Ubuntu 7.10 SVN issues / comments

[spiffariffic]

As I compiled the SVN (11862) I had a few issues, most of which I resolved. I followed the instructions on HowTo:Compile_from_SVN

I attempted to compile 4 times, the last one it worked.

The first compile the problem was with the GPP C++ compiler (don't know if that's the right term) I installed G++ and all was well.

Most of the problems with compiling were with not having the right packages. Second try I didn't have the expat-dev package.

Third try, because I didn't have the libpng3, I used the

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--with-png-inc=<DIR>

but I didn't have the right dir, but I found it eventually (my mistake there).

Fourth (finally) it worked with the command line

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$ ./configure --with-data-dir=/home/mike/vs/data4.x/ --with-png-inc=/usr/include/libpng12/ --enable-debug

I also had a problem with make, but after a quick look on the forums here, discovered more packages I was missing.

libvorbis + dev
libsdl-mixer + dev -Then after finishing I then read this isn't used anymore http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/forum ... php?t=9510.

When I compiled I didn't have any of the inetutils installed, but there were no camplaints (to my knowledge) with the compile or make.

Once all was finished there, I ran the game. It worked (yay!), but a few things were odd.

Make didn't create vssetup. (I'm stumped on this one)

When I ran the game it wasn't fullscreen (vegastrike.config had been set for fullscreen) The game was in a corner of my screen, keeping the mouse only in there. I could still see everything else on the screen it didn't cover. Also the resolution of the screen didn't change. maybe something I missed somewhere?

The final problem is the game doesn't recognize the keypad, when I run the game from the terminal it displays in the middle of the other stuff on program startup

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Loading a starsystem
Loading Star System Special/EmptyNo such special key: keypad-enter
No such special key: keypad-minus
No such special key: keypad-plus
No such special key: keypad-divide
No such special key: keypad-multiply
No such special key: keypad-8
No such special key: keypad-2
No such special key: keypad-5
No such special key: keypad-4
No such special key: keypad-6
No such special key: pause
No such special key: keypad-3
No such special key: keypad-9
No such special key: keypad-7
No such special key: keypad-1

With num lock it acts as the number keys (top of keyboard) and the regular +-*/ without numlock it ignores the number.

Other than those tiny complaints, the game looks good and plays good (I haven't tested sound yet). I'd like to make a few changes to the HowTo:Compile_from_SVN page but I don't want to play around with it without asking first (and knowing what to change).

[loki1950]

As the no vssetup i have a feeling that you don't have GTK2.0-dev but troll through the configure log to make sure windowed mode is the default and will always be that when ever there is an update to it.so check if you have that dev package and

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make vssetup

did you get the other binaries i usually get about 8 of them that NUM lock thing is just the way that keyboards are handled in Linux/Unix.

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[spiffariffic]

Aha! That got it. Re compiled, now with the GTK2.0, ran make (first for vssetup, then everything else) again. vssetup works and the game is fullscreen now.

I'm curious as to what the inetutils is used for and why it's part of the HowTo:Compile_from_SVN wiki page

I'll add a few useful packages to the wiki page:

GTK2.0-dev
libvorbis + dev
expat-dev

Then I will see what else I can find and probably raid the bug triage forum. Maybe I'll even play the game

[loki1950]

Great now you are set for to build the next update
Have fun

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