Build tools

The Build tools are sub-components of EDuke32 and the BUILD Engine that assist the user in various editing functions. Their source code can be found in the eduke32/build/src/util/ and eduke32/source/util/ directories of the repository or packages.

Command-Line Executables

Windows binaries of the executables can be found here: http://dukeworld.duke4.net/eduke32/tools/

To build them yourself, see the relevant information to set up the compiler. Navigate to the directory for the desired side (engine: eduke32/build/, game: eduke32/). Type make followed by the name of the group of tool you want to build.

Note that the tools at the bottom of the list are separated due to cross-platform incompatibilities, and they may require specification of certain variables to the Makefile such as DXROOT_OVERRIDE.

Tool Name	Main Author	Side	Group	Description
kextract	Ken Silverman	engine	utils	extracts data from GRP "group files"
kgroup	Ken Silverman	engine	utils	creates GRP "group files" out of specified files
transpal	Ken Silverman	engine	utils	generates shading/translucence tables from a palette
wad2art	Ken Silverman	engine	utils	novelty utility for converting Doom art resources in WAD files to BUILD ART files, PALETTE.DAT, and NAMES.H
wad2map	Ken Silverman	engine	utils	novelty utility for converting Doom level maps in WAD files to BUILD map files
kmd2tool	Ken Silverman	engine	utils	translates MD2 models along the z axis (zoffset)
md2tool	Helixhorned	engine	utils	query MD2 model info or change the scale/translate fields so that desired bounds are produced
generateicon	JonoF	engine	utils	converts images (.ico? .bmp?) to .c files for the purpose of being embedded as icons in SDL executables
cacheinfo	JonoF	engine	utils	engine cache information tool; scans all files in current directory
arttool	JonoF, Hendricks266	engine	utils	constructs all attributes of ART files and can import art tiles in PCX and TGA formats
givedepth	JonoF	engine	utils	transforms a single image from an ART tile into a voxel with the image layered to a specified depth
mkpalette	JonoF	engine	utils	inputs simple color ranges in HSV format and automatically generates a palette with shade steps
unpackssi	JonoF	engine	utils	unpacks the SSI files employed to hold the data of Sunstorm Interactive expansion packs
bsuite	JonoF, Hendricks266	engine	utils	"Build Customization Suite", imports and extracts game palettes
enumdisplay	JonoF	engine	dxutils	Windows-only; enumerates all available display modes to enumdisplay.txt by default
getdxdidf	JonoF	engine	dxutils	Windows-only; enumerates available inputs, from keyboard, mouse, and joystick to didf.txt
makesdlkeytrans	JonoF	engine	sdlutils	SDL-only; builds a key translation table for compatibility purposes
ivfrate	Helixhorned	game	utils	gets and sets the FPS of .ivf (VP8) files

Bash Scripts

Tool Name	Main Author	Description
checkdefs.sh	Helixhorned	find wrongly-cased file names in defs (and cons hackishly) and optionally replace them with the proper names

Python Scripts

Tool Name	Main Author	Description
ase_import.py	Plagman	ASE importer for Blender 2.4x
md3_export.py	Plagman	MD3 exporter for Blender 2.4x
highpalookupmaker.py	Plagman	simplistic highpallookup generator using only math and the TGA data
prhighpal.py	Helixhorned	slightly more complex highpallookup generator requiring Python 2.6, NumPy and PIL