Hacking How do you create a CIA?

[LeviTheOtaku]

When I say "create a CIA" I don't mean like from a 3DSX file or a homebrew channel I mean something like a Save Manager or something basic.

 

[adrifcastr]

you write your applicaton and then you build it.

 

[DocKlokMan]

You code up an app in C or C++, compile it with DevKitPro into an ELF file and then use make_cia to convert that ELF file in to a CIA file. You'll also need to create a banner and icon for it.

 

[gnmmarechal]

You write the application in C/C++ and build it using devKitPro. You can see a few examples included with devKitPro.
Or, you write the application in Lua and make a CIA with a Lua Player Plus 3DS ELF and your script.