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Hobbes: Redirected page to OpenXcom

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Meridian at 17:11, 27 March 2019

2019-03-27T17:11:35Z

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 Michal uses a different setup for his own builds and gitbuilder, based on [http://mxe.cc/ MXE]. I haven't tried MXE myself but supposedly its compiler rejects the -msse2 flag. On the other hand, it looks like it'll build all the libraries for you!
-== Compiling OpenXcomExtended on MinGW-w64 ==
+== Compiling and cross-compiling OpenXcom Extended ==
 [[Category:OpenXcom]]

Yankes: new build instruction and small style tweaks

2018-04-06T19:14:05Z

new build instruction and small style tweaks

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Juju Dredd: /* Compiling 32bits and 64bits on Windows */

2016-05-23T19:18:03Z

Compiling 32bits and 64bits on Windows

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	== Compiling 32bits and 64bits on Windows ==		== Compiling 32bits and 64bits on Windows ==
	You can see instructions on how to build with MinGW-w64 in [https://github.com/JDarthenay/OpenXcom this GitHub fork of OpenXcom]. (By the author of previous section).		You can see instructions on how to build with MinGW-w64 in [https://github.com/JDarthenay/OpenXcom/tree/MinGW-w64 this GitHub fork of OpenXcom]. (By the author of previous section).

	== MXE ==		== MXE ==

Juju Dredd: Adding link to instructions for building with MinGW-w64.

2016-04-30T07:15:08Z

Adding link to instructions for building with MinGW-w64.

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	set Path=%Path;<project>\SDL-1.2.15\bin;<project>\SDL_mixer-1.2.12\bin;<project>\SDL_image-1.2.12\bin;<project>\SDL_gfx-2.0.24\bin		set Path=%Path;<project>\SDL-1.2.15\bin;<project>\SDL_mixer-1.2.12\bin;<project>\SDL_image-1.2.12\bin;<project>\SDL_gfx-2.0.24\bin
	bin\OpenXcom.exe -user <your name>		bin\OpenXcom.exe -user <your name>

			== Compiling 32bits and 64bits on Windows ==
			You can see instructions on how to build with MinGW-w64 in [https://github.com/JDarthenay/OpenXcom this GitHub fork of OpenXcom]. (By the author of previous section).

	== MXE ==		== MXE ==

Cfailde: /* Set up yaml-cpp */ Proofread

2013-08-30T10:40:42Z

Set up yaml-cpp: Proofread

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	=== Set up yaml-cpp ===		=== Set up yaml-cpp ===

	On [http://code.google.com/p/yaml-cpp/ yaml-cpp website] download a yaml-cpp source ~~posterior to 1~~.5.0, such as 1.5.1.		From the [http://code.google.com/p/yaml-cpp/ yaml-cpp website] download a yaml-cpp source higher than 0.5.0, such as 0.5.1.
	On [http://www.cmake.org/ CMake website] download CMake Windows zip binaries distribution.		From the [http://www.cmake.org/ CMake website] download the CMake Windows zip binaries distribution.
	On [http://www.boost.org/ boost website] download current release.		From the [http://www.boost.org/ boost website] download the current release.
	Extract the three archives in <project> you should get directories such as <project>\yaml-cpp-0.5.1, <project>\cmake-2.8.11.2-win32-x86 and <project>\boost_1_54_0		Extract the three archives in <project>; you should get directories such as <project>\yaml-cpp-0.5.1, <project>\cmake-2.8.11.2-win32-x86 and <project>\boost_1_54_0

	Go to <project>\yaml-cpp-0.5.1 directory and run following commands:		Go to the <project>\yaml-cpp-0.5.1 directory and run the following commands:

	set Path=%Path%;<project>\cmake-2.8.11.2-win32-x86\bin		set Path=%Path%;<project>\cmake-2.8.11.2-win32-x86\bin
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	This should build a static library <project>\yaml-cpp-0.5.1\build\libyaml-cpp.a.		This should build a static library <project>\yaml-cpp-0.5.1\build\libyaml-cpp.a.
	There are ~~problem~~ [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18390694/undefined-reference-linking-yaml-cpp-program-with-mingw-w64-cmake building dynamix library] ~~for 1~~.5.1 version, but this could work with ~~latter~~ versions.		There are problems [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18390694/undefined-reference-linking-yaml-cpp-program-with-mingw-w64-cmake building a dynamix library] with the 0.5.1 version, but this could work with later versions.

	Thankfully yaml-cpp need no boost build (it uses ~~only~~ header files) because boost does not support MinGW compiling.		Thankfully yaml-cpp does not need boost to build (it only uses the header files) because boost does not support MinGW compiling.

	=== Build and run OpenXcom ===		=== Build and run OpenXcom ===

Juju Dredd: /* Install MinGW 32bits */

2013-08-27T21:52:51Z

Install MinGW 32bits

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	Here comes a way to build OpenXcom in a Windows environment having installed only MinGW (no MSYS, no bash, no sh, no Visual IDE or compiler). There could be others way to do, this is only an example. Some directories names will change to match the libraries versions, just adapt the paths.		Here comes a way to build OpenXcom in a Windows environment having installed only MinGW (no MSYS, no bash, no sh, no Visual IDE or compiler). There could be others way to do, this is only an example. Some directories names will change to match the libraries versions, just adapt the paths.

	=== Install ~~MinGW 32bits~~ ===		=== Install MinGW32 ===

	See the [http://www.mingw.org/wiki/InstallationHOWTOforMinGW MinGW website].		See the [http://www.mingw.org/wiki/InstallationHOWTOforMinGW MinGW website].

Juju Dredd: /* Build and run OpenXcom */ - add lines to makefile to build resources

2013-08-27T20:06:28Z

Build and run OpenXcom: - add lines to makefile to build resources

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	SRC=$(wildcard src/.cpp src//.cpp src///.cpp)		SRC=$(wildcard src/.cpp src//.cpp src///.cpp)
	OBJ=$(SRC:.cpp=.o)		OBJRES=src\$(PROG)_res.o
			OBJ=$(OBJRES) $(SRC:.cpp=.o)
	BIN=bin\$(PROG).exe		BIN=bin\$(PROG).exe
			RES=src\$(PROG).rc src\resource.h src\version.h res\windows\openxcom.ico

	WINVER=0x0400		WINVER=0x0400
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	..\SDL_mixer-1.2.12\bin\SDL_mixer.dll ..\SDL_image-1.2.12\bin\SDL_image.dll ..\SDL_gfx-2.0.24\bin\SDL_gfx.dll -lyaml-cpp		..\SDL_mixer-1.2.12\bin\SDL_mixer.dll ..\SDL_image-1.2.12\bin\SDL_image.dll ..\SDL_gfx-2.0.24\bin\SDL_gfx.dll -lyaml-cpp
	-mwindows		-mwindows
			RC=$(MINGW)windres
			RFLAGS=

	.PHONY:all compile depends mrproper clean rebuild		.PHONY:all compile depends mrproper clean rebuild
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	$(BIN):$(OBJ)		$(BIN):$(OBJ)
	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o $(BIN) $(OBJ) $(LDFLAGS)		$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o $(BIN) $(OBJ) $(LDFLAGS)

			$(OBJRES):$(RES)
			$(RC) $(RFLAGS) -o $@ $<

	%.o:%.cpp		%.o:%.cpp
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	The file <project>\OpenXcom-master\bin\OpenXcom.exe should be produced.		The file <project>\OpenXcom-master\bin\OpenXcom.exe should be produced.
			If windres fails because of null characters, convert src\resource.h and src\OpenXcom.rc from UTF-16LE to ANSI.

	To run the game, use the following commands in the same directory:		To run the game, use the following commands in the same directory: