[Coco] Using MAME to run DECB file automagically?

[Mark McDougall]

On 5/06/2016 6:56 PM, Andrew wrote:

> I want to do the following, and I am hoping maybe someone here has
> already done it (otherwise, I will look into inventing the wheel
> myself).

I'll chime in here too...

I use Ultraedit and AS6809 with a makefile to assemble and produce a 
DECB binary, ROM cartridge image (if applicable) and .DSK image 
containing aforementioned binary.

For ROM images it's enough to invoke MESS with the -cart option and it's 
running immediately.

If I need to run/test a DECB binary from floppy disk image, I simply 
invoke MESS with the -flop1 option and on that .DSK image I have a BASIC 
loader that means all I need to type is RUN"KL for example.

A build/test cycle is typically a few keystrokes (primarily up-arrow) 
and a few seconds.

Regards,

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