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Sample code.

vitasdk code samples

Prerequisites

In order to build a vita sample, you need to add the toolchain bin/ directory to your $PATH.

Building

Every samples directory should include a Makefile. To build a sample, place yourself into this directory and use the make command to build it.

Running

To run a sample:

• Send the generated .vpk to your vita:
  • Start an FTP server on your vita (for example, with VitaShell - by pressing the select button).
  • Upload the .vpk to the Vita using your FTP client (for example, with Curl - with curl -T *.vpk ftp://YOUR_VITA_IP:1337/ux0:/)
  • If Curl returns fatal: No names found, cannot describe anything it mean that you are trying to overwrite a folder with a file. Add a / to the end of your url to explain that you want to upload IN this folder.
• Install the .vpk on your vita using a vpk installer (for example, with VitaShell - by pressing the X button on the .vpk)
• This will create a new folder in the ux0:/app/ for the sample.

Building everything

Use the following command to build every samples:

for f in */Makefile; do make -C ${f%/*} all; done

List of samples

• common: Common functions for samples.
• ctrl: A minimal controller (button) sample.
• debug_print: A minimal debug print sample.
• hello_cpp_world: A minimal hello world sample in C++.
• hello_world: A minimal hello world sample.
• net_http: A minimal HTTP download sample.
• power: A minimal power sample.
• pretty_livearea: A minimal hello world sample with example livearea styling and features.
• rtc: A minimal RTC sample.
• touch: A minimal touch sample.

Notes on images

• Images shall use indexed palettes (PNG-8 128 Dithered).
• The size of an image shall not exceed 420KB.
• For some reasons, some PNG files created by GIMP makes the .vpk installation crash.
• You can further minimize overhead by running your images through pngquant.

Notes on supporting files and folders

• File names shall not exceed 32B.
• Directory names shall not exceed 16B.
• Folder creation shall not exceed one level.

Notes on XML

• UTF-8 character encoding, CRLF line termination.
• File size shall not exceed 32KB.
• Different visual styles are available, check the sample pretty_livearea for an example.

License

All code and build scripts in this repo is licensed under the terms of CC0 1.0 Universal.