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  "description_en": "linker_pc reconstructs the fastfile linker distributed with the Call of Duty 4 mod tools from its shipped 2008 executable. The recovered source builds a 32-bit Windows tool that reads zone CSV files and writes .ff fastfiles, using specified MSVC flags to preserve x87 floating-point behavior.",
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  "name": "linker_pc: reconstructing the Call of Duty 4 fastfile linker",
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    "Visual Studio 2019 or later with the x86 C++ toolset and CMake 3.21 or later are required.",
    "Run the executable from the Call of Duty 4 mod-tools bin directory; it imports the mod tools' d3dx9_34.dll and mss32.dll."
  ],
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    "需要 Visual Studio 2019 或更新版本的 x86 C++ 工具集，以及 CMake 3.21 或更新版本。",
    "程序须从《Call of Duty 4》模组工具的 bin 目录运行，并依赖其中的 d3dx9_34.dll 与 mss32.dll。"
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