The renowned shooter game 'epiar' actually has a new version with lower version numbers. (current 0.4.1 is newer than 0.5) The build system of the original source archive is partially broken. However I managed to make up a environment that runs. 1) forgive the original build() function, use sh autogen.sh && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make || return 1 2) because the Lua library comes with it doesn't honour DESTDIR, and the fact that we don't need it since already have one. comment out the entire "install:" block for Source/Lua/Makefile 3) the original 'make install' is broken because it only installs the binary. actually the 'Resource' directory is also needed. 4) make a wrapper script to run the game. -- Li Ian-Xue http://b4283.ath.cx
2010/10/3 Ian-Xue Li <da.mi.spirit@gmail.com>
The renowned shooter game 'epiar' actually has a new version with lower version numbers. (current 0.4.1 is newer than 0.5)
The build system of the original source archive is partially broken. However I managed to make up a environment that runs.
1) forgive the original build() function, use
sh autogen.sh && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make || return 1
2) because the Lua library comes with it doesn't honour DESTDIR, and the fact that we don't need it since already have one.
comment out the entire "install:" block for Source/Lua/Makefile
3) the original 'make install' is broken because it only installs the binary. actually the 'Resource' directory is also needed.
4) make a wrapper script to run the game.
-- Li Ian-Xue http://b4283.ath.cx
We discussed a bit about this before, but i was unable to get a working PKGBUILD because of the issue with make install. It's great that you solved it. :) Actually, in some time the new 0.5 version should come out, giving us the possibility to update the package without deleting or provoking problems with aur helpers... I think you should mantain it if you are interested :)
On Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 08:54:30PM +0200, Luca Bennati wrote:
We discussed a bit about this before, but i was unable to get a working PKGBUILD because of the issue with make install. It's great that you solved it. :) Actually, in some time the new 0.5 version should come out, giving us the possibility to update the package without deleting or provoking problems with aur helpers... I think you should mantain it if you are interested :)
I would like to help out revising the PKGBUILD to make it build. But from the way I tested it, it seems few graphics are broken (eg. the setup menu). Don't know if this happens for you too. Need to ask the developer of the game itself. :) -- Li Ian-Xue http://b4283.ath.cx
2010/10/3 Ian-Xue Li <da.mi.spirit@gmail.com>
On Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 08:54:30PM +0200, Luca Bennati wrote:
We discussed a bit about this before, but i was unable to get a working PKGBUILD because of the issue with make install. It's great that you solved it. :) Actually, in some time the new 0.5 version should come out, giving us the possibility to update the package without deleting or provoking problems with aur helpers... I think you should mantain it if you are interested :)
I would like to help out revising the PKGBUILD to make it build. But from the way I tested it, it seems few graphics are broken (eg. the setup menu).
Don't know if this happens for you too. Need to ask the developer of the game itself. :)
-- Li Ian-Xue http://b4283.ath.cx
Indeed the menu is broken, i tested 0.4.1 and git version. It seems they are having some problems: you can try contacting them, they have mailing lists there on their site.
On Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 09:33:44AM +0200, Luca Bennati wrote:
Indeed the menu is broken, i tested 0.4.1 and git version. It seems they are having some problems: you can try contacting them, they have mailing lists there on their site. IMO the game is not playable right now anyway, so, I say we just save our energy on fixing it until a new version comes out.
-- Li Ian-Xue http://b4283.ath.cx
2010/10/4 Ian-Xue Li <da.mi.spirit@gmail.com>
On Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 09:33:44AM +0200, Luca Bennati wrote:
Indeed the menu is broken, i tested 0.4.1 and git version. It seems they are having some problems: you can try contacting them, they have mailing lists there on their site. IMO the game is not playable right now anyway, so, I say we just save our energy on fixing it until a new version comes out.
-- Li Ian-Xue http://b4283.ath.cx
No problem with waiting, let's see if they fix it for 0.5 release
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