parhelia512/agd-studio

An integrated development environment for AGD

An IDE for Jonathan Cauldwell's Arcade Game Designer

Editors for:

• Images
  • Sprites
  • Objects
  • Tiles/Blocks
• Events (Code)
  • Syntax highlighting editor
    • AGD syntax
    • Asm syntax (TBD)
  • Code folding
• Map
• Messages
• Window size and position
• Keys

Automated build system:

• Produces AGD compiler output on the fly
• Automatic compiled output

Themes:

• Multiple user selectable UI themes
• Dockable content editors and helper panel
  • Future improvements:
    • Save layout per project

Releases

https://github.com/tonyt73/AGD-Studio/releases

Build Instructions

• Clone this repo on to your PC

• Download and Install the Embarcardero Rad-Studio C++ Community Edition

  • https://www.embarcadero.com/products/cbuilder/starter/free-download
  • Register if you need to (its free)
  • Install the 32 bit and 64 bit Windows compilers (OSX, iOS & Android are optional)
  • I personally use Rad Studio 11.2

• Download the trial version of LMD Innovative components

  • http://files.lmd.de/downloads/
  • Unzip and run the Setup application
  • Click Next to all questions to Install all defaults

• Install the latest release

  • This will install all the configuration files and the example project

• Launch the Rad-Studio IDE

  • Install the DOSCommand component from GetIt Package Manager

  • Setup the paths for DOS Command

  • Tools -> Options -> IDE -> Environment Variables

    • New..
      • Variable: DOSCMD_HDR
      • Value: {location of Dos Command source code}\DOSCommand\Packages{your version}\cpp
      • Variable: DOSCMD_LIB
      • Value: $(BDSCOMMONDIR)\Dcp
    • {your version} = Sydney, Rio, Alexandria etc

  • Tools -> Options -> Language -> Paths and Directories

    • Windows 32-bit
      • System Library Path [...] -> Add $(DOSCMD_LIB)
      • System Include path [...] -> Add $(DOSCMD_HDR)\Win32\Release
    • Windows 64-bit
      • System Library Path [...] -> Add $(DOSCMD_LIB)\Win64\Release
      • System Include path [...] -> Add $(DOSCMD_HDR)\Win64\Release

  • Click Save

  • Open up the location you cloned this repo to

  • Open the AGD Studio.cproj file

• Press F9 to build and run the application