[CsMain] [CSMAIN]Compiling

[Bryan R. <bdr...@ya...>]

I just got Crystal Space and wanted to know how to set it up.
I have
Crystal Space version number. cs-2001-09-10.083702.zip I downloaded it from 
the development snapshots because the website said to use version .19 
because its so different from 18.
Operating system (Windows ME)  I have do all Dos Command line arguments in 
a Windows Dos box
Type of processor (AMD Athlon 1.2gighz)
Graphics Adapter (nvidia Geforce2mx, 64mbDDR, driver date 11/17/2000
Display settings (desktop settings: 32-bit color, 1280 x 960 res.

Description of problem.

I  do not know where to put Crystal Space, if I have everything set up 
correctly, all the make settings correct etc...
My Djgpp directory is C:\DJGPP and I have not compiled any of the extra 
stuff that came with it, but have created some simple programs using gcc.exe
My Dev-C++ directory is C:\Dev-C++, and I do all of my writing in 
there.  Dev-C++ uses the Mingw compiler or Cygwin, but I have never 
compiled directly from the command line using either of them.
I tried downloading your version of the Mingw compiler you mentioned in the 
manual

Crystal Space MingW package `cs_mingw_0.60.exe' from the Mingw32 support 
directory at Linux Games. This package contains all the recent MingW 
package releases (i.e. all the files necessary to compile Crystal Space 
successfully).
ftp://ftp.sunsite.dk/projects/crystal/support/mingw32/cs_mingw_0.60.exe
but the link is dead, so I need some help in setting my machine up to 
compile Crystal Space

I downloaded NASM Win32 and Dos from the link and put them both in 
c:\Dev-C++\Bin one in a Win32 directory, the other in a Dos directory.

I set the path in my Autoexec.bat to SET PATH=C:\DEV-C++\BIN for the Mingw 
compiler.
and added these two lines to my Autoexec.bat
SET PYTHON_INC=C:\DEV-C++\INCLUDE\PYTHON
SET PYTHONPATH=C:\DEV-C++\lib\PYTHON
I have Python on my machine at c:\python, but I haven't done anything with 
the setup.py, so its probably not fully installed.  I have created a couple 
of small programs in Python, including one that randomizes the background 
and other files, but I haven't used the distutils yet.  I have the latest 
version of Python, 2.2

I put Crystal Space originally in C:\Program Files\Games\Crystal Space, 
then moved the CS directory to c:\Dev-C++\  in hopes that I would get a 
little farther.
I compiled using
make

and

make win32gcc MODE=debug FORCEBUCK=SS

and got this

C:\Dev-C++\CS>MAKE
Makefile:75: no file name for `include'
'*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*'
'  Before compiling Crystal Space examine mk/user.mak and see if settings'
'  are suited to your system.'
'*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*'
'The makefile system can be configured for the following platforms:'
'*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*'
'The following optional configuration modifiers may be specified:'
''
Bad command or file name
'      Build drivers/plugins as dynamic/static modules.'


I tried looking in the makefiles MAKEFILE in the CS directory and User.mak 
in the mk directory, and and Win32gcc.mak in the libs\csyss\WIN32 
directory, but don't know how to put my settings in and which ones I should 
put in.
For instance, what do I do with these two particular settings in MAKEFILE
   echo $"  USE_PLUGINS=yes$|no$"
   echo $"      Build drivers/plugins as dynamic/static modules.$"
   echo $"  MODE=optimize$|debug$|profile$"
   echo $"      Select one of three available compilation modes.$"

In the WIN32gcc.mak file, they mentioned the gcc compiler where I thought 
the Mingw compiler would be, and the doc mentioned that Mingw uses that 
makefile.

I am a relatively beginning programmer, especially in the compilation 
department.  I don't know much about makefiles, or building a large project 
like Crystal Space.  If you can guide me to any tutorials, I'd be happy to 
read them before asking more questions.  I really want to get into using 
Crystal Space, but I have to start somewhere.

Bryan Rosander




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