Source code

[iAlta]

I downloaded a few games.
I downdloaded the source code, nut how do I acctualy use the source sode?

[campusloop]

check the README/INSTALL file in the source code directory. Although most source packages can be installed by changing to the source code directory and then "./configure;make;sudo make install"

[iAlta]

thanks i'll try that

[iAlta]

2 out of 10 worked. Pinguins and Simutrans(or something like that).
This is officielly the first non-standard programs I've installd. Yay!!!

[Artificial Intelligence]

If you post some of the games you can't compile, than we can help you :)

[iAlta]

OK, here they are.
The Battle for Wesnoth http://www.wesnoth.org/
Blob Wars http://www.parallelrealities.co.uk/blobWars.php
Fish Fillets http://fillets.sourceforge.net/
Freeciv http://www.freeciv.org/index.php/Freeciv
Invasion - Battle for Survival http://bos.seul.org/index.shtml
UFOAI http://www.ufoai.net/
Wormux http://www.wormux.org/en/
and
ZSNES http://www.zsnes.com/

[Artificial Intelligence]

What I meant was the error output from the terminal. Lets take one game at the time.
By the way Battle for Wesnoth is in the repo. if you live with it's version 1.0 and not 1.0.1

[iAlta]

What I meant was the error output from the terminal. Lets take one game at the time.
By the way Battle for Wesnoth is in the repo. if you live with it's version 1.0 and not 1.0.1
Oh.... Well if I frmember correctly it disapears after it's finished. But I can try to catch a screenshot of it.

[linbetwin]

Battle for Wesnoth is in the Ubuntu repositories, you don't have to compile it yourself.

[iAlta]

Battle for Wesnoth is in the Ubuntu repositories, you don't have to compile it yourself.
:confused: I don't know what compile meens...

[Artificial Intelligence]

Compile means that you build eg. a program/game to fit your computer for your needs from the Source.

http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/Native_Games_Userguide

[iAlta]

Hmmm.... OK, now I know what it is. But.... how?

[fct]

If you don't even know what compiling is, you'll do better using the ubuntu install system to play the available games.

Compiling apps for use on your system requires some knowledge about programming unless you enjoy finding yourself stumped most of the time.

[iAlta]

I am doing this because my PC does not go online, and therefore can't use the install system.

And for your infromation I HAVE some programming skills, and it doesn't help, do far.

[Harleen]

I am doing this because my PC does not go online, and therefore can't use the install system.

And for your infromation I HAVE some programming skills, and it doesn't help, do far.

You can program but do not know what compilation means?:shock:

Without internet connection you will have quite some trouble building the games for yourself. But you can still grab the Ubuntu packages manually from the repository and install them.

If you want to compile programs on your own you have to install countless development packages, which will get you to the problem with the internet connection again... Quite some of them are included on the install CD, but others aren't.

[fct]

And for your infromation I HAVE some programming skills, and it doesn't help, do far.

Out of curiosity, what languages are you familiar with?

[iAlta]

Out of curiosity, what languages are you familiar with?
Python. Since Oktober. That's why I wroth, so far. But it came out, do far.

[manny]

Hi, you may find this link very usefull: http://doc.mandrivalinux.com/MandrakeLinux/101/en/Command-Line.html/install-free-software-chapter.html
It's not from ubuntu but does the trick maybe ;)

[iAlta]

Hi, you may find this link very usefull: http://doc.mandrivalinux.com/MandrakeLinux/101/en/Command-Line.html/install-free-software-chapter.html
It's not from ubuntu but does the trick maybe ;)
That's the help I needed! Thanks dude/tte:D .