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– can use real FAT instead of EFS with a simple define (useful for debugging, when you need to change files without changing the code)

– multiple files can be opened at the same time – read/write file support (for writing, space must be already allocated) If the file has moved, then it’s searched again – autosaving of the NDS file path in the card inside the NDS file. – autodetection of the NDS file in the card, using unique ID generated by the EFS patcher
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_ EFS Lib v1.x archive _ĮFS (Embedded File System) is a new set of library / tools to manage files embedded within a NDS binary.īasically, it’s an appended file system like GBFS, but it has many more features and less limitations:
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+ full chdir and unix standard paths (relative/absolute) support
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+ added automatic GBA rom detection (so it works in GBA flash kits & emu without any modifications), based on Eris’ NitroFS driver idea + added full devoptab integration, so it now use standard iolib functions + complete rewrite of the lib (breaks compatibility with old versions!) So you don’t have to worry of future problems with using EFS lib, it’s already future-proof 🙂 But fortunately, when this will be supported, you’ll just have to provide this path as an argument on EFS init, and instead of searching the card, EFS will check the path provided.

Q: But as argv is already supported by DKA to provide the current path, isn’t your search method obsolote?Ī: Yes, but for now, no existing homebrew loader makes use of that feature. The next time the homebrew is launched, this path is checked to verify if the file match ID & file size: if it’s the case, to need to search for the file again, we’re good, otherwise it means that the file has moved then we go through the search again. Once the file is found, its current path is written inside the file itself. On the first launch, the file is quickly searched on whole card, for a match of the stored file size and ID. File size and unique ID is filled by the EFS patcher, usually just after compilation in the makefile. On compile time, space is allocated in your homebrew to store its current path, its unique ID and file size. – You can use it to test on emulators your existing programs that use libfat without changing anything and using complicated FCSR method, just init EFS as the default device, put your data in the efsroot folder and you’re doneĬan you tell me more about the retrieval of current path? – You can use it to retrieve the current path of you NDS to avoid the root bloating problem, and write external data in a relative path. – You can use way more than 4Mo of data in your program because the data stored inside the EFS is not loaded in RAM when your homebrew is loaded. – You can store all the data (gfx, sfx, music, texts, scripts.) used by your project inside one tidy. – It’s very fast, and opening a file is way faster than with libfat – It has a complete devoptab integration, so it works the same way as libfat using standard C I/O functions. For writing, space must be already allocated. – Support reading & writing file support.

The file path is searched only on the first launch, and if the file has moved. – The NDS file path in the card is autodetected and stored within NDS, using unique ID generated by the EFS patcher.
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– It also works on emulators without any changes in the code – It works on all slot-1 & 2 cards via DLDI patching, but also on GBA carts What are the most important features of EFS Lib? It’s also more standard, as it makes use of the NitroFS, using ndstool. It is like I want to program something like DS Game Maker but with very simple functionalities and an interface that is suitable for non-skilled users.EFS Patcher Universal (with OSX binary) + source code (modification by Justin Walsh)ĮFS (Embedded File System) is a new set of library / tools to manage files embedded within a NDS binary, like graphic / music / sound / config data, for example.īasically, it’s an appended file system like the old GBFS, but it has many more features and less limitations. nds file taht when someone execute it, he can answer the question and then see the result for his answer. user's input will be the text of the question and the text for each choice with correct choice being specified. It means that I want to generate a DS game from user's input. Now, I want my program to be able to use these inputs in creating the DS game. Using Visual basic, I created a simple interface to allow the user to add the questions with 4 choices for each question as inputs.
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Of course, the question must appear in the top screen and the multiple choices or a picture with hot spots should appear in the bottom screen (I know how to create these types of games with.

In my project, I have to allow user(with no programming skills) to create his DS game which is of type (multiple choice questions, and Hot spots selection)
