NullDC port to PS3 Progress update

[PuppetMaster]

drk||Raziel has just posted via his blog that he is currently attempting to get the basic cross compile of NullDC to work with the open PS3 toolchain released by ooPo, in which he states:

is a lot of work as there’s no open sdk available yet

Because of this, drk||Raziel has decided to spend the next few weeks on getting the compiler/libs up to par so that we may have some usable output. For anyone interested on how he got the cross compile working, drk||Raziel simply defined a new compile target, and reused the existing linux/wii codepaths.

drk||Raziel would also like to thank everyone that donated and states:

the target to get a ps3 is already half-way reached !

Stay tuned to psx-scene.com for more news as it develops.

Source: drk.emudev.org/blog

[Musti08]

I'm so glad he's decided not to use Sony's SDK for this

[VriskaBlack]

It'd be awesome if the first "true" homebrew software was NullDC xD
Then we just need USB Dreamcast controller/VMU support :P

[dualdeath]

a homebrew ain't a homebrew if he uses $ony's SDK.. so thumbs up for him..

[xCoder]

I totally understand that using Sony's SDK would be illegal. But creating an unofficial SDK isn't that hard right? First you got to know the innards of the Cell Processor, syscalls, registries, PPC opcodes which are documented on IBM's website. You also got to know the low-level RSX calls too. Then create a low-level framework in assembly. Integrate higher-level libs like stdlib, SDL, and opengles and call it a day.

Also, get some of the Demoscene to program using this SDK and we make some visual progress. Perhaps maybe even port PS2Dev to PS3 as there are already mature code in there.

This is what the kind of homebrewers that excite me as the possibilities of homebrewed apps could be endless.

[Triggerhappy]

i donated $10 (not much but it's what i can spare).

I'm so glad he's working hard on it. Can't wait to see what other devs come up with in terms of homebrew

.MKV support and ingame music(wanted this since i bought my ps3)

Thanks a ton drk//raziel =D

[General Plot]

Told you guys he was clever. He's helped us alot in the past with some major hurdles in PCSX2 (caching and FPU stuff) and he's just born for this kind of stuff.

[mccartercar]

Yes, I believe this is the right foot forward.
DC on PS3 FTW!
I also donated... not much...1.31 us$...but if everyone did..maybe in a month, we could have a working alpha. 0_o

[Skeetys]

Last update on Razs blog show that he got all the money for a PS3 Oct 4th. No new updates yet, I hope he gets it working soon.