docs(amiga): complete AmigaOS 3.1/3.2 developer reference — 172 files across 17 sections
Comprehensive technical documentation covering:
- Hardware: OCS/ECS/AGA custom chip registers, Copper & Blitter deep dives
- Boot sequence: cold boot through startup-sequence
- Binary format: HUNK executable spec, relocation, debug info
- Linking & ABI: .fd files, LVO tables, register calling conventions
- Exec kernel: tasks, interrupts, memory, signals, semaphores
- AmigaDOS: file I/O, FFS/OFS layout, CLI/Shell scripting
- Graphics: planar bitmaps, Copper programming, HAM/EHB modes
- Intuition: screens, windows, IDCMP, BOOPSI
- Devices: trackdisk, SCSI, serial, timer, audio, keyboard
- Libraries: utility, expansion, IFFParse, locale, ARexx
- Networking: bsdsocket API, SANA-II, TCP/IP stack comparison
- Toolchain: GCC, vasm/vlink, SAS/C, NDK, debugging
- Reverse engineering: IDA/Ghidra setup, compiler fingerprints, case studies
- CPU & MMU: 68040/060 emulation libs, PMMU, cache management
- Driver development: SANA-II, Picasso96/RTG, AHI audio
All files include breadcrumb navigation. No local paths or proprietary content.
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[← Home](../README.md)
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# Toolchain — Overview
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Expand documentation suite: 30+ articles enriched with diagrams, code examples, and hardware details
Graphics: text_fonts (bitmap layout, styles), sprites (DMA, multiplexing), gfx_base (chipset detection), rastport (draw modes, clipping), ham_ehb (mermaid fixes), display_modes (HAM palettes)
Devices: scsi (per-model interfaces, Gayle limits, CD-ROM, native vs vendor drivers), console (ANSI sequences, CON:/RAW:), parallel (CIA registers, pinout), timer (resource exhaustion), gameport (quadrature, XOR state)
Libraries: workbench (WBStartup, AppWindow/Icon/MenuItem), rexxsyslib (ARexx port hosting, command parsing), diskfont (font directory, colour fonts), keymap (rawkey codes, dead keys), locale (catalogue system, date formatting), layers (ClipRect, refresh types), utility (TagItem chains), icon (DiskObject, ToolTypes), iffparse (IFF structure, ByteRun1), expansion (Zorro AutoConfig)
Networking: tcp_ip_stacks (major rewrite - Amiga vs Unix architecture, SANA-II pipeline, PPP/SLIP dial-up, Ethernet cards, MiSTer), bsdsocket (pure API ref), sana2 (buffer hooks, driver requirements), protocols (all code examples). Deduplicated overlap between the three files.
Toolchain: debugging (Enforcer patterns, SnoopDOS, GDB remote, kprintf checklist), sasc (pragma encoding, __saveds idioms), stormc (NEW - StormC IDE, C++, PowerPC)
References: error_codes (DOS, Exec, trackdisk, Intuition error tables)
Driver development: rtg_driver (Native driver analysis, P96 tuning)
All 22 README indexes updated. Root README synced with stormc.md entry.
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Development tools for building Amiga software, from native compilers to modern cross-compilation environments.
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docs(amiga): complete AmigaOS 3.1/3.2 developer reference — 172 files across 17 sections
Comprehensive technical documentation covering:
- Hardware: OCS/ECS/AGA custom chip registers, Copper & Blitter deep dives
- Boot sequence: cold boot through startup-sequence
- Binary format: HUNK executable spec, relocation, debug info
- Linking & ABI: .fd files, LVO tables, register calling conventions
- Exec kernel: tasks, interrupts, memory, signals, semaphores
- AmigaDOS: file I/O, FFS/OFS layout, CLI/Shell scripting
- Graphics: planar bitmaps, Copper programming, HAM/EHB modes
- Intuition: screens, windows, IDCMP, BOOPSI
- Devices: trackdisk, SCSI, serial, timer, audio, keyboard
- Libraries: utility, expansion, IFFParse, locale, ARexx
- Networking: bsdsocket API, SANA-II, TCP/IP stack comparison
- Toolchain: GCC, vasm/vlink, SAS/C, NDK, debugging
- Reverse engineering: IDA/Ghidra setup, compiler fingerprints, case studies
- CPU & MMU: 68040/060 emulation libs, PMMU, cache management
- Driver development: SANA-II, Picasso96/RTG, AHI audio
All files include breadcrumb navigation. No local paths or proprietary content.
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## Section Index
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docs: expand final 3 Tier 3 articles + update all README indexes
Articles expanded:
- gadgets.md: 403→804 lines — 5 antipatterns, GadTools→BOOPSI migration,
form cookbook, historical timeline, modern analogies, 6 FAQ
- screens.md: 582→992 lines — decision guide, 5 antipatterns, screen
flipping/borderless/PAL-NTSC cookbooks, historical comparison, 7 FAQ
- custom_loaders_and_drm.md: 152→500 lines — bootblock structure,
6 DRM systems, 5 antipatterns, trackloader cookbook, cracking scene
history, modern analogies, 7 FAQ
README indexes updated in 6 sections to reflect expanded content.
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| [gcc_amiga.md](gcc_amiga.md) | m68k-amigaos-gcc cross-compiler: bebbo's toolchain, Docker setup, platform-specific builds (Linux/macOS/Windows), CPU targets, libnix/ixemul startup, flags, antipatterns, FAQ |
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| [vbcc.md](vbcc.md) | **VBCC: Volker Barthelmann's portable C compiler — `__reg()` storage class, AmigaOS/MorphOS/AROS targets, vlink integration, cross-compilation** |
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Expand documentation suite: 30+ articles enriched with diagrams, code examples, and hardware details
Graphics: text_fonts (bitmap layout, styles), sprites (DMA, multiplexing), gfx_base (chipset detection), rastport (draw modes, clipping), ham_ehb (mermaid fixes), display_modes (HAM palettes)
Devices: scsi (per-model interfaces, Gayle limits, CD-ROM, native vs vendor drivers), console (ANSI sequences, CON:/RAW:), parallel (CIA registers, pinout), timer (resource exhaustion), gameport (quadrature, XOR state)
Libraries: workbench (WBStartup, AppWindow/Icon/MenuItem), rexxsyslib (ARexx port hosting, command parsing), diskfont (font directory, colour fonts), keymap (rawkey codes, dead keys), locale (catalogue system, date formatting), layers (ClipRect, refresh types), utility (TagItem chains), icon (DiskObject, ToolTypes), iffparse (IFF structure, ByteRun1), expansion (Zorro AutoConfig)
Networking: tcp_ip_stacks (major rewrite - Amiga vs Unix architecture, SANA-II pipeline, PPP/SLIP dial-up, Ethernet cards, MiSTer), bsdsocket (pure API ref), sana2 (buffer hooks, driver requirements), protocols (all code examples). Deduplicated overlap between the three files.
Toolchain: debugging (Enforcer patterns, SnoopDOS, GDB remote, kprintf checklist), sasc (pragma encoding, __saveds idioms), stormc (NEW - StormC IDE, C++, PowerPC)
References: error_codes (DOS, Exec, trackdisk, Intuition error tables)
Driver development: rtg_driver (Native driver analysis, P96 tuning)
All 22 README indexes updated. Root README synced with stormc.md entry.
2026-04-23 21:37:26 -04:00
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| [sasc.md](sasc.md) | SAS/C 6.x: pragma format with register encoding, compiler/linker flags, __saveds/__asm idioms, SAS/C vs GCC comparison |
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| [stormc.md](stormc.md) | StormC native IDE: C/C++ with exceptions, integrated debugger, PowerPC support, version history |
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| [vasm_vlink.md](vasm_vlink.md) | **vasm assembler & vlink linker: modular architecture (CPU/syntax/output modules), Devpac/PhxAss compatibility, optimization system, linker scripts, multi-file projects, C↔asm interop, 30+ output formats, cross-platform workflows** |
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docs(amiga): complete AmigaOS 3.1/3.2 developer reference — 172 files across 17 sections
Comprehensive technical documentation covering:
- Hardware: OCS/ECS/AGA custom chip registers, Copper & Blitter deep dives
- Boot sequence: cold boot through startup-sequence
- Binary format: HUNK executable spec, relocation, debug info
- Linking & ABI: .fd files, LVO tables, register calling conventions
- Exec kernel: tasks, interrupts, memory, signals, semaphores
- AmigaDOS: file I/O, FFS/OFS layout, CLI/Shell scripting
- Graphics: planar bitmaps, Copper programming, HAM/EHB modes
- Intuition: screens, windows, IDCMP, BOOPSI
- Devices: trackdisk, SCSI, serial, timer, audio, keyboard
- Libraries: utility, expansion, IFFParse, locale, ARexx
- Networking: bsdsocket API, SANA-II, TCP/IP stack comparison
- Toolchain: GCC, vasm/vlink, SAS/C, NDK, debugging
- Reverse engineering: IDA/Ghidra setup, compiler fingerprints, case studies
- CPU & MMU: 68040/060 emulation libs, PMMU, cache management
- Driver development: SANA-II, Picasso96/RTG, AHI audio
All files include breadcrumb navigation. No local paths or proprietary content.
2026-04-23 12:16:52 -04:00
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| [fd_files.md](fd_files.md) | FD/SFD file format and LVO generation |
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Expand documentation suite: 30+ articles enriched with diagrams, code examples, and hardware details
Graphics: text_fonts (bitmap layout, styles), sprites (DMA, multiplexing), gfx_base (chipset detection), rastport (draw modes, clipping), ham_ehb (mermaid fixes), display_modes (HAM palettes)
Devices: scsi (per-model interfaces, Gayle limits, CD-ROM, native vs vendor drivers), console (ANSI sequences, CON:/RAW:), parallel (CIA registers, pinout), timer (resource exhaustion), gameport (quadrature, XOR state)
Libraries: workbench (WBStartup, AppWindow/Icon/MenuItem), rexxsyslib (ARexx port hosting, command parsing), diskfont (font directory, colour fonts), keymap (rawkey codes, dead keys), locale (catalogue system, date formatting), layers (ClipRect, refresh types), utility (TagItem chains), icon (DiskObject, ToolTypes), iffparse (IFF structure, ByteRun1), expansion (Zorro AutoConfig)
Networking: tcp_ip_stacks (major rewrite - Amiga vs Unix architecture, SANA-II pipeline, PPP/SLIP dial-up, Ethernet cards, MiSTer), bsdsocket (pure API ref), sana2 (buffer hooks, driver requirements), protocols (all code examples). Deduplicated overlap between the three files.
Toolchain: debugging (Enforcer patterns, SnoopDOS, GDB remote, kprintf checklist), sasc (pragma encoding, __saveds idioms), stormc (NEW - StormC IDE, C++, PowerPC)
References: error_codes (DOS, Exec, trackdisk, Intuition error tables)
Driver development: rtg_driver (Native driver analysis, P96 tuning)
All 22 README indexes updated. Root README synced with stormc.md entry.
2026-04-23 21:37:26 -04:00
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| [pragmas.md](pragmas.md) | Compiler pragmas and inline stubs: SAS/C pragmas, GCC inline asm, proto headers, fd2pragma |
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| [ndk.md](ndk.md) | NDK versions (3.1/3.9/3.2): contents, downloads, cross-compiler integration |
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| [makefiles.md](makefiles.md) | Makefile patterns for GCC cross-compilation, vasm/vlink assembly, mixed C+asm projects |
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docs(amiga): add Tier 4 content — AHI, cross-compilation, RTG, demoscene section
- New: 11_libraries/ahi_programming.md — AHI retargetable audio API
- New: 13_toolchain/cross_compilation_guide.md — cross-compiling for Amiga
- New: 08_graphics/rtg_programming.md — RTG Picasso96/CyberGraphX programming
- New: 17_demoscene/ — full demoscene techniques section:
- copper_effects.md (6 techniques, 10 Pouet screenshots, antipatterns)
- sprite_techniques.md (5 techniques, antipatterns)
- pixel_tricks.md (5 techniques, antipatterns)
- 3d_rendering.md (fixed-point math, 4 techniques, antipatterns)
- timing_optimization.md (7 techniques, instruction timing tables)
- README.md (section index with Mermaid diagrams)
- images/ (10 authentic Amiga screenshots from Pouet.net)
- New: 05_reversing/games/ (4 copper-analysis screenshots)
- Updated: README index, TODO status (30/30 complete)
- Added external references: Pouet/Demozoo links, Scoopex YouTube
tutorial series, Amiga Graphics Archive, coppershade.org
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| [cross_compilation_guide.md](cross_compilation_guide.md) | Modern cross-compilation: CMake toolchain files (GCC + VBCC), VS Code integration, GitHub Actions CI/CD, mixed C+asm, Docker builds |
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Expand documentation suite: 30+ articles enriched with diagrams, code examples, and hardware details
Graphics: text_fonts (bitmap layout, styles), sprites (DMA, multiplexing), gfx_base (chipset detection), rastport (draw modes, clipping), ham_ehb (mermaid fixes), display_modes (HAM palettes)
Devices: scsi (per-model interfaces, Gayle limits, CD-ROM, native vs vendor drivers), console (ANSI sequences, CON:/RAW:), parallel (CIA registers, pinout), timer (resource exhaustion), gameport (quadrature, XOR state)
Libraries: workbench (WBStartup, AppWindow/Icon/MenuItem), rexxsyslib (ARexx port hosting, command parsing), diskfont (font directory, colour fonts), keymap (rawkey codes, dead keys), locale (catalogue system, date formatting), layers (ClipRect, refresh types), utility (TagItem chains), icon (DiskObject, ToolTypes), iffparse (IFF structure, ByteRun1), expansion (Zorro AutoConfig)
Networking: tcp_ip_stacks (major rewrite - Amiga vs Unix architecture, SANA-II pipeline, PPP/SLIP dial-up, Ethernet cards, MiSTer), bsdsocket (pure API ref), sana2 (buffer hooks, driver requirements), protocols (all code examples). Deduplicated overlap between the three files.
Toolchain: debugging (Enforcer patterns, SnoopDOS, GDB remote, kprintf checklist), sasc (pragma encoding, __saveds idioms), stormc (NEW - StormC IDE, C++, PowerPC)
References: error_codes (DOS, Exec, trackdisk, Intuition error tables)
Driver development: rtg_driver (Native driver analysis, P96 tuning)
All 22 README indexes updated. Root README synced with stormc.md entry.
2026-04-23 21:37:26 -04:00
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| [debugging.md](debugging.md) | Debugging tools: Enforcer/MuForce memory watchdog, SnoopDOS tracing, FS-UAE GDB remote, kprintf, debugging checklist |
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