3/16/1999

Developers Kit Version 4.1


Directory structure of Developers Kit ver4.1 CDROM 

This package can be used to install NIFF, NuSYSTEM, the 64DD Multifile 
System (MFS), and ccbl. In the Windows version only, it can also be 
used to install DPTEST, Monegi Multi Viewer 64, and DDTools.

In addition, the Developers Kit includes an evaluation version of 
N64 Sound Tools.  For more information, please see 
\pc\SndTools\RelNotes.txt or /sgi/SndTools/RelNotes.


** Developers Toolkit Installation **

SGI Workstation
---------------
To install the Developers Toolkit, you must be root.
Copy the "n64kit41.tgz" file into /usr/local.

% cd /usr/local
% cp /CDROM/sgi/n64kit41.tgz .

Un-zip and un-tar the "n64kit41.tgz" file.

% gunzip n64kit41.tgz
% tar -xvf n64kit41.tar

Windows
-------
Before you install this, uninstall all the programs of 
the previous version through "Add/Remove Programs" 
in Control Panel (all programs that have n64 or n64kit).

Developers Toolkit 4.1 has a top-level install program
(\pc\setup.exe) that calls individual setup programs for
each software component in the Toolkit.

If you use the top level installer, a setup may ask you 
to restart your machine at the end of its installation.
In this case, please select "reboot later," and restart
your machine manually after all installations are complete.


** Sound Tools Installation **

SGI Workstation
---------------
To install the evaluation copy of Sound Tools, you must be root.
Un-tar the "st311dmo.tar" file into /.

% cd /
% tar -xvf /CDROM/sgi/sndtools/st311dmo.tar

Windows
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To install the evaluation copy of Sound Tools, please run:  
\pc\SndTools\setup.exe. 

NIFF(SGI/PC)

1. What's included in this release?

The following are distributed for release 4.1.

   Nintendo Intermediate File Format ver1.0 specification HTML version 
   Nitnendo Intermediate File Format ver2.0 specification HTML version
   NIFFeditor for SGI 
   NIFFeditor for WIN 
   NIFFAPI 
   NIFF Tools 
   niff2nvf converter 
   nvfview previewer 
   niff2gfx converter 
   n64prev previewer
   MultiTextureViewer(Windows version only) 

2. Directory structure

     The directory structure is as follows: 

          NIFFDIR = $N64KITDIR/niff

$NIFFDIR/bin/		:  NIFFeditor related
$NIFFDIR/niffapi/	:  NIFFAPI related
$NIFFDIR/nifftools/	:  NIFF tools
$NIFFDIR/nvfview/	:  niff2nvf converter +nvfview previewer 
$NIFFDIR/mtv/		:  MultiTextureViewer related
$NIFFDIR/n64prev/	:  niff2gfx converter +n64prev previewer
$NIFFDIR/doc/		:  Documents
$NIFFDIR/sample/	:  Samples
$NIFFDIR/user_data/	:  User data


¦By default,  N64KITDIR will be installed in the following directories.  
          (SGI)		N64KITDIR = /usr/local/n64kit
          (Windows)	N64KITDIR = c:\nintendo\n64kit

NIFF editor and converter depend upon the relative relationship of the 
directory structure under niff.   It is important that the relative 
relationship NOT be changed. However, it is possible to specify 
a separate directory for your data directory.  If the structure under 
niff remains the same, you can copy it from under n64kit and use it 
under a different directory name.

NIFF Editor and converter write files in directories of nvfview and 
n64prev. Please make sure that these directories are not write 
protected. 

When Preview is executed from the Editor, the same file name is used 
each time.  Therefore, if more than one person will be using NIFF 
Editor with the same hardware, make a copy of the niff directory 
in a different location so that nvfview and n64prev will be separate 
directories. 


NuSystem(SGI/PC)

Directory structure

n64kit---/nusys	--/lib		Library
		|-/include	include file
		|-/src		Source file
		|-/doc		Document
		|-/sample	Sample software



64DD Multi File System(SGI/PC)

n64kit---/mfs	--/lib		Library
		|-/include	include file
		|-/doc		Document
		|-/ddtool	Tools (rombuilder, rameditor, ddump)
                                      (PC only)


ccbl(SGI/PC)

n64kit---/ccbl			RDP function learning sample 



DPTEST/MonegiMultiViewer64/N64CITextureEditor (PC only)

n64kit---/dptest		DPTEST
	-/Mmv64			MonegiMultiViewer64
	-/texedit		N64CITextureEditor



Others(SGI/PC)

n64kit---/nustd			Standard library
	-/misc			Compress/decompress software    

Note

The default setting is recommended for the directory to which the file 
will be installed.  However, if the directory is changed from the 
default, rewrite the Makefile definition (of N64KIT) accordingly. 


Support/upgrading

Please contact Nintendo Technical Support

Phone: (425) 861-2736
FAX:   (425) 558-7100

Support is also available through our website: www.noa-engineering.com
 
Patches are available through the NOA Engineering Website