# MWCC: reconstructing the GameCube CodeWarrior compiler

> MWCC reconstructs six Windows x86 versions of the GameCube CodeWarrior compiler mwcceppc.exe. It maintains C and C++ source for the driver, frontend, optimizer and backend, then compares rebuilt objects, functions or executable hashes with the original version according to each build configuration.

- 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/rayanht/mwcc>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/rayanht/mwcc/blob/92f893fbcbb23d9833be5fc24ac9e069090f8729/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/mwcc-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/mwcc-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/mwcc-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Python 3.11 or newer, ninja and unshield are required; wibo runs the original compilers.
- **Prerequisites:** The build obtains original compiler executables and historical CodeWarrior components from the documented archives.
- **License:** CC0-1.0 license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/rayanht/mwcc/blob/92f893fbcbb23d9833be5fc24ac9e069090f8729/README.md>

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