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Extract the archive in your FlightGear project root directory, '''C:\FlightGear\''' in these instructions. This will create the directory '''3rdParty''' under your project root directory. | Extract the archive in your FlightGear project root directory, '''C:\FlightGear\''' in these instructions. This will create the directory '''3rdParty''' under your project root directory. | ||
=== Getting plib === | |||
(TODO: explain what plib is/does/provides for FlightGear) | |||
You may download a prebuilt version of plib from http://www.oflebbe.de/FlightGear/plib-2007-04-16.zip (direct link) or visit Olafe's Compiling FlightGear page at http://www.oflebbe.de/FlightGear/index.html If you use this prebuilt, just extract the archive file's contents in your FlightGear project root directory. This will create the subdirectory '''plib'''. | |||
There have been some bug fixes and changes to plib since the above package was created, so you may wish to use the latest development version, 1.8.5-rc1 which you may download here http://sourceforge.net/projects/plib/ | |||
Going this route means that you must compile plib yourself by following the instructions below: | |||
====Step 1==== | |||
Download the latest plib source tarball from http://sourceforge.net/projects/plib/ and extract it in some location that is NOT in your FlightGear project root directory. This will create a subdirectory named '''plib-1.8.5-rc1''' | |||
====Step 2==== | |||
Double-click the file plib-1.8.5-rc1\plib.dsw. This should launch Visual C++ which will ask if you want to convert the project file; answer "Yes to all" at the convert prompt. | |||
====Step 3==== | |||
Build the debug version of the plib libraries first by setting the VC++ Solution Configuration for Debug and hitting the F7 key. | |||
Build the release version of the plib libraries next by setting the VC++ Solution Configuration for Release and hitting the F7 key. | |||
NOTE: as of this writing, 5 compile errors in 4 files will occur. In each case, a typecast of '''(char*)''' must be added in order to compile without error using VC++ 2008 (VC90). | |||
====Step 4==== | |||
Create subdirectory '''plib''' in your FlightGear project root directory. | |||
Example: | |||
C:\FlightGear\plib | |||
====Step 5==== | |||
Copy the files listed in this text file to your new plib directory. | |||
=== Getting and compiling SimGear === | === Getting and compiling SimGear === | ||