need help assembling MDSDRV

[garrettjwilke]

hi...i am trying to see if it is possible to use clownassembler to assemble MDSDRV.bin

https://github.com/superctr/MDSDRV

there are a few components, but all i am trying to get built is the mdsdrv.bin...it uses asm68k.exe, here is the build.bat file:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/superctr/MDSDRV/refs/heads/master/build.bat

the line in the bat file i am attempting to run:

tools\asm68k.exe /k /p /o ae- src\blob.68k, out\mdsdrv.bin >out\error.txt, , out\mdsdrv.lst

i tried to run this:

./clownassembler_asm68k /k /p /o ae- src/blob.68k, out/mdsdrv.bin >out/error.txt, , out/mdsdrv.lst

when i attempt to assemble, there are many many errors, and i feel like i am doing something wrong because it's not finding the include files

Error: Symbol 'flag' does not exist.
On line 3397 of 'src/mdsdrv.68k'...
	bclr	#cf+cf_key_on,flag

Error: Symbol 'z80_ram' does not exist.
On line 3419 of 'src/mdsdrv.68k'...
	lea		z80_ram,a1

Error: Symbol 'z80_ram' does not exist.
On line 3431 of 'src/mdsdrv.68k'...
	lea		z80_ram+z_vtab,a1				

Error: Symbol 'z_vtab' does not exist.
On line 3431 of 'src/mdsdrv.68k'...
	lea		z80_ram+z_vtab,a1	

do you have any ideas on what i can do to assemble this? is it just not possible without major changes?

thanks so much! :)

[Clownacy]

It is not possible without major changes: ClownAssembler currently does not support the EQUR directive, which MDSDRV makes heavy use of.

acba00f, bcad3ba, and b19fc96 slightly improve compatibility with MDSDRV, but until EQUR is supported, it is not enough to get the driver to build.