(06-03-2012 06:29 PM)Crckr Hckr Wrote:  On pc you would use an IDE such as codeblocks or VS. but what about consoles. Now get my point?

P.S. I am not a noob.

You still use IDE's such as codeblocks or VS.

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a bad plan? what you mean? emulating the emulator on pcsx2? if so YEEEAAAHHH that's mega pointless. why'd you wanna do that? to run on windows? you already have a windows version.

and what you might actually wanna use is this and this and try create some real graphics for windows.

sorry i can't anymore. *shakes head*

(06-03-2012 08:41 PM)xstyla Wrote:  a bad plan? what you mean? emulating the emulator on pcsx2? if so YEEEAAAHHH that's mega pointless. why'd you wanna do that? to run on windows? you already have a windows version.

No I mean literally porting it to ps2, that's something fun, again xstyla you undermine me.

(06-03-2012 08:41 PM)xstyla Wrote:  sorry i can't anymore. *shakes head*

What can I say? Yes you can, it's not the way you think...

You say you still use codeblocks and visual studio, but then how do you compile to an elf extension for the ps2 to play.

(06-03-2012 06:49 PM)xstyla Wrote:  simple: what does vs do with your c++. compiles it to machine code. that's what you need a sdk for. and this the machine code you have to learn to produce.

you need the ps2 sdk with the compiler that produces the mips r5900 machine code and the linker that makes it a elf binary. -_-

jsyk: i wrote my first lil ps2 program in r5900 assembly when there was no sdk available. maybe you should do the same, to know what it's about. the machine language and binary stuff.. you know?!?

I really wish we could simplify that. So do we have any tutorials online on how to program ps2. Though I really want to know how snes9x for ps2 was ported and how we have e.g. genesis on psp? In short, how is development done and what libraries are used?

My question is that do they use custom compilers or official dev kits? And well I have a question, is college or university better? I want to do electrical engineering and computer science... Is that the preferred course? I wan't to bcum a soft. engineering(and code emus) and also know how hardware works and to build custom harddware. Please give solid advice. Lead me the right way, pcsx2 coders....

They use custom compilers that are official dev kits. The official PS3SDK offers both a fork of the GCC (which has a ton of custom modifications) and the SN Systems toolchain (SN Systems is owned by Sony). The XBOX360 SDK most likely uses the VS toolchain that has been added to to compile for PPC.

Is there a difference between college and university? In the USA there isn't. Higher learning is good, but you most likely won't be coding emulators for a living without going the "extra mile" throughout college / jobs / etc. As per a degree, you probably want to double major in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, focusing more on applied lower level topics.

(07-01-2012 08:43 PM)Urisma Wrote:  They use custom compilers that are official dev kits. So I need an official dev kit to write an emulator for a console?

(07-01-2012 08:43 PM)Urisma Wrote:  Is there a difference between college and university? In the USA there isn't. Higher learning is good, but you most likely won't be coding emulators for a living without going the "extra mile" throughout college / jobs / etc. As per a degree, you probably want to double major in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, focusing more on applied lower level topics.

Yeah emulators may be for hobby. Thanks alot.