dtk-template/README.md

decomp-toolkit Project Template

If starting a new GameCube / Wii decompilation project, this repository can be used as a scaffold.

See decomp-toolkit for background on the concept and more information on the tooling used.

Documentation

• Dependencies
• Getting Started
• symbols.txt
• splits.txt
• GitHub Actions (new!)

General:

• Common BSS
• .comment section

References

• Discord: GC/Wii Decompilation (Come to #dtk for help!)
• objdiff (Local diffing tool)
• decomp.me (Collaborate on matches)
• frogress (Decompilation progress API)
• wibo (Minimal Win32 wrapper for Linux)
• sjiswrap (UTF-8 to Shift JIS wrapper)

Projects using this structure:

• zeldaret/tww
• PrimeDecomp/prime
• PrimeDecomp/echoes
• DarkRTA/rb3
• doldecomp/melee
• doldecomp/sadx
• InputEvelution/wp
• lepelog/ss-dtk
• NWPlayer123/AnimalCrossing-dtk
• Rainchus/mp4-dtk
• Rainchus/ttyd_dtk
• Sage-of-Mirrors/zmansion

Features

• Few external dependencies: Just python for the generator and ninja for the build system. See Dependencies.
• Simple configuration: Everything lives in config.yml, symbols.txt, and splits.txt.
• Multi-version support: Separate configurations for each game version, and a configure.py --version flag to switch between them.
• Feature-rich analyzer: Many time-consuming tasks are automated, allowing you to focus on the decompilation itself. See Analyzer features.
• REL support: RELs each have their own symbols.txt and splits.txt, and will automatically be built and linked against the main binary.
• No manual assembly: decomp-toolkit handles splitting the DOL into relocatable objects based on the configuration. No game assets are committed to the repository.
• Progress calculation and upload script for frogress.
• Integration with objdiff for a diffing workflow.
• CI workflow template for GitHub Actions.

Project structure

• configure.py - Project configuration and generator script.
• config/[GAMEID] - Configuration files for each game version.
• config/[GAMEID]/build.sha1 - SHA-1 hashes for each built artifact, for final verification.
• build/ - Build artifacts generated by the the build process. Ignored by .gitignore.
• orig/[GAMEID] - Original game files, extracted from the disc. Ignored by .gitignore.
• orig/[GAMEID]/.gitkeep - Empty checked-in file to ensure the directory is created on clone.
• src/ - C/C++ source files.
• include/ - C/C++ header files.
• tools/ - Scripts shared between projects.

Temporary, delete when done:

• config/GAMEID/config.example.yml - Example configuration file and documentation.
• docs/ - Documentation for decomp-toolkit configuration.
• README.md - This file, replace with your own. For a template, see README.example.md.
• LICENSE - This repository is licensed under the CC0 license. Replace with your own if desired.