Changes between Version 22 and Version 23 of LatestRelease

Timestamp:

2010-08-16 00:31:18 (3 years ago)

Author:

Philip

Comment:

rearrange content, point to new release

LatestRelease

@@ -1 @@
-= Obtaining the latest release =
+'''Warning''': The game is currently under heavy development, and many features are currently missing. This release is an '''alpha version''', not a completed playable game - please check our '''[http://www.wildfiregames.com/0ad/ site]''' and '''[http://www.wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?showforum=135 forums]''' for future updates!
 
-'''Warning''': The game is currently under heavy development, and many features are currently missing. This release is a '''development snapshot''', not a completed playable game - please check our '''[http://www.wildfiregames.com/0ad/ site]''' and '''[http://www.wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?showforum=135 forums]''' for future updates!
+The Linux packages are new and not well-tested, so please report any problems.
+
+[[TOC(inline,noheading)]]
 
 == Windows ==
 
-Download and run [http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-win32.exe 0ad-win32.exe] (120 MB) (self-extracting [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip]), then select a location to extract the files. This includes all the source code and data files, and precompiled binaries.
+[http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r07970-alpha-win32.exe Download the installer] (122 MB).
 
-Run the game from `binaries\system\pyrogenesis.exe`. If you want to modify and compile the game yourself, follow the [BuildInstructions#Windows build instructions] using the files from this release instead of downloading from SVN.
+The installer includes the full source code. If you want to modify and compile the game yourself, follow the [BuildInstructions#Windows build instructions] using the files from this release instead of downloading from SVN.
 
-SHA1 digest (to verify the download):
-{{{
-b704eb3df6a4789a601f567f210428da61d125fc  0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-win32.exe
-}}}
-
-== Linux packages ==
-
-Unofficial packages may exist or be in development for several distros:
- * [http://www.playdeb.net/software/0%20A.D. Ubuntu 10.04] (from [http://www.playdeb.net/ PlayDeb.net] - see the [http://www.playdeb.net/updates/ubuntu/all/#how_to_install installation instructions])
- * [http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278541 Gentoo] (both latest release and latest SVN)
- * Arch Linux (AUR): both [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=36132 releases] and [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=28560 latest SVN] packages
-If you use a different distro, or if these packages are outdated, or if you want to edit or debug the code, see the next section. If you want to help create a package yourself, we have some [BuildInstructions#CreatingLinuxpackages rough guidance].
-
-== Compiling on Linux and OS X ==
-
-You need two files:
- * [http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz 0ad-unix-build.tar.xz] (3 MB) ''or'' [http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-build.tar.bz2 0ad-unix-build.tar.bz2] (4 MB)
- * [http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz 0ad-unix-data.tar.xz] (98 MB) ''or'' [http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-data.tar.bz2 0ad-unix-data.tar.bz2] (113 MB)
-The `.xz` files are smaller but may require you to install [http://tukaani.org/xz/ XZ Utils].
-
-SHA1 digests:
-{{{
-3d2f908158f4cd0b4dae209192ccf458d0abbf27  0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz
-b006836012047d4d6d301ddc85b0fe9d6d4c8dff  0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-build.tar.bz2
-8cfcff95005d14c6f7b809303b701545f0779b1f  0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz
-d7b41d6bf7c697640e4b3edccb5916961ae427a5  0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-data.tar.bz2
-}}}
-
-Extract both files to the same location:
-{{{
-# Extract .xz version into the current directory:
-tar xvJf 0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz
-tar xvJf 0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz
-# Or, if your tar is older than 1.22:
-xz -cd 0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz | tar xv
-xz -cd 0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz | tar xv
-# Or, if you have the .bz2 version:
-tar xvjf 0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-build.tar.bz2
-tar xvjf 0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-data.tar.bz2
-}}}
-
-Then follow the [BuildInstructions#Unix build instructions] using the files from this release instead of downloading from SVN.
-
-== Experimental Linux packages ==
-
-'''Warning''': These are very new and have not been tested, so they may not work at all. If you try them, please report any success or failure on [http://www.wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=13207 the forum].
-
-=== Ubuntu 10.04 ===
+== Ubuntu 10.04 ==
 
 Install from our [https://launchpad.net/~wfg/+archive/0ad PPA]:
@@ -72 +27 @@
 or from the application menu item "Games" / "0 A.D."
 
-Alternatively, you can install `0ad` from [http://www.playdeb.net/software/0%20A.D. PlayDeb.net].
+Alternatively, you can install `0ad` from [http://www.playdeb.net/software/0%20A.D. PlayDeb.net] (see their [http://www.playdeb.net/updates/ubuntu/all/#how_to_install setup instructions]).
 
-=== Debian 5.0 ===
+== Debian 5.0 ==
 
 {{{
@@ -89 +44 @@
 or from the application menu item "0 A.D."
 
-=== OpenSUSE ===
+== OpenSUSE ==
 
  * Launch YaST.
  * Select "Software" and "Software Repositories".
  * Select "Add" and "Specify URL..."
- * Enter one of the following URLs, and name "obs-games":
+ * Enter one of the following URLs, with name "obs-games":
   * `http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_11.3/`
   * `http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_11.2/`
@@ -108 +63 @@
 or from the application menu item "0 A.D."
 
-=== Fedora, Mandriva ===
+== Fedora, Mandriva ==
 
 First run:
@@ -135 +90 @@
 }}}
 or from the application menu item "0 A.D."
+
+== Gentoo ==
+
+See [http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278541 bug containing ebuilds] (both latest release and latest SVN).
+
+== Arch ==
+
+See [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=36132 releases] and [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=28560 latest SVN] packages.
+
+== Compiling on Linux and OS X ==
+
+You need two files:
+ * [http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz 0ad-unix-build.tar.xz] (3 MB) ''or'' [http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-build.tar.gz 0ad-unix-build.tar.gz] (5 MB)
+ * [http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz 0ad-unix-data.tar.xz] (99 MB) ''or'' [http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-data.tar.gz 0ad-unix-data.tar.gz] (118 MB)
+The `.xz` files are smaller but may require you to install [http://tukaani.org/xz/ XZ Utils].
+
+Extract both files to the same location:
+{{{
+# Extract .xz version into the current directory:
+tar xvJf 0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz
+tar xvJf 0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz
+
+# Or, if your tar is older than 1.22:
+xz -cd 0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz | tar xv
+xz -cd 0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz | tar xv
+
+# Or, if you downloaded the .gz version:
+tar xvjf 0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-build.tar.gz
+tar xvjf 0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-data.tar.gz
+}}}
+
+Then follow the [BuildInstructions#Unix build instructions] using the files from this release instead of downloading from SVN.