Developing on the CPSC Server

Compiling

First begin by logging onto the CPSC server over SSH.

To compile your programs for the GBA, use the gbacc command:

$ gbacc hello.c

This produces a file called program.gba. Like the regular gcc command, you can also supply the -o flag to change the name of the output file.

The gbacc program is a script that invokes the cross-compiler and does other things needed to make a Game Boy Advance ROM.

Transferring the GBA Files to Run

The .gba files produced by the compiler contain code for the GBA and cannot be run directly on the CPSC server. They need to be run on a GBA emulator. VisualBoy Advance is a free GBA emulator which works well and is available for several platforms. Download and install it on your local system.

Then you can transfer the GBA file to your own computer in order to run it in the emulator. There are two ways to do this:

Use FileZilla to transfer the file to your machine. You can see instructions on using FileZilla here.
Place the GBA file in your public_html directory and then download it using a web browser. You can see instructions on setting this up here.