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DolRecomp, a Wii/GameCube static recompiler, was recently made public

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ExpansionPak has made DolRecomp public.

DolRecomp is a static recompiler for GameCube, Wii, and experimental Wii U CPU code. It reads executable code sections, decodes PowerPC instructions, and emits C code that can be compiled and tested on PC.

GitHub:
https://github.com/ExpansionPak/DolRecomp

Current status:

  • GameCube/Wii DOL loading works
  • GameCube/Wii REL loading works for single modules and folders of modules
  • Wii U RPX loading works for executable sections, though Wii U support is experimental
  • The decoder currently recognizes 236 PowerPC/Gekko/Broadway/Espresso opcodes
  • The backend emits split C output with multithreaded worker support
Important note: DolRecomp is CPU-code-only. It does not include a runtime. You will need to bring your own. SMC is currently (intentionally) unhandled as well.

This is not an instant “drop in a game and get a PC port” tool, but it is a pretty big step for GameCube/Wii static recompilation work.
 
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Looks like an interesting project.

Also, this looks to be a grammar mistake? lol
warning: this DOL may patch executable memory at runtime. generated code many need additional patches
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master801 said:
Looks like an interesting project.

Also, this looks to be a grammar mistake? lol
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...oops
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cvskid said:
Are recomps or decomps better? Noticed alot of recomps come out faster than decomps.
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they're different things, decomps arent always for ports, Recomps are primarily for ports
 
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cvskid said:
Are recomps or decomps better? Noticed alot of recomps come out faster than decomps.
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...oops
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they're different things, decomps arent always for ports, Recomps are primarily for ports
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Decomps are PRIMARILY for research and understanding the game more. The maintainer of a decomp can plan to make a port too however.
 

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