This is scaffolding for a new Picocomputer 6502 software project.
- VSCode. This has its own installer.
- A source install of CC65.
- The following tools installed from your package managers:
sudo apt-get install cmake python3 pip git build-essentialpip install pyserial
- VSCode. This has its own installer.
- A source install of CC65. Do not skip the step about adding bin to your path.
- Install python by typing
python3which will launch the Microsoft Store where you start the install. If python runs, this has already been done, exit python with Ctrl-Z plus Return. - Install the python serial library with
pip install pyserial. winget install -e --id Kitware.CMake.winget install -e --id GnuWin32.Make. Add "C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuWin32\bin" to your path.winget install -e --id Git.Git.
Go to the GitHub template and select "Use this template" then "Create a new repository". GitHub will make a clean project for you to start with. Then you can download the repository and open the files.
$ git clone [path_to_github]
$ cd [to_where_it_cloned]
$ code .
Install the extensions and choose the default or obvious choice if VSCode prompts you.
"Start Debugging" (F5) will build your project and upload it to the Picocomputer over a USB cable plugged into the Pico VGA. There is no debugger for the 6502; this process will exit immediately after the upload. If the default communications device doesn't work, edit ".rp6502" in the project root folder. This file will be created the first time you "Start Debugging" and will be ignored by git.
Edit CMakeLists.txt to add new source and asset files. It's pretty normal C/ASM development from here on.