VS Code
From MSX Game Library
While MSXgl can be used with any source code editor, there are some very useful features that work specifically with Visual Studio Code.
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Source code debugging
Using the Emulicious's VS Code extension, you can debug your C source code directly from VS Code.
See details: Emulators#How to debug using VS Code.
Recommended extensions
ASxxxx Cross Assembler and Linker
This extension gives you syntax colorization for SDCC-compatible assembler syntax used in MSXgl: asz80.
Once the extension has been installed, add "asz80" language to file associations:
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| *.asm | asz80 |
| *.s | asz80 |
Z80 Assembly meter
This extension gives you information about the size and cost (in CPU cycles) of a piece of assembler code.
Once the extension has been installed, you have 2 options to change:
- Set Platform option to "MSX" to have accurate cycle count, including the MSX specific wait-state.
- Add "asz80" and "c" to the languageIds table. Adding "c" allows to get assembler analyzer for assembler code inlined into C function.
