Compiled on Ubuntu, playing, looks great!
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:07 pm
Hi All,Just wanted to say I've just been playing Pioneer and am amazed at the amount of stuff that's in there already. I doff my cap to the creator(s) :)Thought I'd try my hand at compiling from source on my old Ubuntu 9 (Karmic) Linux installation. I'm not very Linux-savvy so wasn't full of confidence! Anyway here's what I did, if it helps anyone.(1) Checked the Pioneer Wiki page with the compile instructions:[url]http://pioneerspacesim.net/wiki/index.php?title=Compiling_pioneer[/url] Checked to see if I had each of the required supporting packages that it mentions. Use the Package Manager to check (System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager). If I didn't have it installed already (green box if installed), I ticked the box and then installed it.libtool - packages libtool, libltdl7, libltdl-devsigc++-2.0 - packages libsigc++-2.0-0c2a, libsigc++-2.0devfreetype2 - packages libfreetype6, libfreetype6-devGL and GLU - packages libglu1-mesa, libglu1-mesa-devGLEW - packages libglew1.5, libglew1.5-devSDL 1.2 - packages libsdl1.2debian, libsdl1.2debian-alsa, libsdl1.2-devSDL_image - packages libsdl-image1.2, libsdl-image1.2-devalso, to get the source code:Subversion/SVN - packages libsvn1, subversionFortunately, most of the bigger packages above were already installed in my Ubuntu installation, though I got a bit stuck at sigc++2.0 until I realised I didn't have the "dev" package installed :)Once all those are installed on your system, open up a Terminal window (Applications > Accessories > Terminal) and find a likely directory to stick your game in. I would just stay in your /home/(myname) default home directory.Then, ensuring you have a net connection(!), enter the command given on the wiki page to get the files:
Code:
svn co [url]https://pioneer.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pioneer[/url]
It should download all the files from the SVN repository (clever eh?) Shouldn't take too long as they're not huge.Ok once all the files are downloaded you should be returned to the command prompt. Then type the commands given in the wiki:
Code:
./bootstrap./configuremake
and when that's all done, you're ready to play! It will have created a bunch of subdirectories, so just type:
Code:
./src/pioneer
and it should launch! That's what worked for me. Hope it's useful! :)auryx
Code:
svn co [url]https://pioneer.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pioneer[/url]
It should download all the files from the SVN repository (clever eh?) Shouldn't take too long as they're not huge.Ok once all the files are downloaded you should be returned to the command prompt. Then type the commands given in the wiki:
Code:
./bootstrap./configuremake
and when that's all done, you're ready to play! It will have created a bunch of subdirectories, so just type:
Code:
./src/pioneer
and it should launch! That's what worked for me. Hope it's useful! :)auryx