[RESOLVED] (Win32) compiling vs pre-compiled

[grezzo16]

RESOLVED: AT THIS TIME THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE WIKI ARE NOT CORRECT SO DOWNLOAD THE PRECOMPILED PACKAGES FROM THE "DOWNLOAD" SECTION



Hi to everyone
I'm attemping to build/compile this good game under Windows XP.
It's the first time I attemp to build/compile under win, so apologise me if i forget something "basilar".

I'm following the guide in the homepage (http://code.google.com/p/opentyrian/wiki/CompilingMinGW) and maybe some thing could be changed:

1: Say to find .exe files for MiniGW and MSYS, because sometimes on sourceforge the latest version hasn't the .exe files. I had the problem finding what i really need in these horde of zip, brz, tar files.
2: SDL: with the runtime i couldn't install anything: i've used the -dev package (SDL-devel-1.2.13-mingw32.tar.gz ) and i followed a guide to install it (http://www.netadelica.com/coding/sdl/install.html).
3: the suggestion to download SDL installer if you want the revision number in OpenTyrian: the link hasn't anything about SDL. We actually need only TortoiseSVN.
4: improve the sdl installation as said above.
5: the url for svn checkout is wrong: i suggest to write the correct url for either classic and enhanced versions.
6: i could not find the PLATFORM in Makefile in OpenTyrian folder: what i am supposed to do?
7: the part about subversion: we really need? maybe TortoiseSVN doesn't need this step.
8: the "Close MSYS" command isn't recognised.
9: the last part about copyng files in Tyrian 2.1 installation folder. Ok for who have the original game, but it isn't for those are building/compiling from scratch (like me).
maybe you can say to download the Data files as in the homepage and say something about renaming the downloaded folder (now called tyrian2.1) in "data" and copy it in OpenTyrian directory.

ok i've finished with suggestions, now my problem.

1: MSYS ---> make: i have an error finding "boost":



Fabio@FABIO-PORTATILE /OpenTyrian
$ make
g++ -o src/precompiled.h.gch -c --std=c++98 -pedantic -Wall -Wno-unused -I/OpenT                                                                             yrian/src/ -DPASCAL_TYPES -g3 -O0 -Werror -I/Users/hercules/tmp/SDL-1.2.13/inclu                                                                             de/SDL -D_GNU_SOURCE=1 -Dmain=SDL_main -I/usr/include  -DSVN_REV=\"854\" src/pre                                                                             compiled.h
In file included from c:/msys/1.0/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.5/../../../..                                                                             /include/c++/3.4.5/bits/postypes.h:46,
                from c:/msys/1.0/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.5/../../../..                                                                             /include/c++/3.4.5/iosfwd:50,
                from c:/msys/1.0/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.5/../../../..                                                                             /include/c++/3.4.5/bits/stl_algobase.h:70,
                from c:/msys/1.0/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.5/../../../..                                                                             /include/c++/3.4.5/algorithm:66,
                from src/precompiled.h:27:
c:/msys/1.0/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.5/../../../../include/c++/3.4.5/cwc                                                                             har:161: error: `::swprintf' has not been declared
c:/msys/1.0/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.5/../../../../include/c++/3.4.5/cwc                                                                             har:168: error: `::vswprintf' has not been declared
src/precompiled.h:71:43: boost/algorithm/string/join.hpp: No such file or direct                                                                             ory
src/precompiled.h:72:43: boost/algorithm/string/trim.hpp: No such file or direct                                                                             ory
src/precompiled.h:73:27: boost/array.hpp: No such file or directory
src/precompiled.h:74:53: boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp: No such file                                                                              or directory
src/precompiled.h:75:32: boost/filesystem.hpp: No such file or directory
src/precompiled.h:76:40: boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp: No such file or directory
src/precompiled.h:77:29: boost/foreach.hpp: No such file or directory
src/precompiled.h:78:28: boost/format.hpp: No such file or directory
src/precompiled.h:79:30: boost/function.hpp: No such file or directory
src/precompiled.h:80:30: boost/iterator.hpp: No such file or directory
src/precompiled.h:81:34: boost/lexical_cast.hpp: No such file or directory
src/precompiled.h:82:35: boost/static_assert.hpp: No such file or directory
src/precompiled.h:85:17: SDL.h: No such file or directory
src/precompiled.h:86:24: SDL_endian.h: No such file or directory
src/precompiled.h:87:23: SDL_types.h: No such file or directory
src/precompiled.h:88:21: SDL_net.h: No such file or directory
make: *** [src/precompiled.h.gch] Error 1


what i have to do? installing boost (http://www.boost.org/users/download/) ? and how to install?

thanks

[yuriks]

You can' t compile Enhanced with MSYS. (Well, actually you can, but it's a PITA to get the Makefile right so you'll have to customize it.)

Just get MS Visual C++ 2008 Express. (Or compile classic.)

(Yeah, that wiki page is probably quite outdated.)

[grezzo16]

hi yurkis
thanks a lot for your informations: this evening i'm gonna try with MS Visual C++ 2008 Express (i've not any experience with that, owerver) and i will tell you if i'll succeed or not.

If you want i can help the project keeping updated the wiki and maybe add some informations for newbies.
and i can translate it in Italian, because of my primary Language

thanks!

[grezzo16]

ok i'm trying with visual c++ 2008 express: it says i need BOOST library, so i'm downloading a precompiled .exe from www.boostpro.com/products/free
yeah, it isn't the last version, but i just want the last version of opentyrian

[grezzo16]

ok i've tried with boost 1.36 installed with .exe
seems not working again.
the problem is

1>------ Inizio compilazione: Progetto: OpenTyrian Enhanced, Configurazione: Debug Win32 ------
1>Starting compiling...
1>precompiled.cpp
1>c:\documents and settings\fabio\documenti\giochi (25.01.09)\opentyrian\src\precompiled.h(67) : fatal error C1083: Impossible open the inclusion file 'boost/bimap.hpp': No such file or directory

(i've translated from italian)

ehi seems a boost problem with enhanced edition.

[yuriks]

Are you sure you set up the Boost include and library paths correctly?

[grezzo16]

YEAH IT WORKS!
THANKS A LOT!
it's the first time i use this program, so apologise me if i haven't done those things before.

so now i'll try to do it with classic version, and then i'll write a Guide for novices (like me).

just the last point: at bottom left corner i see "OpenTyrian Enhanced Release"(or debug) but not the number of the revision. is it possible to view the revision number?

[yuriks]

Not automatically. You can look at the script I use to make builds to see how to do it:

dobuilds.cmd:

@echo off
echo Setting up envoirment...
call "D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86

echo Setting up paths...
rem set INCLUDE=%INCLUDE%;%VCInstallDir%\include\SDL;D:\Program Files (x86)\boost\boost_1_36_0;
set INCLUDE=%INCLUDE%;D:\yuriks\dev\SDL-1.2.13\include;D:\Program Files (x86)\boost\boost_1_36_0;
set LIB=%LIB%;D:\yuriks\dev\SDL-1.2.13\lib;D:\Program Files (x86)\boost\boost_1_36_0\lib;
set PROJECT_FILE="OpenTyrian Enhanced.vcproj"
set SZIP="D:\yuriks\7zip\7za.exe"

echo Detecting revision number...
if not exist "src\svn_rev.h.bkp" copy "src\svn_rev.h" "src\svn_rev.h.bkp"
subwcrev . "svn_rev.in" "src\svn_rev.h" -nm
if errorlevel 7 (
echo Repository contains local modifications.
goto end
)
if errorlevel 8 (
echo Repository contains mixed revisions. svn update and try again.
goto end
)

echo Cleaning for Debug build...
vcbuild /useenv /nologo /clean %PROJECT_FILE% "Debug|Win32"
echo Building Debug build...
vcbuild /useenv /nologo /time %PROJECT_FILE% "Debug|Win32"
copy "tyrian.exe" "tyrian-debug.exe"

echo Cleaning for Release build...
vcbuild /useenv /nologo /clean %PROJECT_FILE% "Release|Win32"
echo Building Release build...
vcbuild /useenv /nologo /time %PROJECT_FILE% "Release|Win32"
copy "tyrian.exe" "tyrian-release.exe"

echo Cleaning workspace...
vcbuild /useenv /nologo /clean %PROJECT_FILE%
if exist "src\svn_rev.h.bkp" (
del "src\svn_rev.h"
move "src\svn_rev.h.bkp" "src\svn_rev.h"
)
if exist "tyrian-debug.zip" del "tyrian-debug.zip"
if exist "tyrian-release.zip" del "tyrian-release.zip"

echo Compressing builds...
move tyrian-debug.exe tyrian.exe
%SZIP% a -mx=9 tyrian-debug.zip tyrian.exe @buildfiles.txt
del tyrian.exe

move tyrian-release.exe tyrian.exe
%SZIP% a -mx=9 tyrian-release.zip tyrian.exe @buildfiles.txt
del tyrian.exe

echo Done.

:end
pause

and svnrev.in:

#define HAVE_SVN_REV
#define SVN_REV "$WCREV$"


Basically, you need to set the revision inside svnrev.h

[grezzo16]

ok thanks a lot
when i'll have some spare time, i'll give the code a look.

[grezzo16]

ok i've managed to install the latest version of Enhanced using:
- Visual C++ 2008 sp1
- Boost 1.36 and 1.37 installed from www.boostpro.com (.exe)
- SDL and SDL_Net DEVELOPMENT (yeah, all with the -devel)
- Tortoise SVN latest version

i had to "integrate" the sdl and the boost with visual c++ as Yurkis suggested.




ANYWAY...
... i can't compile the Classic version: i've followed the guide, changed from PLATFORM to WINDOWS but nothing seems work.
can you provide a fully functional guide?
or tell me what EXACTLY do, so i can write something better?
thanks

[yuriks]

Classic must be compiled with MinGW. There's a guide in our site's wiki, it's a bit outdated but it may still be useful.

[grezzo16]

ya i've followed the instruction and repeated and repeated again.
Nothing, something doesn't work.

so i'll stick with the compiled binary, since the instruction will be corrected and tested form someone more "advanced" than me.

[Mindless]

Feb 17, 2009 14:32:00 GMT @grezzo16 said:

ya i've followed the instruction and repeated and repeated again.
Nothing, something doesn't work.

compiling on windows is more work than it's worth, it's easier to cross-compile the windows binary using my linux machine than it is on windows

[grezzo16]

Mindless
YOU ARE RIGHT!
in fact this is a big point for linux.

i'll stick with binarys under windows.
byeees


EDIT: i put the resolved mark on this thread because it's old and new topic were opened on this subject