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# Instructions These instructions explain how to set up the tools required to build **pokecrystal**, including [**rgbds**](https://github.com/gbdev/rgbds), which assembles the source files into a ROM. If you run into trouble, ask for help on IRC or Discord (see [README.md](README.md)). ## Windows 10 Download and install [**Windows Subsystem for Linux**](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10). Then open the **WSL terminal**. Update WSL's software before continuing. If you chose Debian, Ubuntu, or another distribution that uses `apt-get`, then enter this command: ```bash apt-get update && apt-get upgrade ``` WSL has its own file system that's not accessible from Windows, but Windows files *are* accessible from WSL. So you're going to want to install pokecrystal within Windows. You'll have to change the **current working directory** every time you open WSL. For example, if you want to store pokecrystal in **C:\Users\\*\<user>*\Desktop**, enter this command: ```bash cd /mnt/c/Users/<user>/Desktop ``` (The Windows `C:\` drive is called `/mnt/c/` in WSL. Replace *\<user>* in the example path with your username.) If this works, then follow [the instructions for **Linux**](#linux) below for whatever distribution you installed for WSL. Otherwise, continue reading below for [the older Windows instructions](#windows). ## Windows Download [**Cygwin**](http://cygwin.com/install.html): **setup-x86_64.exe** for 64-bit Windows, **setup-x86.exe** for 32-bit. Run setup and leave the default settings. At the "**Select Packages**" step, choose to install the following, all of which are in the "**Devel**" category: - `make` - `git` - `gcc-core` Double click on the text that says "**Skip**" next to each package to select the most recent version to install. Then follow the [**rgbds** instructions](https://rgbds.gbdev.io/install#pre-built) for Windows with Cygwin to install **rgbds 0.5.2**. **Note:** If you already have an older rgbds, you will need to update to 0.5.2. Ignore this if you have never installed rgbds before. If a version newer than 0.5.2 does not work, try downloading 0.5.2. Now open the **Cygwin terminal** and enter the following commands. Cygwin has its own file system that's within Windows, at **C:\cygwin64\home\\*\<user>***. If you don't want to store pokecrystal there, you'll have to change the **current working directory** every time you open Cygwin. For example, if you want to store pokecrystal in **C:\Users\\*\<user>*\Desktop**: ```bash cd /cygdrive/c/Users/<user>/Desktop ``` (The Windows `C:\` drive is called `/cygdrive/c/` in Cygwin. Replace *\<user>* in the example path with your username.) Now you're ready to [build **pokecrystal**](#build-pokecrystal). ## macOS Install [**Homebrew**](https://brew.sh/). Follow the official instructions. Open **Terminal** and prepare to enter commands. Then follow the [**rgbds** instructions](https://rgbds.gbdev.io/install#pre-built) for macOS to install **rgbds 0.5.2**. Now you're ready to [build **pokecrystal**](#build-pokecrystal). ## Linux Open **Terminal** and enter the following commands, depending on which distro you're using. ### Debian or Ubuntu To install the software required for **pokecrystal**: ```bash sudo apt-get install make gcc git ``` Then follow the [**rgbds** instructions](https://rgbds.gbdev.io/install#building-from-source) to build **rgbds 0.5.2** from source. ### OpenSUSE To install the software required for **pokecrystal**: ```bash sudo zypper install make gcc git ``` Then follow the [**rgbds** instructions](https://rgbds.gbdev.io/install#building-from-source) to build **rgbds 0.5.2** from source. ### Arch Linux To install the software required for **pokecrystal**: ```bash sudo pacman -S make gcc git rgbds ``` Then follow the [**rgbds** instructions](https://rgbds.gbdev.io/install#pre-built) for Arch Linux to install **rgbds 0.5.2**. If you want to compile and install **rgbds** yourself instead, then follow the [**rgbds** instructions](https://rgbds.gbdev.io/install#building-from-source) to build **rgbds 0.5.2** from source. ### Termux To install the software required for **pokecrystal**: ```bash sudo apt install make clang git sed ``` To install **rgbds**: ```bash sudo apt install rgbds ``` If you want to compile and install **rgbds** yourself instead, then follow the [**rgbds** instructions](https://rgbds.gbdev.io/install#building-from-source) to build **rgbds 0.5.2** from source. ### Other distros If your distro is not listed here, try to find the required software in its repositories: - `make` - `gcc` (or `clang`) - `git` - `rgbds` If `rgbds` is not available, you'll need to follow the [**rgbds** instructions](https://rgbds.gbdev.io/install#building-from-source) to build **rgbds 0.5.2** from source. Now you're ready to [build **pokecrystal**](#build-pokecrystal). ## Build pokecrystal To download the **pokecrystal** source files: ```bash git clone https://github.com/pret/pokecrystal cd pokecrystal ``` To build **pokecrystal.gbc**: ```bash make ``` To build **pokecrystal11.gbc**: ```bash make crystal11 ``` ### Build with a local rgbds version If you have different projects that require different versions of `rgbds`, it might not be convenient to install rgbds 0.5.2 globally. Instead, you can put its files in a directory within pokecrystal, such as `pokecrystal/rgbds-0.5.2/`. Then specify it when you run `make`: ```bash make RGBDS=rgbds-0.5.2/ ``` ```bash make RGBDS=rgbds-0.5.2/ crystal11 ```