pokegold/INSTALL.md

The source files are assembled into a rom using rgbds. These instructions explain how to set up the tools required to build.

If you run into trouble, ask on irc (freenode#pret).

NOTICE

Currently the repository requires prebuilt copies of Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver. You can find their MD5sums in README.md. Due to legal issues, we are unable to provide direct links to these ROMs, but a quick Google search should point you in the right direction.

You will need to rename the GOLD ROM to baserom-gold.gbc and the SILVER ROM to baserom-silver.gbc in order to build the respective version of the game.

Linux

Python 2.7 is required.

sudo apt-get install make gcc bison git python

git clone https://github.com/bentley/rgbds
cd rgbds
sudo make install
cd ..

git clone --recursive https://github.com/pikalaxalt/pokegold
cd pokegold

To build pokegold.gbc:

make gold

To build pokesilver.gbc:

make silver

To build both ROMs:

make

Mac

In Terminal, run:

xcode-select --install

git clone https://github.com/bentley/rgbds
cd rgbds
sudo make install
cd ..

git clone --recursive https://github.com/pikalaxalt/pokegold
cd pokegold

To build pokegold.gbc:

make gold

To build pokesilver.gbc:

make silver

To build both ROMs:

make

Windows

To build on Windows, install Cygwin with the default settings.

In the installer, select the following packages: make git python gettext

Then get the most recent version of rgbds. Extract the archive and put rgbasm.exe, rgblink.exe and rgbfix.exe in C:\cygwin64\usr\local\bin.

In the Cygwin terminal:

git clone --recursive https://github.com/pikalaxalt/pokegold
cd pokegold

To build pokegold.gbc:

make gold

To build pokesilver.gbc:

make silver

To build both ROMs:

make

notes

• If gettext no longer exists, grab libsasl2-3 ca-certificates.