# dolsocketlibrary: reconstructing Dolphin networking libraries

> dolsocketlibrary reconstructs the Dolphin Network Base Package ip and dvdeth libraries in C. Its build configuration generates Ninja and objdiff inputs for comparing release and debug objects with the original GameCube library objects.

- 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/Cuyler36/dolsocketlibrary>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Cuyler36/dolsocketlibrary/blob/e02356692695e64429dd70dc421a4a71a493e9c8/configure.py>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/dolsocketlibrary-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/dolsocketlibrary-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/dolsocketlibrary-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Target library objects under baserom/release and baserom/debug.
- **Prerequisites:** GameCube Metrowerks GC/1.2.5n compiler, Python and Ninja.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Cuyler36/dolsocketlibrary/blob/e02356692695e64429dd70dc421a4a71a493e9c8/configure.py>
2. <https://github.com/Cuyler36/dolsocketlibrary/blob/e02356692695e64429dd70dc421a4a71a493e9c8/src/ip/IP.c>

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