CHIP-8

CHIP-8 Emulator

This project is my first dive into emulation.

Background

I have wanted to create my own Game Boy emulator for a very long time. Along the way I realized that I should start out a bit more modest and implement a CHIP-8 emulator (technically interpreter) first. I plan on implementing debugging tools for each system that is emulated in the hopes of helping other people along with their own emulator journey.

Install from Source

If you're lazy (like me), you can use the Makefile:

$ make init
$ make all

Flatpak

This application is build with Flatpak:

$ flatpak-builder build com.github.avojak.chip-8.yml --user --install --force-clean
$ flatpak run --env=G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=com.github.avojak.chip-8 com.github.avojak.chip-8

Updating Translations

When new translatable strings are added, ensure that po/POTFILES contains a reference to the file with the translatable string.

Update the .pot file which contains the translatable strings:

$ ninja -C build com.github.avojak.chip-8-pot

Generate translations for the languages listed in the po/LINGUAS files:

$ ninja -C build com.github.avojak.chip-8-update-po