Rick Kenobi1d ago

My #Linux hack for today:

alias bake='make'

Mmmmmmmm... baking assembler... (assembler crumble cake?)

#Programming #Coding #NoAI #Assembler #RetroProgramming #RetroComputing #FOSS #OpenSource #Baking #Cooking #gcc #ca65 #cc65 #make

circfruitDec 13, 2024
#vccc2024 I wasted whole day today to rewrite the challenge in #ca65 #apple2 assembly. I feel strange satisfaction of the result 😂 The binary is almost 4 times less the size of what I’ve made in #cc65 C lang.
Show threadFrantic FreddieAug 27, 2023

I was able to install #kickass easily from the extensions menu but trying to find out how to install #ca65 for syntax highlighting etc.... well that was a struggle.

I thought it was simply another extension but No! Had to go to the "marketplace" and find a .vsix file (as you do) and then install that .vsix file. After that I had the syntax highlighting enabled.

So on we go, deeper into the great MS abyss.

Profoundly NerdyAug 4, 2023

Am I alone in being interested in understanding / reverse engineering #retrocompiting software OTHER THAN games?

If I'm not alone, what stuff would you want to see migrated to maintainable #mos6502 #assembly code, probably #ca65 , and MAYBE ported to the #commanderx16 or the #mega65.

Show threadFelix Palmen 📯Aug 3, 2023

@ipxfong Not sure if that's an option for you, but I very much prefer cross-development these days (actually, I didn't do anything else for many years).

There are several fine opensource cross-assemblers targeting the #C64 (or, more general, the #MOS6502 family). I personally prefer #ca65 which comes with the #cc65 cross-compiler package because it can assemble to object-code and the package contains a linker, IMHO very helpful for larger and more complex projects.