The goal is to do things right and fast, akin to blargSNES (but hopefully better). But also to, you know, have a fun challenge :)
Firmware boot (not direct boot) requires a BIOS/firmware dump from an original DS or DS Lite. DS firmwares dumped from a DSi or 3DS aren't bootable and only contain configuration data, thus they are only suitable when booting games directly.
DS BIOS dumps from a DSi or 3DS can be used with no compatibility issues. DSi BIOS dumps (in DSi mode) are not compatible. Or maybe they are. I don't know.
As for the rest, the interface should be pretty straightforward. If you have a question, don't hesitate to ask, though!
Install dependencies:
sudo apt install cmake extra-cmake-modules libcurl4-gnutls-dev libpcap0.8-dev libsdl2-dev qtbase5-dev qtbase5-private-dev qtmultimedia5-dev libqt5svg5-dev libarchive-dev libenet-dev libzstd-dev
sudo apt install cmake extra-cmake-modules libcurl4-gnutls-dev libpcap0.8-dev libsdl2-dev qt5-default qtbase5-private-dev qtmultimedia5-dev libqt5svg5-dev libarchive-dev libenet-dev libzstd-dev
sudo pacman -S base-devel cmake extra-cmake-modules git libpcap sdl2 qt5-base qt5-multimedia qt5-svg libarchive enet zstd
Download the melonDS repository and prepare:
git clone https://github.com/melonDS-emu/melonDS
cd melonDS
Compile:
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j$(nproc --all)
pacman -Syu
and reopen the terminal if it asks you topacman -S git
git clone https://github.com/melonDS-emu/melonDS
cd melonDS
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-{cmake,SDL2,toolchain,qt5-base,qt5-svg,qt5-multimedia,qt5-svg,qt5-tools,libarchive,enet,zstd}
cmake -B build
cmake --build build
cd build
../tools/msys-dist.sh
If everything went well, melonDS and the libraries it needs should now be in the dist
folder.
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-{cmake,SDL2,toolchain,qt5-static,libarchive,enet,zstd}
cmake -B build -DBUILD_STATIC=ON -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/mingw64/qt5-static
cmake --build build
If everything went well, melonDS should now be in the build
folder.
brew install git pkg-config cmake sdl2 qt@6 libarchive enet zstd
git clone https://github.com/melonDS-emu/melonDS
cd melonDS
cmake -B build -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$(brew --prefix qt@6);$(brew --prefix libarchive)"
cmake --build build -j$(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu)
If everything went well, melonDS.app should now be in the build
directory.
If you want an app bundle that can be distributed to other computers without needing to install dependencies through Homebrew, you can additionally run ../tools/mac-libs.rb .
after the build is completed, or add -DMACOS_BUNDLE_LIBS=ON
to the first CMake command.
melonDS is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
src/frontend/qt_sdl/InputConfig/resources/LICENSE.md