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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The following script takes care of downloading and compiling Flightgear from the cvs repositories with just one command execution for both 32 and 64 Debian based systems (Debian, Ubuntu). Pre-existing installed version (if any) of Flightgear are not touched at all since the script builds and installs everything under the directory within it is launched. | The following script takes care of downloading and compiling Flightgear from the cvs repositories with just one command execution for both 32-bit and 64-bit Debian based systems (Debian, Ubuntu). Pre-existing installed version (if any) of Flightgear are not touched at all since the script builds and installs everything under the directory within it is launched. | ||
Necessary packages are installed via the apt-get system while libraries not included in the repositories are downloaded and compiled on the fly (i.e. [[Plib]], [[Simgear]] and [[OSG]]). | Necessary packages are installed via the apt-get system while libraries not included in the repositories are downloaded and compiled on the fly (i.e. [[Plib]], [[Simgear]] and [[OSG]]). | ||
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===Launching Fgrun=== | ===Launching Fgrun=== | ||
For many users it's more comfortable having Flighgear launched by the graphical utiliy | For many users it's more comfortable having Flighgear launched by the graphical utiliy Fgrun wich is installed as well in the same folder. You have to launch the ''run_fgrun.sh'' command, for example: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
cd ~/fgfs | cd ~/fgfs | ||
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===Launching FGCOM=== | ===Launching FGCOM=== | ||
FGCOM is the system used by flightgear to simulate radio communications between users. Launch it using the ''run_fgcom.sh'' command: | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
cd ~/fgfs | cd ~/fgfs | ||
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Here we are, no fear, if you wish to use programs from the cvs/svn repositories, you will face anytime compilation errors that will prevent you to have a working copy of one or more of the programs provided by this script. What can be the causes that prevent us from a successful compiling? As far as I know this: | Here we are, no fear, if you wish to use programs from the cvs/svn repositories, you will face anytime compilation errors that will prevent you to have a working copy of one or more of the programs provided by this script. What can be the causes that prevent us from a successful compiling? As far as I know this: | ||
# Software developers introduce a new functionality with a new piece of code that prevents the compilation under your architecture, this can happen working with cvs/svn sources. | # Software developers introduce a new functionality with a new piece of code that prevents the compilation under your architecture, this can happen working with cvs/svn sources. | ||
# The program refuses to compile because of a divergence in the libraries it depends. For example can happen the Flightgear does not compile because | # The program refuses to compile because of a divergence in the libraries it depends. For example can happen the Flightgear does not compile because OSG has been modified, while OSG itself compiles fine, FG won't. | ||
# One or more repositories are down and you can't get the library you need. (Both from cvs/svn or apt-get) | # One or more repositories are down and you can't get the library you need. (Both from cvs/svn or apt-get) | ||