X-Git-Url: https://de.git.xonotic.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=df037d5c395d915012a76c835b768496c7d7751f;hb=316549daf20e3a6a71841f87da516f7bb9cf340f;hp=2fdbe3415330aa31b7f505b5c1da08854fa71f50;hpb=76ab7ce47486bcd718989b6513df3bc54201538a;p=xonotic%2Fdarkplaces.git diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2fdbe341..df037d5c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -15,6 +15,35 @@ Developed by LadyHavoc. See [CREDITS](CREDITS.md) for a list of contributors. ### [Matrix](https://matrix.org/docs/guides/introduction) [![#darkplaces:matrix.org](https://img.shields.io/matrix/darkplaces:matrix.org?color=660000&label=%23darkplaces%3Amatrix.org)](https://matrix.to/#/#darkplaces:matrix.org) +## Downloading and running + +Linux x86_64 builds are available in [GitHub CI](https://github.com/DarkPlacesEngine/darkplaces/actions?query=branch%3Amaster) artifacts. + +More complete builds are available in [xonotic.org](https://beta.xonotic.org/autobuild/) engine zips. +These support Windows, Linux and macOS, and include the current libraries needed for all features. + +DarkPlaces supports many Quake-based games and you can select which it will run by renaming the executable so it's prefixed with the game's name, for example `rogue-sdl.exe`, or by passing a cmdline argument +such as `-rogue`. This changes various engine behaviours and cvar defaults to suit the game. +The supported list and related details are defined in [com_game.c](https://github.com/DarkPlacesEngine/darkplaces/blob/master/com_game.c). + +Mods which aren't listed there can be run with (for example) `-game quake15` in which case DP will use the same behaviours and cvar defaults as for id1 Quake. + +## Quake Virtual File System + +All of Quake's data access is through a hierarchical file system, the contents +of the file system can be transparently merged from several sources. + +The "base directory" is the path to the directory holding the quake.exe and +all game directories. This can be overridden with the "-basedir" command +line parm to allow code debugging in a different directory. The base +directory is only used during filesystem initialization. + +The "game directory" is the first tree on the search path and directory that +all generated files (savegames, screenshots, demos, config files) will be +saved to. This can be overridden with the "-game" command line parameter. +If multiple "-game " args are passed the last one is the "primary" +and files will be saved there, the rest are read-only. + ## Build instructions (WIP) These instructions are adequate for Quake, but for Xonotic please refer to [its wiki](https://gitlab.com/xonotic/xonotic/-/wikis/Compiling). @@ -22,6 +51,7 @@ These instructions are adequate for Quake, but for Xonotic please refer to [its ### Required packages The minimum SDL version is 2.0.18 for Linux and 2.24.0 for Windows. +The supported compilers are GCC and Clang. The following package names are for Debian, see below for Windows and Mac. ##### Client @@ -32,7 +62,7 @@ Runtime (optional): `libcurl` `libpng` `libfreetype6` `libvorbisfile` Build (mandatory): `build-essential` `libjpeg-dev` `zlib1g-dev` Runtime (optional): `libcurl` `libpng` -### Windows (MSYS2): +### Windows (MSYS2 MinGW): 1. Install MSYS2, found [here](https://www.msys2.org/). 2. Once you've installed MSYS2 and have fully updated it, open a MinGW64 terminal (***not an MSYS2 terminal***) and input the following command: @@ -56,17 +86,28 @@ brew install sdl2 libjpeg-turbo libpng libvorbis curl ### Unix (General) -From a terminal, in the engine's root directory, input `make`. On macOS, input `make` with a target such as `make sdl-release`. - -Input `make help` for options. +From a terminal, in the engine's root directory, input `make help` to list the targets. +To build the main executable, input `make sdl-release` which creates the file called +`darkplaces-sdl` or `darkplaces-sdl.exe` (Windows). If you get errors (that don't seem to be about missing dependencies) try `make clean` before compiling, especially if you updated your system since the last time you compiled. -### Windows (Visual Studio) +### Windows (Visual Studio 2019) + +Not recommended due to poor support for C standards, and lack of maintenance. + +DarkPlaces requires C11, so Windows SDK 10.0.20348.0 or later is needed. +To install it, run the Visual Studio Installer, click "Modify", click "Individual components", type "Windows SDK" in the search box, select the latest Windows SDK and de-select older versions. +You will also need "NuGet package manager" selected (to download SDL2 headers the first time you build). +Click "Modify" to apply the changes. + +Open `darkplaces-vs2019.sln`, select build type (`Debug` or `Release`) and platform (`Win32` or `x64`), and choose "Build Solution" from the "Build" menu to create files `darkplaces-sdl2-vs2019.exe` and `SDL2.dll`. + +The Release build crashes. The Debug x64 build doesn't crash (but is rather slow) so this will be Fun for someone to debug. + +To get a build suitable for playing you'll need to use MinGW GCC, or download the autobuild from Xonotic (see above). -May work but not recommended due to lack of support for C standards, and lack of maintenance. -Instructions TODO. ## Contributing