Install

Here is explained how to try out Assault Wing on Linux by compiling source code. Follow the steps below. In case of trouble, you can mail Ville Nurmi at <ville@users.sourceforge.net> and ask for help.

Installing in Linux from source code

1. Obtain the latest source code and data packages from awing.sourceforge.net.
2. Unpack the packages (most likely named like awing-x.y.tar.gz and awing-data-x.y.tar.gz):

        tar xzvf awing-x.y.tar.gz
        tar xzvf awing-data-x.y.tar.gz
   

   This creates the directory 'awing' where Assault Wing appears.
3. Now configure and make in that directory:

        cd awing
        ./configure
        make
   

4. If the game doesn't compile, you are probably missing some of the libraries which Assault Wing uses. You should download and install their latest versions:

   SDL	from	www.libsdl.org
   SDL_image	from	www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_image/index.html
   SDL_ttf	from	www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf/index.html
   SDL_net	from	www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_net/index.html
   gtkmm 1.2	from	gtkmm.sourceforge.net

5. Now the game is compiled. (If it's not, there has been some error I can't foretell now.) You can run it:

        cd src
        ./awingserver
   

   Please note that Assault Wing is still a work in progress, so it's no use trying to install it in any permanent way. Just run it from the directory it was compiled in, as shown above.

Page updated on Wednesday 2009-07-15 <ville@users.sourceforge.net>
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