-July 21, 1997
+March 15, 1998
=============
Here is a quick outline of *one* way you can build FG for Win32 using
a completely free development environment.
-1. Install and configure the Cygnus Gnu-Win32 development
- environment. The main Cygnus Gnu-Win32 page is at:
+1. Install and configure the Cygnus Gnu-Win32 development
+ environment. The latest version is Beta 19. The main
+ Cygnus Gnu-Win32 page is at:
http://www.cygnus.com/misc/gnu-win32/
ftp://ftp.cygnus.com/pub/gnu-win32/latest/cdk.exe
- To install, just run the file: "cdk.exe". Be sure to read this
- package's README for post installation configuration instructions:
+ To install, just run the file: "cdk.exe" by double-clicking on it
+ from windows explorer. Be sure to read this package's README:
http://www.cygnus.com/misc/gnu-win32/readme_toc.html
+ and install them as well. After installing the cygnus compiler
+ and the usertools you should find a program group "Gygnus"
+ in your start menu.
-2. Fetch the Flight Gear prototype code. It can be found at:
- http://www.menet.umn.edu/~curt/fgfs/prototype/source/
+2. Fetch the Flight Gear source code and win32 libs. They can be
+ found at:
- Grab the latest .zip file.
+ http://www.menet.umn.edu/~curt/fgfs/Downloads/
+ Grab the latest source-X.XX.zip file.
-3. Unpack the FG prototype code. Run:
+ In addition, you need the win32 libraries from win32-libs-X.XX.zip
+
+ Also, don't forget to download scenery and textures. These aren't
+ needed to built the code, but you'll need them before you can run
+ the executable.
+
+3. Unpack the FG prototype code and the libraries. Run:
pkunzip -d <file>.zip
subdirectories. Otherwise you will have one big mess!
This should create a directory called ``FlightGear'' with several
- subdirectories.
+ subdirectories. Do the same with the libraries.
-3. Install the OpenGL/GLUT headers. Cd to the newly created
- directory: ``FlightGear\Src\Win32''. There you will find a file
- called gl-hdrs.zip. Assuming you installed the free Cygnus
- compiler in C:\gnuwin32\b18,, copy the file ``gl-hdrs.zip'' to
- ``c:\gnuwin32\b18\include\":
+4. The win32-libs zip file provides the necessary OpenGL/GLUT headers
+ and libraries for the build process.
- copy gl-hdrs.zip c:\gnuwin32\b18\include\
+ Before trying to run the executable, you should copy glut.dll from
- Then go to the c:\gnuwin32\b18\include\ directory and run:
+ ...\FlightGear\Win32\glut.dll
- pkunzip -d gl-hdrs.zip
+ into someplace in your path such as:
+
+ ...\FlightGear\Src\Main\glut.dll
- Remember the -d option! You can remove the gl-hdrs.zip file if
- you wish.
+5. Install the Silicon Graphics OpenGL dynamic link libraries. For
+ this purpose, get the file sgi-opengl2.exe from the flight gear
+ project site. This is a win95/winnt self extracting installation
+ program. Install it by double-clicking in windows explorer.
-4. Install the OpenGL dynamic link libraries. If you are running
- an NT system you can skip this step. NT comes with the OpenGL
- libraries. If you are running windows 95, you should grab the
- OpenGL libraries from the Microsoft ftp server:
- ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/Opengl95.exe
+6. Edit the ``commondefs'' file, if necessary. Go to the main
+ FlightGear source directory. From where ever you extracted the FG
+ code, cd to ``FlightGear\Src''. Edit the file called
+ ``commondefs''. Find the part of the file that says: ``Uncomment
+ one of the following sections depending on your system''
- This is a self extracting compressed archive, so run this .exe to
- extract the files. To install these permanently on your system,
- you can copy them to your ``c:\windows\system\" directory.
- Otherwise, you could just as easily copy them to the
- ``FlightGear\Src\GLUT'' directory or else someplace that is in
- your path.
+ Uncomment all the makefile defines in the ``Cygnus Win32 beta19''
+ section. Also, you should comment out any of the defines in the
+ other platform dependent sections. Depending on the version,
+ you may find, that the appropriate settings are already done
+ and you can skip this step.
-4. Edit the ``make.inc'' file. Go back to the main FlightGear source
- directory. From where ever you extracted the FG code, cd to
- ``FlightGear\Src''. Edit the file called ``make.inc''. Find the
- part of the file that says: ``Uncomment one of the following
- sections depending on your system''
- Uncomment all the makefile defines in the ``Cygnus Win32''
- section. Also, you should comment out any of the defines in the
- other platform dependent sections.
+7. Prepare the shell. Call the Cygnus shell from the start menu.
+ At first, you have to mount your flight gear drive (assuming it is g:)
+ with
+
+ mount g:/ /mnt
+
+ (Be careful writing slashes; you are working within a strange mixture
+ of DOS/WIN95/UNIX here.)
+
+ If anything went wrong with mounting you can unmount the drive with
+ mount --reset.
+
+ Now change to the flight gear source directory with
+
+ cd /mnt/FlightGear/Src
+
+ (make sure you're correct with the "pwd" command)
-5. Build the executable. From the same ``FlightGear\Src'' directory,
- run the following command:
+ Next, you have to set the environment variables as:
- make
+ SET FG_ROOT=/mnt/FlightGear
+ SET FG_ROOT_SRC=${FG_ROOT}/Src
+ SET FG_ROOT_LIB=${FG_ROOT}/Lib
- make is a build utility that comes with the Cygnus development
- environment.
+
+8. Build the executable. Type first
+
+ make depend
+
+ and after that's done type
+
+ make
You will see a few warning messages from the compiler, but none of
these are serious.
+ Be prepared flight gear to need 10 minutes or more for compilation
+ (depending of your system).
+
+
+9. Try it out! When make is done close the Cygnus shell. There are several
+ possibilities running flight gear. The one which should always work
+ is as follows:
+
+ Open an ordinary DOS shell. Within this one reset the flight gear root
+ environment variable to
+
+ SET FG_ROOT=g:\flightgear
+
+ (or whatever your drive is.) This is absolutely necessary as win95
+ does not recover your "mounted" drive.
-6. Try it out! When make is done, cd to the FlightGear\Src\GLUT
- directory and run the simulator:
+ Goto the directory where your freshly build executable sits, i.e.
- fg0
+ cd g:\flightgear\src\main
+
+ and type fg0.exe.
-7. I wrote this document from the top of my head so it is certain to
- contain errors. Please send me email (curt@me.umn.edu) and let
- me know what changes need to be made to this document and these
- procedures to make them easier to understand and follow.
+10. Tell me that it works! If it doesn't, tell me what goes wrong. My
+ email is curt@me.umn.edu. Please send me email and let me know
+ what changes need to be made to this document and these procedures
+ to make them easier to understand and follow.
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