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Scripted Compilation on Linux Debian/Ubuntu (view source)
Revision as of 17:34, 23 December 2020
, 23 December 2020Grammar fix
(Document the new option --old-lts and replace “Long Term Support” with “Long Term Stable” (James once wrote on FlightGear-devel that this is the right meaning of “LTS” in the case of FG).) |
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$ cd ~/flightgear/fgmeta && git pull | $ cd ~/flightgear/fgmeta && git pull | ||
If you want to keep updates as easy as we just | If you want to keep updates as easy as we just showed, it is best not to modify <tt>download_and_compile.sh</tt> yourself. <tt>download_and_compile.sh</tt> has plenty of options that usually make it unnecessary to modify the script. Just run <code>download_and_compile.sh --help</code> and learn about the available options when you feel the need to change something. Unless you have special needs that can only be accomodated by modifying <tt>download_and_compile.sh</tt>, you are invited to skip to the next section. | ||
If you really, ''really'' want to modify <tt>download_and_compile.sh</tt> while keeping updates easy, a good technique is to add your changes to your FGMeta clone in the form of one or more Git ''commits'' (no need to push them anywhere, commits can remain in your clone). How to do that is beyond the scope of this document, though; read Git tutorials if you want to learn it (there are plenty on the Internet). Once you have committed your changes to your FGMeta clone, make sure the repository is clean (use <code>git status</code>), then update it with: | If you really, ''really'' want to modify <tt>download_and_compile.sh</tt> while keeping updates easy, a good technique is to add your changes to your FGMeta clone in the form of one or more Git ''commits'' (no need to push them anywhere, commits can remain in your clone). How to do that is beyond the scope of this document, though; read Git tutorials if you want to learn it (there are plenty on the Internet). Once you have committed your changes to your FGMeta clone, make sure the repository is clean (use <code>git status</code>), then update it with: | ||