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Classpad Dev

Introduction

HollyHock2 operates as a modification (mod) for Classpad calculators, utilizing a custom ROM for enhanced functionality to make your calculator do even more awesome things. To make HHK work, you gotta install it on your calculator. If you haven’t done this yet, we have a simple guide to help you out. Just go to our 🛠️ calculator patching guide to learn how to do it.

Instant Coding using online codespace

The easiest way to start is by setting up a Github Codespace. You’ll get coding instantly without the hassle of installations or long downloads. No need for local setups—our integrated online IDE with Git makes coding a breeze. Follow our step-by-step guide in our online sandboxes to get your app from code to ready to use app:

📱 Application template Discover how to build your own applications for Classpad using our Application template
🎮 Game template Dive into game development for Classpad with our Game template.

If GitHub prompts for login, you’ll need to create a GitHub account to use Codespaces. Don’t worry, it’s a quick and free process! Plus, enjoy 120 hours of free usage per month – more than enough to dive into coding, create cool apps, and kickstart your development journey.

For advanced users, alternative methods are available, but for beginners, we highly recommend starting with Codespaces for the quickest and user-friendly experience. Dive into coding effortlessly and build your projects with confidence by taking a look at the following tutorial :

🧩 Beginner's Guide Step-by-step tutorial for a smooth start with Codespaces and other advanced setup options. Learn how to :
- Draw colored shapes and text on the screen
- Interact with keyboard

Below that point are instructions for advanced users. You may skip them if you have successfuly setup the codespace.

Docker Setup

If you need to troubleshoot or adapt this Docker image, you can take a look at the source of the DevEnv.

First you’ll need to pull the latest release of the SH4 devenv :

docker pull pho3be/sh4devenvgitpod

Then run a bash, and you’ll get into the docker image :

docker run -it -p 8080:8080 pho3be/sh4devenvgitpod bash

You can now clone a template and start building

su - dev
# password is dev
git clone https://github.com/TheRainbowPhoenix/CPAppTemplate.git
cd CPAppTemplate
ls
# you don't have the app or anything
cat WELCOME.txt
make all
ls
# now you have both the .bin and .hhk ready to get installed onto your classpad !

You may want to setup the VSCode remote host, use the default VSCode devcontainers configuration, or even go with a custom code-server

Docker and code-server

With code-server you may need to sudo apt update && sudo apt install curl first.

Then install code-server with curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh

Take note of the code-server password on cat /home/dev/.config/code-server/config.yaml

Finally run it with code-server --bind-addr 0.0.0.0:8080

You can now open your browser to the 127.0.0.1:8080, enter the password.

VS Code should prompt you to install recommended extensions. I advise you to do so as they’ll make your development experience a breeze !

Accept when asked about “installing clangd” and reload the window. Then it should be okay !

VS Code with C++ and ClangD ready to be used

Using the pre-built compiler

To use the pre-built compiler for HollyHock2, follow these simple steps:

  1. Download the Files: Go to SH4-cross-mingw Releases and download three files:

    • build-all.zip: Contains SH4 gcc for Windows and some helpers.
    • tests.zip: Includes test projects, build scripts, and make.
    • hollyhock-2.zip: The compiled SDK with the source.

  2. Create a Folder: Create a new folder on your computer and name it, for example, “hhk”.

  3. Extract Files:

    • Extract the contents of build-all.zip. The “out” folder should be extracted to the root of your “hhk” folder.
    • Extract the contents of hollyhock-2.zip to the root of the “hhk” folder.
    • Extract the contents of tests.zip to the “hhk” folder.

  4. Prepare for Build: Navigate to the tests/CPAppTemplate-main folder and remove the .hhk and .bin files.

  5. Open CMD: Open a Command Prompt (CMD) at the path of tests/CPAppTemplate-main:

    • Navigate to the folder’s address bar, type “cmd”, and press Enter.

  6. Build the App: In the Command Prompt, type and execute the command: build.bat. This will build the app hhk and bin.

Your development environment is now set up, and you can start exploring and building with HollyHock2.

Local SDK with WSL2

Install with WSL2 on Windows Detailed guide on how to build the cross compiler to your local device