Changes between Version 22 and Version 23 of LatestRelease


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Timestamp:
Aug 16, 2010, 2:31:18 AM (14 years ago)
Author:
Philip Taylor
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rearrange content, point to new release

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  • LatestRelease

    v22 v23  
    1 = Obtaining the latest release =
     1'''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!
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    3 '''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!
     3The Linux packages are new and not well-tested, so please report any problems.
     4
     5[[TOC(inline,noheading)]]
    46
    57== Windows ==
    68
    7 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.
     9[http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r07970-alpha-win32.exe Download the installer] (122 MB).
    810
    9 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.
     11The 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.
    1012
    11 SHA1 digest (to verify the download):
    12 {{{
    13 b704eb3df6a4789a601f567f210428da61d125fc  0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-win32.exe
    14 }}}
    15 
    16 == Linux packages ==
    17 
    18 Unofficial packages may exist or be in development for several distros:
    19  * [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])
    20  * [http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278541 Gentoo] (both latest release and latest SVN)
    21  * 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
    22 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].
    23 
    24 == Compiling on Linux and OS X ==
    25 
    26 You need two files:
    27  * [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)
    28  * [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)
    29 The `.xz` files are smaller but may require you to install [http://tukaani.org/xz/ XZ Utils].
    30 
    31 SHA1 digests:
    32 {{{
    33 3d2f908158f4cd0b4dae209192ccf458d0abbf27  0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz
    34 b006836012047d4d6d301ddc85b0fe9d6d4c8dff  0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-build.tar.bz2
    35 8cfcff95005d14c6f7b809303b701545f0779b1f  0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz
    36 d7b41d6bf7c697640e4b3edccb5916961ae427a5  0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-data.tar.bz2
    37 }}}
    38 
    39 Extract both files to the same location:
    40 {{{
    41 # Extract .xz version into the current directory:
    42 tar xvJf 0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz
    43 tar xvJf 0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz
    44 # Or, if your tar is older than 1.22:
    45 xz -cd 0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz | tar xv
    46 xz -cd 0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz | tar xv
    47 # Or, if you have the .bz2 version:
    48 tar xvjf 0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-build.tar.bz2
    49 tar xvjf 0ad-r07732-pre-alpha-unix-data.tar.bz2
    50 }}}
    51 
    52 Then follow the [BuildInstructions#Unix build instructions] using the files from this release instead of downloading from SVN.
    53 
    54 == Experimental Linux packages ==
    55 
    56 '''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].
    57 
    58 === Ubuntu 10.04 ===
     13== Ubuntu 10.04 ==
    5914
    6015Install from our [https://launchpad.net/~wfg/+archive/0ad PPA]:
    … …  
    7227or from the application menu item "Games" / "0 A.D."
    7328
    74 Alternatively, you can install `0ad` from [http://www.playdeb.net/software/0%20A.D. PlayDeb.net].
     29Alternatively, 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]).
    7530
    76 === Debian 5.0 ===
     31== Debian 5.0 ==
    7732
    7833{{{
    … …  
    8944or from the application menu item "0 A.D."
    9045
    91 === OpenSUSE ===
     46== OpenSUSE ==
    9247
    9348 * Launch YaST.
    9449 * Select "Software" and "Software Repositories".
    9550 * Select "Add" and "Specify URL..."
    96  * Enter one of the following URLs, and name "obs-games":
     51 * Enter one of the following URLs, with name "obs-games":
    9752  * `http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_11.3/`
    9853  * `http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_11.2/`
    … …  
    10863or from the application menu item "0 A.D."
    10964
    110 === Fedora, Mandriva ===
     65== Fedora, Mandriva ==
    11166
    11267First run:
    … …  
    13590}}}
    13691or from the application menu item "0 A.D."
     92
     93== Gentoo ==
     94
     95See [http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278541 bug containing ebuilds] (both latest release and latest SVN).
     96
     97== Arch ==
     98
     99See [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=36132 releases] and [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=28560 latest SVN] packages.
     100
     101== Compiling on Linux and OS X ==
     102
     103You need two files:
     104 * [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)
     105 * [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)
     106The `.xz` files are smaller but may require you to install [http://tukaani.org/xz/ XZ Utils].
     107
     108Extract both files to the same location:
     109{{{
     110# Extract .xz version into the current directory:
     111tar xvJf 0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz
     112tar xvJf 0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz
     113
     114# Or, if your tar is older than 1.22:
     115xz -cd 0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz | tar xv
     116xz -cd 0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz | tar xv
     117
     118# Or, if you downloaded the .gz version:
     119tar xvjf 0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-build.tar.gz
     120tar xvjf 0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-data.tar.gz
     121}}}
     122
     123Then follow the [BuildInstructions#Unix build instructions] using the files from this release instead of downloading from SVN.