ArchivedDataCodec
ADC (ArchivedDataCodec)
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ADC develop branch
Realtime development
Download
ADC development branch Source code download
| Platform: | Download |
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| Windows | sourcecode.zip |
| Linux | sourcecode.tar.gz |
License
ADC Archiver is dual-licensed.
You may use, modify and distribute ADC Archiver under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3).
If you provide ADC Archiver as a network service, SaaS, or through a remote or online virtual machine environment, the GNU Affero General Public License v3 (AGPLv3) applies.
See LICENSE and LICENSE_AGPLv3 for the full license texts.
Issues
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Release flow
- the develop branch is an upstream development branch
- if code works stable enough, a new tag is created for Aurora (testing branch)
- After Aurora is stable enough it will be ported to stable.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! See the CONTRIBUTING.md file.
Contact
Have questions or want to learn more? Open an issue in the GitHub repository. Open the issues page
Notes
If you want to support the project please consider a small donation:
Build ADC
[!Note] For compiling on Python 3.13 and up, a C compiler is required. On Linux, GCC is sufficient. On Windows, MSVC (cl.exe) is required via Visual Studio Build Tools 2022. Python 3.12 can compile without a C compiler using MinGW64.
Building on Windows
Preparing build environment on Windows
Please disable Windows Defender as it may block compilation.
Installing Make
Options to install GNU Make:
Option 1 — WinGet
winget install GnuWin32.Make
Add Make to PATH. More info
Option 2 — Chocolatey (Recommended)
choco install make
Cloning the repository
git clone --branch develop --single-branch https://github.com/Mealman1551/ArchivedDataCodec.git
Installing Python and VS Build Tools
- Install Python 3.13.x (64-bit). Ensure pip is installed and Python is added to PATH.
python --version
- Install Visual Studio Build Tools 2022:
winget install Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.BuildTools --override "--add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools --includeRecommended"
- Open VS Developer PowerShell:
Import-Module "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\Tools\Microsoft.VisualStudio.DevShell.dll"
Enter-VsDevShell -VsInstallPath "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools" -DevCmdArguments "-arch=x64 -host_arch=x64"
Then:
cd ArchivedDataCodec
Then:
make deps-windows
Start building on Windows
[!Warning] Do NOT run the binary while compiling!
[!Warning] Do NOT install MinGW64 if Nuitka asks for it. You CAN install depends.exe if Nuitka asks for it.
Compile the latest version:
make windows
Run the binary:
cd dist
./adc.exe
Clean build:
make clean-windows
Debug build (Optional) Only use if you really need to, normally make windows is the best option:
make debug-windows
Building on Linux
Preparing build environment on Linux
Install dependencies:
sudo apt install build-essential pip python3-tk make patchelf ccache scons
Ensure Python 3.10+:
python3 --version
Cloning the repository
git clone --branch develop --single-branch https://github.com/Mealman1551/ArchivedDataCodec.git
Enter directory:
cd ArchivedDataCodec
Install additional dependencies:
make deps-linux
Restart or logoff to apply packages.
Start building on Linux
[!Warning] Do NOT run the binary while compiling!
[!Note] Reboot or logoff after installing via
make install
Compile latest version:
make linux
Run the binary:
cd dist
./adc.bin
Clean build:
make clean-linux
Debug build (optional):
make debug-linux
To install:
make install # Linux only