Gigaleak source files for disassembly?

[Ayymoose]

Gigaleak source files for disassembly?

[mdtauk]

Including any leaked code, would be illegal, and would cause Nintendo to take action to take down the project.

For it to be legal, it needs to be a Clean Room decompilation and reverse engineering effort. Those contributing can't even glance at it.

[kemenaran]

Yep, exactly. This project doesn't (and can't) use knowledge acquired from leaked code.

From the Discord FAQ:

If you ever want to contribute to the LADX disassembly, do not ever look at leaked source code.
The LADX disassembly is a clean room reverse-engineered version of the code. It must not be tainted by functions or variables extracted from the > original source code – or even by external knowledge gained by looking at it.

FAQ: Does the leaked source code make the disassembly obsolete?

Absolutely not. Although the original source code can now be obtained by dubious means, the reverse-engineered code is still valuable.

The leaked source code is almost 30 years old. Judging by other leaks, it is likely a pile of poorly formatted source files, with lot of japanese, using > an obsolete toolchain of compilers.

Unlike the leaked code;

• The disassembled code is likely much better organized and clean;
• The functions and variables names are probably way easier to understand, and don't need lot of Japanese comments to be explained;
• The disassembled version uses a modern toolchain that can recompile the code easily.

In short, the disassembly is a better start for ROM hacks or research projects.