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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The following script takes care of downloading and compiling | The following script takes care of downloading and compiling FlightGear from the git 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 in which 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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=== List of compiled programs === | === List of compiled programs === | ||
The script is able to download and compile: | The script is able to download and compile: | ||
* | * FlightGear (And all the data needed to use it) | ||
* [[Fgrun]] | * [[Fgrun]] | ||
* [[FGCOM]] | * [[FGCOM]] | ||
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The script is maintained in the FlightGear main repository. Remember to update this script whenever a new FlightGear version is released, so that you'll be able to download the latest stable revision. | The script is maintained in the FlightGear main repository. Remember to update this script whenever a new FlightGear version is released, so that you'll be able to download the latest stable revision. | ||
There is also another option for building | There is also another option for building FlightGear and all its dependencies in an automated fashion, please refer to: http://geoffmclane.com/fg/fgfs-052.htm | ||
== Instructions == | == Instructions == | ||
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sh download_and_compile.sh | sh download_and_compile.sh | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
Once | Once the script is finished, you will successfully get all the programs installed in the ~/fgfs directory. | ||
=== Launching FlightGear === | === Launching FlightGear === | ||
To run your new git installation of | To run your new git installation of FlightGear you have to launch the ''run_fgfs.sh'' command under the same folder, for example: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
cd ~/fgfs | cd ~/fgfs | ||
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=== Launching Fgrun === | === Launching Fgrun === | ||
For many users it's more comfortable having | For many users it's more comfortable having FlightGear launched by the graphical utility Fgrun which 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 | 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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=== Launching Atlas === | === Launching Atlas === | ||
Atlas provides a map for | Atlas provides a map for FlightGear, use it launching: ''run_atlas.sh'' | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
cd ~/fgfs | cd ~/fgfs | ||
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=== Launching Terrasync === | === Launching Terrasync === | ||
Your | Your FlightGear compilation comes with the Terrasync program too, so if you want to use it: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
cd ~/fgfs | cd ~/fgfs | ||
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=== Compilation errors === | === Compilation errors === | ||
Here we are, no fear, if you wish to use programs from the cvs/svn/git repositories, you might face 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 | Here we are, no fear, if you wish to use programs from the cvs/svn/git repositories, you might face 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 successfully compiling? As far as I know those: | ||
# 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/git 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/git sources. | ||
# The program refuses to compile because of a divergence in the libraries it depends. For example | # The program refuses to compile because of a divergence in the libraries on which it depends. For example FlightGear might 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/git or apt-get) | # One or more repositories are down and you can't get the library you need. (Both from cvs/svn/git or apt-get) | ||
There is a simple solution to the above errors: wait and relaunch the script after some time (hours or days), if | There is a simple solution to the above errors: wait and relaunch the script after some time (hours or days), if software developers repair or synchronize their code with the newly updated libraries (which generally happens eventually), your FlightGear will compile fine as if the previous error never took place. | ||
Sometimes it happens that the script fails to compile only fgrun,fgcom or atlas, if you then see the run_fgfs.sh file it means that | Sometimes it happens that the script fails to compile only fgrun, fgcom or atlas, if you then see the run_fgfs.sh file it means that FlightGear installation was successful and you can safely run it. | ||
== Options == | == Options == | ||
The script by default (without any option) will only compile | The script by default (without any option) will only compile FlightGear and Fgrun. To make it compile all, you need to launch the script with the ''ALL'' parameter. i.e.: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
sh download_and_compile.sh ALL | sh download_and_compile.sh ALL | ||
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=== Compiling last stable versions (Experimental) === | === Compiling last stable versions (Experimental) === | ||
Event if the script fetches data and sources from bleeding edge developers repositories (which sometimes do not compile), you can still force the script to download latest | Event if the script fetches data and sources from bleeding edge developers repositories (which sometimes do not compile), you can still force the script to download latest known versions of the software that were compiling successfully by adding the -s option. | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
sh download_and_compile.sh -s | sh download_and_compile.sh -s | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
How it | How does it work? Inside the script there is a small list with latest known versions of successfully compiling revisions, it will download from svn/git those specific revisions, which have been found able to compile together. | ||
=== Advanced options === | === Advanced options === | ||
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* Skip reconfigure (make clean) using '''-r n''' option | * Skip reconfigure (make clean) using '''-r n''' option | ||
For example, if you a developer and wish to | For example, if you are a developer and wish to quickly recompile and reinstall only your own modifications for FlightGear do this: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
sh download_and_compile.sh -p n -d n -r n FGFS | sh download_and_compile.sh -p n -d n -r n FGFS | ||
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== Disk usage == | == Disk usage == | ||
Having both compiled program, source | Having both compiled program, source code, and data from git requires some hard disk space: It will take something like 7 GB of space. | ||
If you don't have a fast machine, it will require you also | If you don't have a fast machine, it will require you also several hours of compilation time. | ||
[[nl:Compileren met een Script op Linux Debian/Ubuntu]] | [[nl:Compileren met een Script op Linux Debian/Ubuntu]] |
Revision as of 15:26, 28 July 2011
Description
The following script takes care of downloading and compiling FlightGear from the git 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 in which 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).
List of compiled programs
The script is able to download and compile:
Download
You can download the script here: download_and_compile.sh
The script is maintained in the FlightGear main repository. Remember to update this script whenever a new FlightGear version is released, so that you'll be able to download the latest stable revision.
There is also another option for building FlightGear and all its dependencies in an automated fashion, please refer to: http://geoffmclane.com/fg/fgfs-052.htm
Instructions
To run download_and_compile.sh, just save it in a directory called for example: ~/fgfs then execute it (no need to execute it as root).
Here is for example a sequence of commands to get the script and launch it in a new folder.
mkdir ~/fgfs cd ~/fgfs wget http://www.gitorious.org/fg/fgmeta/blobs/raw/master/download_and_compile.sh chmod 755 download_and_compile.sh sh download_and_compile.sh
Once the script is finished, you will successfully get all the programs installed in the ~/fgfs directory.
Launching FlightGear
To run your new git installation of FlightGear you have to launch the run_fgfs.sh command under the same folder, for example:
cd ~/fgfs sh run_fgfs.sh
Launching Fgrun
For many users it's more comfortable having FlightGear launched by the graphical utility Fgrun which is installed as well in the same folder. You have to launch the run_fgrun.sh command, for example:
cd ~/fgfs sh run_fgrun.sh
Launching FGCOM
FGCOM is the system used by FlightGear to simulate radio communications between users. Launch it using the run_fgcom.sh command:
cd ~/fgfs sh run_fgcom.sh -cs
Launching FGComGui
FgComGui is a GUI wrapper to launch fgcom.
cd ~/fgfs sh run_fgcomgui.sh
Launching Atlas
Atlas provides a map for FlightGear, use it launching: run_atlas.sh
cd ~/fgfs sh run_fgatlas.sh
Launching Terrasync
Your FlightGear compilation comes with the Terrasync program too, so if you want to use it:
cd ~/fgfs sh run_terrasync.sh -S -p 5500 -d /folder/with/sceneries
Where: /folder/with/sceneries is the folder containing the sceneries data.
Then launch fgfs with the --fg-scenery=/folder/with/sceneries --atlas=socket,out,5,localhost,5500,udp option
Troubleshooting
Compilation errors
Here we are, no fear, if you wish to use programs from the cvs/svn/git repositories, you might face 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 successfully compiling? As far as I know those:
- 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/git sources.
- The program refuses to compile because of a divergence in the libraries on which it depends. For example FlightGear might 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/git or apt-get)
There is a simple solution to the above errors: wait and relaunch the script after some time (hours or days), if software developers repair or synchronize their code with the newly updated libraries (which generally happens eventually), your FlightGear will compile fine as if the previous error never took place.
Sometimes it happens that the script fails to compile only fgrun, fgcom or atlas, if you then see the run_fgfs.sh file it means that FlightGear installation was successful and you can safely run it.
Options
The script by default (without any option) will only compile FlightGear and Fgrun. To make it compile all, you need to launch the script with the ALL parameter. i.e.:
sh download_and_compile.sh ALL
Compiling only one program
If you wish to recompile only one of the programs you can launch the script with one of the following parameters:
- PLIB (to compile and install only plib)
- OSG (to compile and install only OpenSceneGraph)
- SIMGEAR (to compile and install only Simgear)
- FGFS (to compile and install only FlightGear)
- DATA (to download / update only data files for FlightGear)
- FGRUN (to compile and install only Fgrun)
- FGCOM (to compile and install only Fgcom)
- FGCOMGUI (to compile and install only FgComGui)
- ATLAS (to compile and install only Atlas)
Fast updating
There is a second parameter UPDATE that allows you to just update your installation. i.e.: This will only update FGFS
sh download_and_compile.sh FGFS UPDATE
Compiling last stable versions (Experimental)
Event if the script fetches data and sources from bleeding edge developers repositories (which sometimes do not compile), you can still force the script to download latest known versions of the software that were compiling successfully by adding the -s option.
sh download_and_compile.sh -s
How does it work? Inside the script there is a small list with latest known versions of successfully compiling revisions, it will download from svn/git those specific revisions, which have been found able to compile together.
Advanced options
- Skip download of packages using -p n option
- Skip compilation of programs using -c n option
- Skip retrieving software updates using -d n option
- Skip reconfigure (make clean) using -r n option
For example, if you are a developer and wish to quickly recompile and reinstall only your own modifications for FlightGear do this:
sh download_and_compile.sh -p n -d n -r n FGFS
this will only recompile modifications and reinstall them.
Multicore Acceleration
Using the option -j x (where x is the number of your CPU-Cores you wish to assign to the job) will speed up the whole compilation process considerably.
Disk usage
Having both compiled program, source code, and data from git requires some hard disk space: It will take something like 7 GB of space. If you don't have a fast machine, it will require you also several hours of compilation time.