Long story short: I need help compiling the .nds file for the NDS homebrew app PathogenBackup. The source code is up on GitHub including a "makefile" file, and my understanding is that I should be able to compile it using devkitPro, but I just couldn't figure it out. Documentation says devkitPro comes with "Programmer's Notepad" preconfigured for compilation based on the makefile, but my installation didn't include that tool and installing it seperately didn't help me, either. Can anyone help me with that, please? I was unable to post the URL here, but it's easily found via Google.
Long story: I want to backup the save file of a very specific GBA cartridge, namely Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (Germany). As I've got a DS Lite with a flashcart I just used "GBA Backup Tool" to backup the game's save file like I did before with other games (successfully). Unfortunately, the save file for THPS3 created by GBA Backup Tool is blank and unsurprisingly doesn't work with either an Everdrive or emulator. I've read elsewhere this happened for other people on other games as well and may somehow be related to the game's save type, eeprom. I tried all other backup tools I found, namely: NDS Savegame Manager (doesn't support eeprom) and Eepinator (didn't create a backup). Lastly, I came across PathogenBackup, a little tool specifically created to backup eeprom saves, which unfortunately doesn't have an .nds-file available for download, "only" the source, with me unsure how to compile it. And that's where I'm currently left in my endeavor to backup this game's save file.
Is anybody here able to help me, please?
Long story: I want to backup the save file of a very specific GBA cartridge, namely Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (Germany). As I've got a DS Lite with a flashcart I just used "GBA Backup Tool" to backup the game's save file like I did before with other games (successfully). Unfortunately, the save file for THPS3 created by GBA Backup Tool is blank and unsurprisingly doesn't work with either an Everdrive or emulator. I've read elsewhere this happened for other people on other games as well and may somehow be related to the game's save type, eeprom. I tried all other backup tools I found, namely: NDS Savegame Manager (doesn't support eeprom) and Eepinator (didn't create a backup). Lastly, I came across PathogenBackup, a little tool specifically created to backup eeprom saves, which unfortunately doesn't have an .nds-file available for download, "only" the source, with me unsure how to compile it. And that's where I'm currently left in my endeavor to backup this game's save file.
Is anybody here able to help me, please?
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