Fix Switch OTA launcher self-update via a bootstrap NRO.

A running launcher cannot replace its own NRO on sdmc/FAT; stage the new
binary and chainload a tiny helper from romfs to swap it in before loading
the game.
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Andrew Quenehen
2026-08-06 09:59:01 -03:00
parent dd503706b0
commit 3fae3088ca
9 changed files with 204 additions and 9 deletions
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#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# One-shot OTA bootstrap NRO (copied into the main launcher's romfs).
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.SUFFIXES:
ifeq ($(strip $(DEVKITPRO)),)
.PHONY: all
all:
@echo "DEVKITPRO not set — bootstrap builds with the launcher only."
@false
else
TOPDIR ?= $(CURDIR)
include $(DEVKITPRO)/libnx/switch_rules
TARGET := ota-bootstrap
BUILD := build
SOURCES := .
INCLUDES := include
ROMFS :=
APP_TITLE := gen1recomp OTA
APP_AUTHOR := bryanthaboi, port by andrewqsantos
APP_VERSION := 0.0.0
ARCH := -march=armv8-a+crc+crypto -mtune=cortex-a57 -mtp=soft -fPIE
CFLAGS := -g -Wall -O2 -ffunction-sections $(ARCH) $(DEFINES)
CFLAGS += $(INCLUDE) -D__SWITCH__
ASFLAGS := -g $(ARCH)
LDFLAGS = -specs=$(DEVKITPRO)/libnx/switch.specs -g $(ARCH) -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map)
LIBS := -lnx
LIBDIRS := $(LIBNX)
ifneq ($(BUILD),$(notdir $(CURDIR)))
export OUTPUT := $(CURDIR)/$(TARGET)
export TOPDIR := $(CURDIR)
export VPATH := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))
export DEPSDIR := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
CFILES := $(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.c)))
export LD := $(CC)
export OFILES := $(CFILES:.c=.o)
export INCLUDE := $(foreach dir,$(INCLUDES),-I$(CURDIR)/$(dir)) \
$(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include) \
-I$(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
export LIBPATHS := $(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-L$(dir)/lib)
export APP_ICON := $(LIBNX)/default_icon.jpg
export NROFLAGS += --icon=$(APP_ICON)
export NROFLAGS += --nacp=$(CURDIR)/$(TARGET).nacp
.PHONY: $(BUILD) clean all
all: $(BUILD)
$(BUILD):
@[ -d $@ ] || mkdir -p $@
@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(BUILD) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile
clean:
@echo clean ...
@rm -fr $(BUILD) $(TARGET).nro $(TARGET).nacp $(TARGET).elf
else
.PHONY: all
DEPENDS := $(OFILES:.o=.d)
all: $(OUTPUT).nro
$(OUTPUT).nro: $(OUTPUT).elf $(OUTPUT).nacp
$(OUTPUT).elf: $(OFILES)
-include $(DEPENDS)
endif
endif
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/*
* Tiny one-shot helper: swap a staged launcher NRO into place, then load the game.
* The main OTA launcher chainloads here because a running NRO cannot replace itself
* on sdmc/FAT.
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#if defined(__SWITCH__)
#include <switch.h>
#endif
#define INSTALL_DIR "sdmc:/switch/gen1recomp"
#define STAGED INSTALL_DIR "/gen1recomp.nro.staged"
#define LAUNCHER INSTALL_DIR "/gen1recomp.nro"
#define GAME INSTALL_DIR "/gen1recomp-game.nro"
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
(void)argc;
(void)argv;
#if defined(__SWITCH__)
remove(LAUNCHER);
if (rename(STAGED, LAUNCHER) != 0) {
return 1;
}
Result rc = envSetNextLoad(GAME, GAME);
if (R_FAILED(rc)) return 1;
return 0;
#else
fprintf(stderr, "ota-bootstrap: host stub (would rename %s -> %s, load %s)\n", STAGED, LAUNCHER,
GAME);
return 0;
#endif
}