Modern SDK: Package List




Package List
Package Name Description
binutils-mips-n64 binutils compiled for N64. Required to do anything.
gcc-mips-n64 gcc, g++, libgcc, and libstdc++ compiled for N64. Required to do anything.
iquesdk Development libraries targeted for the iQue.
Incompatible with regular N64's due to a lot of hardware differences, do not use if you are using an N64 for your software.
libhvq Image decompression library by Hudson and Nintendo.
note:Requires hvq2enc tool (for Windows) to encode images.
Sample can be found in n64-demos package, docs in /usr/share/doc/libhvq/.
libhvqm FMV decompression library by Hudson and Nintendo.
note:Requires hvqm2enc tool (for Windows) to encode videos.
Sample can be found in n64-demos package, docs in /usr/share/doc/libhvqm/.
libmus Sometimes called "N64 SoundTools". Music/Sound library.
note:Requires the SoundTools (for Windows) to encode sound data.
Samples can be found in mus-demos package.
libnaudio Nintendo's main sound library. Sometimes called "SGI Audio"
note:Requires the (as of now Windows-only) SGI sound tools to encode sound data.
libnustd Nintendo's implementation of the standard C libraries.
libnusys NuSystem, a library designed to help newcomers understand the N64's architecture.
Docs in /usr/share/doc/nusys. Library source in /usr/src/PR/libsrc/nusys-2.07.
Samples in nusys-demos package.
makemask Tool that applies CIC data and fixes the CRC checksum in ROM header. Required for any homebrew.
mus-demos Demos for libmus sound library.
n64-conv-tools Various image tools like rgb2c and flt2c.
note:32bit only. will NOT work on WSL1.
n64-midi-tools Various conversion tools for the SGI audio library.
n64-demos Main set of sample code for N64.
n64graphics Image converter. Supports PNG as input and all N64 image formats as output.
(except YUV but you're not gonna use that anyway) :)
n64manual HTML manuals for the SDK. Can be found at /usr/share/doc/n64sdk note:Not updated at all for my SDK, some things can and will be outdated. (Mainly tool-related)
n64sdk Development libraries targeted for the N64.
n64sdk-common Files used in both SDK packages.
newlib-mips-n64 newlib compiled for N64. Required primarily for libstdc++.
nusys-demos Sample code for NuSystem.
root-compatibility-environment Some Nintendo SDK programs hard-code usage of the ROOT variable.
This package adds compatibility for these programs through a fake symlinked environment.
rsp-tools RSP assembler tools for assembling microcode.
note:32bit only. will NOT work on WSL1.
spicy Replacement for makerom/mild, the N64 SDK LD wrapper.
note:Deprecated. Extremely suggested to use linkerscript.
tutorial-demos N64 SDK tutorial demos, used in the "N64 TUTORIAL" manual
u64assets N64 SDK sound assets.
Required for some demos.
vadpcm-tools VADPCM audio conversion tools.
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