Add instructions and fixes for arch-based linux distros

Makefile

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ INCLUDE_CFLAGS  = -I . -I include -I include/libc  -I include/PR -I include/sys
 INCLUDE_CFLAGS += -I $(LIBULTRA_DIR)/src/gu -I $(LIBULTRA_DIR)/src/libc -I $(LIBULTRA_DIR)/src/io  -I $(LIBULTRA_DIR)/src/sc
 INCLUDE_CFLAGS += -I $(LIBULTRA_DIR)/src/audio -I $(LIBULTRA_DIR)/src/os
 
-ASFLAGS        = -march=vr4300 -32 -G0 $(ASM_DEFINES) $(INCLUDE_CFLAGS)
+ASFLAGS        = -march=vr4300 -32 -G0 -mabi=32 $(ASM_DEFINES) $(INCLUDE_CFLAGS)
 OBJCOPYFLAGS   = -O binary
 
 # Pad to 12MB if matching, otherwise build to a necessary minimum of 1.004MB
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ setup:
 #Installing the splat dependencies
 	$(V)$(PYTHON) -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 	$(V)$(PYTHON) ver/splat/update_baserom_names.py
-	$(V)make -C $(TOOLS_DIR)
+	$(V)$(MAKE) -C $(TOOLS_DIR)
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
@@ -376,13 +376,16 @@ clean_assets:
 cleanall:
 	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
 
-distclean: clean
+distclean_symbols: clean
 	rm -rf $(ASM_DIRS)
 	rm -rf $(BIN_DIRS)
 	rm -f $(SYMBOLS_DIR)/*auto.$(REGION).$(VERSION).txt
 	rm -f ver/$(BASENAME).$(REGION).$(VERSION).ld
 
-distcleanall: cleanall
+distclean: distclean_symbols
+	$(MAKE) -C tools distclean
+
+distcleanall_symbols: cleanall
 	rm -rf asm
 	rm -rf assets
 	rm -f $(SYMBOLS_DIR)/*auto.*.txt
@@ -397,8 +400,11 @@ distcleanall: cleanall
 	rm -f $(SYMBOLS_DIR)/*auto.us.v80.txt
 	rm -f $(SYMBOLS_DIR)/*auto.pal.v80.txt
 
+distcleanall: distcleanall_symbols
+	$(MAKE) -C tools distclean
+
 #When you just need to wipe old symbol names and re-extract
-cleanextract: distclean extract
+cleanextract: distclean_symbols extract
 
 #Put the build folder into expected for use with asm-differ. Only run this with a matching build.
 expected: verify

README.md

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ As of August 12, 2025, this is our current score:
 
 ## Dependencies
 
+### For Ubuntu/Debian based distros
+
 - `gcc`, Version 8.0 or higher
 - `make`, Version 4.2 or higher
 - `python3`
@@ -24,6 +26,14 @@ As of August 12, 2025, this is our current score:
 
 `sudo apt install build-essential pkg-config git python3 python3-pip binutils-mips-linux-gnu python3-venv libpcre2-dev libpcre2-8-0`
 
+### For Arch based distros
+
+`sudo pacman -Syu --needed base-devel pkgconf git python python-pip python-virtualenv pcre2`
+
+For binutils you can [install this package from the AUR](!https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mips64-elf-binutils)
+
+`yay -Syu mips64-elf-binutils`
+
 ## Setup / Building
 
 1. Install the dependencies

tools/Makefile

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ dkr_assets_tool: $(dkr_assets_tool_OBJ_FILES)
 
 recomp:
 	@echo "Fetching Recomp..."
-	wget https://github.com/decompals/ido-static-recomp/releases/download/v1.2/ido-5.3-recomp-${DETECTED_OS}.tar.gz
+	curl -O -L https://github.com/decompals/ido-static-recomp/releases/download/v1.2/ido-5.3-recomp-${DETECTED_OS}.tar.gz
 	mkdir -p $(RECOMP_DIR)
 	tar xf ido-5.3-recomp-${DETECTED_OS}.tar.gz -C $(RECOMP_DIR)
 	$(RM) ido-5.3-recomp-${DETECTED_OS}.tar.gz

tools/get-binutils.sh

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # --- Useful Variables --- #
 
 # This is the specific binutils version that will be downloaded
-binutils=binutils-2.36
+binutils=binutils-2.46.0
 
 # Where the built files will end up. 
 # If this directory doesn't already exist it will be created automatically.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ mkdir $tempFolder
 cd $tempFolder
 
 PRINT_STEP 1 "DOWNLOADING BINUTILS FROM GNU.ORG"
-wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/$binutils.tar.xz
+curl -L -O ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/$binutils.tar.xz
 
 PRINT_STEP 2 "EXTRACTING TAR FILE"
 tar -xf $binutils.tar.xz
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ PRINT_STEP 5 "INSTALLING BUILT FILES"
 INSTALL_FILE ar $binFolder
 INSTALL_FILE objcopy $binFolder
 INSTALL_FILE objdump $binFolder
+RENAME_AND_INSTALL_FILE strip-new $binFolder strip
 RENAME_AND_INSTALL_FILE as-new $gasFolder as
 RENAME_AND_INSTALL_FILE ld-new $ldFolder ld