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Building SM64 for Nintendo Switch from sm64ex-alo Repository

Hi, I hope the next steps help to somebody, first forgive my bad English, is no my native language.

After the project «n64decomp» finished lots of forks emerged. One of them is the SM 64 PC Port which have as aim to be a port of n64decomp for modern devices.

Some of these ports was for the Switch console and become real on the fork fgsfdsfgs that fork seems to be staled, Now @AloXado320 have resumed the work with the repository AloUltraExt and add some features and converged the latest code with latest refresh from the decomp project.

Switch Building Process



If you read the guide:

https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/sm64pc/wiki/Compiling-for-Nintendo-Switch

The steps are loosely explained, but they don’t work well for me, so I decided read a lot of documentation and the official SM64 thread completely.

I choose to use for this set of instructions the MSYS environment, which for me is easy to setup and as it is an enclosed environment which is not affected by other software on your computer, I mainly use Windows, but as MINGW is a Cygwin environment I think the steps could be easy extrapolated to Linux environments.

First you need Install a MSYS environment:After you have the MSYS environment working you need to install DevKitPro


  1. The latest instructions for install the MSYS environment are on https://gbatemp.net/threads/install-msys-environment.652234/ if you don't have one working, use them.

  2. For that you can follow the instructions on the tutorial https://gbatemp.net/threads/setup-a-devkitpro-environment-on-windows.652238/



Now you can start the building process:


First install the prerequisites

In a MinGW64 shell (or MinGW32 if you have a Windows 32 bit edition, why will you do today?). Be sure the prompt shows MINGW64 or MINGW32 if not you started the wrong shell, close it and open the right one.
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Please execute the next command, several times until you get the message "there is nothing to do", you can be asked to restarts the MINGW64 environment few times:
pacman -Syuu --needed --noconfirm

Then execute the next commands:

Code: 
pacman -Syuu --needed --noconfirm base-devel git make mercurial python3 subversion unzip autoconf automake libtool pkg-config autoconf-wrapper mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc mingw-w64-x86_64-glew mingw-w64-x86_64-SDL2 mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-SDL switch-dev devkitA64 dkp-toolchain-vars libnx switch-tools switch-mesa switch-libdrm_nouveau switch-sdl2

Once the installation end, verify the MSYS2 database again:

pacman -Syuu --needed --noconfirm

Clone the repository, using the --recursive option in order to clone all the trees.

Code: 
cd ~/
git clone --recursive https://github.com/AloUltraExt/sm64ex-alo

The repository is cloned to a subfolder of the "Home" directory of MinGWXX Shell, on the prompt "~" means your home directory.

You need copy a legal copy of the original ROM in the cloned directory, it must be in "Big Endian" format.

For each version (jp/us/eu/sh) for which you want to build an executable, put an existing ROM at ./baserom.<VERSION>.z64 for asset extraction.

By example, for US version:
./baserom.us.z64
that file should have this Checksums:
MD5: 20b854b239203baf6c961b850a4a51a2 *baserom.us.z64
SHA: 9bef1128717f958171a4afac3ed78ee2bb4e86ce *baserom.us.z64
SHA256: 17ce077343c6133f8c9f2d6d6d9a4ab62c8cd2aa57c40aea1f490b4c8bb21d91 *baserom.us.z64

copy the file to the path c:\msys64\home\<USERNAME>\sm64ex-alo

If your ROM isn't on Big Endian format, use https://hack64.net/tools/swapper.php to convert it.

Now the environment is ready to build Switch version using any combination of the options you like, by example:
Code: 
cd ~/sm64ex-alo

For now due some changes on GCC the file tools/armips.cpp need to be changed and add #include &lt;cstdint&gt; for that the PR 93 is created, you can manually edit the file or apply the PR, to apply the PR you can execute the commands:
Code: 
git fetch origin pull/93/head
git checkout -b PR93 FETCH_HEAD


Now you are ready to build the code, executing the code:
Code: 
make TARGET_SWITCH=1 BETTERCAMERA=1 NODRAWINGDISTANCE=1 TEXTURE_FIX=1 HIGH_FPS_PC=1

Will activate a better camera handling, enable the drawing of far objects on the game, Fixes some texture related bugs (by example smoke), AND 60 FPS patch.
sadly the actual repo is not so compatible with multiple cores, so please do not use -j parameter.
After the process ends the NRO is on the build subfolder.
Code: 
Build succeeded.
==== Build Details ====
File:           build/us_nx/sm64.us.f3dex2e.nro
Version:        us
Target:         Nintendo Switch


After a successful build you should have file ~\sm64ex-alo\build\us_nx\sm64.us.f3dex2e.nro

IF YOU USED THE EXTERNAL_DATA parameter, you also get the the folder ~\sm64ex-alo\build\us_nx\sm64ex_res, and inside the ~\sm64ex-alo\build\us_nx\sm64ex_res folder is the file base.zip archive, which one have inside the folders: gfx & sound:
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Now you need to copy to a folder (By example SM64) on SDMC:/Switch the ~\sm64ex-alo\build\us_nx\sm64.us.f3dex2e.nro and the ~\sm64ex-alo\build\us_nx\sm64ex_res folder (if you used EXTERNAL_DATA parameter)

Alternatively you can extract the base.zip archive for a quicker loading. On my test I did it so I ended with the tree:

Bash: 
SMDC:
    Switch
        SM64
            sm64.us.f3dex2e.nro
                sm64ex_res
                    gfx
                       .......lots of files and folders
                    sound
                       .......lots of files and folders

If you like to add texture packs to the build you put them on the SDMC:/Switch/switch/SM64/sm64ex_res path, thanks to @JAGSTAX for the tip.

By example, a set of HD resource files are on the post https://gbatemp.net/threads/buildin...om-sm64ex-alo-repository.652092/post-10576779

a copy was uploaded to https://gbatemp.net/download/hd-pack-resource-for-sm64ex.39135/



Additional Note: For Build Windows version you can run the command without the TARGET_SWITCH=1 parameter.


Trying on a Ubuntu Virtual Machine and worked just fine:
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For Ubuntu I had to install DevKitPro (https://devkitpro.org/wiki/devkitPro_pacman)

Then install the packages:

Bash: 
sudo apt install git make python3 subversion unzip autoconf automake libtool pkg-config autoconf cmake

pacman -Syu --needed --noconfirm devkit-env switch-dev devkitA64 dkp-toolchain-vars libnx switch-tools switch-mesa switch-libdrm_nouveau switch-sdl2

Then
Bash: 
cd ~
rm -rf sm64ex-alo
git clone --recursive https://github.com/AloUltraExt/sm64ex-alo
cd ~/sm64ex-alo

For now due some changes on GCC the file tools/armips.cpp need to be changed and add #include <cstdint> for that the PR 93 is created, you can manually edit the file or apply the PR, to apply the PR you can execute the commands:
Code: 
git fetch origin pull/93/head
git checkout -b PR93 FETCH_HEAD



YOU MUST TO COPY YOUR LEGALLY ACQUIRED ROM WITH MD5: 20b854b239203baf6c961b850a4a51a2 TO: ~/sm64ex-alo/baserom.us.z64

Then you can build the NRO:

Bash: 
make TARGET_SWITCH=1 BETTERCAMERA=1 NODRAWINGDISTANCE=1 TEXTURE_FIX=1 EXT_OPTIONS_MENU=1 QOL_FIXES=1 QOL_FEATURES=1 MOUSE_ACTIONS=1 EXT_DEBUG_MENU=1


BE SURE YOU COPY THE CORRECT ROM TO THE REPO ROOT AND HAVE THE CORRECT NAME.


BUILD OPTIONS
Build optionDefaultPossible valuesDescription
AUDIO_APISDL2SDL2Select audio backend. There's only one option right now.
BETTERCAMERA00, 1If 1, build with analog camera support (uses Puppycam).
CHEATS_ACTIONS10, 1Enable cheats
COMMAND_LINE_OPTIONS10, 1Enable Command Line Options *see them at end of post
CONTROLLER_APISDL2SDL2Specify the controller backend to use. There's only one right now.
DISCORDRPC00, 1If 1, enable Discord Rich Presence support. Only works on x86_64.
EXT_DEBUG_MENU00, 1Enable Simple menu for debug on R options menu, showing basic info on the screen
EXT_OPTIONS_MENU10, 1If 1, enable Options menu. Accessed from the Pause menu by pressing R.
EXTENDED_BOUNDS00, 1Enable extended bounds
In Super Mario 64, the level size, in which collision is checked, by default is limited from -8192 to 8191 in any direction.
Enabling this allows for extended bounds. This patch allows the bounds to be extended up to -32768 to 32767, at the cost of using more RAM.
EXTERNAL_DATA00, 1If 1, load textures and soundbanks from external files. Allows you to use texture packs. The default data is copied to a res folder next to the produced executable.
GODDARD_MFACE10, 1If 0 disable Goddard's Mario Face (Mario Face at start screen)
HIGH_FPS_PC00, 1Enable 60 fps patch
MOUSE_ACTIONS00, 1Enable mouse support on desktop versions, for now only works on SDL mode, DirectX support is WIP.
NODRAWINGDISTANCE00, 1If 1, build with disabled draw distance (every object is active at all times). May affect gameplay.
PORT_MOP_OBJS00, 1Enable Kaze's More Objects Patch, disabled by default
QOL_FEATURES00, 1Enables additional quality-of-life features.
QOL_FIXES00, 1Activates general quality-of-life fixes.
QOL_REDONE10, 1Applies a set of reworked quality-of-life improvements.
The QOL features are NOT mutually exclusive and for the full effect should be enabled all at once.
RENDER_APIGLGL, GL_LEGACY, D3D11, D3D12Select rendering backend to use. GL corresponds to OpenGL 2.1 (gfx_opengl.c), GL_LEGACY corresponds to OpenGL 1.3 (gfx_opengl_legacy.c). Direct3D backends will also force WINDOW_API to DXGI.
RM2C00, 1Accept RM2C level folder output https://github.com/AloXado320/rom-manager-2-c
RUMBLE_FEEDBACK10, 1Enable rumble functions (Originally in Shindou)
OSX_BUILD00,1If 1, build for OSX.
TARGET_SWITCH00,1If 1, the source code is built for Nintendo Switch Console.
TARGET_N3DS00,1Build for Nintendo 3DS, needs the 3ds-dev DevKitPro group.
You can also add the CIA target to build 3DSX and CIA formats, for that you need MAKEROM on your system, you can get the most recent version from https://github.com/3DSGuy/Project_CTR/releases/
TARGET_WII_U00,1Build for Wii U, needs the wiiu-dev DevKitPro group and the wiiu-sdl2 package.
TARGET_N6400,1Needs MIPS N64 toolchain, so is more easy to build on Linux where you can install the apt package binutils-mips-linux-gnu .
On MSYS you can install using https://github.com/glankk/n64 which requires you build and install locally on MSYS
TARGET_BITS32, 64TARGET_BITS=n appends some compiler flags for an n-bit build. If the value is empty, the option does nothing, assuming your native toolchain will set everything up by itself. Use this only if you're having trouble otherwise.
TARGET_RPI00, 1If 1, select optimal settings for Raspberry PI hardware. See the main article (https://github.com/sm64pc/sm64pc/wiki/Helper-compiling-script-for-Raspberry-Pi) on that.
TARGET_WEB00, 1If 1, build Emscripten version. See the main article (https://github.com/sm64pc/sm64pc/wiki/Compiling-for-the-web) on that.
WINDOWS_BUILD00, 1If 1, build for Windows. Usually set automatically if building on Windows.
TEXTSAVES00, 1If 1, use INI-based save format instead of binary EEPROM dumps. Experimental.
TEXTURE_FIX00, 1If 1, enable various texture-related bugfixes (e.g. fixes the smoke texture).
VANILLA_CHECKS10, 1Enable some level checks to get behavior of vanilla ones
VERSIONusus, eu, jp, shWhich ROM to use. The selected ROM has to be in the repo folder with the name baserom.$VERSION.z64. «sh» is currently broken.
WINDOW_APISDL2SDL2, DXGISelect windowing backend. GL renderers force SDL2 and D3D renderers force DXGI for now, so you don't need to specify this.
WINDOWS_CONSOLE
DEBUG		00, 1If 1, append -mconsole to Windows CFLAGS, making a console window appear while the game is running. Can be useful for debugging purposes. On SM64-Alo WINDOWS_CONSOLE was replaced by DEBUG
DEBUG00, 1, 2If 1, build with debug symbols and default optimization level. Otherwise build with -O2. 1 simple debug compile, 2 max debug compile

Use nsp-forwarder.n8.io to create a customized Forwarder. Now supporting Atmosphère > 1.8.0


Command Line Options
[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[th]Command[/th][th]Description[/th]
[/TR]
[TR]
[td]--help[/td][td]Shown the command line options[/td]
[/TR]
[TR]
[td]--configfile CONFIGNAME[/td][td]Saves the configuration file as CONFIGNAME.[/td]
[/TR]
[TR]
[td]--gamedir DIRNAME[/td][td]Sets additional data directory name (only 'res' is used by default).[/td]
[/TR]
[TR]
[td]--savepath SAVEPATH[/td][td]Overrides the default save/config path ('!' expands to executable path).[/td]
[/TR]
[TR]
[td]--level LEVELID[/td][td]Start the game from a level id (Use --listlevels for a list of each level id).[/td]
[/TR]
[TR]
[td]--act ACTNUM[/td][td]Start the game from a act number, requires a --level id to be set.[/td]
[/TR]
[TR]
[td]--cheats[/td][td]Enables the cheat menu.[/td]
[/TR]
[TR]
[td]--skip-intro[/td][td]Skips the Peach and Castle intro when starting a new game.[/td]
[/TR]
[TR]
[td]--fullscreen[/td][td]Starts the game in full screen mode.[/td]
[/TR]
[TR]
[td]--windowed[/td][td]Starts the game in windowed mode.[/td]
[/TR]
[TR]
[td]--levelselect[/td][td]Offers the user a level select menu.[/td]
[/TR]
[TR]
[td]--profiler[/td][td]Enables profiler bar on the screen bottom (Not functional).[/td]
[/TR]
[TR]
[td]--debug[/td][td]Enables simple debug display.[/td]
[/TR]
[TR]
[td]--poolsize POOLVALUE[/td][td]Increase memory pool on POOLVALUE[/td]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]




Troubleshooting
  • If you get the error gcc: command not found or make: gcc: No such file or directory you did not install all needed packages or run the wrong Shell, be sure of running «MINGW32» or «MINGW64» and what that is pointed on the prompt in purple.
  • If the ROM is missing or wrong format/version you get the error Failed to open baserom.us.z64! Verify the correct ROM at the c:\msys64\home\<username>\sm64ex-alo folder.
  • If you get the error make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop. You are on the wrong folder the last make command should be run from c:\msys64\home\<username>\sm64ex-alo folder.
  • Be sure of get the responses Target: i686-w64-mingw32 or Target: x86_64-w64-mingw32 when you run the command gcc -v if else other is shown on screen you install the wrong gcc package or you are on the «MSYS» shell, remember the process should be run on «MINGW32» or «MINGW64» shells.
 
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I'm the author of sm64ex-alo, thanks for these instructions, I'm just realizing now about these.

I would like to update the README with proper instructions on how to build each target instead of using outdated ones I linked from since they weren't explained properly as you said.

I would like to add additional input support to the Switch such as touch support for example.

We could discuss about the Switch port on Discord if you want to (username is aloxado320, same as here)
 
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AloXado320 said:
I'm the author of sm64ex-alo, thanks for these instructions, I'm just realizing now about these.

I would like to update the README with proper instructions on how to build each target instead of using outdated ones I linked from since they weren't explained properly as you said.

I would like to add additional input support to the Switch such as touch support for example.

We could discuss about the Switch port on Discord if you want to (username is aloxado320, same as here)
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wow, thanks a lot for taking the time of reading the guide, the instructions no well explained are inherited from a very old SM64 repository.
If I can help on anything count on me, I don't use Discord so often but if I can help, I will use a little more.
My discord user is Impeezag

Had you time to review the PR67 of the https://github.com/AloUltraExt/sm64ex-alo/ repository?
 
If you build with EXT_OPTIONS_MENU=1 (the default value) you can call a extra menu pressing R on the pause menu and there select CONTROLS option


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JAGSTAX said:
the controller option is missing
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You can't configure the controls on console ports with this version because it's explicitly disabled in the code (not implemented I guess). What I did was editing the
src/pc/controller/controller_switch.c file: https://github.com/AloUltraExt/sm64...src/pc/controller/controller_switch.c#L65-L81 and editing the values there.

For example for the official NSO N64 controller you must only change:

C: 
if(pressed & HidNpadButton_B)             pad->button |= A_BUTTON;
to
C: 
if(pressed & HidNpadButton_B)             pad->button |= B_BUTTON;

and then make clean & recompile
 
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Brawl345 said:
You can't configure the controls on console ports with this version because it's explicitly disabled in the code (not implemented I guess). What I did was editing the
src/pc/controller/controller_switch.c file: https://github.com/AloUltraExt/sm64...src/pc/controller/controller_switch.c#L65-L81 and editing the values there.

For example for the official NSO N64 controller you must only change:

C: 
if(pressed & HidNpadButton_B)             pad->button |= A_BUTTON;
to
C: 
if(pressed & HidNpadButton_B)             pad->button |= B_BUTTON;

and then make clean & recompile
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Thank you so much for that! Perfect. Have you found anyway to trigger the Rumble for the N64 controller? This is great and thanks again! You made my day.
 
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Thank you so much for that! Perfect. Have you found anyway to trigger the Rumble for the N64 controller? This is great and thanks again! You made my day.
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I could add proper N64 controller support, vibration doesn't work there since it only set on general controllers.
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Brawl345 said:
You can't configure the controls on console ports with this version because it's explicitly disabled in the code (not implemented I guess). What I did was editing the
...

For example for the official NSO N64 controller you must only change:

C: 
if(pressed & HidNpadButton_B)             pad->button |= A_BUTTON;
to
C: 
if(pressed & HidNpadButton_B)             pad->button |= B_BUTTON;

and then make clean & recompile
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I would like to add proper controller bindings without them clashing the options menu themselves (so you don't get stuck unless you delete config) to have your own bindings, compared to PC, naming buttons would be way easier there.
 
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AloXado320 said:
I could add proper N64 controller support, vibration doesn't work there since it only set on general controllers.
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I would like to add proper controller bindings without them clashing the options menu themselves (so you don't get stuck unless you delete config) to have your own bindings, compared to PC, naming buttons would be way easier there.
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WOW That would awesome! I'd be the first to check that out for sure!
 
Avellea said:
Is there a list of what exactly QOL_FIXES/FEATURES does? I'd like to know if that's worth enabling, as they're disabled by default.
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QOL_REDONE probably replaces them and is on by default.
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Thank you for the really good guide @impeeza :wub:

Worked perfectly with the US version.

With the EU version, which I want to use, i get the following error:
Code: 
Compiling: src/audio/port_eu.c -> build/eu_nx/src/audio/port_eu.o
src/audio/port_eu.c: In function 'create_next_audio_buffer':
src/audio/port_eu.c:148:9: error: implicit declaration of function 'audio_reset_session' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
  148 |         audio_reset_session();
      |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
src/audio/port_eu.c:152:23: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size [-Wpointer-to-int-cast]
  152 |         func_802ad7ec((u32) msg);
      |                       ^
src/audio/port_eu.c: In function 'func_802ad7a0':
src/audio/port_eu.c:266:13: warning: cast to pointer from integer of different size [-Wint-to-pointer-cast]
  266 |             (OSMesg)(u32)((D_EU_80302014 & 0xff) << 8 | (D_EU_80302010 & 0xff)),
      |             ^
make: *** [Makefile:1641: build/eu_nx/src/audio/port_eu.o] Error 1

I opened an issue on GitHub.
 
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QOL_REDONE probably replaces them and is on by default.
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Thank you for the really good guide @impeeza :wub:

Worked perfectly with the US version.

With the EU version, which I want to use, i get the following error:
Code: 
Compiling: src/audio/port_eu.c -> build/eu_nx/src/audio/port_eu.o
src/audio/port_eu.c: In function 'create_next_audio_buffer':
src/audio/port_eu.c:148:9: error: implicit declaration of function 'audio_reset_session' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
  148 |         audio_reset_session();
      |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
src/audio/port_eu.c:152:23: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size [-Wpointer-to-int-cast]
  152 |         func_802ad7ec((u32) msg);
      |                       ^
src/audio/port_eu.c: In function 'func_802ad7a0':
src/audio/port_eu.c:266:13: warning: cast to pointer from integer of different size [-Wint-to-pointer-cast]
  266 |             (OSMesg)(u32)((D_EU_80302014 & 0xff) << 8 | (D_EU_80302010 & 0xff)),
      |             ^
make: *** [Makefile:1641: build/eu_nx/src/audio/port_eu.o] Error 1

I opened an issue on GitHub.
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Fixed, a file was missing a header include, it should build now.
 
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Ran into the following problem compiling on ubuntu 64bit


Code: 
make TARGET_SWITCH=1 BETTERCAMERA=1 NODRAWINGDISTANCE=1 TEXTURE_FIX=1 HIGH_FPS_PC=1
extracting levels/ending/cake.png
cake /tmp/assetebccyevn levels/ending/cake.png
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/bokker/Desktop/supermario64-build/sm64ex-alo/extract_assets.py", line 313, in <module>
    main() if __name__ == "__main__" else None
    ^^^^^^
  File "/home/bokker/Desktop/supermario64-build/sm64ex-alo/extract_assets.py", line 255, in main
    subprocess.run(
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/subprocess.py", line 548, in run
    with Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs) as process:
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/subprocess.py", line 1026, in __init__
    self._execute_child(args, executable, preexec_fn, close_fds,
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/subprocess.py", line 1955, in _execute_child
    raise child_exception_type(errno_num, err_msg, err_filename)
OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error: './tools/skyconv'
Makefile:441: *** Failed to extract assets from US ROM.  Stop.

The problem seems to be that the skytool is for arm64?

Code: 
file ./tools/skyconv
./tools/skyconv: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, ARM aarch64, version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, strippe
 
BoKKeR said:
Ran into the following problem compiling on ubuntu 64bit


Code: 
make TARGET_SWITCH=1 BETTERCAMERA=1 NODRAWINGDISTANCE=1 TEXTURE_FIX=1 HIGH_FPS_PC=1
extracting levels/ending/cake.png
cake /tmp/assetebccyevn levels/ending/cake.png
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/bokker/Desktop/supermario64-build/sm64ex-alo/extract_assets.py", line 313, in <module>
    main() if __name__ == "__main__" else None
    ^^^^^^
  File "/home/bokker/Desktop/supermario64-build/sm64ex-alo/extract_assets.py", line 255, in main
    subprocess.run(
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/subprocess.py", line 548, in run
    with Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs) as process:
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/subprocess.py", line 1026, in __init__
    self._execute_child(args, executable, preexec_fn, close_fds,
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/subprocess.py", line 1955, in _execute_child
    raise child_exception_type(errno_num, err_msg, err_filename)
OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error: './tools/skyconv'
Makefile:441: *** Failed to extract assets from US ROM.  Stop.

The problem seems to be that the skytool is for arm64?

Code: 
file ./tools/skyconv
./tools/skyconv: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, ARM aarch64, version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, strippe
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Hello there, I just tried MINGW64's MSYS2 and worked fine:

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Trying on a Ubuntu Virtual Machine and worked just fine:
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For Ubuntu I had to install DevKitPro (https://devkitpro.org/wiki/devkitPro_pacman)

Then install the packages:

Bash: 
sudo apt install git make python3 subversion unzip autoconf automake libtool pkg-config autoconf cmake

pacman -Syu --needed --noconfirm devkit-env switch-dev devkitA64 dkp-toolchain-vars libnx switch-tools switch-mesa switch-libdrm_nouveau switch-sdl2

Then
Bash: 
cd ~
rm -rf sm64ex-alo
git clone --recursive https://github.com/AloUltraExt/sm64ex-alo
cd ~/sm64ex-alo

YOU MUST TO COPY YOUR LEGALLY AQUIRED ROM WITH MD5: 20b854b239203baf6c961b850a4a51a2 TO: ~/sm64ex-alo/baserom.us.z64

Then you can build the NRO:

Bash: 
make TARGET_SWITCH=1 BETTERCAMERA=1 NODRAWINGDISTANCE=1 TEXTURE_FIX=1 EXT_OPTIONS_MENU=1 QOL_FIXES=1 QOL_FEATURES=1 MOUSE_ACTIONS=1 EXT_DEBUG_MENU=1


BE SURE YOU COPY THE CORRECT ROM TO THE REPO ROOT AND HAVE THE CORRECT NAME.

for me the tool work fine:

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    • ROMKILLA said:
    Thank you impeeza for this awsome guide.

    What HD texture pack do you recommend using for this version? I have tried the RENDER96 from the following repo but it doesn't work well.


    Use this pack I made up for the build. RENDER96 Downscaled Pack + 3D All Stars updated textures mixed in. Perfect. Also has cleaned up Sound pack. I was one of the DEVs that helped build R96 Texture packs a few years ago.
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    (INSTALL) - Extract pack into *sm64ex* folder and remove *Base.zip*

    https://www.mediafire.com/file/absbmylzbc0f4fk/sm64ex_res.7z/file
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    impeeza said:
    Hello there, I just tried MINGW64's MSYS2 and worked fine:

    View attachment 479052

    Trying on a Ubuntu Virtual Machine and worked just fine:
    View attachment 479055
    For Ubuntu I had to install DevKitPro (https://devkitpro.org/wiki/devkitPro_pacman)

    Then install the packages:

    Bash: 
    sudo apt install git make python3 subversion unzip autoconf automake libtool pkg-config autoconf cmake

pacman -Syu --needed --noconfirm devkit-env switch-dev devkitA64 dkp-toolchain-vars libnx switch-tools switch-mesa switch-libdrm_nouveau switch-sdl2

    Then
    Bash: 
    cd ~
rm -rf sm64ex-alo
git clone --recursive https://github.com/AloUltraExt/sm64ex-alo
cd ~/sm64ex-alo

    YOU MUST TO COPY YOUR LEGALLY AQUIRED ROM WITH MD5: 20b854b239203baf6c961b850a4a51a2 TO: ~/sm64ex-alo/baserom.us.z64

    Then you can build the NRO:

    Bash: 
    make TARGET_SWITCH=1 BETTERCAMERA=1 NODRAWINGDISTANCE=1 TEXTURE_FIX=1 EXT_OPTIONS_MENU=1 QOL_FIXES=1 QOL_FEATURES=1 MOUSE_ACTIONS=1 EXT_DEBUG_MENU=1


    BE SURE YOU COPY THE CORRECT ROM TO THE REPO ROOT AND HAVE THE CORRECT NAME.

    for me the tool work fine:

    View attachment 479056
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    I tried compiling for switch with devkitpro using your instructions and I got this error. Do you know a fix?

    1737843356416.png


    UPDATE: in sm64ex-alo/tools/makefile if you change line 49. Which is
    CSS: 
      armips_LDFLAGS += -municode
    and just replace everything with
    CSS: 
      armips_LDFLAGS += -Wunicode
    everything gets fixed and it compiles. Already made a ticket on the github about it. But yeah. It's just a typo
     
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