PS2 Compiling windows app/utility sources.

[Kevstah2004]

Can somebody help me setup a barebone ide/gui for compiling .cpp to .exe on win7.
I used get-Mingw-w64 to install gcc but it's complaining about a missing elf.h & features.h header files, which I think is a part of the c rather than cpp binaries/zip files? from the include folder?

Visual Studio v1.94.2 installs & runs the enviroment & terminal first time using
https://github.com/i486/VxKex/releases
set to windows10, but when I close Visual Studio & restart, it complains about being an invalid win32 program, the enviroment variables or compiler paths also seem to be messed up in the .json file it keeps saying it's wrong but then corrects itself but with extra \\ in the filepath & it can't connect to the language server.

There's a 2022 or 2023 version code.exe that's still working from a zipped portable folder instead though, I think the 2023 version complained about not finding microsoft framework 4.6 when I tried to install it.

Sources i'm looking to compile or if someone can upload the pre-built .exe binaries that'd be helpful.

Python : https://gist.github.com/uyjulian/14388e84b008a6433aa805f5d0436c87
C fork: https://gist.github.com/israpps/26651a3e58567ea031dc1bd7b1e74745
Go: https://github.com/pcm720/protopwn/tree/main/utils/osdpack
CPP:
https://gist.github.com/balika011/7a2443011c3a79ea53e0b98edb905a86

 

[bucanero]

for python you don't need any compiler, just install python for your system, and run the script.

 

[Kevstah2004]

for python you don't need any compiler, just install python for your system, and run the script.

I did but it complains about missing some files that aren't included in my version of Python for Windows 7, last supported version is 3.8?

 

[Gregor]

this message is actually for @Kevstah2004 in this thread: https://www.psx-place.com/threads/compiling-windows-app-utility-sources.48758/

the elf.h you mentioned is part of the ps2 sdk, so install that first of all. it takes a while to compile for most people, so leave your computer be while it's doing its thing. add the environmental variables to the bottom of your .bashrc in your home directory of msys. I don't know for sure if this will work, because I haven't installed the ps2 sdk and toolchain to msys before. I have it installed on linux atm, because in my experience, playstation consoles especially are easier to manage in linux.

 

[Kevstah2004]

Ok thanks I didn't know the windows apps shared ps2sdk source code for the ps2 elf header even though your not actually building a ps2 elf just console .exe
I did have an old installation of devkitpro & programmers notepad for gamecube & wii dol's that also used it's own elf.h header file so I guess a different version is used for each system you compile for regardless if your compiling for windows/linux or the actual linux based game machine.

 

[Kevstah2004]

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this message is actually for @Kevstah2004 in this thread: https://www.psx-place.com/threads/compiling-windows-app-utility-sources.48758/

the elf.h you mentioned is part of the ps2 sdk, so install that first of all. it takes a while to compile for most people, so leave your computer be while it's doing its thing. add the environmental variables to the bottom of your .bashrc in your home directory of msys. I don't know for sure if this will work, because I haven't installed the ps2 sdk and toolchain to msys before. I have it installed on linux atm, because in my experience, playstation consoles especially are easier to manage in linux.

https://www.ps2-home.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1479
I got as far as step 3: III with the msys install using 2022-10-28 ,trying to bring up the terminal/command prompt again after runnin the first updates results in a
KERNEL32 error
about precise system time, no entrypoint in mintty.exe

 

[Kevstah2004]

Last version supported by Windows7, dropped the extended support on January 14, 2025.

Visual Studio 2022 - MSVC LTSC "Long-Term Servicing Channel" v17.6.10 : Released November 14, 2023

https://download.visualstudio.micro...9049d66ea3cd34b294b6ce1e32d/vs_BuildTools.exe