Homebrew RELEASE switchdev - Docker image to easily compile homebrew applications for the Nintendo Switch

[geodeath]

This is just a super simple Docker image that will allow you to easily compile a Nintendo Switch homebrew application without having to install a bunch of stuff & configure your local workstation for Switch homebrew.

Assuming you have Docker setup on your workstation and a Makefile for your project, you can just run this command from within your homebrew project's root directory:

docker run --rm -v $PWD:/developer yesimnathan/switchdev

I'm just getting into Switch homebrew but I've compiled some basic apps as well as Atmosphere with this and it seems to work great, so I figured I'd share it for others to use!

Image on Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/yesimnathan/switchdev/
Source: https://github.com/nchowning/dockerfiles/tree/master/switchdev

What languages can you use atm to develop Switch apps? I might consider getting my hands dirty, especially now that all this tooling that i am already using for years is compatible!

 

[MaxiBus]

On Manjaro: docker: Error response from daemon: error creating aufs mount to /var/lib/docker/aufs/mnt/9aaa832df8bae150693cda2333b72848087660d4642279d639edacb1e36b7bf9-init: invalid argument.

Something is wrong with your docker installation. Just tested on debian 9, works.

 

[Lutris]

Just a side note, running the command in windows, change $PWD with %cd%

docker run --rm -v %cd%:/developer yesimnathan/switchdev

 

[yesimnathan]

What languages can you use atm to develop Switch apps? I might consider getting my hands dirty, especially now that all this tooling that i am already using for years is compatible!

With this container, just C & C++ for right now. I think there are some solutions for writing python & lua on the switch as well but I haven't played with them yet

 

[yesimnathan]

I updated this to version 1.3 which includes support for homebrew using libtransistor. I also reverted back to using my own arch linux build instead of basing this off of devkitPro's official docker image since their image is based on debian and I prefer arch linux.

 

[Deleted member 420418]

Epic! maybe I might use this.

 

[t34p075]

I know I’m late to the party, but this is pretty cool! I will be trying this out.

 

[t34p075]

getting the following error when i try to compile this Homebrew. please help?

ocker run --rm -v $PWD:/developer yesimnathan/switchdev
video.c
aarch64-none-elf-gcc -MMD -MP -MF /developer/build/video.d -g -Wall -Ofast -ffunction-sections -march=armv8-a -mtune=cortex-a57 -mtp=soft -fPIE  -I/developer/include -I/opt/devkitpro/portlibs/switch/include -I/opt/devkitpro/libnx/include -I/developer/build -D__SWITCH__ -c /developer/source/video.c -o video.o
/developer/source/video.c:1:10: fatal error: libavutil/imgutils.h: No such file or directory
 #include <libavutil/imgutils.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
make[1]: *** [/opt/devkitpro/devkitA64/base_rules:19: video.o] Error 1
make: *** [Makefile:151: build] Error 2

 

[Fracta7]

First useful and productive thing I've seen on gbatemp in days. Bravo and thank you!