Which Compiler gets used to compile .py to .grf?

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Which Compiler gets used to compile .py to .grf?

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Hi,

I noticed in the source code of FIRS, that 91% of the newgrf is .py and 3% .js.
So how is this GRF getting compiled?
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Re: Which Compiler gets used to compile .py to .grf?

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TL;DR

python -> generated nml code -> nmlc compiler -> grf

More detail:

make -> python 'render_nml' entry point -> industry and cargo classes -> chameleon templates -> nmlc files -> combined nmlc file
make -> python 'render_lang' entry point -> lang files
make -> nmlc file + lang files -> nmlc compiler -> grf

make -> python 'render_docs' entry point -> chameleon templates -> html -> docs dir; filesystem operations -> js, css, img -> docs dir

grf + docs -> tar for distribution

There's also a python graphics pipeline, but it's mostly unused in FIRS.
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Re: Which Compiler gets used to compile .py to .grf?

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andythenorth wrote: python -> generated nml code -> nmlc compiler -> grf

More detail:

make -> python 'render_nml' entry point -> industry and cargo classes -> chameleon templates -> nmlc files -> combined nmlc file
make -> python 'render_lang' entry point -> lang files
make -> nmlc file + lang files -> nmlc compiler -> grf

make -> python 'render_docs' entry point -> chameleon templates -> html -> docs dir; filesystem operations -> js, css, img -> docs dir

grf + docs -> tar for distribution

There's also a python graphics pipeline, but it's mostly unused in FIRS.
Thanks, i only dont really understand were I can perform the action "make". Is there a special program for python or is it possible in for example Notepad++?
(Info: Im trying to make a Industry GRF, and want to use python for that, im not copying FIRS)
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Re: Which Compiler gets used to compile .py to .grf?

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PandaCode wrote:Thanks, i only dont really understand were I can perform the action "make". Is there a special program for python or is it possible in for example Notepad++?
'make' is GNU Make which consumes a makefile. https://www.gnu.org/software/make/

The makefile specifies rules for triggering python scripts, also nmlc, and other scripts like shell (which creates the tar and zip archives).

Make is used for convenience, but you don't need it. :)

The absolute simplest way to make the grf is to just write nml code in a program like Notepad++ or any text editor. This is then compiled with the nmlc compiler from https://newgrf-specs.tt-wiki.net/wiki/NML:Main

Adding python templating is convenient for making the nml easier to work with when programming. I wrote a guide with a simplified approach ;)
viewtopic.php?f=68&t=58390&hilit=python ... templating
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