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How to compile fgrun (FlightGear launcher) in Ubuntu without having to compile extra programs or libraries

Tested with:

• fgrun 1.0.1
• Ubuntu 8.04.1 (Hardy) AMD-64 and i386

Steps

These steps are intended to be run in a terminal window. You can find a terminal windows in the applications menu, but if you do not know what a terminal window is, maybe this instructions are not for you.

• Of course, install flightgear

  $ sudo apt-get install flightgear

• Download fgrun source tar file from sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/fgrun/, for example:

  $ wget http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/fgrun/fgrun-1.0.1.tar.gz

• Unpack the source and enter the source directory:

  $ tar zxvf fgrun-1.0.1.tar.gz
  $ cd fgrun-1.0.1

• Install required libraries (it is a single line)

  $ sudo apt-get install build-essential plib1.8.4c2 plib1.8.4-dev simgear-dev libfltk-dev zlib1g zlib1g-dev libopenal0a libopenal-dev libalut0 libalut-dev libglut-dev libjpeg-dev

• Install automake and autogen

  $ sudo apt-get install automake autogen

• Edit 'src/Makefile.am' to include extra simgear and plib libraries. Locate simgear_libs and plib_libs and change them to (it is just two lines):

  simgear_libs = -lsgmodel -lsgmath -lsgscreen -lsgprops -lsgxml -lsgmisc -lsgdebug -lsgstructure -lsgenvironment -lsgtiming -lsgbucket -lsgephem -lsgmagvar -lsgmaterial -lsgnasal -lsgroute -lsgserial -lsgsky -lsgtgdb -lsgthreads -lsgsound -lsgenvironment -lsgio
  
  plib_libs = -lplibssg -lplibsg -lplibul -lplibnet

• Run autogen

  $ ./autogen.sh

• Run configure with some extra params. If it gives errors, please tell me to update this Howto.

  ./configure LIBS="-ljpeg -lglut -lalut"

• Now, run 'make' and, if it works, run 'make install'

  $ make
  $ sudo make install

• Enjoy!

  $ fgrun

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