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sorry, for my stupidity, how do I compile this/ get it to work? I have linux if that helps anything.

Hello ctdabomb,

ctdabomb {l Wrote}:sorry, for my stupidity, how do I compile this/ get it to work? I have linux if that helps anything.

Open a terminal and run:

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cmake .
make

Then you can run ./meandmyshadow.

In order to compile you'll need these packages and their (-dev(el)):

* libSDL
* libSDL_image
* libSDL_ttf
* libSDL_mixer
* libSDL_gfx
* libcurl
* libarchive

If you encounter any problems please post them.
Note to self: Add README file to v0.2 release.

I don't see any files called make or cmake (first time I have ever done something like this)

Hello ctdabomb,

ctdabomb {l Wrote}:I don't see any files called make or cmake (first time I have ever done something like this)

These aren't files but commands.
But since you stated that this is your first time compiling it could be you don't have them installed.

Make sure you have cmake and make installed.
Open a terminal and navigate to the directory you extracted meandmyshadow in.
First run the command:

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cmake .

It will tell you if anything is missing, if there are no errors you can run:

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make

And then finally run meandmyshadow with:

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./meandmyshadow

I would like to make Linux binaries but not sure howto.
BTW, which distro do you use and do you use 32 or 64-bit?

32 bit. i also use wine if you make a windoze version

Hello ctdabomb,

ctdabomb {l Wrote}:32 bit. i also use wine if you make a windoze version

A Windows built would be even harder.

My plan was to make packages during the release candidate.
Which distro do you use, perhaps I can make a package for it using the openSUSE Build Service.

Sorry, I don't get what you are saying

what do i actually type into the terminal?
/home/ctdabomb/Downloads/meandmyshadow-0.2rc1 then what?

Hello ctdabomb,

ctdabomb {l Wrote}:Sorry, I don't get what you are saying

You said you used Linux, but that isn't enough information.
There are different distributions of Linux, wikipedia page: Linux_distribution
I for example use openSUSE, others may use Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Mint, PCLinuxOS, just to name a few.
I'm planning on making packages for each of these distro's. (Both .rpm as .deb)

ctdabomb {l Wrote}:what do i actually type into the terminal?
/home/ctdabomb/Downloads/meandmyshadow-0.2rc1 then what?

If you got the terminal window open you can navigate using the cd command.
So by running this command you will enter the meandmyshadow path:

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cd /home/ctdabomb/Downloads/meandmyshadow-0.2rc1

Followed by an enter, to let the command be executed.
Now you can continue with the other commands, write:

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cmake .

Followed by a enter.

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make

Followed by an enter

If it compiles without errors you can run:

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./meandmyshadow

I type in make and this is what I get
ctdabomb@ctdabomb-laptop:~$ make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
ctdabomb@ctdabomb-laptop:~$

Hello ctdabomb,

ctdabomb {l Wrote}:I type in make and this is what I get
ctdabomb@ctdabomb-laptop:~$ make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
ctdabomb@ctdabomb-laptop:~$

Seeing the start of the line ctdabomb@ctdabomb-laptop:~$ your in your home directory.
You'll need to change direcotry to /home/ctdabomb/Downloads/meandmyshadow-0.2rc1.
You can do this by entering:

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cd /home/ctdabomb/Downloads/meandmyshadow-0.2rc1

After that you'll have to run cmake . and then you can run make.

ctdabomb@ctdabomb-laptop:~/Downloads/meandmyshadow-0.2rc1$ make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
is what i get.
maybe I don't have make installed?

Hello ctdabomb,

ctdabomb {l Wrote}:is what i get.
maybe I don't have make installed?

You do have make installed since make is giving you that message.
But before you can run make you need to run:

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cmake .

This will, if there aren't any errors, create the Makefile which make can use.

Here is what I did:
I changed my directory
typed cmake
typed make
and then I got that error

Hello ctdabomb,

ctdabomb {l Wrote}:Here is what I did:
I changed my directory
typed cmake
typed make
and then I got that error

Sorry if it wasn't clear you have to run cmake . (cmake<space>[dot])

i got this error after cmake:
ctdabomb@ctdabomb-laptop:~/Downloads/meandmyshadow-0.2rc1$ cmake .
-- The C compiler identification is GNU
-- The CXX compiler identification is unknown
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc
m-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc -- works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
CMake Error: your CXX compiler: "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER-NOTFOUND" was not found. Please set CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER to a valid compiler path or name.
-- Looking for include files CMAKE_HAVE_PTHREAD_H
-- Looking for include files CMAKE_HAVE_PTHREAD_H - found
-- Looking for pthread_create in pthreads
-- Looking for pthread_create in pthreads - not found
-- Looking for pthread_create in pthread
-- Looking for pthread_create in pthread - found
-- Found Threads: TRUE
CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:70 (MESSAGE):
Could NOT find CURL (missing: CURL_LIBRARY CURL_INCLUDE_DIR)
Call Stack (most recent call first):
/usr/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/FindCURL.cmake:32 (FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS)
CMakeLists.txt:11 (Find_Package)


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

Hello ctdabomb,

ctdabomb {l Wrote}:...
Could NOT find CURL (missing: CURL_LIBRARY CURL_INCLUDE_DIR)
...

This means that libcurl-dev or libcurl-devel is not installed.
You should be able to install it using your system package manager.

okay I will install those

i think I got the right thing.
but when i typed cmake .
i got:
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:23 (message):
SDL not found !
does that mean I have to install a sdl something?

Hello ctdabomb,

ctdabomb {l Wrote}:SDL not found !
does that mean I have to install a sdl something?

Exactly, you need these packages of sdl:

* libSDL-dev
* libSDL_image-dev
* libSDL_ttf-dev
* libSDL_mixer-dev
* libSDL_gfx-dev

the last four are not in ubuntu software center. where else should I look to install them?

Hello ctdabomb,

ctdabomb {l Wrote}:the last four are not in ubuntu software center. where else should I look to install them?

Oh, Ubuntu seems to name them libsdl1.2-dev, libsdl_image1.2-dev, etc...

got them downloading! synaptic package manager had them!

Hello ctdabomb,

ctdabomb {l Wrote}:got them downloading! synaptic package manager had them!

Now try to compile again, I'm afraid you might run into a libarchive problem.

Yup, you were right.

CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:39 (message):
LIBARCHIVE not found !