remove old scripts for pre-package setup

Flake lock file updates:

• Updated input 'finalize':
    'path:finalize?lastModified=1&narHash=sha256-qQn272f8Z4QhQV2reyd9v0GtypYgnTrOqEiewWnSGJY%3D' (1970-01-01)
  → 'path:finalize?lastModified=1&narHash=sha256-BZgu7%2B/RV9Gy1xo/icz5kd2fKCa3Zow%2BZz6MJWzpgMM%3D' (1970-01-01)
• Updated input 'hax-nur':
    'github:ihaveamac/nur-packages/f612d64a4136c3a4820e37ed50cefb6460dde857' (2026-01-01)
  → 'github:ihaveamac/nur-packages/8ebcd637fd5cd8e673c8e01ed408bf206f9d4f9b' (2026-01-11)
• Updated input 'hax-nur/treefmt-nix':
    'github:numtide/treefmt-nix/dec15f37015ac2e774c84d0952d57fcdf169b54d' (2025-12-30)
  → 'github:numtide/treefmt-nix/0c445aa21b01fd1d4bb58927f7b268568af87b20' (2026-01-10)
• Updated input 'nixpkgs':
    'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/16c7794d0a28b5a37904d55bcca36003b9109aaa' (2026-01-02)
  → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/3146c6aa9995e7351a398e17470e15305e6e18ff' (2026-01-10)

.gitignore

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 bin/linux/save3ds_fuse
 cstins/
 testing-class.py
+*.local
 
 # macOS
 .DS_Store
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ venv/
 **/__pycache__/
 *.pyc
 *.egg-info/
+*.whl
 
 # JetBrains
 .idea/

MANIFEST.in

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 recursive-include custominstall/bin/*
 include custominstall/title.db.gz
+include custominstall/TaskbarLib.tlb
+include custominstall/custom-install-finalize.3dsx

README.md

@@ -12,19 +12,28 @@ Installs a title directly to an SD card for the Nintendo 3DS. Originally created
 3. Extract and run ci-gui. Read `windows-quickstart.txt`.
 
 ### With installed Python
-Note for Windows users: Enabling "Add Python 3.X to PATH" is **NOT** required! Python is installed with the `py` launcher by default.
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> Windows users: Enabling "Add Python 3.X to PATH" is **NOT** required! Python is installed with the `py` launcher by default.
 
 1. [Dump boot9.bin and movable.sed](https://ihaveamac.github.io/dump.html) from a 3DS system.
-2. Download the repo ([zip link](https://github.com/ihaveamac/custom-install/archive/safe-install.zip) or `git clone`)
-3. Install the packages:
-  * Windows: Double-click `windows-install-dependencies.py`
-    * Alternate manual method: `py -3 -m pip install --user -r requirements-win32.txt`
-  * macOS/Linux: `python3 -m pip install --user -r requirements.txt`
-4. Run `custominstall.py` with boot9.bin, movable.sed, path to the SD root, and CIA files to install (see Usage section).
-5. Download and use [custom-install-finalize](https://github.com/ihaveamac/custom-install/releases) on the 3DS system to finish the install.
+2. Install the packages:
+  * Windows: `py -3 -m pip install --user --upgrade https://github.com/ihaveamac/custom-install/archive/refs/heads/python-package.zip`
+  * macOS/Linux: `python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade https://github.com/ihaveamac/custom-install/archive/refs/heads/python-package.zip`
+
+To run the GUI:
+* Windows: `py -3 -m custominstall.gui`
+* macOS/Linux: `python3 -m custominstall.gui`
+
+To run the command line version:
+* Windows: `py -3 -m custominstall`
+* macOS/Linux: `python3 -m custominstall`
 
 ## Setup
-Linux users must build [wwylele/save3ds](https://github.com/wwylele/save3ds) and place `save3ds_fuse` in `bin/linux`. Install [rust using rustup](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install), then compile with: `cargo build --release --no-default-features`. The compiled binary is located in `target/release/save3ds_fuse`, copy it to `bin/linux`.
+Linux users must build [wwylele/save3ds](https://github.com/wwylele/save3ds) and place `save3ds_fuse` in one of these places:
+* A directory in `PATH`
+* In `custominstall/bin/linux`
+* Set the environment variable `CUSTOM_INSTALL_SAVE3DS_PATH` to the `save3ds_fuse` binary
 
 movable.sed is required and can be provided with `-m` or `--movable`.
 
@@ -55,9 +64,9 @@ Use `-h` to view arguments.
 
 Examples:
 ```
-py -3 custominstall.py -b boot9.bin -m movable.sed --sd E:\ file.cia file2.cia
-python3 custominstall.py -b boot9.bin -m movable.sed --sd /Volumes/GM9SD file.cia file2.cia
-python3 custominstall.py -b boot9.bin -m movable.sed --sd /media/GM9SD file.cia file2.cia
+py -3 -m custominstall -b boot9.bin -m movable.sed --sd E:\ file.cia file2.cia
+python3 -m custominstall -b boot9.bin -m movable.sed --sd /Volumes/GM9SD file.cia file2.cia
+python3 -m custominstall -b boot9.bin -m movable.sed --sd /media/GM9SD file.cia file2.cia
 ```
 
 ## GUI
@@ -66,26 +75,14 @@ A GUI is provided to make the process easier.
 ### GUI Setup
 Linux users may need to install a Tk package:
 - Ubuntu/Debian: `sudo apt install python3-tk`
-- Manjaro/Arch: `sudo pacman -S tk`
-
-Install the requirements listed in "Summary", then run `ci-gui.py`.
+- Arch: `sudo pacman -S tk`
 
 ## Development
 
 ### Building Windows standalone
 
-Using a 32-bit version of Python is recommended to build a version to be distributed.
-
-A [virtual environment](https://packaging.python.org/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/#creating-a-virtual-environment) is recommended to isolate the packages from system directories. The build script `make-standalone.bat` assumes that the dependencies are in PATH.
-
-Install the dependencies, plus cx-Freeze. In a virtual environment, the specific Python version doesn't need to be requested.
-```batch
-pip install cx-freeze -r requirements-win32.txt
-```
-
-Copy `custom-install-finalize.3dsx` to the project root, this will be copied to the build directory and included in the final archive.
-
-Run `make-standalone.bat`. This will run cxfreeze and make a standalone version at `dist\custom-install-standalone.zip`
+> [!WARNING]
+> This section is OUTDATED and currently does not work with the Python package setup.
 
 ## License/Credits
 [save3ds by wwylele](https://github.com/wwylele/save3ds) is used to interact with the Title Database (details in `bin/README`).

custominstall/gui.py

@@ -230,8 +230,12 @@ class InstallResults(tk.Toplevel):
         else:
             message = 'Nothing was installed.'
 
-        if install_state['installed'] and copied_3dsx:
-            message += '\n\ncustom-install-finalize has been copied to the SD card.'
+        if install_state['installed']:
+            if copied_3dsx:
+                message += '\n\ncustom-install-finalize has been copied to the SD card.'
+            else:
+                message += ('\n\nNote: custom-install-finalize was not copied.\n'
+                            'You can either manually copy the 3dsx to your SD card, or use GodMode9 to finish the install.')
 
         if application_count >= 300:
             message += (f'\n\nWarning: {application_count} installed applications were detected.\n'
@@ -601,6 +605,8 @@ class CustomInstallGUI(ttk.Frame):
             if status:
                 self.status_label.config(text=line)
 
+            print(log_msg)
+
     def show_error(self, message):
         mb.showerror('Error', message, parent=self.parent)
 

finalize/flake.lock

@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1767364772,
-        "narHash": "sha256-fFUnEYMla8b7UKjijLnMe+oVFOz6HjijGGNS1l7dYaQ=",
+        "lastModified": 1768032153,
+        "narHash": "sha256-6kD1MdY9fsE6FgSwdnx29hdH2UcBKs3/+JJleMShuJg=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "16c7794d0a28b5a37904d55bcca36003b9109aaa",
+        "rev": "3146c6aa9995e7351a398e17470e15305e6e18ff",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {

finalize/flake.nix

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     devShells.x86_64-linux = rec {
       custom-install-finalize = pkgs.mkShell.override { stdenv = pkgs.devkitNix.stdenvARM; } {};
       cif = custom-install-finalize;
+      default = custom-install-finalize;
     };
 
     packages.x86_64-linux = rec {
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
         '';
       };
       cif = custom-install-finalize;
+      default = custom-install-finalize;
     };
   };
 }

flake.lock

@@ -1,5 +1,63 @@
 {
   "nodes": {
+    "devkitNix": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "finalize",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1766539742,
+        "narHash": "sha256-F6OeM2LrLo2n+Xg5XU4udQR/vuWWrDMKxXRzNXE2ClQ=",
+        "owner": "bandithedoge",
+        "repo": "devkitNix",
+        "rev": "c97f9880737716085e78009cba6bf85ad104628b",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "bandithedoge",
+        "repo": "devkitNix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "finalize": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "devkitNix": "devkitNix",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1,
+        "narHash": "sha256-BZgu7+/RV9Gy1xo/icz5kd2fKCa3Zow+Zz6MJWzpgMM=",
+        "path": "finalize",
+        "type": "path"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "path": "finalize",
+        "type": "path"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-utils": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1731533236,
+        "narHash": "sha256-l0KFg5HjrsfsO/JpG+r7fRrqm12kzFHyUHqHCVpMMbI=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "11707dc2f618dd54ca8739b309ec4fc024de578b",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "hax-nur": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -8,11 +66,11 @@
         "treefmt-nix": "treefmt-nix"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1767302708,
-        "narHash": "sha256-uCSEH/PR5/JxwuMayB4fMcOhOCT7I6BzWp7EtEYYjFQ=",
+        "lastModified": 1768151313,
+        "narHash": "sha256-qcMLsdACTlFHltziBAsS1r09cVZyp5fUR16//mIhLIs=",
         "owner": "ihaveamac",
         "repo": "nur-packages",
-        "rev": "f612d64a4136c3a4820e37ed50cefb6460dde857",
+        "rev": "8ebcd637fd5cd8e673c8e01ed408bf206f9d4f9b",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -24,11 +82,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1767364772,
-        "narHash": "sha256-fFUnEYMla8b7UKjijLnMe+oVFOz6HjijGGNS1l7dYaQ=",
+        "lastModified": 1768032153,
+        "narHash": "sha256-6kD1MdY9fsE6FgSwdnx29hdH2UcBKs3/+JJleMShuJg=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "16c7794d0a28b5a37904d55bcca36003b9109aaa",
+        "rev": "3146c6aa9995e7351a398e17470e15305e6e18ff",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -61,11 +119,27 @@
     },
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
+        "finalize": "finalize",
         "hax-nur": "hax-nur",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
         "pyctr": "pyctr"
       }
     },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "treefmt-nix": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -74,11 +148,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1767122417,
-        "narHash": "sha256-yOt/FTB7oSEKQH9EZMFMeuldK1HGpQs2eAzdS9hNS/o=",
+        "lastModified": 1768031762,
+        "narHash": "sha256-b2gJDJfi+TbA7Hu2sKip+1mWqya0GJaWrrXQjpbOVTU=",
         "owner": "numtide",
         "repo": "treefmt-nix",
-        "rev": "dec15f37015ac2e774c84d0952d57fcdf169b54d",
+        "rev": "0c445aa21b01fd1d4bb58927f7b268568af87b20",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {

flake.nix

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
     pyctr.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     hax-nur.url = "github:ihaveamac/nur-packages/master";
     hax-nur.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    finalize.url = "path:finalize";
+    finalize.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
   };
 
   outputs =
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@
       nixpkgs,
       pyctr,
       hax-nur,
+      finalize,
     }:
     let
       systems = [
@@ -43,5 +46,35 @@
       packages = forAllSystems (
         system: nixpkgs.lib.filterAttrs (_: v: nixpkgs.lib.isDerivation v) self.legacyPackages.${system}
       );
+
+      apps = forAllSystems (
+        system:
+        let
+          pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; };
+        in
+        {
+          gui = {
+            type = "app";
+            program = "${self.packages.${system}.custominstall}/bin/custominstall-gui";
+          };
+        }
+        // (
+          if system == "x86_64-linux" then
+            # this only works on x86_64-linux due to devkitNix only working there
+            {
+              update-finalize = {
+                type = "app";
+                program =
+                  (pkgs.writeShellScript "update-finalize" ''
+                    set -x
+                    finalize=${inputs.finalize.packages.${system}.custom-install-finalize}/custom-install-finalize.3dsx
+                    cp --no-preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps $finalize custominstall/custom-install-finalize.3dsx
+                  '').outPath;
+              };
+            }
+          else
+            { }
+        )
+      );
     };
 }

make-standalone.bat

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-mkdir build
-mkdir dist
-python setup-cxfreeze.py build_exe --build-exe=build\custom-install-standalone
-mkdir build\custom-install-standalone\bin
-copy TaskbarLib.tlb build\custom-install-standalone
-copy bin\win32\save3ds_fuse.exe build\custom-install-standalone\bin
-copy bin\README build\custom-install-standalone\bin
-copy custom-install-finalize.3dsx build\custom-install-standalone
-copy title.db.gz build\custom-install-standalone
-copy extras\windows-quickstart.txt build\custom-install-standalone
-copy extras\run_with_cmd.bat build\custom-install-standalone
-copy LICENSE.md build\custom-install-standalone
-python -m zipfile -c dist\custom-install-standalone.zip build\custom-install-standalone

pyproject.toml

@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ find = {namespaces = false}
 
 # is it even possible to make these OS-specific with pyproject.toml?
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
-custominstall = ["bin/darwin/save3ds_fuse", "bin/win32/save3ds_fuse.exe"]
+custominstall = ["bin/darwin/save3ds_fuse", "bin/win32/save3ds_fuse.exe", "TaskbarLib.tlb", "title.db.gz", "custom-install-finalize.3dsx"]

setup-cxfreeze.py

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import sys
-from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable
-
-if sys.platform == 'win32':
-    executables = [
-        Executable('ci-gui.py', target_name='ci-gui-console'),
-        Executable('ci-gui.py', target_name='ci-gui', base='Win32GUI'),
-    ]
-else:
-    executables = [
-        Executable('ci-gui.py', target_name='ci-gui'),
-    ]
-
-setup(
-    name = "ci-gui",
-    version = "2.1b4",
-    description = "Installs a title directly to an SD card for the Nintendo 3DS",
-    executables = executables
-)

windows-install-dependencies.py

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# This is meant to be double-clicked from File Explorer.
-
-# This doesn't import pip as a module in case the way it's executed changes, which it has in the past.
-# Instead we call it like we would in the command line.
-
-from subprocess import run
-from os.path import dirname, join
-from sys import executable
-
-root_dir = dirname(__file__)
-
-run([executable, '-m', 'pip', 'install', '--user', '-r', join(root_dir, 'requirements-win32.txt')])
-input('Press enter to close')