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GRRLIB
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[](https://travis-ci.org/GRRLIB/GRRLIB)
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[](https://gitter.im/GRRLIB/GRRLIB?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
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Table of Contents
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-----------------
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- [Introduction](#introduction)
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- ...What is it?
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- [Developing for the Wii](#developing-for-the-wii)
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- ...How do I even start?
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- [Downloading GRRLIB](#downloading-grrlib)
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- ...Where do I get it from?
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- [Installing GRRLIB](#installing-grrlib)
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- ...How do I get it to a useable state?
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- [Using GRRLIB](#using-grrlib)
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- ...What essentials do I need to know to get going?
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- [Upgrading to v4.1.0 From Previous Versions of GRRLIB](#upgrading-to-v410-from-previous-versions-of-grrlib)
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- ...I upgraded and now my programs won't compile properly!?
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- [Using GitHub](#using-github)
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- ...What is this Git thing that the L337 devs keep talking about?
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- [Credits](#credits)
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- ...Who do I thank for all this free stuff?
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- [Licence](#licence)
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- ...When you say "free" do you actually mean something else?
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Introduction
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------------
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GRRLIB is a C/C++ 2D/3D graphics library for Wii application developers. It is
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essentially a wrapper which presents a friendly interface to the Nintendo GX
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core.
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This document is written to be viewed with equal clarity in either a web browser
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or a text editor.
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As of v4.1.0, GRRLIB is supplied as a standard C/C++ library (aka. archive)
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called 'libgrrlib'. Because GRRLIB processes JPEG and PNG images, it requires
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the installation of the 'libjpeg' and 'libpngu' libraries. 'libpngu', in turn,
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requires 'libpng' and 'libpng' requires 'libz'. GRRLIB has FileIO functions
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to allow real-time loading and saving of graphical data, and thus requires
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'libfat'. GRRLIB also has the possibility to use TrueType fonts, so
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'libfreetype' is also required.
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```
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libgrrlib <- 2D/3D graphics library
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├── libfat <- File I/O
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├── libjpeg <- JPEG image processor
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├── libpngu <- Wii wrapper for libpng
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│ └── libpng <- PNG image processor
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│ └── libz <- Zip (lossless) compression (for PNG compression)
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└── libfreetype <- TrueType font processor
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```
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Developing for the Wii
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----------------------
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Do not progress until you have installed and configured devkitPro. Guides are
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and assistance are available at http://devkitpro.org/index.php
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If you have just performed a clean (re)install on your Windows PC, be sure to
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reboot before you continue.
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Downloading GRRLIB
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------------------
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You are invited to use "the latest Git master version" of GRRLIB at all times.
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The Git repository is located at: https://github.com/GRRLIB/GRRLIB
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There is a simple guide to "Using GitHub" later in this document.
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This document will presume that you have downloaded "the latest Git master
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version" to a directory called C:\grr
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Installing GRRLIB
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-----------------
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This guide is for Windows. If you are using Linux, I am going to presume you
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are smart enough to convert these instructions.
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```
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GRRLIB is supplied as source code
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libjpeg is supplied as source code
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libpngu is supplied as source code
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libpng is supplied as source code
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libz is supplied as source code
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libfreetype is supplied as source code
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libfat is supplied with devkitPro (i.e. preinstalled)
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```
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The easy way is to install GRRLIB and all the required libraries in a single
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command:
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```bash
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c:
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cd \grr\GRRLIB
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make clean all install
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```
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This process may take some time depending on the speed of your PC.
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If you used the method above the following steps are not required, GRRLIB is
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installed and you are ready to start developing Wii homebrew games.
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If you want, you could install the libz, libpng, libpngu, libjpeg and
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libfreetype libraries in a single command:
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```bash
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c:
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cd \grr\GRRLIB\lib
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make clean all install
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```
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Each library could also be installed individually:
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To install libz
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```bash
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c:
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cd \grr\GRRLIB\lib\zlib
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make clean all install
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```
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To install libpng
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```bash
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c:
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cd \grr\GRRLIB\lib\png
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make clean all install
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```
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To install libpngu
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```bash
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c:
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cd \grr\GRRLIB\lib\pngu
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make clean all install
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```
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To install libjpeg
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```bash
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c:
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cd \grr\GRRLIB\lib\jpeg
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make clean all install
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```
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To install libfreetype
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```bash
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c:
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cd \grr\GRRLIB\lib\freetype
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make clean all install
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```
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To install libgrrlib:
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```bash
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c:
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cd \grr\GRRLIB\GRRLIB
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make clean all install
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```
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Using GRRLIB
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------------
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After everything is installed, simply put
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```c
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#include <grrlib.h>
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```
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at the top of your .c/.cpp file and use the functions as required
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You will also need to add
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```make
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-lgrrlib -lfreetype -lfat -ljpeg -lpngu -lpng -lz
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```
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to the libs line in your makefile
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...Remember the order of the libraries is critical. You may (need to) insert
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other libraries in the middle of the list, you may need to add others to the
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start, or even the end - but do _not_ change the order of the libraries shown
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here.
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You do NOT need to place /anything/ in your application directory.
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If you would like to see a working example of this, you can look at the example
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found in: C:\grr\examples\template\source
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Upgrading to v4.1.0 From Previous Versions of GRRLIB
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----------------------------------------------------
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Older versions of GRRLIB, required a line such as:
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```c
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#include "../../../GRRLIB/GRRLIB/GRRLIB.h"
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```
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...to be placed at the top of each C file which uses GRRLB.
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Because GRRLIB is now installed as a system library, this must be replaced with:
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```c
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#include <grrlib.h>
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```
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Older versions of GRRLIB required the 'GRRLIB.h' and 'GRRLIB.c" files to be
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present in every project which uses GRRLIB.
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Because GRRLIB is now installed as a system library, these files are no longer
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required and must be erased.
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*WARNING* Be careful if you have edited (either of) these files.
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Older versions of GRRLIB "passed 'structs'" and therefore Textured Images were
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defined with:
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```c
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GRRLIB_texImg tex1, tex2;
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```
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Because GRRLIB now "passes 'pointers'" these definitions should be changed to:
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```c
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GRRLIB_texImg *tex1, *tex2;
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```
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With older versions of GRRLIB if the programmer (you) required access to the
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mode and frame information, you were required to add one or more of the
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following three lines:
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```c
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extern GXRModeObj *rmode;
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extern void *xfb[2];
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extern u32 fb;
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```
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Because GRRLIB now does this for you automatically, these lines must be removed
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from your code.
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Using GitHub
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------------
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GitHub allows the developers to submit changes to the code in such a way that
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these changes can be easily monitored, quickly merged together with other
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changes. and (if necessary) reverted.
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It also allows the power-users to gain access to the latest (often "in-test")
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features.
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To obtain the "cutting edge" codebase go to https://github.com/GRRLIB/GRRLIB/tree/master
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1. Create a directory to hold the code (e.g. C:\grr)
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2. Click the *Download ZIP* button if you don't have the proper tools installed on your PC or Clone the following URL https://github.com/GRRLIB/GRRLIB.git
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All official releases can be found here https://github.com/GRRLIB/GRRLIB/releases
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Credits
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-------
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#### Project Leader
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* NoNameNo
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#### Documentation
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* Crayon
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* BlueChip
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#### Lead Coder
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* NoNameNo
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#### Support Coders
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* Crayon
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* Xane
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* DragonMinded
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* BlueChip
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* elisherer
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#### Advisors
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* RedShade
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* Jespa
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Licence
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GRRLIB is released under the [MIT Licence](https://github.com/GRRLIB/GRRLIB/blob/master/LICENCE.TXT).
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If we had chosen the GPL licence you would be +forced+ (legally required) to release your source code.
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But in the spirit of "free as in FREE" we have left you with the +option+ to release your
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source code.
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We do +request+ that you tell others about us by naming our library (GRRLIB) in
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the credits of your game/application. And, if you +choose+ to do that, we
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encourage you to use our logo to achieve it; You can find our logo here:
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C:\grr\grrlib_logo.png
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and here:
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GRRLIB/GRRLIB/master/grrlib_logo.png
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