This page explains how to compile Globulation 2 on windows using mingw.
Note: Globulation 2 does not compile with mingw gcc versions 3.2.3, 2.95.3-8 and 3.4.2. But don't worry, gcc version 3.3.1 works and is included in glob2_required_libs_mingw.tar.bz2.
Setting up mingw
(Warning! For the first 3 steps, all install directories must be the exact same. Do not use spaces or capitals for the installation directory. For this guide, we will use the default c:\mingw) |
- Next, download and install MSYS-1.0.10.exe in the same directory as MinGW (c:\mingw). At the end of the installation, it will ask you if you want to continue with the post-install. Select yes, and yes again when it ask if you have mingw installed. When it ask you to indicate the directory where it is installed, type in c:/mingw (yes, with a forward slash as the program prefers it that way).
- And lastly, download and install msysDTK-1.0.1.exe in the same directory as mingw and msys (c:\mingw)
Compiling Prerequisites
- Double click the MSYS icon that has been placed on your desktop during MSYS's installation.
- Go in the directory where you put the glob2_required_libs_mingw.tar.bz2 (for example cd ~) and untar the libraries like this :
tar jxf glob2_required_libs_mingw.tar.bz2 -C / |
- Download boost c++ precompiled libraries :
- Manually install boost c++ with the following commands:
tar zxf boost-1.33.1-mingw-bin.tar.gz |
mv boost/include/boost-1_33_1/boost /usr/include && mv boost/lib/* /usr/lib |
- To allow the important command "make" to run, use the following command:
mv /usr/bin/mingw32-make.exe /usr/bin/make.exe |
Compiling Globulation 2
Compiling from released source code
- Download and extract the release to c:\mingw\home\XXX\ (where XXX is the username), then run:
mv glob2-0.8.xx glob2_release |
- Open glob2_release/configure.in and find:
CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS" |
- and replace with:
CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS -I/usr/include/freetype2" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS `sdl-config --libs` -lSDL_ttf" |
-
LIBS="$LIBS -logg -lwsock32" |
- and replace with:
LIBS="$LIBS -logg -lwsock32 /lib/libvorbisfile.a /lib/libvorbis.a /lib/libogg.a" |
- In order for compiling to work properly, open the mingw console, and run the following commands:
- (note there is a . at the end of the following command)
cp /usr/bin/SDL.dll /usr/bin/libvorbis-0.dll /usr/bin/libogg-0.dll /usr/bin/libvorbisenc-2.dll /usr/bin/libfreetype-6.dll . |
- Go to the bootstrap file, right click, hit save page as, save it to your computer, the move it to the folder glob2_release (in c:\mingw\home\xxx\glob2_release)
- Now to start compiling globulation 2. Don't worry about the warnings. If something is wrong, it will grind to a halt and it will let you know why:
./bootstrap && ./configure && make |
- To make the executable smaller in size, run the following command:
Compiling from Mercurial
- Download Globulation 2 from mercurial:
- Open glob2/configure.in and find:
CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS" |
- and replace with:
CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS -I/usr/include/freetype2" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS `sdl-config --libs` -lSDL_ttf" |
-
LIBS="$LIBS -logg -lwsock32" |
- and replace with:
LIBS="$LIBS -logg -lwsock32 /lib/libvorbisfile.a /lib/libvorbis.a /lib/libogg.a" |
- Before compiling glob2, run these commands from the mingw console:
cp /usr/bin/SDL.dll /usr/bin/libvorbis-0.dll /usr/bin/libogg-0.dll /usr/bin/libvorbisenc-2.dll /usr/bin/libfreetype-6.dll . |
- Now to start compiling globulation 2. Don't worry about the warnings. If something is wrong, it will grind to a halt and it will let you know why:
./bootstrap && ./configure && make |
- To make the executable smaller in size, run the following command:
- Finally, to get the data, maps, and campaigns needed to play the game, run the following commands:
Testing Globulation 2 on windows
- Download glob2_windows_runtime.tar.bz2
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tar jxf glob2_windows_runtime.tar.bz2 |
- Copy the folders data/, maps/, and campaigns/ and the files AUTHORS and COPYING to glob2_runtime/, overwriting any existing files
- Copy glob2.exe which is in the src directory (glob2/src/) to glob2_runtime/
- Run glob2.exe from the glob2_runtime directory and play :)