Repository Access and Compiling
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-Xonotic uses several Git repositories. There’s a helper script in the main repository to aid in checking out all relevant repositories and help you with building and running Xonotic.
-The repository also contains several branches next to the stable “master” branch. So if you’re interested in the progress of a certain feature, or want to help or create a new one, you can checkout the appropriate branch.
-For information on how to obtain write access, skip down to the “[Getting write access](Repository_Access#contributing-and-getting-write-access)” section.
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-For more information about the project's structure, see [git](Git).
+Xonotic uses [several Git repositories](Git). The `all` script in the main repo manages them, builds Xonotic and runs it. Each repo can also contain feature branches next to the stable `master` branch, check them out for WIP features.
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Setting up the development environment
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-The first thing you must do in order to begin with development is to set up your system to be able to download and compile the Xonotic game data. Make sure you have enough memory to compile. 1GB is likely to fail. Consider setup the environment to have at least 2G free memory for the job.
+Make sure you have at least 2 GB memory to compile.
### Linux
-Linux already has an adequate base for development, all we really need to do here is to install the **dependencies** for the download/compilation process and then we can move right along to cloning the data.
+**Ubuntu Dependencies**:
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+ sudo apt-get install autoconf build-essential curl git-core libtool libgmp-dev libjpeg-turbo8-dev libsdl2-dev libxpm-dev xserver-xorg-dev zlib1g-dev
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+Note: On Debian, use `libjpeg8-dev` if `libjpeg-turbo8-dev` isn’t available in the package repositories.
-**Ubuntu Dependencies** (independent package `x11-proto-devel` dependencies fill the rest of the Debian package dependencies):
+Note: `curl` isn't required but it's strongly recommended for downloading maps when playing online.
- sudo apt-get install build-essential xserver-xorg-dev x11proto-xf86dri-dev x11proto-xf86dga-dev x11proto-xf86vidmode-dev libxxf86dga-dev libxcb-xf86dri0-dev libxpm-dev libxxf86vm-dev libsdl1.2-dev libsdl2-dev libsdl2-image-dev libclalsadrv-dev libasound2-dev libxext-dev libjpeg-turbo8-dev git-core unzip wget zlib1g-dev
+Note: `libasound2-dev libxext-dev libxxf86vm-dev p7zip-full unzip wget x11proto-xf86vidmode-dev` might be needed but are probably already installed. `libclalsadrv-dev libsdl2-image-dev libxcb-xf86dri0-dev libxxf86dga-dev x11proto-xf86dga-dev x11proto-xf86dri-dev` should no longer be needed.
-Note: If using **i386** architecture, you can replace `libdsl1.2debian` with `libsdl1.2debian:i386` in the list above. On Debian, use `libjpeg8-dev` if `libjpeg-turbo8-dev` isn’t available in the package repositories. To be able to download maps from game servers when using Xonotic for online gaming, you will also need `curl` installed on your system.
+**Fedora** and other **RPM based** distro dependencies:
-For **Fedora** and other **RPM based** distro’s, compiling dependencies are as follows:
+ autoconf automake gcc-c++ gmp-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel libtool SDL2-devel
- x11-proto-devel libalsa2-static-devel libjpeg62-devel libjpeg62-static-devel libSDL2-devel
+Note: `x11-proto-devel` or `xorg-x11-proto-devel` might be needed but might be already installed.
-For **Archlinux** the dependencies can be installed via the following command:
+**Archlinux** dependencies:
- sudo pacman -S alsa-lib curl libjpeg-turbo libmodplug libpng libvorbis libxpm libxxf86dga libxxf86vm sdl2 unzip
+ sudo pacman -S alsa-lib curl libjpeg-turbo libmodplug libpng libvorbis libxpm libxxf86dga libxxf86vm sdl2 unzip wget
### Windows
-By default, Windows has no real environment to handle the necessary scripting and compiling tools for building Xonotic. So, what we have to do is install something called [`msysgit`](https://github.com/msysgit/msysgit/releases) to allow us to have a similar environment as on Linux. In this case, we want the download which is entirely self contained (including **build-essentials** and other core required dependencies), which at the time of writing this is called `msysGit-netinstall-1.9.5-preview20150319.exe`. Simply follow the instructions on screen at this point. **NOTE: Unless you know what you’re doing, install with default settings/directories.**
+By default, Windows has no real environment to handle the necessary scripting and compiling tools for building Xonotic. So, what we have to do is install something called [MSYS2](http://www.msys2.org) to allow us to have a similar environment as on Linux. Download 64 bit version of MSYS2 (msys2-x86_64-xxxxxx.exe) and follow installation instructions.
-Once you have completed the installation, you should be able to launch the msysgit shell by simply finding `msys.bat` - by default, it is located at `C:`, and you can use this shell to continue on with the guide and clone and compile the Xonotic repositories. It is recommended that you make a shortcut to msysgit (simply right click the shell and hit “Create Shortcut”) for easier access on your desktop or in your start menu.
+Once you have completed the installation, launch the MSYS2 shell by running `mingw64.exe` (instead of the default msys2.exe) by default located at `C:\msys64` and install the needed **dependencies** with this command:
-### Mac OSX
+ pacman --needed -S git curl zip unzip p7zip make automake autoconf libtool gcc gmp-devel mingw-w64-x86_64-{toolchain,gmp,SDL2,libjpeg-turbo,libpng,libogg}
-You must first install **XCode** which comes on your installation DVD or can be downloaded from the Apple website. This package provides tools like **Git and GCC**, which are needed for successful checkout and compilation of Xonotic. Some versions of XCode come with Git and others don’t - if you don’t have Git after installing XCode get it here: [XCode installer](http://sourceforge.net/projects/git-osx-installer/files/)
+It is recommended that you make a shortcut to MSYS2 MINGW64 shell (simply right click mingw64.exe and hit “Create Shortcut”) for easier access on your desktop or in your start menu.
+
+You can now use this shell to continue on with the guide and clone the Xonotic repositories.
+
+### macOS
-After your development environment is all set up, you can continue on to cloning the git repository and compiling Xonotic.
+You must first install **XCode** which comes on your installation DVD or can be downloaded from the Apple website. This package provides tools like **Git and GCC**, which are needed for successful checkout and compilation of Xonotic. Some versions of XCode come with Git and others don’t - if you don’t have Git after installing XCode get it here: [XCode installer](http://sourceforge.net/projects/git-osx-installer/files/)
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Cloning the repository and compiling
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-Making sure that your environment is set up properly, you can do the following to begin downloading and compilation (execute the first line only to download):
+To begin downloading:
- git clone git://git.xonotic.org/xonotic/xonotic.git
+ git clone git://git.xonotic.org/xonotic/xonotic.git # download main repo
cd xonotic
- ./all update -l best
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-Take care to do these steps as a **normal user** on Linux (not as superuser(aka root)), otherwise you’ll have to take care about the file permissions later on.
+ ./all update -l best # download all other repos (data + game logic, maps, etc.)
The **git://** protocol uses port **9418**, which may be a problem if you’re behind a **strict firewall**. You may instead use the clone url http://git.xonotic.org/xonotic/xonotic.git (however, using the git protocol directly is preferred for performance reasons).
-After that, you have a working checkout of the repository. The game can be compiled and run with the following commands:
+Now the game can be compiled and run with the following commands:
./all compile -r
./all run
-You can use just `./all compile` to create a slower build with debug symbols but usually you want `-r`.
+**Note:** if you encounter en error similar to darkplaces#111, try `./all clean && ./all compile -r -0`.
-The `./all run` line can be followed by one of `glx` (Linux native), `sdl` (input/sound managed by SDL), `agl` (OSX native), `wgl` (Windows native), or `dedicated` (for server hosting) to choose which executable to run or compile. Seen as follows:
+You can use just `./all compile` to create a slower unoptimized build with debug symbols but usually you want `-r`.
- ./all compile -r dedicated
- ./all run wgl
- ./all run sdl
+The `./all run` or `./all compile` line can be followed by `dedicated` to build or run the executable for server hosting. E.g. `./all compile -r dedicated`.
The `run` command can also be followed by standard DarkPlaces commandline arguments:
./all run +vid_fullscreen 0
-To update your Git clone, you can repeat the commands above without the first “git clone” line- And don’t forget to compile after you update- Like this:
+To update your Git clone:
cd xonotic
- ./all checkout
- ./all update
- ./all compile -r
+ ./all checkout # switch to main branch on all repos (usually master)
+ ./all update # pull and prune
+ ./all compile -r # recompile what changed
**Note:** The compiled binary will have a faint watermark with the git revision. To remove it completely put `set menu_watermark ""` into your `autoexec.cfg`.
+**Note:** If you intend to play on public servers, you should probably also enable the nexcompat repo to download additional textures that are used on some older unofficial maps. Use `touch data/xonotic-nexcompat.pk3dir.yes` and `./all update`. For mappers: these textures should NOT be used on new maps.
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-If you run into issues with the latest version you can easily revert to an older one. Since most bugs are caused by the game code rather that the engine, you just need to downgrade that repository. Inside the main xonotic repository, use `cd data/xonotic-data` and then `git checkout <some older commit>`. After that go back `cd -` and `./all compile` (with the optional `-r` flag).
+If you run into issues with the latest version you can easily revert to an older one. Since most bugs are caused by the game code rather that the engine, you just need to downgrade that repository. Inside the main xonotic repository, use `cd data/xonotic-data.pk3dir` and then `git checkout <some older commit>`. After that go back `cd -` and `./all compile` (with the optional `-r` flag).
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\* data/qcsrc/warpzonelib - dual licensed as “GPLv2 or later” or MIT license.
In case the code you pushed was not written by you, it is your responsibility to ensure proper licensing.
-To apply for write access, make an issue of type “Support” in the category “Repository” and attach your public SSH key to it. (Windows users: see the Windows section below for more on SSH keys)
+To apply for write access, add your SSH key to your GitLab account and ask for access in #xonotic on the FreeNode IRC network or [request access](https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/user/group/index.html#request-access-to-a-group) using the GitLab interface.
-### Windows/Linux/OS X
+### Windows/Linux/macOS
Get a checkout (see above), and do:
./all update -p
-After that, you can write to the repository using the usual git commands (commit, push).
+After that, you can write to the repositories using the usual git commands (commit, push, ...).
Alternatively, you can use the helper script `all`.
It supports the following commands:
This command commits and pushes your local changes.
- ./all run xonotic
+ ./all run
Starts the Xonotic client
- ./all run dedicated xonotic
+ ./all run dedicated
Starts a Xonotic dedicated server
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