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Posted on 10-29-14 08:55 PM (rev. 3 of 11-21-14 04:48 PM) Link | #4
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3DS homebrew is programmed in C or C++. We expect that you already have good knowledge of these languages.


1. Things you will need

• devkitPro
• makerom (for building a Gateway-compatible .3ds file). Windows users can grab a build here.
• RSF file for Gateway


2. Setup

Install devkitPro. If it's already installed, update it to the last version. The installer will install ctrulib and set everything up automatically.


3. Making homebrew

You can build from the examples that come with ctrulib. The examples aren't provided in devkitPro, but you can obtain them from the ctrulib repository on Github.

• app_launch: demonstrates how to launch another app (in this case, the EUR Camera app)
• gpu: demonstrates how to render 3D geometry with the GPU
• mic: demonstrates how to read sound from the microphone
• mvd: demonstrates how to use hardware video decoding on the New 3DS
• sdmc: demonstrates how to access files on the SD card

(TODO: documentation of the API!)


4. Building homebrew for distribution

To build your homebrew, it works the same way as for building ctrulib. Open a terminal, browse to your homebrew's folder and run make.

This will build a .elf file and a .3dsx file. The .3dsx file is meant for oncoming homebrew launchers.

To build a Gateway-compatible .3ds file, an extra step is needed. You need to strip the .elf file and use makerom on it (with the provided RSF file).

Here are commands to do it:
arm-none-eabi-strip [ELF file]
makerom -f cci -o [.3ds file] -rsf [RSF file] -target d -exefslogo -elf [ELF file] -icon [icon file] -banner [banner file]



Have fun!

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ILOVEPIE
Posted on 11-19-14 05:27 PM (rev. 2 of 11-19-14 05:28 PM) Link | #27
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you can do this by doing
copy /B program.3dsx + files.zip programwithzip.3dsx

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Posted on 12-05-14 07:45 AM Link | #54
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Posted by ILOVEPIE
Also just a note, if you want to include files like images or sounds for use with your homebrew you can append them in a zip file to the end of the 3dsx executable, that way it won't clutter up the SD card. Just good etiquette.

you can do this by doing
copy /B program.3dsx + files.zip programwithzip.3dsx

Wow, thanks didn't know about that :)

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Posted on 01-12-15 08:24 AM (rev. 2 of 01-12-15 08:24 AM) Link | #79
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Doing
make
just stalls my console forever. It doesn't look like it's running any commands or anything.

[image]
Each time I do make it just stalls. If I quit it and try a different file, it does the same thing. Make works on my other projects, and DevkitPro is installed, so I don't know what the problem could be.

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Posted on 11-15-15 05:56 AM (rev. 2 of 11-15-15 06:00 AM) Link | #722
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Last view: 3591 days ago 		can you load\build files from 3ds rom filesystem?
I plan to load files from the 3ds rom filesystem.

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Posted on 11-27-15 02:37 AM (rev. 2 of 11-27-15 02:41 AM) Link | #782
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Posted by phase
Doing
make
just stalls my console forever. It doesn't look like it's running any commands or anything.

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Each time I do make it just stalls. If I quit it and try a different file, it does the same thing. Make works on my other projects, and DevkitPro is installed, so I don't know what the problem could be.

Just use Command Prompt.

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What do I use to type the command 'make'?


Uh, the keyboard?


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