Nexuiz on OpenSolaris

[C.Brutail]

Yesterday, a solaris user, "sartek" thanks to our beloved develoers (developers developers developers) found a way how to compile and play Nexuiz on Solaris:

http://blog.sartek.net/2008/04/nexuiz-o ... laris.html

So, we need to get nexuiz from here: http://alientrap.org/nexuiz

unzip it:
# unzip nexuiz-24.zip

change the working directory:
# cd Nexuiz/sources/

unzip the engine's source:
# unzip enginesource20080229.zip

# cd darkplaces

now, we need to change some files:
1. open `makefile` with your favorite text editor
add `SHELL=/usr/bin/bash` at the beginning, and if you have installed OSS (opensound system) add `DP_SOUND_API=OSS` I added it after `ifndef DP_MAKE_TARGET`
save & close

2. run this command:
# perl -pi -e 's/\bmodel_t\b/lh_dp_model_t/g' *.c *.h
it will replace the `model_t` function with `lh_dp_model_t`, we need this because `model_t` it's an internal solaris function

3. open `vid_glx.c` comment out line 292:
// vid_usingdgamouse = !!vid_dgamouse.integer;
save & close

4. open `snd_bsd.c`
a) comment out line 95
// break;
b) comment out line 197 and add `SndSys_Shutdown ();`
// SNDDMA_Shutdown ();
SndSys_Shutdown ();

5. now we can compile it:
# gmake cl-nexuiz
it should compile OK.

6. move the data files from Nexuiz to our folder:
# mv ../../data .

7. we can now play!

[Psychcf]

dave would be proud

[:)]

Here's something that might help Vista users.
Right click nexuiz-sdl.exe (or nexuiz.exe if you use that) and in the Properties window check the box labeled Disable desktop composition. This helps a lot in my experience.

dave would be proud

As if I'm dead.
I won't let those robots defeat me!

[C.Brutail]

How does vista come here anyway?

[Psychcf]

How does vista come here anyway?

That's pretty obvious, you don't see it?

[divVerent]

All of these changes have been applied to svn and will be in the next version, except for the makefile change (which I disagree with).

Can you tell me which part requires /usr/bin/bash and does not work with /bin/sh? I'd rather fix that one to work with /bin/sh too.

The other change you do to the makefile is not necessary either - you can change make variables on the command line, as in:

gmake DP_SOUND_API=OSS SHELL=/usr/bin/bash cl-nexuiz

[divVerent]

Here's something that might help Vista users.
Right click nexuiz-sdl.exe (or nexuiz.exe if you use that) and in the Properties window check the box labeled Disable desktop composition. This helps a lot in my experience.

What does it help with? fps, or crashes? Does it even do anything in fullscreen mode?

[:)]

What does it help with? fps, or crashes? Does it even do anything in fullscreen mode?

Yes to all three. With it enabled the game is stuttery, and the driver (not the game) will crash. This behavior has been identical in windowed and fullscreen mode for me. (In full screen desktop composition will not automatically be disabled)

[sartek]

bash-3.2$ make cl-nexuiz
make bin-release \
DP_MAKE_TARGET=sunos DP_SOUND_API=OSS \
EXE="nexuiz-glx" LDFLAGS_COMMON="-lm -ldl -lsocket -lnsl -R/usr/X11R6/lib -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -lXpm -lXext -lXxf86vm `if [ -n "" ]; then echo " /libmodplug.a -lstdc++"; fi`"
/bin/sh: syntax error at line 1: `end of file' unexpected
make: *** [cl-nexuiz] Error 2
bash-3.2$

All of these changes have been applied to svn and will be in the next version, except for the makefile change (which I disagree with).

Can you tell me which part requires /usr/bin/bash and does not work with /bin/sh? I'd rather fix that one to work with /bin/sh too.

The other change you do to the makefile is not necessary either - you can change make variables on the command line, as in:

gmake DP_SOUND_API=OSS SHELL=/usr/bin/bash cl-nexuiz

[divVerent]

Damn, this does not help much.

Can you try the following commands on the OpenSolaris /bin/sh shell (run /bin/sh from the ocmmand prompt to make sure it is used):

echo "1"
echo ">> `echo 2` <<"
echo ">> `echo "3 4"` <<"
echo ">> `echo \"3 4\"` <<"
echo ">> $(echo "3 4") <<"