Make Script

Since the update in January 2024, NoirVisor can be built using a python script. In comparison to the batch script, python script can parallelize the compilation of NoirVisor and thereby the performance in building NoirVisor can be significantly boosted.

Preparation

The minimal version of python required for building is 3.9 since the script is using typing syntax to help reading the codes.
Download Python from Python's official website.

Make Commands

Synopsis

make <parameters>

Here is a list of parameters:

Parameter	Description
/j	Enable parallel compilation.
/platform	Specify the target platform.
/target	Specify what the script will compile.
/v	Enable verbose output. Useful for debugging.

Parallel Compilation

Specifying /j option will enable parallel compilation. Please note that there is no option to control the maximum number of simultaneous tasks.

Verbose Output

To debug the make script, you may specify /v option to see verbose output.

Platform

There are three platform keywords: win7x64, win11x64 and uefix64. Currently, uefix64 is not supported.
Default is win7x64.

Target

The available keywords depend on the platform specified.

• If platform is win7x64 or win11x64, available keywords are: hypervisor, disassembler, snprintf.
• If platform is uefix64, available keywords are: hypervisor, loader, disassembler, snprintf.

Target hypervisor builds the NoirVisor itself. Target disassembler builds the zydis disassembler library, a required library for decoding instructions. Target snprintf builds the c99-snprintf string format library, a required library for debug logging. Target loader builds the booting program that runs NoirVisor as Type-I hypervisor. This is only available on baremetal platforms.

Default is hypervisor.