[ INSTALL ] how to have the 2.0-rc6 running on linux ?

[_alexmyself]

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LIST OF EVERYTHING TO MAKE IT WORK [ ufoai_2.0-rc6 ]
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#make a directory to download/build the game
mkdir ufo_2.0-rc6_svn_4746

#go to this directory
cd ufo_2.0-rc6_svn_4746

#download source of 2.0-rc6 release 4746
svn co -r 4746 https://svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/ufoai/ufoai/tags/ufoai_2.0-rc6

#once downloaded a directory: "ufoai_2.0-rc6" must be present, contains a lot of things
#go to this directory
cd ufoai_2.0-rc6

#clean traces of any previous build
make clean

#compile the game
make src

#copy "ufo2map" from: "ufo_2_6_4746/ufoai_2.0-rc6/src/releasei386"
#in: "ufo_2_6_4746/ufoai_2.0-rc6/"
cp src/releasei386/ufo2map ./


#compile the maps
make maps


#copy: "ufo", " ref_glx.so", "ref_sdl.so", "snd_alsa.so", "snd_oss.so", "snd_arts.so", "snd_sdl.so"
#from: "ufo_2_6_4746/ufoai_2.0-rc6/src/releasei386"
#in: "ufo_2_6_4746/ufoai_2.0-rc6/"
cp src/release/i386/ufo ./
cp src/release/i386/ref_glx.so ./
cp src/release/i386/ref_sdl.so ./
cp src/release/i386/snd_alsa.so ./
cp src/release/i386/snd_oss.so ./
cp src/release/i386/snd_arts.so ./
cp src/release/i386/snd_sdl.so ./


#copy: "game.so"
#from: "ufo_2_6_4746/ufoai_2.0-rc6/src/releasei386"
#in: "ufo_2_6_4746/ufoai_2.0-rc6/base"
cp src/releasei386/game.so /base

#launch the game
./ufo

[ubequitz]

It looks like you managed to compile trunk, although the round not finishing issue you encountered is strange.

There are RPMs now available for RC6 and some work to get Debian packages ready is ongoing.

Did you check out the guide for compiling? http://ufo.myexp.de/wiki/index.php/Compile_for_Linux

You will find trunk is currently easier to get running since it uses automake. The build system in 2.0 branch is quite broken and requires a few manual steps. However 2.0 branch is the better single-player game at the moment (a few too many half-finished/half-broken features in trunk at the moment).

You might find you can get some help on the IRC channel: #ufo:ai on the server freenode  (although it can be quiet there during certain times of the day).

[_alexmyself]

thanks for reply, i'll come see you on irc when possible  
oh and yes i have followed getting source/compile from wiki

[_alexmyself]

i made a sort of tutorial in my first post and continue it when resolv problems
if anyone could help me don't hesitate post here
i've put the problems i encountered at the end of the procedure

[Mattn]

i've read your messages in our irc channel - you have to copy ufo2map to your path or to base/maps to compile the maps

[tsyma]

sorry
where possibly download compiled version (RC6)  for Linux?

[Mattn]

currently there is no compiled version for ufo:ai - but as the developers are mostly using linux, you can join the irc channel and we can send you binaries - there will be binaries for 2.0 final

[tsyma]

currently there is no compiled version for ufo:ai - but as the developers are mostly using linux, you can join the irc channel and we can send you binaries - there will be binaries for 2.0 final

I must thank you for your answer.

I try compile source independently. if arose problems : i join to irc

[_alexmyself]

IT WORKS !!!!!!!!!    
a bit barbarian method but it works....

finally it look likes just an install miss in makefile
if someone could help make things cleaner (isolated game needed files, modify makefile..)

[Mattn]

we have a new bulid system in our current developement version - in trunk - which uses autoconf. if you want to port it - feel free to do so :-D

[_alexmyself]

i think port this is totally impossible for me...
now the game run but i would like clean everything not needed because at the moment this is 937.8mo weight

maps is the bigger ~500mo
i'll try remove from it but it really helps if someone could tell me which files or files types the game need

[_alexmyself]

it's the normal size

[MartinG]

I just installed Fedora Core 6, have no idea how Linux works, so can somebody please explain to me how I can compile the files I downloaded? All the posts in this thread went right over my head, and I'd really like to play this game.

[_alexmyself]

you  just have to open a terminal (or console or command line, choose name you want) and input each line of the first post, those which doesn't begin by '#'.
normally it will build a functionnal 2rc6

[MartinG]

you  just have to open a terminal (or console or command line, choose name you want) and input each line of the first post, those which doesn't begin by '#'.
normally it will build a functionnal 2rc6

Thanks!