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ReXGlue SDK

Experimental SDK for statically recompiling Xbox 360 executables into portable C++23 that runs natively on Windows, Linux and macOS. Its rexglue CLI scaffolds a per-game CMake project and, from a TOML config, analyzes a XEX binary (import resolution, PDATA, block discovery, gap filling, jump resolution and call-target validation) before translating each PowerPC instruction into C++; a runtime derived from Xenia's emulator core, with D3D12 or Vulkan graphics, hosts the generated code. Generated functions are weak aliases that native C++ overrides or mid-function hooks can replace, so a port can be refined one function at a time.

Requirements and limitations

  • The README cautions that the project is in early development with breaking API changes, and the wiki calls it experimental and pre-1.0, not a turnkey way to play Xbox 360 games or an alternative to Xenia. Users must specify function boundaries, implement missing kernel imports and iterate on the codegen output; unresolved calls stop generation as validation errors unless --force is passed.
  • Release at review: v0.10.0, published 2026-08-21, with SDK archives for Windows amd64, Linux amd64/arm64 and macOS amd64/arm64; the default main branch holds that release, while nightly prereleases are built from the development branch, 24 commits ahead. Building needs a recursive clone, CMake 3.25+, Ninja and Clang 18+ or AppleClang 16+ on a 64-bit x86_64 or ARM64 host, and other compilers are rejected; the wiki's Windows setup uses Visual Studio 2022 with its Clang toolset and its Linux setup Clang 20+ with GTK3 headers.
  • Each project's TOML config points at the user's own Xbox 360 XEX; the SDK ships no game code. Documentation is the GitHub wiki, last edited 2026-06-04, whose status section still describes v0.3.x and calls the graphics, audio and input backends in flux.
  • LICENSE is a BSD-3-Clause text that credits Xenia-derived portions (GitHub reports NOASSERTION); submodules and the bundled PowerPC binutils executables keep their own licenses. The README disclaims affiliation with Microsoft and prohibits use for piracy. Ports built on it, such as the catalog's Skate 3 Recomp case, are reviewed separately; no XEX was recompiled.

About this entry

Type
Tool
Category
Game analysis tools
Relationship
Foundation tool
Targets
Binary · Game

Sources reviewed

The description was reviewed against primary sources. This does not establish runtime testing, security auditing or verified compatibility.

Primary sources

  1. README.md GitHub · rexglue/rexglue-sdk · Revision c94f5eb
  2. CMakeLists.txt#L1-L104 GitHub · rexglue/rexglue-sdk · Revision c94f5eb
  3. CMakePresets.json GitHub · rexglue/rexglue-sdk · Revision c94f5eb
  4. LICENSE GitHub · rexglue/rexglue-sdk · Revision c94f5eb
  5. .gitmodules GitHub · rexglue/rexglue-sdk · Revision c94f5eb
  6. https://github.com/rexglue/rexglue-sdk/releases/tag/v0.10.0
  7. https://github.com/rexglue/rexglue-sdk/wiki
  8. https://github.com/rexglue/rexglue-sdk/wiki/Getting-Started
  9. https://github.com/rexglue/rexglue-sdk/wiki/Codegen-Pipeline-Overview
  10. https://github.com/rexglue/rexglue-sdk/wiki/Function-Overrides
  11. https://github.com/rexglue/rexglue-sdk/wiki/Mid-ASM-Hooks