Compile IDA 7.0 plugins from SDK using cygwin make for Windows

computerline · May 9, 2019

While there’re easy to just run make from Linux or MacOS to compile IDA plugin, in Windows, they got much off error, so after I modify sdk to success compile on Windows, I notes here for who need it. Hope it help.

First of all, need to install cygwin as is required to use unix make https://www.cygwin.com/, in IDA7, could use cygwin64, install make package from cygwin package manager.
Add Cywin path to the system variable PATH (Control Panel / System / Advanced System Settings / Tab Advanced / Enviroment Ariables …)

Code:

C:\cygwin64\bin

or in the Command Prompt

Code:

set PATH=C:\cygwin64\bin;%PATH%

After settup, you could test the command by run C:\cygwin64\cygwin.bat from driver and call the make command.

Second, install Visual Studio 2017 (I use Enterprise Version), Window SDK 10.0.10240.0, Windows C++ Build 15 for Visual Studio, Windows Kit 10
Install perl for Windows and add it binary to PATH environment.

Install Python 2.7 x64 for Windows.
Third, modify some make file.
allmake.mak
Line 119 – 428

Code:

else ifdef __X64__						 # Visual Studio for AMD64
 
  COMPILER_NAME=vc
 
  ifdef __VC8__
 
	SDK_LIB1=/LIBPATH:"$(MSSDK)lib/x64"
 
  else
 
	SDK_LIB1=/LIBPATH:"$(WSDK_LIB)um/x64"
 
	SDK_LIB2=/LIBPATH:"$(WSDK_LIB)ucrt/x64"
 
  endif
 
  TARGET_PROCESSOR_NAME=x64
 
CC	  ="$(MSVCDIR)bin/amd64/cl.exe"

Line 442 – 447

Code:

endif
 
  _LIBRTL="$(MSVCDIR)lib/amd64"
 
  LINKOPTS_EXE=/LIBPATH:$(_LIBRTL) $(SDK_LIB1) $(SDK_LIB2) $(_LNK_EXE_MAP) $(LNDEBUG) $(LNKERREP)
 
  LINKOPTS=$(LNOUTDLL) $(LINKOPTS_EXE) $(_LSHOW)
 
  #_LINKER =$(LDEXE) _v _l"$(MSVCDIR)bin/amd64/link.exe"
 
  _LINKER ="$(MSVCDIR)bin/amd64/link.exe"
 
  #CCL	 =$(LDEXE) _v _l$(CC) _a"/link $(LINKOPTS_EXE) $(CCL_LNK_OPT) $(_LDFLAGS)" $(CFLAGS)
 
  CCL	 =$(CC) /link $(LINKOPTS_EXE) $(CCL_LNK_OPT) $(_LDFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)

Line 468

Code:

AR	  =$(RS)ar$(BS) _e.at _v _l"$(MSVCDIR)bin/amd64/lib.exe" $(_LBSHOW) $(AROPT)
 
Line 492
 
LINKOPTS_EXE=/LIBPATH:$(MSVCARMDIR)lib/armv4 /LIBPATH:$(ARMSDK)lib/armv4 $(LNDEBUG)
 
Line 523 – 530
 
ifdef __VC8__
 
	SDK_LIB1=/LIBPATH:"$(MSSDK)lib"
 
  else
 
	SDK_LIB1=/LIBPATH:"$(WSDK_LIB)um/x86"
 
	SDK_LIB2=/LIBPATH:"$(WSDK_LIB)ucrt/x86"
 
  endif
 
  TARGET_PROCESSOR_NAME=x86
 
CC	  ="$(MSVCDIR)bin/cl.exe"

Line 544 – 548

Code:

LDFLAGS+=$(_LDFLAGS)
 
  LINKOPTS_EXE=/LIBPATH:"$(_LIBRTL)" "$(SDK_LIB1)" "$(SDK_LIB2)" $(_LNK_EXE_MAP) $(LNDEBUG) /LARGEADDRESSAWARE /DYNAMICBASE
 
  LINKOPTS=$(LNOUTDLL) $(LINKOPTS_EXE) $(_LSHOW) $(LNDEBUG)
 
  #_LINKER =$(LDEXE) _l"$(MSVCDIR)bin/link.exe"
 
  _LINKER ="$(MSVCDIR)bin/link.exe"
 
  #CCL	 =$(LDEXE) _v _l$(CC) _a"/link $(LINKOPTS_EXE) $(LDFLAGS)" $(CFLAGS)
 
  CCL	 =$(CC) /link $(LINKOPTS_EXE) $(LDFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)
 
Line 574
 
  AR	  =$(RS)ar$(BS) _e.at _v _l"$(MSVCDIR)bin/lib.exe" $(_LBSHOW) $(AROPT)

default.mak
Line 31

Code:

shortdospath=$(subst \,/,$(shell cygpath -d $(1) 2>/dev/null))

Line 44 – 47

Code:

 export WSDKPATH
 
	#ifeq (,$(wildcard $(WSDKPATH)))
 
	#  $(error Windows SDK not found in $(wildcard $(WSDKPATH)) (see defaults.mk))
 
	#endif

Line 53 – 56

Code:

export WSDK_INCLUDE
 
	#ifeq (,$(wildcard $(WSDK_INCLUDE)))
 
	#  $(error Windows SDK version $(WSDKVER) not found (see defaults.mk))
 
	#endif

Line 60 – 63

Code:

  export WSDK_LIB
 
	#ifeq (,$(wildcard $(WSDK_LIB)))
 
	#  $(error Windows SDK version $(WSDKVER) not found (see defaults.mk))
 
	#endif

makeenv_vc.mak
Line 6 – 11

Code:

ifneq ($(__VC8__)$(__VC10__),)
 
  SDK_INCLUDE1=/I"$(MSSDK)Include"
 
else
 
  SDK_INCLUDE1=/I"$(WSDK_INCLUDE)um"
 
  SDK_INCLUDE2=/I"$(WSDK_INCLUDE)shared"
 
  SDK_INCLUDE3=/I"$(WSDK_INCLUDE)ucrt"

Line 57

Code:

/I"$(MSVCDIR)Include"

Open the Visual Studio Command Prompt x64 Console, run cygwin.bat from C:\cygwin64\cygwin.bat, cd to idasdk70 directory

Code:

make env

the x64_win_vc_32.cfg will be created in the sdk directory, if you want to build all plugins, you could run

Code:

./bin/idamake.pl

To compile ida64 plugins use the command

Code:

export __EA64__ = 1
 
  make env
 
make NDEBUG=1 __NT__=1 __EA64__=1

or you can cd to plugins directory and compile plugin yo want.

I attach the modified sdk below.

P/S: IDA 7.0 has a bug while debug x86 pe (on windows 10 build after 2017), it crash and not show any error, this error can be fix by comment line 394 in winbase_debmod.cpp and rebuild the win32_user.dll

Code:

bool ntdll_vec_t::add(eanat_t addr, size_t sz, HANDLE h)
{
	   if ( has(addr) ) 
			 return false;
 
		// max number of ntdlls: ntdll32.dll and ntdll.dll
		//QASSERT(1491, size() < 2); // <-- line 394
		ntdll_range_t &r = push_back();
		r.start = addr;
		r.end = addr + sz;
		r.handle = h;
		return true;
}

IDAPython could be build, only need modify some .i file to exclude the error.

samoray · Jun 1, 2019

Thank you @ computerline for this article, It's very handy, I hope you dont mind if I share this in another forum.

computerline · Jun 2, 2019

samoray said:
Thank you @ computerline for this article, It's very handy, I hope you dont mind if I share this in another forum.

yes, you could share it, very nice if it help for you or someone

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