This are instructions needed to built the atari_atr_tools and atari_exe_tools on Microsoft Windows using the Alire source based package manager.

Install Alire on Microsoft Windows #

Download Alire from the Alire website:

Start installation and just accept the defaults:

Build the application #

Start the application by clicking on the icon. This will open the Alire powershell terminal window:

Use cd to change into an directory of your choosing and type the following commands one at a time. Note the the directory name contains the version number and and hash code of current version and will change with each new release.

alr toolchain --install "gnat"
alr toolchain --install "gprbuild"
alr get "atari_atr_tools"
PUSHD "atari_atr_tools_1.1.3_1e2cccbb"
  alr build --release
POPD
alr get "atari_exe_tools"
PUSHD "atari_exe_tools_1.5.0_cfa98435"
  ../bin/alr build --release
POPD

During the build Alire ask 4 questions which should be answered with either Y or 1 depending on the type of question. This will build the tool for your machine.

Run the Application #

Both applications support the --help option to show you the available options. Remember to adjust the directory name for newer Versions.

atari_atr_tools #

The finished application is found at .\atari_atr_tools_1.1.3_1e2cccbb\bin\atr_tools-main.exe.

atari_exe_tools #

The finished application is found at .\atari_exe_tools_1.5.0_cfa98435\bin\exe_tools-main.exe.