DevkitPPC

devkitPPC
General
Maintainer(s)	WinterMute
Type	Library
Version	r18
Licence	Various
Links
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Website
Discussion
Source

devkitPPC is a port of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) and includes a C (gcc) and C++ compiler (g++), a debugger (gdb) and associated utilities, with the architecture "powerpc-eabi". It also includes standard C libraries based on newlib, which is specifically designed for embedded systems. Compilers and libraries are also included for the MN10200, the Matsushita (Panasonic) chip used in the Wii DVD controller. It is designed to be used in conjunction with libogc, a collection of Wii-specific low-level libraries.

Instructions for setting up the system are available for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. Additional information and download links can be found at the devkitPro website.

For Windows users it comes with the MSYS environment, which is a minimal set of GNU tools such as a shell.

Ported libraries

The following libraries are available for download from devkitPro SourceForge, precompiled for use with devkitPPC r18:

• FreeType - TTF/Type1 font support
• libjpeg - JPEG support library
• libpng - PNG support library
• Mini-XML - XML library
• libtremor - An integer-only fully Vorbis compliant software decoder library

Tools

The following tools are included as well:

• doltool - a tool for converting to and from .dol executable files and examining their contents
• gcdspsuite - an assembler for the gamecube DSP chip written by duddie.
• wiiload - a utility for uploading code to the wii written by Dhewg.
• gxtexconv - a utility for texture conversion written by Shagkur.

See also

• libogc
• Developer Tips
• Development Tools
• Debugging