# Dolphin SDK 2004 Libraries: decompiling GameCube SDK archives

> Dolphin SDK 2004 Libraries reconstructs the built code libraries of the April 20, 2004 Dolphin SDK as C and assembly sources. Its build process extracts the user's .a archives with DTK and builds the supported libraries; the project reports several libraries still in progress.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Binary
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/doldecomp/dolsdk2004>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/doldecomp/dolsdk2004/blob/2328b4164b1a98422a2255d83ce9a5a7548990cc/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/dolphin-sdk-2004-libraries-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/dolphin-sdk-2004-libraries-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/dolphin-sdk-2004-libraries-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Copies of the Dolphin SDK .a archives, build-essential and binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu are required.
- **Scope:** The repository covers the SDK's built code libraries; axfx, gx and vi are in progress.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/doldecomp/dolsdk2004/blob/2328b4164b1a98422a2255d83ce9a5a7548990cc/README.md>

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