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Changelog 1.70 (february 2022)

COMPILER

• fixed bug in sizebnd companion tool
• RESCOMP
  • fixed compression for BIN resource (AUTO cannot be accepted here)
  • fixed a small bug preventing having a transparent tile with high priority or palette index > 0
  • fixed a bug with 'opt' set to NONE in SPRITE resource
  • fixed illegal sun 'WaveFileReader' class usage for WAV file resampling operation
• APJ
• MAKEFILE
  • added 'EXTRA_FLAGS' entry to makefiles so we can use custom extra compilation flags
  • added 'SGDK_GCC' define to identify SGDK compilation toolchain if needed (when used in larger build frameworks)
  • modifications to support Linux native toolchains (thanks to Doragasu)
• LINK
  • now use objcopy instead of ld to generate rom_head.bin (improve compatibility with others GCC)
• README
  • added Doragasu references / version update
  • added DOA game reference
• DOCKER
  • use unprivileged sgdk user to avoid root privilege usage (thanks to Doragasu)
  • Modifications to support Linux native toolchains (thanks to Doragasu)
  • minors tweaks

LIBRARY

• added multitask support - see 'task' unit for more details (thanks to Doragasu)
• added MegaWifi support - module should be enable in config.h file (thanks to Doragasu)
• SPRITE
• VDP
  • small fix to VDP_resetScreen() function to avoid a stack overflow on failure
  • added VDP_drawTextEx(..), VDP_clearTextEx(..) and VDP_clearTextAreaEx(..) methods (can use DMA / DMA_QUEUE)
• MAP
  • added wrapping support (map size need to be aligned on power of 2)
  • added MAP_scrollToEx(..) method to allow forced full map redraw
  • fixed a bug on initial map refresh
  • fixed a small bug on full map refresh
• MATH
  • added getNextPow2(..) method
  • added casting to int to fix conversion (safer)
• SYS
  • added VDP_setExtInterrupt(..) method and fixed ext interrupt enable stat…
  • added new kprintf(..) method for easier KMod debug logging
  • minor tweak on mapper banking logic
• DMA
  • removed Z80 halt/resume hack before triggering DMA (was not preventing bus clash anyway)
• PAL
  • fixed first set palette operation not always done in vblank during fading process (CRAM dots)
  • simpler setFadePalette(..) implementation
  • updated to use color value rounding instead of truncation for RGB24_TO_VDPCOLOR(..) macro
  • added new RGB_TO_VDPCOLOR macros (thanks to emmanuel)
• STRING
  • modified intToStr(..) to display hexa value for too large number
• for safety HALT_Z80_ON_IO is also enable by default (config.h file)
• some refactoring
• changed u16 to bool in some declarations
• documentation fixes / cleanups / updates
• cleanup, removed old deprecated units / headers

SAMPLE

• added linescroll sample
• added multitasking sample (thanks to Doragasu)
• added MegaWifi sample (thanks to Doragasu)
• BENCHMARK
  • updated to fix tests when using pure C (still not perfect)

Changelog 1.65 (july 2021)

COMPILER

• RESCOMP
  • added new NEAR function to force NEAR location of binary data (read rescomp.txt file for more info)
  • fixed a small bug on MAP resource where it was using flipped version of a tile even if tileset was containing non flipped version
  • better optimisation process for large sprites (close to the limit of 16 hardware sprites)
  • many small fixes, tweaks and improvements to sprite cutting process
  • added duplicated sprite frame optimization
  • fixed typo on 2BPP to 8BPP image conversion
  • added information on MAP resource compilation
  • WAV resource can now be set as FAR (bank switch)
  • fixed sample output override for WAV resource (needed for Bad Apple sample which use a custom ADPCM2 driver)
  • fixed a possible bug in duplicated resource symbol
• APJ
  • fixed cost computation (bit better compression)
  • fixed encoding for short match with long offset
  • more infos on encoding errors
• LINK
  • increased theoretical max ROM size to ~3.8GB (using bank switch)
• README
  • added MarsDev project reference
  • added And-0 documentation references
• DOCKER
  • use lighter docker image
  • improved / fixed docker script (thanks to all contributors for that)
• rewrote sizebnd tool in Java and added auto checksum feature.

LIBRARY

• SPRITE
  • fixed a bug where some sprites wouldn't be properly hidden in rare occasion
  • automatically update VRAM region location when VRAM mapping changed
  • VRAM region can be remapped if needed on defrag operation
  • added sprite validity check in 'debug' build
• VDP
  • VDP_resetScreen() now also reset VSRAM
  • updated VRAM mapping for 64x64 plane size to allow full window map
  • use new mul/div/mod functions for small performance improvement on some functions
• MAP
  • fixed a decoding bug when we had consecutive same row block offset
  • fixed MAP scrolling update when using TILE/LINE horizontal scrolling mode
• MATH
  • added fix32Avg(..) and fix16Avg(..) methods
  • added mulu/muls/divu/divs/modu/mods/divmodu/divmods(..) functions which allow to directly use the 68000 mul/div instruction (GCC doesn't always use them correctly)
• SYS
  • added ROM_SIZE definition to get ROM size
  • added SYS_getFarDataEx(..) and SYS_getFarDataSafeEx(..) methods
  • added SYS_isCrossingBank(..) method
  • fixed RAM mapping for bank switching with ROM larger than 12MB
  • reset banks only when bank switch is enabled (may help with Everdrive X3)
  • added SYS_setVBlankCallback(..) method
  • added SYS_computeChecksum() and SYS_isChecksumOk() methods
• DMA
  • lowered default PAL buffer capacity (DMA_BUFFER_SIZE_PAL_LOW) to spare memory
  • HALT_Z80_ON_DMA is now enabled by default for the sake of safety
  • added DMA_canQueue(..) method and small fix on transferSize calculation
  • fixed a stupid bug in DMA_doDma(..) on 128K bank crossing
  • removed some VDP_waitDMACompletion() check for performance reason (developer need to do it by himself)
• PAL
  • added TransfertMethod parameter to set palette colors methods
  • made 'fadeCurrentPal' and 'fadeEndPal' variables visible (can be useful)
• SOUND / XGM
  • protected XGM_xxx methods against interrupts
  • fixed XGM_pausePlay(..) which wasn't always muting all sound (thanks to BigEvilCorporation for the fix)
  • fixed potential PENDING_FRM overflow (mutual change)
  • XGM play / pause / resume commands are now exclusive (cannot be pending at same time)
  • full YM reset on YM2612_reset()
• BITMAP
  • fixed VRAM organization for Bitmap mode (restore 64x32 plane size on exit)
  • use new mul/div/mod functions for small performance improvement on BMP_scale(..) function
• ROM HEADER
  • updated default SRAM size to 64 KB
• JOY
  • use the correct bits to detect 3-button.
  • tried to compensate 6 button read to avoid the UP+DOWN issue state (emulator or unofficial controllers)
• small changes for better/safer soft reset behavior
• replaced some waitVSync() by SYS_doVBlankProcess()
• more detailed error / warning logs in debug build
• documentation fixes and updates
• cleanup, removed old deprecated units / headers

SAMPLE

• SONIC
  • fixed DMA buffer size for initial MAP update

Changelog 1.62 (March 2021)

COMPILER

• RESCOMP
  • fixed a small bug on MAP resource compression
  • implemented independant compression on MAP resource
  • XGM resource are now stored as FAR (accessible through bank switch)
  • tweaked default BALANCED sprite cutting optimization strategy to reduce a bit sprite usage over tile
  • increased maximum SPRITE width / height to 248 pixels (it was 128 pixels)
  • optimized SPRITE metadata size (divided size by 4) at the expense of slower sprite processing
  • force slow sprite cutting processing when specifying a number of iteration different from default (500000)
  • added information (rescomp.txt) about how to provide extra data (priority / palette) on tilemap for MAP and IMAGE resources
  • added support to grayscale image
  • better error reporting
• BATCH
  • several fixes to build_adv.bat file
• MAKEFILE
  • makefile can now define GDK variable on its own (environment variable not anymore needed)
  • fixed copy/paste typo in makelib.gen file
• README
  • smalls changes to alternative OS solutions
  • added Raster Scroll MD graphics guide reference
  • updated credits part
  • fixed line return
• increased maximum ROM size to 12MB
• removed resourcemanager tool which was not used nor complete
• added prelemenary docker support for easier SGDK usage on alternative OS (thanks to Steve Schnepp for it)

LIBRARY

• SYS
  • added SYS_getFarDataSafe(..) method / FAR_SAFE(..) macro allowing safe access to resource crossing 512 KB banks SGDK methods now use FAR_SAFE(..) accessor instead of FAR(..) for bank switch mechanism
  • fixed a bug in bank switch initialization
  • better CPU load reporting
  • minor change to main(..) prototype and return execution
  • added new 'ROMHeader rom_header' variable to get easier access to ROM header infos
• SPRITE
  • modified sprite structures to reduce metadata size (but at the expense of a bit slower processing)
  • added SPR_getVisibility(..) and SPR_isVisible(..) methods
  • now automatic sprite visibility is computed using only X position as we use it only scanline sprite usage optimization
  • made 'firstSprite' / 'lastSprite' visible
  • improved profiling
• DMA
  • small tweak + some fixes when DMA is disabled
• VDP
  • added VDP_setHorizontalScrollVSync() and VDP_setVerticalScrollVSync() methods to do delayed scrolling update
  • safier VDP_drawText(..) / VDP_clearText(..) methods (bounds check)
  • prevented tilemap column update when plane width is set to 128 (not possible because auto-inc register is limited to 255)
• MAP
  • added priority info support to baseTile parameter in MAP_create(..)
• MATH
  • removed MATH_BIG_TABLES define as it's not anymore useful with the lto
  • add clamp function (thanks de Devon Powell)
  • fix issue with rounding helpers (fix16)
• MEMORY
  • added malloc(..) / free(..) so they forward to MEM_alloc(..) / MEM_free(..) methods
• SOUND
  • added XGM_startPlay_FAR(..) to allow to play XGM music accessible through bank switch
• TIMER
  • small fix on waitSubTick(..) method to take care of small wait during vblank
• JOY
  • added JOY_writeJoypadX(..) and JOY_writeJoypadY(...) which allow to set a specific position for mouse pointer (Thanks to LIZARDRIVE)
• small change to 'Map' and 'Sprite' structure for better doxygen documentation reference

SAMPLE

• reworked folder structure
• added new basic HELLO_WORLD sample
• added BAD APPLE demo sample (to exhibit SGDK bank switching mechanism)
• added new WOBBLE fx sample (thanks to Andreas Dietrich for it)
• added new SCALING fx sample (thanks to Andreas Dietrich for it)
• SPRITE sample renamed to SONIC
• BENCHMARK
  • better score computation for Sprite part (also now comparable to others tests)

Changelog 1.60 (December 2020)

COMPILER

• APLIB
  • replaced appack tool by new APJ (Java APLIB packer) tool written from scratch
• LZ4W
  • much faster compression speed
  • better exit operation
• RESCOMP
  • added new MAP resource and MAP_xx methods (in map.h unit) to handle large maps / background scrolling easily (finally !)
  • integrated APJ tool for faster ApLib compression
  • added per resource size information, fixed Map resource export...
  • we can now disable sprite cutting optimisation ('NONE' value for opt parameter)
  • fixed a small bug on Sprite cutting optimisation process
  • added 'optimisation' parameter to TILESET resource
  • fixed bug on tilemap generation with base tile index used
  • fixed a mall bug in BIN resource export
  • fixed a small bug on ALIGN directive
  • optimized tile parsing
• XGMROMBUILDER
  • now remember last used folder
• MAKEFILE
  • added deps file (.d) support for better dependencies handling
  • added sources sub folders support (2 depth levels)
  • removed useless and undesired warnings
• README
  • added GET STARTED part
  • major rewrite / revamp to take benefit of Markdown format (thanks to Astrofra)
  • others changes

LIBRARY

• WARNING - IMPORTANT CHANGE Added SYS_doVBlankProcess(..) to replace automatic V-Int processing of SGDK. This was done to avoid issues with missing interrupts protection and to offer more control in general. So basically you should replace all your VDP_waitVSync() references with SYS_doVBlankProcess()
• SYS
  • faster user callback interrupt handling
  • modified ROM header to enable SRAM by default
  • fixed small initialization issue
  • minor fix on SSF2 mapper initialization
  • added LOG_LEVEL setting allowing different level of log for debug (default = LOG_LEVEL_WARNING)
  • removed interrupts protection where they are not anymore useful
  • small change for more accurate detection of frame miss
• MAP Added new MAP engine (map.h unit) to handle large maps / background scrolling easily from MAP resource:
  • Map* MAP_create(const MapDefinition* mapDef, VDPPlane plane, u16 baseTile);
  • void MAP_scrollTo(Map* map, u32 x, u32 y);
  • u16 MAP_getMetaTile(Map* map, u16 x, u16 y);
  • u16 MAP_getTile(Map* map, u16 x, u16 y);
  • void MAP_getMetaTilemapRect(Map* map, u16 x, u16 y, u16 w, u16 h, u16* dest);
  • void MAP_getTilemapRect(Map* map, u16 x, u16 y, u16 w, u16 h, bool column, u16* dest);
• DMA
  • added DMA_xxxFast() methods (no 128 KB bank cross check)
  • small tweaks for bit faster DMA queue
  • tweaks in general to DMA methods
  • increased default DMA queue size (we can quickly reach 64)
• VDP
  • fixed a small bug on VDP_drawTextBG(..) method
  • added VDP_waitVBlank() and VDP_waitVActive() methods
  • added VDP_getPlaneAddress() method (was internal first)
• STRING
  • added support to u32/s32 type to sprintf(..) function
  • fixed fix16ToStr(..) and fix32ToStr(..) methods
• SOUND
  • fixed a small bug on PCM command play (thanks to hsk)
  • better restoring of Z80 BUS request state
• Z80
  • added Z80_getAndRequestBus() method
  • added loading of a dummy driver by default to keep Z80 active on init
• replaced some u16 parameter by bool where it makes sense to have it

SAMPLE

• Updated for SGDK 1.6 changes
• BENCHMARK
  • minors changes (updated to version 1.31)
• SPRITE
  • updated background to complete level dimension.
  • updated to take benefit of the new MAP resource and advanced MAP methods
  • added alternate scrolling update mode (still using new MAP unit)

SGDK 1.6 MIGRATION NOTE

• Replace all VDP_waitVSync() references with SYS_doVBlankProcess()
• Replace all VDP_waitVInt() references with SYS_doVBlankProcess()

Changelog 1.51 (April 2020)

COMPILER

• APPACK
  • fixed build for 32 and 64 bit linux (thanks doragasu)
• LZ4W
  • minor fix
• RESCOMP
  • added new sprite optimization options to SPRITE resource (see rescomp.txt for details)
  • minor tweak on binary export order (can save some bytes with LZ4W compression)
  • fixed resource duplication bug
• XGMTOOL
  • fixed VGM loop

LIBRARY

• fixed corrupted library binaries which were displaying a blank screen on some MD models
• MEMORY
  • fixed a minor in memory packing operation
  • added MEM_pack() here and there to avoid memory fragmentation
• VDP
  • fixed getAdjustedVCounterInternal(..) which could return value > 255 in some rare situation
  • moved VDP DMA busy checking on reset (better to do it before accessing VDP)
  • VDP_setPlaneSize(..):
    • added constraint on plane size
    • fixed maps start address calculation (when VRAM setup is asked)
  • minor change in VDP_drawImageEx(..) to do setTileMap(..) operation using CPU (DMA is actually slower here)
• added SYS_showFrameLoad() / SYS_hideFrameLoad() methods to monitor CPU frame load.
• always load font using CPU in reset process (safer)
• fixed String unit build when ENABLE_NEWLIB set (thanks doragasu)
• improved documentation in Joy unit (thanks Chilly Willy) and VDP (regarding DMA QUEUE usage specifically)

SAMPLE

• reduced memory usage on sample which use Bitmap mode by reducing DMA allocated memory
• SPRITE
  • added SYS_showFrameLoad() showcase

Changelog 1.50 (April 2020)

COMPILER

• RESCOMP
  • added ALIGN directive (read rescomp.txt for more information about it)
  • added UNGROUP directive (read rescomp.txt for more information about it)
  • added 'compression' and 'far' field to BIN resource
  • replaced Map structure export by TileMap
  • minor optimization in building IMAGE tilemap plain tiles are now ignored (taken from system tiles) when using a base tile index offset for tilemap (mapbase parameter in IMAGE resource)
  • more flexible resource compilation
    • ignore palette and priority for transparent pixel
    • sprite can have their palette not starting at index 0
  • reorganized resource data export order for better LZ4W compression and bank switch support
  • added support for 1bpp and 2bpp indexed color images
  • faster LZ4W tool call (embeded in rescomp now)
  • preserve resource order for better BIN data compression with LZ4W
  • more constrained sprite cutting process depending chosen optimization strategy
  • minor fix to allow using bit 7 (color index >= 128) in IMAGE resource as priority bit in tilemap
  • simplified / fixed binary compression block with alignment
  • fixed a bug on possible duplicated resource export
  • fixed Circle collision type export
  • now return -1 as exit code on error
  • replaced FileWriter by StringBuffer (faster and safer)
  • minor changes and improvements to rescomp.txt file
• XGMTOOL
  • fixed a small bug during sample conversion processing
• XGMROMBUILDER
  • updated to last XGMTool and XGM driver version
• LZ4W
  • fixed LZ4W compression which could failed in very are case
• BINTOS
  • fixed data section (it was .text instead of .rodata)
• MAKEFILE
  • updated 'release' target to generate symbol.txt file (always interesting to have)
  • show more warnings
• forced no inlining of memset / memcpy methods to fix LTO agressive optimization issue

LIBRARY

• SYS
  • added bank switch support using SSF2 mapper (allow ROM > 4MB)
    • use ENABLE_BANK_SWITCH flag in config.h file to enable bank siwtch support in SGDK
    • added FAR(..) directive to access a resource through bank switch if required
    • added SYS_getBank(..) / SYS_setBank(..) methods
  • moved RAM initialization to sys.c unit and added support for bank crossing (more control on it)
  • minors changes to reset methods (simpler)
  • added ROM and RAM constants (yeah, why not ^^)
• SPRITE
  • added sprite frame change event callback (using SPR_setFrameChangeCallback(..) method)
  • added SPR_loadAllFrames(..) to (pre)load all frames data of a SpriteDefinition to VRAM
  • removed unpack buffer (replaced by DMA buffer and new DMA_QUEUE_COPY method)
  • fixed a small issue with delayed update
  • fixed a bug on SPR_setDefinition(..) (can display glitches as some sprites weren't always properly hidden)
  • fixed internal sprite link (could occasionaly let some phantom and glitched sprites visible)
  • added out of range index detection for animation and frame (debug build only)
• DMA
  • added new DMA buffer for easier and better DMA queue management
    • added 'bufferSize' parameter to DMA_initEx(..) function
    • added DMA_setBufferSize(..) and DMA_setBufferSizeToDefault() functions to set the temporary DMA buffer size
    • added new DMA_QUEUE_COPY transfer method (TransferMethod enum) to copy data to a temporary buffer before transfer actually occurs
    • added DMA_allocateAndQueueDma(..) function which return a temporary buffer and queue a DMA transfer from it
    • added DMA_allocateTemp(..) and DMA_releaseTemp(..) methods to allocate memory from DMA temporary buffer (use that safely)
    • added DMA_copyAndQueueDma(..) function which copy data to transfer to a temporary buffer and queue the DMA transfer
  • added a new generic DMA_transfer(..) function
  • added DMA_doCPUCopy(..) function to do a CPU copy to VRAM/CRAM/VSRAM
  • added DMA_getMaxQueueSize() and DMA_setMaxQueueSize() to get and set the queue size.
  • passed the DMA queue flush loop in assembly for better control (and also faster operation as GCC was dumb about it)
  • safer DMA operation on DMA_doDMA(..)
  • added DMA_initEx(..) and simplified DMA_init()
  • added new DMA_DISABLED flag in config.h to completely disable DMA support in SGDK (for debug purpose)
  • fix for HALT_Z80_ON_DMA (stupid typo)
• VDP
  • many refactoring (see refactoring section at bottom)
  • TILE_USERMAXINDEX now take allocated VRAM for sprite engine in account !
  • added TILE_SPRITEINDEX constant to get base tile index for the Sprite Engine
  • added tilemap row update methods
    • VDP_setTileMapDataRow(..) / VDP_setTileMapDataRowEx(..)
    • VDP_setTileMapRow(..) / VDP_setTileMapRowEx(..)
  • added tilemap column update methods
    • VDP_setTileMapDataColumnFast(..) / VDP_setTileMapDataColumn(..) / VDP_setTileMapDataColumnEx(..)
    • VDP_setTileMapColumn(..) / VDP_setTileMapColumnEx(..)
  • added TransferMethod parameter to many tilemap set methods
  • added tilemap wrapping support to VDP_setTileMap(..) and VDP_setTileMapEx(..) methods.
  • added setupVram parameter to VDP_setPlaneSize(..) function
  • removed vdpSpriteCacheQueue table (replaced by new DMA_QUEUE_COPY)
  • re-introduced VDP_loadTileData(..) method in vdp_tile.c unit (no more assembly code for this one)
  • moved font loading in VDP_resetScreen() method (fix)
• PALETTE
  • fixed palette fading so it correctly trigger during vblank (avoid CRAM dot)
  • fixed minor issue in palette fading (sometime not properly doing last fade step)
• MEMORY
  • fixed MEM_getLargestFreeBlock(..) method
  • added MEM_pack() method to help reducing memory fragmentation
  • removed MEM_init() access as it's not safe to call it externally
  • increased stack size to 0xA00
• MATHS
  • fixed getLog2Int(..) method
  • replaced sin tabs to use FIX32/FIX16 (thanks to FireRat for the generator)
• TYPES
  • added new rorxx(..) / rolxx(..) functions which are correctly turned into ROR / ROL instruction when optimization are enabled
• Z80
  • fixed Z80 enable restoration on DMA
• general cleanup and refactoring

SAMPLE

• Updated for SGDK 1.5 changes
• BENCHMARK
  • added memory information at startup
  • some changes to adapt to last SGDK
• SPRITE
  • updated resources to use large backgrounds
  • updated to support long scrolling > 512 px (vertical and horizontal) !
  • as collision is not implemented, added physic settings using START button so we can play with vertical scrolling too
  • enemies sprites frames preloaded and animated using new Sprite engine features Showcase of SPR_loadAllFrames(..) and SPR_setFrameChangeCallback(..) methods
• XGMPlayer
  • updated for easier integration in XGM ROM Builder tool
• added notes and tutorial references to README.txt

REFACTORING

• TILE_USERMAXINDEX now take allocated VRAM for sprite engine in account !
• _voidCallback --> VoidCallback
• _joyEventCallback --> JoyEventCallback
• PLAN_A --> BG_A
• PLAN_B --> BG_B
• PLAN_WINDOW --> WINDOW
• VDP_PLAN_A --> VDP_BG_A
• VDP_PLAN_B --> VDP_BG_B
• VDP_PLAN_WINDOW --> VDP_WINDOW
• all references to 'Plan' keyword --> 'Plane'
  • VDPPlan --> VDPPlane
  • VDP_clearPlan --> VDP_clearPlane
  • VDP_getTextPlan --> VDP_getTextPlane
  • VDP_setTextPlan --> VDP_setTextPlane
  • VDP_setAPlanAddress --> VDP_setBGAAddress
  • VDP_setBPlanAddress --> VDP_setBGBAddress
  • VDP_setPlanSize --> VDP_setPlaneSize
• all references to 'Map' --> 'TileMap'
  • Map --> TileMap
  • unpackMap --> unpackTileMap
  • allocateMap --> allocateTileMap
  • VDP_setMap --> VDP_setTileMap
  • VDP_setMapEx --> VDP_setTileMapEx

Changelog 1.41 (September 2019)

COMPILER

• RESCOMP
  • added new sprite optimization options to SPRITE resource (see rescomp.txt for details)
  • minor tweak on binary export order (can save some bytes with LZ4W compression)
  • fixed resource duplication bug
• XGMTOOL
  • fixed VGM loop

LIBRARY

• SYS
  • safer SYS_setInterruptMaskLevel() so interrupt mask is not lost after SYS_enablesInts() call
  • fixed/updated SGDK logo display code
  • renamed getFPS() / getFPS_f() to SYS_getFPS() / SYS_getFPSAsFloat()
• DMA
  • fixed possible DMA failure on some Megadrive when Z80 access 68K BUS at same time we trigger DMA
  • minor fix on autoInc restoration after DMA_flushQueue()
• VDP
  • tweaked default VRAM configuration so window can be freely used anywhere.
  • added VDP_getAdjustedVCounter() method to have a consistent [0..255] V-Counter (avoiding rollback issue)
  • tweaked up VDP_resetScreen() method
  • added VDP_setHVLatching() and VDP_setDMAEnabled() methods
• PALETTE
  • fixed VDP_getPaletteColors() and VDP_getPalette(..) methods (regression)
  • fixed a bug with all palette fading methods (regression)
  • renamed vdp_pal unit to pal unit (so all palette methods are now called PAL_xxx)
• JOY
  • added JOY_reset() method to reset controller detection without clearing JOY state change event callback
  • safer JOY_setSupport(..) / gun controller implementation
  • more permissive mouse id detection in mouse pooling code
  • fixed an issue where an EA 4-way multitap could be incorrectly detected
• TIMER
  • safer waitSubTick(..) implementation during VInt.
  • fixed getSubTick() method to take care of HV counter latching when light guns are used.
• RESOURCE
  • added 2 alternate SGDK logo (free feel to use it)
  • minor change on library resources name
  • fixed version and added alias for old resource names
• added ENABLE_NEWLIB define in config.h file for those who want to use newlib within SGDK (you need to build it by yourself)
• changed u16 to bool where it makes sense to use bool (internally they are the same type, it's just for readability).
• minors tweaks, changes and fixes here and there

SAMPLE

• XGMPlayer
  • updated to make it work with last SGDK (sprite engine difference mainly)
• SOUND
  • reintroduced cry SFX test for XGM driver

Changelog 1.4 (May 2019)

COMPILER

• RESCOMP
  • rewrote from scratch in java for easier evolution and easy multi OS support.
  • added smart sprite cutting (detect empty space in sprite)
  • many changes on SPRITE resource, don't forget to read the rescomp.txt file to see changes about this resource.
  • can now disable map optimization for IMAGE resources (see rescomp.txt for more information)
• LZ4W
  • added code sources (java)
  • fixed compression using previous data block in ROM (updated packer to version 1.4)
• BINTOS
  • fixed a stupid bug on path.
• added XGM ROM builder tool sources.
• removed RESCOMP (C version), WAVTORAW, TFMCOM and Z80DASM tools.
• added Visual Studio template.

LIBRARY

• SYS
  • added SYS_setVIntAligned(..) method to force V-Int callback to align process on VBlank. IMPORTANT: by default now SGDK does align the V-Int processing to VBlank so you need to disable it if you don't want it !
  • added SYS_getCPULoad() to return CPU load estimation.
  • added SYS_resetMissedFrames() / SYS_getMissedFrames() methods.
• DMA
  • simplified DMA over capacity strategy
  • minor change in debug log message
• SPRITE
  • renamed SPR_init(..) to SPR_initEx(..) so now SPR_init() doesn't require any parameters by default.
  • removed 'maxSprite' parameter from Sprite Engine initialization (alays use max available).
  • added delayed frame update support.
  • added SPR_FLAG_DISABLE_DELAYED_FRAME_UPDATE flag to disable the delayed frame update (when we are running out of DMA capacity).
  • added SPR_setDelayedFrameUpdate() to change the delayed frame update state for a sprite.
  • added SPR_FLAG_INSERT_HEAD flag to allow adding new sprite in first position (instead of last position by default)
  • added SPR_defragVRAM() method to force VRAM defragmentation
  • added SPR_addSpriteSafe(..) and SPR_addSpriteExSafe(..) methods (automatically do VRAM defrag if needed)
  • fixed a bug where the last VDP sprite attribute weren't always correctly updated with visibility set to AUTO_SLOW.
  • fixed a bug a sprite couldn't be allocated.
  • fixed sprite visibility state when the number of used sprite changed.
  • many changes to sprite structures (better handling of flip info, better ROM usage...)
• VDP
  • added VDP_showCPULoad() method to display CPU load
  • added VDP_waitVInt() method to wait until next VInt to happen.
  • removed 'waitvsync' parameter for VDP_initFading(..) and VDP_doStepFading(..) methods (we always want VSync here)
  • simplified / tweaked macros for VDP control writes
• VRAM
  • added VRAM_getAllocated(..) and VRAM_getLargestFreeBlock(..) methods
• TYPE
  • added bool type
  • replaced u16 by bool where it needs to be
• MATHS
  • updated fix32Mul() and fix32Div() definition (again, trying to find the best compromize)
  • added new missing structures as Vect2D_f32, Mat2D_f32, Vect3D_xx...
  • added f16 and f32 as shorcut of fix16 and fix32 types.
  • added short typedefs (V2u16 = Vect2D_u16, V2f32 = Vect2D_f32, M2f16 = Mat2D_f16, M3f32 = Mat3D_f32)
• PALETTE
  • removed index field from Palette structure
• JOY
  • added checking for mouse / multipad read operation to avoid timeout operation when mouse or multipad is not present.
• Z80
  • added volatile access for safety
• TIMER
  • improved waitMs(..) method to be more accurate on small wait.
  • tweaked getSubTick() method (need testing, possible regression)
• STRING
  • fixed and optimized uintToStr() method
• TOOL
  • memory allocation methods for unpacking now always use deep allocation regardless of the compression used (simpler and less bug prone)
  • fixed LZ4W decompression using previous data block
• fixed variable initialization (last byte was not always properly initialized)
• added HALT_Z80_ON_IO define (config.h) to force Z80 halt on IO port access.
• new awesome SGDK logo (Thanks a tons to Lizardrive for making it !)
• removed useless sound drivers (MVS, TFM and VGM)
• removed old TILE_CACHE unit (replaced by VRAM unit)
• removed useless zlib
• many refactoring (sorry for that, you will need to update your old code)
• many tweaks / cleanup

SAMPLE

• updated all samples to take care of last changes made in SGDK
• BENCHMARK
  • tweaked big sprite test to disable the delayed sprite update (new sprite engine feature)
  • fixed sheet size (new rescomp don't allow it)

Changelog 1.34 (January 2018)

LIBRARY

• DMA
  • added DMA queue support for all (or almost all) methods supporting DMA operation
• SPRITE
  • fixed timing issue when changing FRAME or ANIMATION manually.
  • fixed sprite sorting when multiple depth were modified in a single SPR_update(..).
  • safer sprite allocation / release.
• MEMORY
  • added MEM_getLargestFreeBlock() to get the largest available block of memory.
• improved LZ4W compression (better compression rate, faster compression...)
• minors changes on method updating tilemap through X,Y position (safer)
• some cleanup

SAMPLE

• reworked benchmark sample to avoid out of memory error (^^)

Changelog 1.33 (November 2017)

LIBRARY

• DMA
  • added HALT_Z80_ON_DMA flag in config.h to enable Z80 halt on DMA (avoid corruptions or sound issues on Tectoy MD).
  • deprecated 'vdp_dma' unit now forward calls to 'dma' unit.
  • added wait DMA checking (DMA fill or DMA copy operation) before doing a DMA operation.
• SPRITE
  • simplified sprite sorting (always enabled, just need to use SPR_setDepth(..) method if needed)
  • fixed a regression which was causing 1 frame latency in sprite update.

SAMPLE

• minor change to sound sample

Changelog 1.32 (October 2017)

COMPILER

• added VS project for easier compilation with Visual Studio (thanks to lab313)

LIBRARY

• TIMER
  • fixed getSubTick() method (no more possible rollback)
  • minor fix in getFPS() and getFPS_f() methods
• VDP
  • tweaked default VRAM memory layout
• BITMAP
  • changed get/setPixelXXX(..) methods so they now work on single pixel (not anymore doubled X pixel resolution)
  • changed drawLine(..) method so it now work on single pixel (not anymore doubled X pixel resolution). WARNING: drawLine(..) is not anymore doing clipping, use BMP_clipLine(..) first for that.
  • added get/setPixelXXXFast(..) methods for fast get/set pixel operation (no clipping check)
• SOUND
  • fixed auto PCM selection when playing sample with driver 2ADPCM and 4PCM.
  • fixed default tempo for PAL system with XGM driver
• SPRITE WARNING: you now require to set the sprite depth to use depth sorting (not anymore using the sprite Y position).
  • replaced SPR_FLAG_AUTO_YSORTING by SPR_FLAG_AUTO_DEPTH_SORTING
  • replaced SPR_setYSorting(..) method by SPR_setDepthSorting(..) / SPR_setZSorting(..)
  • replaced SPR_sortOnYPos() by SPR_sortOnDepth()
  • added void SPR_setDepth(..) / SPR_setZ(..) methods to set sprite depth
  • fixed VDP_updateSprites() with DMA queue operation (prevent sprite table modifications before DMA occurs).
• STRING
  • added int16ToStr(..) and uint16ToStr(..) methods (faster than intToStr(..) or uintToStr(..) for 16 bit integer, thanks to clbr)
  • optimized intToStr(..) and uintToStr(..) methods (thanks to clbr for that)

SAMPLE

• added XGM Player sample :)
• Bench
  • added some pixels / line draw tests
• Donuts
  • updated for new depth sorting refactoring

Changelog 1.31 (July 2017)

DOCUMENTATION

• minor fix and updated to last version

COMPILER

• fixed debug build in 'build_lib' batch

LIBRARY

• JOY:
  • fixed joy state variables declaration to avoid issues when GCC -O3 optimization level is used.
• SPRITE:
  • added ALWAYS_ON_TOP flag to keep a sprite above others sprites whatever is sorting order.
  • minor fix on sprite sort

Changelog 1.30 (June 2017)

DOCUMENTATION

• Updated to last version

COMPILER

• Updated to GCC 6.3 (thanks a tons to Gligli for that !)
  • many bugs fix and new features compared to old GCC 3.4.6
  • much better assembly code generation :)
  • added LTO (Linker Time Optimization) support
• Modified makefile to enable LTO and improve optimization level.
• Rescomp:
  • updated to handle structure changes in the Sprite Engine.

LIBRARY

• DMA:
  • minor optimization to DMA_queue(..) method (thanks to HpMan)
• Memory:
  • default stack size increased to 0x800 bytes (GCC 6.3 requires more stack memory :p)
• Sprite Engine:
  • added automatic Y sorting (per sprite)
  • added SPR_sort(..) for generic sorting
  • added SPR_sortOnY(..) for generic sorting
  • by default now sprite visibility is set to always ON (faster than automatic visibility)
  • updated 'Collision' structure (hierarchical structure)
  • some changes to internal structures to provide better performance
• VDP BG/Tile:
  • fixed a minor bug in VDP_setTileMapDataEx(..) and VDP_setTileMapDataRectEx(..) methods (thanks to Alekmaul for reporting it)
• Minors fixes...

SAMPLE

• Bench:
  • fixed math tests for GCC 6.3

Changelog 1.22a (September 2016)

LIBRARY

• VDP: reintroduced the 16 plain system tiles.

Changelog 1.22 (September 2016)

DOCUMENTATION

• minors improvements and fixes

COMPILER

• Rescomp: fixed a minor issue in sprite resource
• XGMTool:
  • added duration information to XD3 tag
  • improved loop
• added the XGM ROM builder tool.
• removed GenRes from makefile

LIBRARY

• Sprite Engine:
  • fixed sprite attribut update for non visible sprite
  • fixed sprite list update in certain condition
• Sound:
  • moved XGM driver method in a specific unit (xgm.c)
  • added XGM_getElapsed(..) method to retrieve elapsed XGM music playing time (in number of frame)
  • added XGM_setLoopNumber(..) to set the wanted number of loop in XGM music play.
  • added interrupt protection for Z80 access
• Maths:
  • reverted fix32Mul() and fix32Div() to previous version to avoid cumulative error
  • added getApproximatedLog2(..) method for fast Log2 calculation (approximated)
  • added getLog2Int(..) method for integer Log2 calculation
• Misc:
  • moved QSort methods to tools
  • added generic qsort with custom comparator callback
• VDP: more flexible VRAM tilemap configuration (window plan don't have to be first map).
• Bitmap mode: can now set bitmap mode in window plan
• changed to MIT license
• refactoring

SAMPLE

• Bench: added sprite donut animation test.

Changelog 1.21 (May 2016)

LIBRARY

• SPRITE: fixed a bug causing corrupted sprite after SPR_release(..) operation
• TOOLS: reintroduced zlib_unpack(..) method (accidentally removed from header)

SAMPLE

• Bench
  • fixed a bug causing address error on real hardware during Sprite test.
  • added 2 tests in BG test

Changelog 1.2 (May 2016)

COMPILER

• Rescomp: updated to version 1.5 (with updated documentation)
  • updated SPRITE resource compilation to the new SGDK Sprite structures.
  • fixed minor issue on IMAGE resource packing.
  • now using constants for sound driver (less confusing, got annoying bug because of that).
  • changed header define name generation to avoid conflict between 2 identical named file.
  • fixed a bug in tilemap optimization for flipped tiles.
  • removed all packers not anymore used in SGDK.
  • minor change to XGM resource to support extra parameter
  • fixed a minor bug in sprite structure definition
• XGMTool: updated to version 1.64
  • major structure changes for faster conversion/optimization operations
  • improved VGM to XGM conversion.
  • added options to disable some PCM auto processing
  • new options available to handle specific case and improve conversion process
  • added GD3 tag support.
  • better handling of PAL/NTSC timing
  • fixed pal information lost during XGC conversion.
  • more accurate loop position
  • fixed a minor issue in offset calculation.
  • fixed VGM loop information export (when using VGM optimization)
• WavToRaw
  • fix 64-bit issues, it is still not endian safe.
  • check for read errors.
• Appack: minor fix for silent parameter.
• Added new custom LZ4W packer (require Java to be installed).
• Removed GenRes tool (not anymore used and can confuse with rescomp).
• added GDB tool (not yet really used yet)
• Separated debug and release library build for easier profile switch.

LIBRARY

• BITMAP
  • allow to change the plan used for bitmap rendering
  • added buffer preservation option (severe impact on performance)
  • fixed minors issues on reset/initialization process
• DMA: added new DMA queue system in dma unit, you can consider vdp_dma unit as deprecated (still provided for backward compatibility).
  • we can now limit the max transfer capabilities in a single frame with DMA_setMaxTransferSize(..)
  • can now define the DMA queue size with DMA_init(..) method.
  • added DMA_setIgnoreOverCapacity(..) to change DMA strategy when reaching max capacity.
• GRAPHIC
  • added news methods for allocation and compression stuff (see TOOLS section)
  • added dynamic VRAM allocation (vram unit which replace tilecache unit)
• PALETTE
  • fixed RGB24_TO_VDPCOLOR so it does what it says.
  • better palette fading using rounding.
  • fixed issue using sync fading locking interrupts (can cause XGM music lag).
• MATHS
  • added abs(..) method.
  • fixed fix32ToRoundedInt() and fix32Round() defines (added parenthesis around)
  • replaced distance_approx(..) by getApproximatedDistance(..)
  • changed fix32 div/mul calculation strategy for better value preservation
• MEMORY
  • added MEM_getAllocated() to return current dynamically allocated memory.
  • added MEM_dump() to dump in Gend KMod console the memory allocation table
• SOUND
  • renamed Z80_DRIVER_4PCM_ENV to Z80_DRIVER_4PCM
• SPRITE: complete rewrite of sprite engine !
  • many changes including the API.
  • should be faster but will be more optimized in future.
• STRING
  • added isdigit(c), strnlen(..) and the very useful sprintf(..) ma
  • added strncpy(..) method.
  • replaced strreplace(..) by strreplacechar(..)
  • fixed fix32ToStr(..) and fix16ToStr(..) methods
• SYSTEM
  • tried to more more compatible with default GCC stdint.h definitions
  • added SYS_setVIntPreCallback(..) so you can have your method called at VInt before any internal SGDK stuff are proceed.
  • added SYS_isNTSC() and SYS_isPAL() methods for easy system determination.
  • minor fix on SP register initialization (preserve value set in vector table)
  • added SYS_hardReset() to force hard reset.
• TOOLS:
  • added new LZ4W compression (very fast unpacking but average compression level)
  • removed RLE, RLE_MAP and UFTC compression (LZ4W performs better in almost all cases).
  • removed UnpackEx(..) method (useless now).
  • added setRandomSeed(u16 seed) to initialize randomizer.
• VDP
  • renamed WPLAN / WINDOW / VDP_WINDOW to VDP_PLAN_WINDOW
  • renamed APLAN to VDP_PLAN_A
  • renamed BPLAN to VDP_PLAN_B
  • renamed SLIST / VDP_SPRITE_LIST to VDP_SPRITE_TABLE
  • renamed HSCRL / VDP_SCROLL_H to VDP_HSCROLL_TABLE
  • added planWidth / planHeight to replace VDP_getPlanWidth() / VDP_getPlanHeigth() for faster internal SGDK calculations.
  • added windowWidth / windowHeight for faster internal SGDK calculations.
  • added VDP_setWindowHPos(..) and VDP_setWindowVPos(..) methods to set window positions.
  • fixed a bug with VDP_setBPlanAddress(..) method.
• VDP BG/TILE
  • replaced VDP_PLAN_A / VDP_PLAN_B constants by PLAN_A / PLAN_B in some methods.
  • some methods now support PLAN_WINDOW parameter.
  • added VDP_clearTextAreaBG(..), VDP_clearTextLineBG(..), VDP_clearTextArea(..) methods.
  • modified VDP_drawTextBG(..) method.
  • others minors changes.
• VDP SPRITE: major rewrite of vdp_sprite unit (require project modifications) !
  • replaced SpriteDef structure by VDPSprite structure (fit better hardware structure).
  • added dynamic allocation of hardware sprite: VDP_allocateSprites(..), VDP_releaseSprites(..), VDP_getAvailableSprites()
  • VDP_updateSprites(..) can now use DMA queue.
  • many others changes.
• XGM driver
  • better handling of main BUS contention with DMA
  • added methods to improve BUS contention when using PSG sound in music.
  • fixed PCM play status when PCM is used from XGM music.
  • minor fix in driver code for better music frame sync.
  • better pause/resume support.
  • music sync is now handled on 68000 side for more flexibility (adjustable tempo).
• Z80
  • modified writeYM macros
• memory usage optimizations.

SAMPLE

• Bench
  • added new sample for general test and benchmarking.
• Sound
  • minors changes about Z80 load information for XGM driver.
• Sprite
  • added basic enemies (no collision yet)
  • added basic SFX
  • updated to last SGDK
  • some refactoring

DOCUMENTATION

• several update and fixes here and there (some tags were not correctly recognized in later doxygen version).

Changelog 1.12 (March 2015)

COMPILER

• XGMTool
  • minors changes and fixes.

LIBRARY

• SPRITE
  • added VDP_resetSpritesDirect() method.
• SOUND
  • minor fix to XGM driver (PCM in music was wrong in some case).

Changelog 1.11

LIBRARY

• CONTROLLER
  • fixed small issue in joystick code (Chilly Willy).
• SOUND
  • added Z80 CPU load information in XGM driver (experimental).

Changelog 1.10

COMPILER

• XGMTool
  • removed DAC enabled command (automatically handle by the XGM driver).
  • added DAC enabled state (XGM driver uses it when no PCM are playing).
  • now uses the VGM 1.60 stream id information to allow multi PCM channel for XGM conversion (note that each channel has its own priority as VGM music does not contains PCM priority information).

LIBRARY

• VDP
  • VDP_fade(..) method now automatically disables interrupts if needed.
• SPRITE
  • minor optimization in the Sprite Engine to quickly discard disabled sprites (visibility forced to off).
• SOUND
  • added automatic DAC enabled control (XGM driver).
  • fixed issue with music pause operation on real hardware (XGM driver).
  • minor tweak to reduce a bit the size of the Z80 drivers.
  • removed Z80_DRIVER_4PCM which is useless (use Z80_DRIVER_4PCM_ENV driver instead).
• CONTROLLER
  • added Sega Phaser support (Chilly Willy).
• SYSTEM
  • disable library debug info.
• SAMPLE
  • updated Joy sample to add Phaser test (Chilly Willy).
  • updated Sound sample to remove Z80_DRIVER_4PCM test and add an example of the MVS driver PCM SFX.

Changelog 1.01

COMPILER

• fixed bugs in XGMTool.
• removed linear interpolation when converting WAV file.
• others minors changes.

Changelog 1.00

A big addition for SGDK 1.00, the new XGM sound driver ! You can find more informations about it in the XGM driver specifications.

COMPILER

• Rescomp
  • added support to XGM resource in rescomp.
• added xgmtool to convert VGM into XGM and compile XGM file.
• removed Genitile tool sources.
• updated wavtoraw to support sample interpolation.

LIBRARY

• VDP
  • added VDP_setScanMode(u16 mode) method to change the interlaced mode.
  • added VDP_interruptFade() method to interrupt async palette fading.
• SPRITE
  • fixed a bug with SPR_init(..) method when using same definition, sometime timer could be not reseted and then animation is not working anymore.
  • fixed declaration of VDP_setSprite(..) / VDP_setSpriteDirect(..) / VDP_setSpritePosition(..) methods.
• SOUND
  • Z80 memory is cleared before loading a custom driver.
  • added Z80_read(..) and Z80_write(..) methods for simple Z80 RAM read/write operations.
  • added XGM driver methods:
    • u8 SND_isPlaying_XGM();
    • void SND_startPlay_XGM(const u8 *song);
    • void SND_stopPlay_XGM();
    • void SND_resumePlay_XGM();
    • u8 SND_isPlayingPCM_XGM(const u16 channel_mask);
    • void SND_setPCM_XGM(const u8 id, const u8 *sample, const u32 len);
    • void SND_setPCMFast_XGM(const u8 id, const u8 *sample, const u32 len);
    • void SND_startPlayPCM_XGM(const u8 id, const u8 priority, const u16 channel);
    • void SND_stopPlayPCM_XGM(const u16 channel);
• MATH
  • minor fix in min/max defines.
• CONTROLLER
  • fixed declaration of JOY_readJoypadX/Y(..) methods (they should return s16 and not u16)
• SYSTEM
  • sega.s and rom_head.c files are now copied into the src/boot project folder so they can easily be customized per project.
• SAMPLE
  • modified sound sample to add XGM driver example.
• some fixes in the doxygen documentation.
• others changes and improvements.

Changelog 0.96d

LIBRARY

• removed direct VRam Map data unpacking as it was buggy.

Changelog 0.96c

COMPILER

• Rescomp
  • fixed some issues on compression.
  • now accept string to define which compression to use (AUTO, APLIB, RLE) in resource definition.

LIBRARY

• minors changes to Doxygen documentation.

Changelog 0.96

COMPILER

• Rescomp
  • improved BMP image support.
  • byte data are now output in word format to avoid the GCC bug (compilation with -g flag fails when byte data is encountered).
  • fixed issue on empty sprite animation detection.
  • fixed path separator issue on old windows system.
  • fixed compilation issues on unix system.
• Makefile
  • Added release and debug targets to makefile (default target is release, debug target allow you to use GDB interactive debugger through emulator supporting it).
• added appack tool sources code (compatibility for linux system).
• some cleanup in bintos tool (removed the useless -sizealign command done by sizebnd tool).

LIBRARY

• VDP
  • fixed palette fading methods where the last frame colors weren't always correct.
  • VDP_drawImage(..) and VDP_drawBitmap(..) now use dynamic VRAM tile index so they does not erase anymore the previous drawn image. curTileInd variable which contains the VRAM tile index where next tile will be uploaded is public.
• TILE
  • fixed some bugs in the tile cache engine.
  • removed theMEM_free(..) call from the VInt callback (tile cache engine). We don't need anymore to disable interrupts at each memory allocation operation for safety ;)
• SPRITE
  • fixed some bugs in the sprite engine.
  • added SPR_setAlwaysVisible(..) and SPR_setNeverVisible(..) to force (not) visibility on sprite (sprite engine)
• BITMAP
  • minor performance improvement on the BMP_drawPolygon(..) method.
• SOUND
  • fixed YM2612 write methods (can have issue on Megadrive 2 system).
• DMA
  • fixed VRam Copy DMA.
• MATH
  • fixed 2D projection calculation in M3D_project_xxx(..) methods. Now the camera distance is correctly taken in account for the final projection (adding a minor impact on performance).
• SYSTEM
  • fixed soft reset issues.
• TIMER
  • fixed a minor issue with getTime(..) method.
  • waitSubTick(..) is now more accurate when called from V-Interrupt code.
• SAMPLE
  • minors changes and improvements on the Sonic Sprite sample.
  • minors changes to 3D cube flat sample.
• DEBUG
  • added some KDebug log methods (KLog, KLog_Uxx, KLog_Sxx...)
• MISC
  • added strcmp(..) method.
  • others changes and improvements.