* initial wiki

* reduce code in linux build script

* make steamnetworkingsockets.cpp compile (Win + Linux)

README.md

@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ You can find the original README here: [README.md](./z_original_repo_files/READM
 ---
 
 ## How to use the emu
-You can find instructions here: [README.release.md](./post_build/README.release.md)
+You can find instructions here: [README.release.md](./post_build/README.release.md)  
+
+You can helper scripts and tools mentioned here in this wiki: https://github.com/otavepto/gbe_fork/wiki/Emu-helpers
 
 ---
 ---
@@ -159,8 +161,13 @@ Arguments you can pass to this script:
 
 >>>>>>>>>  ___
 
-* `-tool-itf` prevent building the tool `find_interfaces`:
-* `-tool-lobby`: prevent building the tool `lobby_connect`:
+* `-tool-itf` prevent building the tool `find_interfaces`
+* `-tool-lobby`: prevent building the tool `lobby_connect`
+
+>>>>>>>>>  ___
+
+* `+lib-netsockets-32` *(experimental)*: build a standalone networking sockets library (32-bit)
+* `+lib-netsockets-64` *(experimental)*: build a standalone networking sockets library (64-bit)
 
 <br/>
 
@@ -200,10 +207,15 @@ Arguments you can pass to this script:
 
 >>>>>>>>>  ___
 
-* `-tool-itf-32`: prevent building the tool 32-bit `find_interfaces`:
-* `-tool-itf-64`: prevent building the tool 64-bit `find_interfaces`:
-* `-tool-lobby-32`: prevent building the tool 32-bit `lobby_connect`:
-* `-tool-lobby-64`: prevent building the tool 64-bit `lobby_connect`:
+* `-tool-itf-32`: prevent building the tool 32-bit `find_interfaces`
+* `-tool-itf-64`: prevent building the tool 64-bit `find_interfaces`
+* `-tool-lobby-32`: prevent building the tool 32-bit `lobby_connect`
+* `-tool-lobby-64`: prevent building the tool 64-bit `lobby_connect`
+
+>>>>>>>>>  ___
+
+* `+lib-netsockets-32` *(experimental)*: build a standalone networking sockets library (32-bit)
+* `+lib-netsockets-64` *(experimental)*: build a standalone networking sockets library (64-bit)
 
 ---
 

build_linux.sh

@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ BUILD_TOOL_FIND_ITFS64=1
 BUILD_TOOL_LOBBY32=1
 BUILD_TOOL_LOBBY64=1
 
+BUILD_LIB_NET_SOCKETS_32=0
+BUILD_LIB_NET_SOCKETS_64=0
+
 # < 0: deduce, > 1: force
 PARALLEL_THREADS_OVERRIDE=-1
 
@@ -65,6 +68,10 @@ for (( i=1; i<=$#; i++ )); do
     BUILD_TOOL_LOBBY32=0
   elif [[ "$var" = "-tool-lobby-64" ]]; then
     BUILD_TOOL_LOBBY64=0
+  elif [[ "$var" = "+lib-netsockets-32" ]]; then
+    BUILD_LIB_NET_SOCKETS_32=1
+  elif [[ "$var" = "+lib-netsockets-64" ]]; then
+    BUILD_LIB_NET_SOCKETS_64=1
   elif [[ "$var" = "-verbose" ]]; then
     VERBOSE=1
   elif [[ "$var" = "clean" ]]; then
@@ -358,6 +365,10 @@ function build_for () {
     return 1;
   }
 
+  local out_dir="${out_filepath%/*}"
+  [[ "$out_dir" = "$out_filepath" ]] && out_dir='.'
+  mkdir -p "$out_dir"
+
   # https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/developer_guide/gcc-using-libraries#gcc-using-libraries_using-both-static-dynamic-library-gcc
   # https://linux.die.net/man/1/ld
   if [[ $VERBOSE = 1 ]]; then
@@ -406,8 +417,6 @@ echo; echo;
 
 if [[ "$BUILD_LIB32" = "1" ]]; then
   echo // building shared lib libsteam_api.so - 32
-  [[ -d "$build_root_32" ]] || mkdir -p "$build_root_32"
-
   all_src_files=(
     "${release_src[@]}"
     "controller/*.c"
@@ -418,8 +427,6 @@ fi
 
 if [[ "$BUILD_CLIENT32" = "1" ]]; then
   echo // building shared lib steamclient.so - 32
-  [[ -d "$build_root_32" ]] || mkdir -p "$build_root_32"
-
   all_src_files=(
     "${release_src[@]}"
     "controller/*.c"
@@ -430,8 +437,6 @@ fi
 
 if [[ "$BUILD_TOOL_LOBBY32" = "1" ]]; then
   echo // building executable lobby_connect_x32 - 32
-  [[ -d "$build_root_tools/lobby_connect" ]] || mkdir -p "$build_root_tools/lobby_connect"
-
   all_src_files=(
     "${release_src[@]}"
     "$tools_dir/lobby_connect/lobby_connect.cpp"
@@ -442,15 +447,22 @@ fi
 
 if [[ "$BUILD_TOOL_FIND_ITFS32" = "1" ]]; then
   echo // building executable generate_interfaces_file_x32 - 32
-  [[ -d "$build_root_tools/find_interfaces" ]] || mkdir -p "$build_root_tools/find_interfaces"
-
   all_src_files=(
     "$tools_dir/generate_interfaces/generate_interfaces.cpp"
   )
   build_for 1 1 "$build_root_tools/find_interfaces/generate_interfaces_file_x32" '' all_src_files 
   last_code=$((last_code + $?))
 fi
 
+if [[ "$BUILD_LIB_NET_SOCKETS_32" = "1" ]]; then
+  echo // building shared lib steamnetworkingsockets.so - 32
+  all_src_files=(
+    "networking_sockets_lib/steamnetworkingsockets.cpp"
+  )
+  build_for 1 0 "$build_root_dir/networking_sockets_lib/steamnetworkingsockets.so" '' all_src_files 
+  last_code=$((last_code + $?))
+fi
+
 
 ### x64 build
 cleanup
@@ -464,8 +476,6 @@ echo; echo;
 
 if [[ "$BUILD_LIB64" = "1" ]]; then
   echo // building shared lib libsteam_api.so - 64
-  [[ -d "$build_root_64" ]] || mkdir -p "$build_root_64"
-
   all_src_files=(
     "${release_src[@]}"
     "controller/*.c"
@@ -476,8 +486,6 @@ fi
 
 if [[ "$BUILD_CLIENT64" = "1" ]]; then
   echo // building shared lib steamclient.so - 64
-  [[ -d "$build_root_64" ]] || mkdir -p "$build_root_64"
-
   all_src_files=(
     "${release_src[@]}"
     "controller/*.c"
@@ -488,8 +496,6 @@ fi
 
 if [[ "$BUILD_TOOL_LOBBY64" = "1" ]]; then
   echo // building executable lobby_connect_x64 - 64
-  [[ -d "$build_root_tools/lobby_connect" ]] || mkdir -p "$build_root_tools/lobby_connect"
-
   all_src_files=(
     "${release_src[@]}"
     "$tools_dir/lobby_connect/lobby_connect.cpp"
@@ -500,15 +506,22 @@ fi
 
 if [[ "$BUILD_TOOL_FIND_ITFS64" = "1" ]]; then
   echo // building executable generate_interfaces_file_x64 - 64
-  [[ -d "$build_root_tools/find_interfaces" ]] || mkdir -p "$build_root_tools/find_interfaces"
-
   all_src_files=(
     "$tools_dir/generate_interfaces/generate_interfaces.cpp"
   )
   build_for 0 1 "$build_root_tools/find_interfaces/generate_interfaces_file_x64" '' all_src_files 
   last_code=$((last_code + $?))
 fi
 
+if [[ "$BUILD_LIB_NET_SOCKETS_64" = "1" ]]; then
+  echo // building shared lib steamnetworkingsockets64.so - 64
+  all_src_files=(
+    "networking_sockets_lib/steamnetworkingsockets.cpp"
+  )
+  build_for 0 0 "$build_root_dir/networking_sockets_lib/steamnetworkingsockets64.so" '' all_src_files 
+  last_code=$((last_code + $?))
+fi
+
 
 # cleanup
 cleanup

build_win.bat

@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ set /a BUILD_EXPCLIENT_EXTRA_64=0
 set /a BUILD_TOOL_FIND_ITFS=1
 set /a BUILD_TOOL_LOBBY=1
 
+set /a BUILD_LIB_NET_SOCKETS_32=0
+set /a BUILD_LIB_NET_SOCKETS_64=0
+
 :: < 0: deduce, > 1: force
 set /a PARALLEL_THREADS_OVERRIDE=-1
 
@@ -78,6 +81,10 @@ set /a VERBOSE=0
     set /a BUILD_TOOL_FIND_ITFS=0
   ) else if "%~1"=="-tool-lobby" (
     set /a BUILD_TOOL_LOBBY=0
+  ) else if "%~1"=="+lib-netsockets-32" (
+    set /a BUILD_LIB_NET_SOCKETS_32=1
+  ) else if "%~1"=="+lib-netsockets-64" (
+    set /a BUILD_LIB_NET_SOCKETS_64=1
   ) else if "%~1"=="-j" (
     call :get_parallel_threads_count %~2 || (
       call :err_msg "Invalid arg after -j, expected a number"
@@ -371,6 +378,14 @@ if %BUILD_TOOL_LOBBY% equ 1 (
   echo: & echo:
 )
 
+:: networking sockets lib (x32)
+if %BUILD_LIB_NET_SOCKETS_32% equ 1 (
+  call :compile_networking_sockets_lib_32 || (
+    set /a last_code+=1
+  )
+  echo: & echo:
+)
+
 endlocal & set /a last_code=%last_code%
 
 
@@ -466,6 +481,14 @@ if %BUILD_EXPCLIENT_EXTRA_64% equ 1 (
   echo: & echo:
 )
 
+:: networking sockets lib (x64)
+if %BUILD_LIB_NET_SOCKETS_64% equ 1 (
+  call :compile_networking_sockets_lib_64 || (
+    set /a last_code+=1
+  )
+  echo: & echo:
+)
+
 endlocal & set /a last_code=%last_code%
 
 
@@ -609,6 +632,18 @@ endlocal & exit /b %_exit%
   )
 endlocal & exit /b %_exit%
 
+:compile_networking_sockets_lib_32
+  setlocal
+  echo // building library steamnetworkingsockets.dll - 32
+  set src_files="networking_sockets_lib\steamnetworkingsockets.cpp" 
+  call :build_for 1 0 "%build_root_dir%\networking_sockets_lib\steamnetworkingsockets.dll" src_files
+  set /a _exit=%errorlevel%
+  if %_exit% equ 0 (
+    call :change_dos_stub 1 "%build_root_dir%\networking_sockets_lib\steamnetworkingsockets.dll"
+    call "%signer_tool%" "%build_root_dir%\networking_sockets_lib\steamnetworkingsockets.dll"
+  )
+endlocal & exit /b %_exit%
+
 
 
 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: x64
@@ -689,6 +724,18 @@ endlocal & exit /b %_exit%
   )
 endlocal & exit /b %_exit%
 
+:compile_networking_sockets_lib_64
+  setlocal
+  echo // building library steamnetworkingsockets64.dll - 64
+  set src_files="networking_sockets_lib\steamnetworkingsockets.cpp" 
+  call :build_for 0 0 "%build_root_dir%\networking_sockets_lib\steamnetworkingsockets64.dll" src_files
+  set /a _exit=%errorlevel%
+  if %_exit% equ 0 (
+    call :change_dos_stub 0 "%build_root_dir%\networking_sockets_lib\steamnetworkingsockets64.dll"
+    call "%signer_tool%" "%build_root_dir%\networking_sockets_lib\steamnetworkingsockets64.dll"
+  )
+endlocal & exit /b %_exit%
+
 
 
 :err_msg