[Nel] Compiling under Linux

Mon, 19 Feb 2001 18:52:51 +0100

Tels wrote:
+> 
+> Freetype.org is down, I could not reach it for several days/weeks.
+> 
+> http://www.sourceforge.org/projects/freetype/ seems to be the new
+> url.
+
+Try the american mirror web site at http://freetype.sourceforge.net/, you
+will have access to the all the project home page.
+
+I updated the INSTALL and configure.in file to change tha FreeType
+homepage.
+
+
+> StlPort: Do I need to make it, or is simple unzipping enough? If yes,
+> please document this, the make takes for ever ;o) Also, for stlport,
+> there is no "make install" for unix. Does this matter?
+
+NeL is using the SGI iostreams, so i'm afraid that you will have to compile
+it.
+
+
+> I also run low on diskspace due to stlport ... is there anyway to cut
+> down the size after making it?
+
+you could do a 'make -f gcc.mak clean' to delete all the ojects files,
+it doesn't delete the library files ...
+
+
+> #checking for freetype-config... no
+> #configure: error: Cannot find freetype-config: check your path.
+> #    FreeType 2 library is needed to compile NeL (www.freetype.org).
+> 
+> Ugh, this file does not get installed, and only resides in the build dir
+> of freetype (which I was to delete).
+
+That's weird, it works fine for me :o)
+
+The installation line is in the builds/unix/install.mk file (line 51),
+Are you sure that the installation directory (ex: /usr/local/bin) is
+in your path ?
+
+> So I copied it in the nel pat, but root does not have "." in it's path.
+> Now I try configure as user and get this:
+
+The script is looking for freetype-config script in your path, it will change
+nothing to put in the NeL directoty, if it isn't in your path ;-)
+
+
+> The build process needs to be MUCH easier, if this game will ever come of
+> for Linux. Nobodies going to fiddle for 3 hours with it....or did I get it
+> wrong and level one is named "./configure" ? ;-P
+
+Thanks for your suggestion :-)
+
+We actually working on improving the documentation and build process, so it
+"migth" be easier in a near future ;-)
+
+
+Cedric.
+
+
+