE_BIN =" it will cause it to build elfs instead of erls.
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[Kojima]

I have the same problem, ERL's instead of elfs.
I just opened up the makefile and can't find anything that matches what you suggest exactly, but I did find this

"EE_ERL = hello.erl"

Do I change it to "EE_BIN = hello.elf"?

[misfire]

Yes.

[nak]

I get this error when running the makefile from inside the /graph/ sample

$ make graph
ee-gcc -D_EE -O2 -G0 -Wall -IC:/ps2dev/ps2sdk/ee/include -IC:/ps2dev/ps2sdk/com
mon/include -I. -c graph.c -o graph.o
gcc graph.o -o graph
ld: graph.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 8)
graph.o: could not read symbols: File in wrong format
make: *** [graph] Error 1

but it makes fine when I run the make file in the parent directory (/sample/) can anyone elighten me please :) ?