Mingw compilation

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)

• Download and install MinGW-3.1.0-1.exe into the directory 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

• 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 of mingw (c:\mingw\home\XXX\ where XXX is the username)

• 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 :

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

• 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 glob2-0.8.19 glob2_release

• Download Globulation 2 from cvs (as anonymous for example):

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

mv glob2 glob2_cvs

• In order for compiling to work properly, run the following commands:

cd glob2_release

(note there is a . at the end of this 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 .

cp ../glob2_cvs/bootstrap .

• 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"

• In the same file, find:

LIBS="$LIBS -logg -lwsock32"

and replace with:

LIBS="$LIBS -lwsock32 /lib/libvorbisfile.a /lib/libvorbis.a /lib/libogg.a"

• 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:

strip ./src/glob2.exe

Compiling from CVS

• Download Globulation 2 from cvs (as anonymous for example):

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

• Before compiling glob2, run these commands:

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 .

• Open 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"

• In the same file, find:

LIBS="$LIBS -logg -lwsock32"

and replace with:

LIBS="$LIBS -lwsock32 /lib/libvorbisfile.a /lib/libvorbis.a /lib/libogg.a"

• 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:

strip ./src/glob2.exe

• Finally, to get the data, maps, and campaigns needed to play the game, run the following commands:

./syncdata

./syncmaps

Testing Globulation 2 on windows

• Download glob2_windows_runtime.tar.bz2

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

• Extract it with :

tar jxf glob2_windows_runtime.tar.bz2

• Copy the folders data/, maps/, and campaigns/ and the file AUTHORS 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 :)