Compile Celestia in Ubuntu.

[tech2000]

My Vista installation went down the drain. Windows Vista really sucks.

I thought that it's about time to get back to Linux so I now have Ubuntu 7.04 Desktop and Windows XP SP2 Professional in a dualboot system, I really can't leave Windows completely for many reasons, Photoshop is a really good reason...

I was hoping I could get some help to set up an environment to compile Celestia for myself..

What programs has to be installed?

Cheers, Anders

[Christophe]

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apt-get dep-build celestia

is a good first step as it will install everything needed to compile celestia 1.3.2.

The latest CVS has some added requirements:

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aptitude install lua5.1-dev libtheora-dev libogg-dev

Plus you need to install some build tools:

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aptitude install autoconf automake cvs g++

That should be it.

You also need to set up your environment:

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echo 'export KDEDIRS=/usr/local/kde:$KDEDIRS' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export PATH=/usr/local/kde/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc

Then log off and back on, you're now ready to build:

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cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@celestia.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/celestia login
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@celestia.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/celestia co -P celestia
cd celestia
make -f Makefile.cvs
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/kde --with-kde --with-lua --enable-theora
make
sudo make install
celestia

[julesstoop]

I thought that it's about time to get back to Linux so I now have Ubuntu 7.04 Desktop and Windows XP SP2 Professional in a dualboot system, I really can't leave Windows completely for many reasons, Photoshop is a really good reason... :wink:

Cheers, Anders

As an off topic remark I'd like to say that you should be craving for a Mac by now :)

[t00fri]

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You also need to set up your environment:

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echo 'export KDEDIRS=/usr/local/kde:$KDEDIRS' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export PATH=/usr/local/kde/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc

I WANT ZSH

[tech2000]

Thank you for your answer Christophe, it does seems that I have to do something before I enter this into the terminal.

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apt-get dep-build celestia

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That gives me this output:
"E: Felaktig operation dep-build" meaning something like:
"E: Bad operation dep-build"

It's been a bit over 10 years a last had a look at Linux, so I must say I'm a n00b on that platform. My Ubuntu installation is based on the x64 bit version if that makes a difference.

Any suggestions about what went wrong? - Do I need any preinstalled programs before I can enter this into the terminal?

Bye, Anders

[steffens]

Thank you for your answer Christophe, it does seems that I have to do something before I enter this into the terminal.

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apt-get dep-build celestia

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That gives me this output:
"E: Felaktig operation dep-build" meaning something like:
"E: Bad operation dep-build"

I think it should be

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apt-get build-dep celestia

steffens

[tech2000]

Thank you for your answer Christophe, it does seems that I have to do something before I enter this into the terminal.

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apt-get dep-build celestia

.

That gives me this output:
"E: Felaktig operation dep-build" meaning something like:
"E: Bad operation dep-build"

I think it should be

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apt-get build-dep celestia

steffens

That did the trick, thx Steffens.

Bye, Anders

[tech2000]

tech2000@cyberdyne-systems:~/celestia$ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/gnome --with-gnome --with-lua --enable-theora
checking build system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking host system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking target system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking for -p flag to install... yes
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... mawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether NLS is requested... yes
checking for msgfmt... /usr/bin/msgfmt
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checking for xgettext... /usr/bin/xgettext
checking for msgmerge... /usr/bin/msgmerge
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking for ld used by GCC... /usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking for shared library run path origin... done
checking for CFPreferencesCopyAppValue... no
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checking for GNU gettext in libc... yes
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checking where the gettext function comes from... libc
checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
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checking dependency style of gcc... (cached) gcc3
checking for g++... g++
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
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checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
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checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c -p
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /bin/sed
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checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 32768
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... ok
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configure: creating libtool
appending configuration tag "CXX" to libtool
checking for ld used by g++... /usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) is GNU ld... yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports shared libraries... yes
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checking if g++ PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
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appending configuration tag "F77" to libtool
checking whether to include debugging code... no
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checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... (cached) yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... (cached) none needed
checking dependency style of gcc... (cached) gcc3
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
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checking dependency style of g++... (cached) gcc3
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checking for X... libraries , headers
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checking for glNewList in -lGL... no
checking for glNewList in -lMesaGL... no
configure: error: GL library was not found

I get this error from the last line. I have changed from './configure --prefix=/usr/local/kde --with-kde --with-lua --enable-theora' to './configure --prefix=/usr/local/gnome --with-gnome --with-lua --enable-theora' since I'm using Ubuntu with Gnome and not Kubuntu which uses KDE, that is correct right?

Thanks for your help.

Cheers, Anders

[Christophe]

Check your config.log, I suppose it is the compilation of the test OpenGL program that fails, probably due to a missing library. The error message in config.log should be clear enough, finding it in the mess that this files usually ends up being might be a bit difficult though.

[tech2000]

Check your config.log, I suppose it is the compilation of the test OpenGL program that fails, probably due to a missing library. The error message in config.log should be clear enough, finding it in the mess that this files usually ends up being might be a bit difficult though.

I'm sorry, but it isn't that clear to me.

Can anyone help me find the failure in the config.log

Bye, Anders

[Christophe]

Yep, I told you, not that easy to find.

Line 1009:

configure:28187: checking for glNewList in -lGL
configure:28222: gcc -o conftest -ansi -W -Wall -Wchar-subscripts -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wmissing-prototypes -Wwrite-strings -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_BSD_SOURCE -DNDEBUG -O2 -g -O2 -Wformat-security -Wmissing-format-attribute -O2 -Wall -ffast-math -fexpensive-optimizations -fomit-frame-pointer conftest.c -lGL -lz -lSM -lICE -lm -lXmu -lXi -lXext -lX11 -lm -lz -lGL >&5
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lGL
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

and line 1056:

configure:28260: checking for glNewList in -lMesaGL
configure:28295: gcc -o conftest -ansi -W -Wall -Wchar-subscripts -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wmissing-prototypes -Wwrite-strings -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_BSD_SOURCE -DNDEBUG -O2 -g -O2 -Wformat-security -Wmissing-format-attribute -O2 -Wall -ffast-math -fexpensive-optimizations -fomit-frame-pointer conftest.c -lMesaGL -lz -lSM -lICE -lm -lXmu -lXi -lXext -lX11 -lm -lz -lGL >&5
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lMesaGL
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

which confirms the configure output: the linker can't find the OpenGL lib, which is a bit strange. Do you have an ATI or NVidia? are you using the proprietary drivers or the open source ones? does 'locate libGL' return anything?

[tech2000]

Yep, I told you, not that easy to find.

Line 1009:

configure:28187: checking for glNewList in -lGL
configure:28222: gcc -o conftest -ansi -W -Wall -Wchar-subscripts -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wmissing-prototypes -Wwrite-strings -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_BSD_SOURCE -DNDEBUG -O2 -g -O2 -Wformat-security -Wmissing-format-attribute -O2 -Wall -ffast-math -fexpensive-optimizations -fomit-frame-pointer conftest.c -lGL -lz -lSM -lICE -lm -lXmu -lXi -lXext -lX11 -lm -lz -lGL >&5
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lGL
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

and line 1056:

configure:28260: checking for glNewList in -lMesaGL
configure:28295: gcc -o conftest -ansi -W -Wall -Wchar-subscripts -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wmissing-prototypes -Wwrite-strings -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_BSD_SOURCE -DNDEBUG -O2 -g -O2 -Wformat-security -Wmissing-format-attribute -O2 -Wall -ffast-math -fexpensive-optimizations -fomit-frame-pointer conftest.c -lMesaGL -lz -lSM -lICE -lm -lXmu -lXi -lXext -lX11 -lm -lz -lGL >&5
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lMesaGL
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

which confirms the configure output: the linker can't find the OpenGL lib, which is a bit strange. Do you have an ATI or NVidia? are you using the proprietary drivers or the open source ones? does 'locate libGL' return anything?

I'm using nVidia's proprietary drivers to a GeForce 7600GS 512 mb DDR2 card.

This is returned from 'locate libGL':

/usr/lib/libGLU.so.1
/usr/lib/libGL.so.1
/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libGLcore.so
/usr/lib/libGLEW.so.1.3.4
/usr/lib/libGLEW.so.1.3
/usr/lib/libGLU.so.1.3.060502
/usr/lib/libGLcore.so.1
/usr/lib/libGL.so.1.0.9755
/usr/lib/libGLcore.so.1.0.9755

Regards, Anders

[Christophe]

It seems that you are missing some symbolic links in /usr/lib:

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cd /usr/lib
ln -s libGL.so.1 libGL.so
ln -s libGLU.so.1 libGLU.so

give it a try...

[tech2000]

It seems that you are missing some symbolic links in /usr/lib:

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cd /usr/lib
ln -s libGL.so.1 libGL.so
ln -s libGLU.so.1 libGLU.so

give it a try...

Unfortunately without result. This is the output:

SWE:
'ln: skapa symbolisk l?¤nk "libGLU.so" till "libGLU.so.1": Filen existerar'

ENG:
'ln: create symbolic link "libGLU.so" to "libGLU.so.1": File exist'

Other suggestions?

And thank you for your time.

Bye, Anders

[selden]

The arguments to ln are reversed.

They should be
ln -s new-entry-name old-entry-name

[Christophe]

The arguments to ln are reversed.

They should be
ln -s new-entry-name old-entry-name

Yes Selden, you're right. I always tend to reverse ln arguments, I should have been more careful. Thanks for the correction.

[tech2000]

So, I have finally taken the time to compile celestia in ubuntu 64 bit... I will never boot Celestia in windows again... The Linux version is actually way neater..

I have a question though.. the files I got from the cvs by following the guide in this thread said v1.4.1... How do I get the latest files?

And a big thanks to all who have helped out here..

Bye, Anders Pamdal

[Christophe]

I'm glad you got it going Anders.

The version string is changed only at release time in CVS, so although it says 1.4.1 in the splash screen and about box, it is HEAD that you're running.

[tech2000]

I'm glad you got it going Anders.

The version string is changed only at release time in CVS, so although it says 1.4.1 in the splash screen and about box, it is HEAD that you're running.

Thanks for the info..

Bye, Anders

[tech2000]

I have another question though...

How do I create a *.deb file for distribution?

Bye, Anders