How to compile FGRun 1.0 on Gutsy

[solbot]

After much searching and messing around I finally managed to compile fgrun 1.0.0 on Gutsy.

Here's How.

Setup
You need several things to make this work.
The list of required packages are:

libopenal0a
libopenal-dev
libalut0
libalut-dev
plib1.8.4c2
plib1.8.4-dev
zlib1g
zlib1g-dev


You can use either apt-get or synaptic to install these.

Download the source for both simgear and fgrun.
Simgear: http://www.simgear.org/
Fgrun: http://sourceforge.net/projects/fgrun

Extract both to a directory.

Open a console and go to the simgear directory first.

Run
./configure --prefix=/usr/ --with-jpeg-factory
Then
make
Then either run checkinstall or sudo make install

Finally, enter the Fgrun directory and run make; sudo make install

Anything I've missed? Let me know so I can fix it.

Can't compile it?
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Merry Christmas.

[FokkerCharlie]

Hi solbot

Thanks for the instructions. I followed them, and SimGear and FlightGear seemed to compile OK. However, when I try to run (typing fgfs in the terminal), I see the following message:

/usr/share/FlightGear-1.0.0

Base package check failed ... Found version [old version] at: /usr/local/share/FlightGear
Please upgrade to version: 1.0.0


It is version 1.0.0 there- promise!

Any ideas?

Charlie

[solbot]

No idea unfortunately. I compiled fgrun against simgear, but haven't tried compiling flightgear yet.

If you use the version of flightgear that is in the repository, then my instructions should work.

You could check that the synaptic version of flightgear is completely uninstalled before compiling your own version 1.0.0, but as I said this tutorial was for fgrun so I'm not sure.

[viciouslime]

You need to make sure you extract the new base package to "/usr/local/share/FlightGear". You should NOT have the version of flightgear from the repos installed.

[FokkerCharlie]

Ah!

The base package thingie fixed it.

Thanks!

Charlie

[Darganot]

The .deb works like a charm, thanks! Just having trouble connecting to the multiplay from behind my firewall.

[feranick]

Other debs available here:

http://www.getdeb.net/release.php?id=2029

[insomniux]

Hi,
also needed to install libfltk-dev to make it to compile. fgrun now works perfect again!
Thanks
insomniux

[jjchico]

I managed to compile fgrun 1.0.1 in hardy without compiling flightgear or extra libraries. I have written a Howto:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JorgeJuan/FgRunHowTo

Comments are welcome.

Enjoy!