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The fxSDK is a development kit for CASIO graphing calculators in the fx-9860G and fx-CG series. It provides command-line tools, build systems and a cross-compilation setup for add-ins and libraries. It's designed to be used with the [gint unikernel](/Lephenixnoir/gint) which provides a powerful base runtime to build add-ins from.
This repository only contains the command-line tools of the SDK; in order to program add-ins more components like a [cross-compiler](https://gitea.planet-casio.com/Lephenixnoir/sh-elf-gcc) and usually the [gint kernel](https://gitea.planet-casio.com/Lephenixnoir/gint) are required. See the [Installing](#Installing) section for details.
This repository only contains the command-line tools of the SDK; in order to program add-ins more components like a [cross-compiler](https://gitea.planet-casio.com/Lephenixnoir/sh-elf-gcc) and usually the [gint kernel](https://gitea.planet-casio.com/Lephenixnoir/gint) are required. See the [Installing](#installing) section for details.
The fxSDK is distributed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
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You can then send the add-in through your preferred method. Some shortcuts are provided:
* `fxsdk send-fx` will send the g1a file with [p7](https://gitea.planet-casio.com/cake/p7utils) (which is like FA-124/xfer9860) if it's installed. This works for every fx-9860G-series models execept the fx-975G0G III and fx-9860G III.
* `fxsdk send-fx` will send the g1a file with [p7](https://gitea.planet-casio.com/cake/p7utils) (which is like FA-124/xfer9860) if it's installed. This works for every fx-9860G-series models except the fx-975G0G III and fx-9860G III.
* `fxsdk send-cg` will send the g3a file with fxlink using UDisks2, replicating the process of copying with the file manager. See below for details about fxlink.
The command `fxsdk path` reports the folders in which the important files of the SDK (mainly the cross-compiler) are located.
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* `fxgxa -r`: Repair control bytes and checksums for broken files
* `fxgxa -x`: Extract icons into PNG files
`fxgxa` has an alias, `fxg1a`, for compatibility with fxSDK up to 2.7.0 for which there was no g3a file editor in the fxSDK.
`fxgxa` has an alias, `fxg1a`, for compatibility with fxSDK up to 2.7 for which there was no g3a file editor in the fxSDK.
**Asset conversion** with `fxconv`
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`fxconv` is tightly integrated into the build system. Normally you declare assets in a `CMakeLists.txt` file, set their parameters in an `fxconv-metadata.txt` file, and then let the build system do the magic.
TODO: Link to gint tutorials or better explain how to use fxconv.
**USB communication** with `fxlink`
`fxlink` is a USB communication tool that can be used to send files to calculators as well as to communicate with gint's USB driver from an add-in. The tool is still it its early stages but already offers two useful features.
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Because we are using a cross-compiler, we can't just call `cmake` to configure the project; extra parameters are needed. The `fxsdk build-*` commands call CMake for you with the correct parameters.
The fxSDK provides [a couple of modules](fxsdk/cmake), including:
`fxsdk` lets you set up projects almost instantly with a default folder
structure and a build system for both fx-9860G and fx-CG 50. The default build
system is CMake since version 2.3, and a bare-bones Makefile is also supported.
`fxsdk` only writes files at project creation time, so you keep control over
your build system and configuration - it just helps you get started faster.
* [`FX9860G.cmake`](fxsdk/cmake/FX9860G.cmake) and [`FXCG50.cmake`](fxsdk/cmake/FXCG50.cmake) that are loaded automatically by `fxsdk build-fx` and `fxsdk build-cg` respectively. These are one of the reasons why we don't call `cmake` directly. Anything defined here is available to your `CMakeLists.txt`, which includes a number of variables called `FXSDK_*` to give you information on the target and install.
* [`Fxconv.cmake`](fxsdk/cmake/Fxconv.cmake) which provides functions to use fxconv. `fxconv_declare_assets(... WITH_METADATA)` will mark source files as assets to be converted with fxconv, and `fxconv_declare_converters(...)` declares Python modules containing custom conversion functions.
* [`GenerateG1A.cmake`](fxsdk/cmake/GenerateG1A.cmake) and [`GenerateG3A.cmake`](fxsdk/cmake/GenerateG3A.cmake) wrap `fxgxa` and allow you to generate g1a/g3a files for the add-in. The default `CMakeLists.txt` shows how to use them.
* [`FindSimpleLibrary.cmake`](fxsdk/cmake/FindSimpleLibrary.cmake) and [`GitVersionNumber.cmake`](fxsdk/cmake/GitVersionNumber.cmake) are general utilities for libraries. See the [Lephenixnoir/Template-gint-library](https://gitea.planet-casio.com/Lephenixnoir/Template-gint-library) repository for an example of building a library with the fxSDK.
**Building add-ins with make alone**
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% make -C build install
```
You can then proceed to install the cross-compiler. If in doubt about the order, refer to the [GiteaPC README](https://gitea.planet-casio.com/Lephenixnoir/GiteaPC) or check the `giteapc.make` files of each repository, where dependencies are listed.
You can then proceed to install the cross-compiler. If in doubt about the order in which you need to install repositories, refer to the [GiteaPC README](https://gitea.planet-casio.com/Lephenixnoir/GiteaPC) or check the `giteapc.make` files of each repository, where dependencies are listed.