[Flightgear-devel] All-inclusive build script for FlightGear

[BERNDT, J. S. (J. (JSC-E. (LM) <jon...@js...>]

I have placed in JSBSim CVS (for my benefit, if no one elses) a script
called createfgfs.pl. This script has worked for me quite well for about
half a year. Being that my memory is so bad I can't even remember my ... my
... dang! I can't remember what I was going to say that I forgot ...
Anyhow ... I can't remember to do all the steps in order for all the parts.
SO, I created this script to do it for me.

To build the whole shebang:

./createfgfs.pl update all

This downloads everything. I do mean Everything. Then it builds it.  You
need to stick around during the first part as you will be prompted to enter
passwords for the various cvs repositories.

The above command *also* works to update an already existing installation
which has been created by the script previously. Run the command the same
way, come back when it's done and you should have an executable. No need to
monitor this one. Works for me. Your mileage may suck.

Say that you only want to make flightgear, because you have mad a change
only to some code in one or two files. You could type this:

./createfgfs.pl make fgfs

This will make flightgear only.

What if you want to update some files from simgear cvs (and also from
flightgear cvs) and then rebuild? Typeing this accomplishes it:

./createfgfs.pl update simgear

If you have questions or problems drop a note here. This may not work for
everyone, I just don't know for sure. And you may have your own methods to
build flightgear yourself. This script is made for those who want a sort of
plug and play script that does it all for them. It has worked for me and
others and I wanted to make it available to whoever wants it.

Jon