As we all know, most of the focus on the SMW hacking community is on Windows, and, as such, most of the tools are written for Windows. The purpose of this thread is to let people using other operating systems (i.e., Linux and Mac OS X) see which tools they can use. Note that I haven't tested every tool on every OS, so it'd be helpful if others would post with corrections and additional info.
NOTE: For .NET applications, you can either install .NET through winetricks, OR install mono (preferred). If you choose to try mono, run programs through it just like you would with wine.
For those who are new to wine and such, here's how you run a program in wine:
So for example:
And for mono:
For example:
(note that spaces can be escaped by placing a backslash before them, as seen in the above examples)
(Thanks to E-Man for helping out with this section)
NOTE: For .NET applications, you can either install .NET through winetricks, OR install mono (preferred). If you choose to try mono, run programs through it just like you would with wine.
For those who are new to wine and such, here's how you run a program in wine:
Code
wine <program name>
So for example:
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wine Lunar\ Magic.exe
And for mono:
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mono <program name>
For example:
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mono Blocktool\ Super\ Deluxe.exe
(note that spaces can be escaped by placing a backslash before them, as seen in the above examples)
Linux
Tool Name | Status | Alternative(s) |
---|---|---|
Addmusic 4.05 | Native (source) | AddmusicM |
AddmusicM | Native (Perl) | Addmusic 4.05 |
Asar | Native (source) | xkas |
Assembler Wrapper | Native (python) | None |
Blocktool Super Deluxe | Doesn't run | None |
Floating IPS | Native (source) | Lunar IPS, Lunar Magic |
Free Space Logger (slogger) | Mono | None |
Cluster Sprite Tool | Native (source) | None |
Lunar IPS | Wine | Floating IPS, Lunar Magic |
Lunar Magic | Wine | None |
Overworld Sprite Tool | Native (source) | None |
SampleTool | Mono | None |
Sprite Tool (Romi's) | Native (source) | None |
Status Bar Editor | Doesn't run | Status Effect |
Status Effect | Native (Python) | None |
Terra Stripe | Mono | Racing Stripe |
Tweaker | Wine | None |
xkas | Native (p4plus2's version) | Asar |
YY-CHR | Wine | None |
Mac OS X
(Thanks to E-Man for helping out with this section)
Tool Name | Status | Alternative(s) |
---|---|---|
Addmusic 4.05 | Native (source) | AddmusicM |
AddmusicM | Native (Perl) | Addmusic 4.05 |
Asar | Native (source) | xkas |
Assembler Wrapper | Native (python) | None |
BlockTool Super Deluxe | Mono | None |
Cluster Sprite Tool | Native (source) | None |
Floating IPS | Native (source) | Lunar IPS, Lunar Magic, MultiPatch |
Free Space Logger (slogger) | Mono | None |
Lunar IPS | Wine | Floating IPS, Lunar Magic, MultiPatch |
Lunar Magic | Wine | None |
Maxkas | Native | xkas |
Overworld Sprite Tool | Native (source) | None |
Racing Stripe | Doesn't run | None |
SampleTool | Mono | None |
Sprite Tool (Romi's) | Wine | None |
Status Bar Editor | Doesn't run | Status Effect |
Status Effect | Native (Python) | Status Bar Editor |
Terra Stripe | Mono | Racing Stripe |
Tweaker | Wine | None |
xkas | Native (p4plus2's version) | Asar |
YY-CHR | Wine | None |