How to include a SID-File into a cc65 program on a C64?

Question

I want to include and play .sid files (music for C64 chiptunes) in a cc65 program. Usually sid-files contain a play routine that starts at $1000, how do I link this to my cc65-program? At the moment I compile my code with cc65 using this command:

cl65 -O -o C64test.prg -t c64 C64test.c

Peter B. · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-24T21:49:24.500

I found a solution:

Create an .asm file which generates the following code:

.export _setupAndStartPlayer

sid_init = $2000
sid_play = $2003
siddata = $2000

.segment "CODE"

.proc _setupAndStartPlayer: near
        lda #$00     ; select first tune
        jsr sid_init ; init music
        ; now set the new interrupt pointer
        sei
        lda #<_interrupt ; point IRQ Vector to our custom irq routine
        ldx #>_interrupt
        sta $314 ; store in $314/$315
        stx $315

        cli ; clear interrupt disable flag
        rts     
.endproc        

.proc _interrupt
        jsr sid_play
        ;dec 53280 ; flash border to see we are live
        jmp $EA31 ; do the normal interrupt service routine
.endproc

Call the asm function from C:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <c64.h>

extern int setupAndStartPlayer();

int main(void) {
        printf("Setting up player\n");
        setupAndStartPlayer();
        return 0;
}

Compile both files using the standard cc65 Makefile, this gives you a .c64 file with your code, but without the SID data
Relocate the SID file using sidreloc (the option -p defines the new start page, in this case 20 means $2000)
```
./sidreloc -r 10-1f -p 20 sidfile.sid sidfile2000.sid
```
Convert the SID file to C64 .prg using psid64:
```
psid –n sidfile2000.sid
```
Link the file sidfile2000.prg together with the compiled C program using exomizer (the number 2061 is the start address of the program, 2061 is the default for cc65):
```
exomizer sfx 2061 music.c64 sidfile2000.prg -o final.prg
```

How to include a SID-File into a cc65 program on a C64?

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