Yarexe

Yarexe converts a Net Yaroze siocons script file and packages the assets and executable into a single psx.exe file that can run on a PlayStation.

• yarexe.exe is a win32 executable (compiled with TinyCC).
• yarexe.c & yarexe.inc are the source files.

Compiling for Linux etc:

gcc -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -static -O3 yarexe.c -o yarexe

Note: Yarexe is programmed for windows, it will throw a lot of warnings, ignore them.

Note: Yarexe tries to handle case differences but it will not find directories or files for you.

PlayStation executable supported formats

1. Net Yaroze compiler (MIPSEL-LE ECOFF), DJGP GCC (DOS) or PSX3 (win32) compiler.
2. PS-X Executables (ELF PS-X), A normal, staticly linked PlayStation executable.
3. Net Yaroze Metrowerks Codewarrior .PXE release executables ( not the debug executables)
4. Net Yaroze compiler #1 and patched with eco2exe.exe - Must be renamed to *.PXE as it's the same format as #3.

Syntax

yarexe siocons_batch_file [-v]

• siocons_batch_file

  • This your siocons auto batch script. Only dload, load and go are used, see: https://archive.org/details/net-yaroze-documents/020-1997-userguide/page/206/mode/1up
  • The last line of the script must be a single go statement.

• -v

  • Optional verbose mode, helpful for finding script or executable problems.

• Output:

  • psx.exe, which is ready to run! - If it didn't create it, something went wrong in combine or eco2exe.
  • Temporary files are combine.tmp and combEco.exe which are a siocon's script combined file and ecoff to exe applied.

Tips:

Programs requiring the Net Yaroze CDROM (typically for music), may or may not work depending on the coding. The work around is to put the psx.exe on a NY cdrom image, see: How to convert Net Yaroze games (siocons script with exe and assets) into PS1 ISO that runs in emulators: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Ki7JnamIQ

To run on the no$psx emulator (<- tip the man!) it MUST be a .exe file!

Create a runpsx.bat like:

C:\no$PSX\NO$PSX.EXE psx.exe

Save it in your bin path.

To run no$PSX in the background in winXP+ use:

START /B C:\no$PSX\NO$PSX.EXE psx.exe

Change log

Releases:

• v8 Oct 2024 - Removed 2MB limit for 8MB support via emulation - Note, Some emulators do not support files over 2MB!

• v7 Jan 2024 - added fcaseopen.c by OneSadCookie for linux path and filename DOS support

• v6 Dec 2023 - minor fixes

• v5 - Jun 2023 - Bug fixes

• v4 - Jan 2023 - Improved CodeWarrior support and contains all previous versions (exe and code)

• yarexe3.c - Aug 6th 2022

  • CodeWarrior PXE support with included Libps.exe

• yarexe235.c - March 10th 2021

  • Better error handling

• yarexe234.c - Jan 26th 2021

  • added -v for verbose switching

*nix CC - compiles with:

gcc yarexeXXX.c -o yarexe

Attached win32 version compiled with:

tcc yarexe.c -o yarexe.exe

Original sources and credits

Thanks to @SCPH-1002 for the combine code!! and of course the guys that wrote the programs required!

Originally posted: http://www.psxdev.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=917

Yarexe is a poor hack job of the following:

// combine.exe
// Yaroze PS-X EXE builder v2.10
// Copyright (C) Barubary 1998.  All rights not expressly granted reserved.
// Yaroze and PS-X are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.

// THIS SOURCE CODE MAY ONLY BE MODIFIED FOR PERSONAL USE.  YOU MAY NOT
// DISTRIBUTE MODIFIED VERSIONS OF THIS SOURCE CODE OR THE PROGRAM COMPILED
// FROM MODIFIED SOURCE CODE, BUT YOU MAY MODIFY IT FOR PERSONAL USE.

// THIS PROGRAM AND ITS DOCUMENTATION MAY BE DISTRIBUTED TO ANYONE, PROVIDED
// IT IS NOT MODIFIED NOR ANY CHARGE IS ASSOCIATED WITH DISTRIBUTION.
// NO WARRANTY.

/*
 * eco2exe.c v0.01 Andrew Kieschnick <andrewk@mail.utexas.edu>
 *
 * converts MIPSEL-LE ecoff to PS-X EXE
 *
 * THIS SOURCE WAS MODIFIED (SLIGHTLY) TO WORK UNDER DOS
 * IF YOU USE UNIX, GET THE THE UNMODIFIED SOURCE
 *
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 *
 */

/*
 * exefixup.c v0.02 Andrew Kieschnick <andrewk@mail.utexas.edu>
 *
 * displays PS-X EXE header information
 * offers to fix incorrect t_size
 * offers to pad to 2048-byte boundary for cd-rom use
 *
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 *
 */

// CodeWarrior PS-X EXE File Patcher By ~imilco (Peter Armstrong)

// ecoff a.out format from siocon src
/*
 *	Copyright (C) 1997 by Sony Computer Entertainment
 *			All rights Reserved
 */

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