N64 Linker

[SonicTheHedgeHog64]

how would one set this up

[mountainflaw]

what do you mean

[SonicTheHedgeHog64]

i need to setup a n64 linker

[SonicTheHedgeHog64]

for the object files

[mountainflaw]

The makefile for this already generates object files. You should be good to go once you add them to your project and reference the symbols.

[SonicTheHedgeHog64]

Then what does it mean can't find n64 toolchain won't build object

[sauraen]

Please start by explaining the context: what kind of project are you trying to make, based on what codebase, with what tools, on what platform, etc. Then explain what you are trying to do with that project--presumably add F3DEX3 support, but what steps are you taking to accomplish that. Then provide the command you are running which gives the error message you mentioned above.

I'm guessing you're seeing this warning: https://github.com/HackerN64/F3DEX3/blob/main/Makefile#L43
The F3DEX3 build system can produce two types of outputs: binaries and object files. It can produce the binaries without any external dependencies besides armips, but in order to produce the object files you need to have a N64 GCC compiler toolchain (which includes the linker) set up on your computer. As you can see from that code, it tries three different possible names for it, and if they all don't exist, it warns that it won't produce the object files. You already need the N64 GCC toolchain installed on your computer to build whatever romhack you're bringing F3DEX3 into, so this is probably just a matter of the F3DEX3 Makefile not trying whatever name it's installed under on your computer. What is it called on your computer?

[SonicTheHedgeHog64]

mips64-linux-gnuabi64-as

[SonicTheHedgeHog64]

okay i got the makefile working

[SonicTheHedgeHog64]

now i can put this in normal mario 64

[SonicTheHedgeHog64]

i'd recommend instead of using exact names if possible instead just look for *mips64*-as