Hitachi released a toolchain for Sega Saturn development, this is an alternative to the GNU toolchain also available from Sega.
| Executable | Description |
|---|---|
| asmsh.exe | SH Assembler |
| binadj.exe | |
| cnvs.exe | SYSROF STYPE OBJECT CONVERTER |
| dwfcnv.exe | DWARF absolute-object file converter |
| elf2bin.exe | ELF2BIN: ELF -> binary converter Ver. 0.82 |
| elfcnv.exe | SYSROF -> ELF/DWARF Convert Tool Ver. 1.0D |
| rof2bin.exe | SYSROF-BINARY TRANSLATOR Ver. 2.51 for Windows95 |
| lnk.exe | H SERIES LINKAGE EDITOR Ver. 6.0A |
| s2bin.exe | |
| lbr.exe | H SERIES OBJECT LIBRARIAN Ver. 2.0A |
| shc.exe | SH SERIES C/C++ Compiler Ver. 5.0(Release31) |
| shcprep.exe | |
| shcmdl.exe | |
| shctil.exe | |
| shcasm.exe | |
| shcprm.exe | |
| shcpep.exe | |
| shcgen.exe | |
| shcppfrt.exe | |
| shcfrt.exe | |
| shcpp.exe | SH SERIES C/C++ Compiler Ver. 5.0(Release31) |
Example usage:
dwfcnv.exe -browser="$(OBJDIR)\cppdtb\$(*F).dtb" -sysrof="$(OBJDIR)\$*.o" "$(OBJDIR)\$*.obj"
SHC is the C compile provided for the SH processors by Hitachi.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| SHCNPIC.LIB | Library not compatible with position-independent code for SH7600 |
The Hitachi Librarian is used for creating and modifying static library files .lib, possibly in SYSROF format.
ABS files are the compiled and linked form of the Sega Saturn same programs compiled with the hitachi toolchain.
The format could be SYSROF: File Header: 80 21 00 80
Seems to contain OBJ files, possibly similar to COFF or ELF in concept but a completely different format.
Where is the spec for the SYSROF object module format?
There are a few hints that sysrof and the Hitachi compiler are used for dreamcast development such as Scream Dreamcast game: Scream/Makefile at 62fbf14bb46ea9f6b7cf5a34078d7a81214cbd6e · RedRingRico/Scream