Mingw compilation

This page explains how to compile globulation2 on windows using mingw.

For any problems or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact me. Ion bidon

Remark : globulation2 does not compiles 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.

Compile globulation2 on windows using mingw

1. install MinGW-3.1.0-1.exe in a directory (Mingw download page)
   -install it for example in c:\mingw (warning! don't use spaces or capitals for the installation directory)
2. install MSYS-1.0.10.exe in the same directory (Mingw download page)
   -follow the steps of the installer and at the end it will ask you in a console if you have mingw installed. You must say yes and after, indicate the directory where it is installed.
   -for example if you install MinGW in C:\mingw and MSYS in C:\mingw aswell, then continue with post install, select yes when asking if MinGW is installed, and input C:/mingw
3. install msysDTK-1.0.1.exe in the same directory that you installed mingw and msys (Mingw download page)
4. download glob2_required_libs_mingw.tar.bz2 from http://globulation2.org/dev/glob2_required_libs_mingw.tar.bz2 and put them in the home directory in mingw (for example C:\mingw\home\XXX\ where XXX is the username)
5. double click the Msys icon that has been placed on your desktop
6. 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 /

7. download boost c++ precompiled libraries :

   wget http://viral.media.mit.edu/releases/boost-1.33.1-mingw-bin.tar.gz

8. 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

9. download glob2 cvs (as anonymous for example) :

   export CVS_RSH="ssh" && cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.savannah.nongnu.org:/sources/glob2 co glob2

10. prerequisites before compiling glob2 :

    mv /usr/bin/mingw32-make.exe /usr/bin/make.exe && cd glob2

    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 .

    change in configure.in :
    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS"
       with
    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS -I/usr/include/freetype2"
    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS `sdl-config --libs` -lSDL_ttf"

11. compiling glob2 (don't worry about the warnings) :

    ./bootstrap && ./configure && make

12. To make the executable smaller :

    strip ./src/glob2.exe

Test globulation2 on windows :

1. download glob2_windows_runtime.tar.bz2

   wget http://globulation2.org/dev/glob2_windows_runtime.tar.bz2

2. extract it with :

   tar jxf glob2_windows_runtime.tar.bz2

3. go in the glob2 directory where you have compiled glob2 and type

   ./syncdata

   ./syncmaps

4. copy the content of glob2/data/ to glob2_runtime/data/
5. copy the content of glob2/maps/ to glob2_runtime/maps/
6. copy glob2.exe which is in the src directory (glob2/src/) to glob2_runtime/
7. run glob2.exe from the glob2_runtime directory and play :)