This is just a minor maintenance update to fix some linking problems.

• fix rename hook for newlib file IO layer
• fix dependency filenames for special files

As usual, the binary is available through the updater for windows users. For other platforms several binaries are provided on the devkitARM release 23b SF package. The latest buildscripts are the 20080516 package.

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• updated gdb to 6.8
• updated newlib to 1.16.0
• use static libexpat for gdb, enabling target descriptions.
• use static libgmp and libmpfr for gcc, avoiding the need for users to find their own.

There is now a linux x86_64 binary available thanks to DesktopMan for the loan of a machine to build this. Please report on the success of this binary in the forums.

Several users have been adding support requests and other toolchain related questions to the comments. Please direct these to the forums where more help will be forthcoming.

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The latest release of the ARM toolchain is now available. There are a number of improvements

• binutils updated to 2.18.50
• gcc updated to 4.3.0
• grit updated to 0.8
• ndstool now uses default.arm7 from libnds directory
• newlib multibyte code enabled with C-UTF8 locale

devkitPro Updater 1.4.6 now downloads and installs the default.arm7 file used for arm9 only projects separately from libnds. This will allow us to maintain a much improved default arm7 core which will later include built in wifi support.

As usual, windows users should run the updater which will update itself, make sure you add the new default arm7 when shown the update list.

For other platforms where automatic update is not available here are the links to the SF releases.

devkitARM release 22

default arm7 20080416

The donations page has been fixed, thanks to those who told me the donation buttons were broken. Your support is much appreciated.

A porting guide for 4.3.0 is available on the main gnu.org site, there are a number of new features and better conformance to C++ standards.

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The devkitPro coffers are also running a little low and it’s almost time to pay the hosting fees again so, if you have any spare change in Paypal and feel that devkitPro is a worthwhile cause please feel free to make a donation using the button at the top of the menu.

I’ve just finished uploading the files for devkitARM release 21.

• Upgraded to gcc 4.1.2
• Added gdb by popular request
• Now including libraries for ARM big-endian devices - this relates to a request from the winARM maintainers, not DS related.
• Newlib patches extended to allow time() to work on the DS
• argv has been added - this will require support from the homebrew launcher menu on various cards
• ndstool now uses the default arm7 core distributed with libnds in preference to an embedded one
• Now working on Vista/Vista64 - users who were impatient and modified paths should now remove those changes

devkitARM release 21

devkitARM release 21 requires libnds 20071023 - the argv and time additions have part of the implementation in libnds. The latest DS crt0 also calls extra startup code not present in earlier libnds versions.

• some freeBSD fixes to makefiles
• added RTC setup and sound initialisation to arm7 core
• corrected glViewport for openGL consistency ( old spelling was glViewPort) , correct angle for gluPerspective and corrected glFrustum matrix
• IRQ nesting now works properly
• other more general fixes detailed in the changelog on SF
• DS examples updated for latest libnds

libnds 20071023

nds examples 20071023

All files are now available through the automatic installer/updater.

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This long awaited toolchain update brings the much requested directory functions to libfat.

devkitARM release 20 has been updated with newlib 1.15.0 and the completed stdio patches for directory related functions. Example code will be added to the nds examples later.

Cearn’s Gameboy Image Transmogrifier joins the tools available in the devkit. This image processing tool should provide you with a simpler way to add graphics to your projects. Again sample projects will be added to the nds and gba examples over the next few days.

Chishm’s dlditool is now included as well as the dldi linkscript for added convenience. A dldi template is available in the examples.

The included makefile rulesets have been reordered so that .itcm/.iwram/.arm.c/cpp files should work as intended.

devkitARM release 20

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