The system cannot find the file specified. Build is not...

[spectravideo84]

Hi,

I'm not able to export or build my game due to error message:

"The system cannot find the file specified.

'build' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

I have followed youtube tutorials and MPAGD documentation, but I’m most probably lacking some critical information. Should I configure something? I have tried the standard Sinclair, MSX and CPC way, but tend to get the same error messages during my build attempt. No success with example files either (geezer.apj).



I’m using the latest version (V0.7.10.zip) with Windows 11. I have not installed or configured anything else, as I couldn’t find any information to do so. So I’m assuming the MPAGD to work ‘out of the box’. I unzipped the package into one folder (no spaces in names) directly under C: root.


MSX project file and build stored under: C:\MPAGD\tool\V0.7.10\Suite MSX\AGD…I tried AGDsources as well.

Any guidance would be highly appreciated.

BR. spectravideo84

[oss003]

Can you upload a screenshot of the files in C:\MPAGD\tool\V0.7.10\Suite MSX
So open a CMD window, type CD "C:\MPAGD\tool\V0.7.10\Suite MSX" and then type DIR/W

[spectravideo84]

Here's a view:

Directory of C:\MPAGD\tool\V0.7.10\Suite MSX

[.] [..] [AGD] [AGDsources] build.bat [Convert] convert.bat deleteme.dsk
[DiskTool] [doc] [fMSX] LICENSE README.md [resources] [sjasm] [tools]
5 File(s) 798 995 bytes
11 Dir(s) 141 744 816 128 bytes free

C:\MPAGD\tool\V0.7.10\Suite MSX>

[spectravideo84]

Now I received this message:
The system cannot find the file specified.
Warning: No OpenMSX emulator found, you can't run the compiled programs
Setting default MSX emulation to MSX1...
Setting default distribution to RAM, disk and 32K...
Error: Source C:\MPAGD\tool\V0.7.10\Suite MSX\AGDsources\Suite.agd doesn't exists...

[spectravideo84]

Perhaps some progress?! If I store the MSX game project file under C:\MPAGD\tool\V0.7.10 and will export the game to same folder, then compiler seem to work. Only thing is that it's not able to launch the fMSX emulator. I wonder what might cause that?

========= Creating RAM distribution ===================================================
AGD Compiler for MSX1 Version 0.7.3
(C) Jonathan Cauldwell March 2019
Disk mode selected. RAM KBs enabled: 32K
Sourcename: MyMSX.agd
Output: MyMSX.asm
game.cfg created ....

File compiled successfully!
Binary size:5430
Program binary:8080-95B5
Variables area size:2762
Total size:8192
Total memory range:8080-A07F
Total size is less than 24576 bytes. Fits in BASIC RAM...
=======================================================================================
No OpenMSX emulator found. Can't execute!
Process finished!!

[spectravideo84]

I managed to resolve this by myself. When creating a MSX game and building it, I need to save my project file under the v0.7.10 folder. After build (F5), the dsk-file can be found under Suite MSX folder (I didn't know this). That .dsk file I can open in fMSX emulator. For some reason Build cannot open fMSX automatically, so I have to launch it manually, but it works which is the most important thing. I'm happy. This is a great tool. Learning starts from here

[oss003]

Hmm ... it works for me.
This is the part for defining which emulator you are using in build.bat
You have to define the fMSX path and exe file.

.....
REM set MSXEMUPATH=
REM set EMU=openmsx.exe
set MSXEMUPATH=\AGD\V0.7.10\Suite MSX\fMSX
set EMU=fMSX.exe
REM set MSXEMUPATH=f:\Emuladores\MSX\Emulators\blueMSX
REM set EMU=blueMSX.exe
.....