The Puny BuildTools 2.0 are out! (Z-machine project management CLI)

The Puny BuildTools 2.1 - code name: Pillars of Creation are out!

Changelog:

  • removed ‘trsread’ from binary distribution
  • added ‘trs80-tool’ to binary distribution
  • added Infocom’s MS-DOS .z5 interpreter version 6J
  • TRS-80 modules now use ‘trs80-tool’ to list the disk directory
  • MS-DOS module now builds projects with Infocom interpreters by default (lower memory footprint)
  • added OrbStack resource file ‘.punyorb’ for MacOS hosts
  • modules using Wine now disabled on MacOS (TRS80 Model 3 & 4), as Wine doesn’t work in OrbStack
  • updated ‘installation’ chapter in the documentation
  • added ‘limitations’ chapter to the documentation

As usual, existing users can type kenobi -u in terminal to update to the latest version.

If you haven’t installed the Puny BuildTools yet, get them from here: GitHub - ByteProject/Puny-BuildTools: PunyInform CLI and retro disk image factory for Infocom Z-machine games

I’ve teamed up with @sijnstra for a workaround to support building TRS80 targets on MacOS / OrbStack hosts. Fingers crossed! :fingers_crossed: :tardis:

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