If someone could test it on Mac would be great...
]]>I have ARM v4, 5, 6 cross-compiled toolchains already for Maratis once I have an ARM v7 toolchain
then Maratis will work on every mobile Linux device that support OpenGL ES out of the box.
Now that we can use this build system to generate makefiles, we can easily use the Android NDK toolchain to compile the libraries for Android. From what I understand, we would then have to interface these libraries with a java activity.
]]>Comparison between Scons & premake builds on linux:
File size for MaratisEditor, MaratisPlayer, libMCore, libMEngine:
premake: 9.86 Mo (player=2.59)
Scons: 15 Mo (player=3.76)Sound doesn't work with Scons build, works with premake.
I noticed that to when I was working on the premake scripts.
]]>.\premake4 vs2010
pauseReplace vs2010 with:
- your version of visual studio
- if you're using Code::Blocks, replace with codeblocks
NB: if you're using MinGW or Cygwin, append 'minGW' or 'cygwin' to the IDE, for example:
.\premake4 codeblocks minGW
pause
Double-click on the .bat file
This will generate a "Maratis.sln" solution ready to compile in visual studio or a "Maratis.workspace" for Code::Blocks.
]]>File size for MaratisEditor, MaratisPlayer, libMCore, libMEngine:
premake: 9.86 Mo (player=2.59)
Scons: 15 Mo (player=3.76)
This file size reduction is achieved by passing '-s' (strip symbols) to the linker, so we could do it with Scons too.
Sound doesn't work with Scons, works with premake.
To fix sound issue on linux using Scons, go there.
If someone could test it on Mac would be great...
]]>Everything is working except publishing.
And for the first time I have sound now working in linux.
Last time I checked publishing just wasn't working for me on my linux system in general. Npk was the problem, I planed on removing
Npk from my branch anyways so it didn't matter.
Npk is just a tar/gzip compressed archive that uses the xxtea cipher for encryption.
Plain old zip files are just faster than tar/gzip and do the same thing(Archiving/Compression). And xxtea is vulnerable to plaintext attack requiring 259 queries and negligible work. In my opinion its a useless addition to Maratis.
I was just going to add Zip File Support, AES 256 Encryption and SQLCipher a Open Source SQLite extension that provides transparent 256-bit AES full database encryption.
So I could pack and encrypt the files I wanted in a zip file and store and encrypt game settings and progress in a database.
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-- Maratis premake build
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------- SETUP the PATHS ----------------------------------------
rootDir = "./"
sourcesDir = rootDir .. "trunk/dev/"
thirdPartyDir = rootDir .. "3rdparty/"
-- zlib & freetype includes are set aside because they are conflicting with each other -- TODO: try "-Wl,--allow-multiple-definition" instead
zlib_includes = thirdPartyDir .. "zlib/"
freetype_includes = { thirdPartyDir .. "freetype/", thirdPartyDir .. "freetype/include/", thirdPartyDir .. "freetype/include/freetype/", thirdPartyDir .. "freetype/depend/" }
------------------------------------- SETUP THE SOLUTION -------------------------------------
solution "Maratis"
-- Get arguments passed to the command line
for i=1, #_ARGS do
if _ARGS[i] == "cygwin" then cygwin = true print("***** Build using cygwin *****") end
if _ARGS[i] == "minGW" then minGW = true print("***** Build using minGW *****") end
end
-- Setup configurations and platforms
configurations { "Debug", "Release" }
platforms { "x32", "x64" }
if os.is("windows") then
defines { "_WIN32", "WIN32" }
if minGW then defines { "__MINGW32__" } end
if cygwin then defines { "__CYGWIN__" } end
elseif os.is("macosx") then defines { "__APPLE__", "MACOSX" }
elseif os.is("linux") then defines { "LINUX", "linux" } end
configuration "Debug"
defines { "DEBUG" }
configuration "Release"
defines { "NDEBUG" }
flags { "OptimizeSpeed", "EnableSSE2" }
------------------------------------ INCLUDES DIRECTORIES ------------------------------------
includedirs {
thirdPartyDir .. "lua",
thirdPartyDir .. "libpng", --+ zlib
thirdPartyDir .. "libjpeg",
thirdPartyDir .. "devil", thirdPartyDir .. "devil/src-IL/include", thirdPartyDir .. "devil/src-ILU/include", -- + png, jpeg, zlib
thirdPartyDir .. "glee",
thirdPartyDir .. "tinyxml",
thirdPartyDir .. "bullet",
thirdPartyDir .. "npk/include", -- + zlib
thirdPartyDir .. "assimp", thirdPartyDir .. "assimp/include", thirdPartyDir .. "assimp/code/BoostWorkaround", -- + zlib
thirdPartyDir .. "openal/include",
sourcesDir .. "MSDK/MCore/Includes",
sourcesDir .. "MSDK/MEngine/Includes",
sourcesDir .. "MSDK/MGui/Includes",
sourcesDir .. "Maratis/Common"
}
if not os.is("linux") then includedirs { thirdPartyDir .. "libsndfile/include" } end -- if you get no sound, comment this line
if os.is("macosx") then includedirs { thirdPartyDir .. "freetype/mac" }
elseif os.is("windows") then includedirs { thirdPartyDir .. "dirent/include" } end
--------------------------- PREBUILT External libraries (lib, dll, a, so, dylib) ----------------------------
if os.is("windows") then libdirs { thirdPartyDir .. "libsndfile/win32", thirdPartyDir .. "openal/win32" }
elseif os.is("macosx") then libdirs { thirdPartyDir .. "libsndfile/osx" }
elseif os.is("linux") then libdirs { thirdPartyDir .. "libsndfile/linux", thirdPartyDir .. "openal/linux" } end
----------------------------- BUILD EXTERNAL LIBRARIES FROM SOURCES -----------------------------------
-- lua
project "lua"
kind "StaticLib"
language "C"
files { thirdPartyDir .. "lua/*.h",
thirdPartyDir .. "lua/*.c" }
-- zlib
project "zlib"
kind "StaticLib"
language "C"
files { thirdPartyDir .. "zlib/*.h",
thirdPartyDir .. "zlib/*.c" }
-- libpng
project "png"
kind "StaticLib"
language "C"
includedirs { zlib_includes }
files { thirdPartyDir .. "libpng/*.h",
thirdPartyDir .. "libpng/*.c" }
-- libjpeg
project "jpeg"
kind "StaticLib"
language "C"
files { thirdPartyDir .. "libjpeg/*.h",
thirdPartyDir .. "libjpeg/*.c" }
-- devil
project "il"
kind "StaticLib"
language "C"
includedirs { zlib_includes }
files { thirdPartyDir .. "devil/**.h",
thirdPartyDir .. "devil/**.c" }
defines { "IL_STATIC_LIB", "IL_NO_UTX" }
--links { "jpeg", "png", "zlib" } -- for SharedLib builds
-- Glee
project "glee"
kind "StaticLib"
language "C"
files { thirdPartyDir .. "glee/**.h",
thirdPartyDir .. "glee/**.c" }
if os.is("macosx") then links { "OpenGL.framework" } end
-- freetype
project "freetype"
kind "StaticLib"
language "C"
includedirs { freetype_includes }
files { thirdPartyDir .. "freetype/**.h",
thirdPartyDir .. "freetype/*.c" }
defines { "FT2_BUILD_LIBRARY" }
if os.is("macosx") then links { "Cocoa.framework" } end
-- tinyxml
project "tinyxml"
kind "StaticLib"
language "C++"
files { thirdPartyDir .. "tinyxml/*.h",
thirdPartyDir .. "tinyxml/*.cpp" }
-- bullet
project "bullet"
kind "StaticLib"
language "C++"
files { thirdPartyDir .. "bullet/**.h",
thirdPartyDir .. "bullet/**.c*" }
if os.is("linux") then buildoptions { "-fpermissive" } end -- CFLAGS
-- npk
project "npk_dev"
kind "StaticLib"
language "C"
includedirs { zlib_includes }
files { thirdPartyDir .. "npk/**.h",
thirdPartyDir .. "npk/**.c" }
--links { "zlib" } -- for SharedLib builds
-- assimp
project "assimp"
kind "StaticLib"
language "C++"
includedirs { zlib_includes }
files {thirdPartyDir .. "assimp/**.h",
thirdPartyDir .. "assimp/**.c*" }
defines { "ASSIMP_BUILD_BOOST_WORKAROUND", "ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_OWN_ZLIB" }
--links { "zlib" } -- for SharedLib builds
----------------------------------- BUILD MARATIS LIBRARIES -----------------------------------------
-- MCore
project "MCore"
kind "SharedLib"
language "C++"
files { sourcesDir .. "MSDK/MCore/**" }
defines { "MCORE_DLL" }
--linkoptions { "-Wl,--as-needed", "-Wl,--allow-multiple-definition", "-Wl,-rpath,." }
-- MEngine
project "MEngine"
kind "SharedLib"
language "C++"
files { sourcesDir .. "MSDK/MEngine/**" }
defines { "MENGINE_DLL" }
if os.is("windows") then links { "MCore" } end
-- MGui
project "MGui"
kind "StaticLib"
language "C++"
files { sourcesDir .. "MSDK/MGui/Sources/*" }
if os.is("macosx") then files { sourcesDir .. "MSDK/MGui/Sources/COCOA/**", sourcesDir .. "MSDK/MGui/Includes/COCOA/**" }
elseif os.is("linux") then files { sourcesDir .. "MSDK/MGui/Sources/X11/**", sourcesDir .. "MSDK/MGui/Includes/X11/**" }
elseif os.is("windows") then files { sourcesDir .. "MSDK/MGui/Sources/WIN32/**", sourcesDir .. "MSDK/MGui/Includes/WIN32/**" } end
project "MaratisCommon"
kind "StaticLib"
language "C++"
includedirs { freetype_includes }
files { sourcesDir .. "Maratis/Common/**" }
defines { "M_PACKAGE_WRITABLE", "IL_STATIC_LIB" }
--links { "npk_dev", "bullet", "tinyxml", "freetype", "glee", "il", "lua", "sndfile", "openal" } -- for SharedLib builds
---------------------------- BUILD MARATIS BINARIES (Editor & Player) ---------------------------
-- MaratisEditor
project "MaratisEditor"
kind "ConsoleApp"
language "C++"
files { sourcesDir .. "Maratis/Editor/**" }
links { "MaratisCommon", "MGui", "MEngine", "MCore", "assimp", "npk_dev", "bullet", "tinyxml", "freetype", "glee", "il", "jpeg", "png", "zlib", "lua" }
if os.is("macosx") then
links { "Cocoa.framework", "OpenGL.framework", "CoreServices.framework", "Foundation.framework", "IOKit.framework", "OpenAL.framework", "Sndfile" }
elseif os.is("windows") then
links { "User32", "Shell32", "Gdi32", "Comdlg32", "Winmm", "libsndfile-1" }
if cygwin then links { "opengl32", "openal" } else links { "Opengl32", "OpenAL32" } end
elseif os.is("linux") then
links { "sndfile", "openal", "X11", "Xxf86vm", "GL", "dl" }
linkoptions { "-Wl,-rpath=." }
end
-- MaratisPlayer
project "MaratisPlayer"
kind "ConsoleApp"
language "C++"
files { sourcesDir .. "Maratis/Player/**" }
links {
"MaratisCommon", "MGui", "MEngine", "MCore",
"npk_dev", "bullet", "tinyxml", "freetype", "glee", "il", "jpeg", "png", "zlib", "lua"
}
if os.is("macosx") then
links {
"Cocoa.framework", "OpenGL.framework", "CoreServices.framework",
"Foundation.framework", "IOKit.framework", "OpenAL.framework", "Sndfile"
}
elseif os.is("windows") then
links { "User32", "Shell32", "Gdi32", "Comdlg32", "Winmm", "libsndfile-1" }
if cygwin then links { "opengl32", "openal" } else links { "Opengl32", "OpenAL32" } end
elseif os.is("linux") then
links { "sndfile", "openal", "X11", "Xxf86vm", "GL", "dl" }
linkoptions { "-Wl,-rpath=." }
end
------------------------------------------------ THE END ------------------------------------------------Instructions:
In the main maratis sources folder (containing branches, trunk...):
- put the above script in a premake4.lua file
- put the libsndfile file (from the sources or from the binary distribution)
- put the font and gui folders (from the sources or from the binary distribution)
- build
LINUX
- build using make & GCC 4.6.3 on Ubuntu Precise 
- build using Code::Blocks 12.11 & GCC 4.6.3
- binaries on Ubuntu Precise
- binaries on Slackware 14 (may require libopenal.so.1)
WINDOWS
- build using vs2010
- build using Code::Blocks minGW
- build using Code::Blocks & Cygwin 
(cf issue #6 in the bug tracker)
- vs2010 binaries on Windows using Wine
- codeblocks minGW binaries on Windows using Wine
TODO: fix assimp for cygwin
]]>Of course, with your currest setup, anything made against your version of Maratis wouldn't be compatible with the stock Maratis, unless Anael adopts your restructuring into the main repository. To be honest, I prefer having MEngine, MCore and MGui as separate shared libraries. I was wondering about the things in Common myself, I'm not adverse to creating that as a separate library, or linking it into any other existing target.
I don't mean this to sound too harsh. It's great work you've done. Would love to get my hand on it at some point
src file were an include was asking for one of its own headers with <> instead of "" that was causing the build to also fail. Anyways.
If you build Maratis from the top level dir you get MCore, MEngine, MGui and Common(MCommon <-- I renamed it) all built into a single Shared or Static (Release or Debug) library.
If you build from any subdirectory like in MCommon then you get MCommon and all its sub librarys as a shared or static library.
If you build from MCommon/MLoaders then you would get MLoaders as a shared or static library.
So depending on were in Maratises dir structure you build from will depend on what you get. You could have a single shared library that contained everything or a shared library for every class.
]]>I had a look at fossil before, it looks really cool. I am really falling in love with distributed version control (see my rant about a particular source control system beginning with P) however, I also like having somewhere to back up my work, preferably off site. Not having a big project means that I can't realistically expect other people to provide a backup mirror. As such, I'm going to be sticking with git for now Also, sourcerepo have provided me with redmine, which pretty much covers everything else I will definitely have more of a play around with fossil, it's good to know that it's worth looking into
Software Development on Windows is nothing like Software Development on Linux, FreeBSD or Solaris that's for sure.
I defiantly prefer working on Linux and BSD system's but Windows isn't bad, somethings are "ALOT" harder to do on Window compared to and opensource os. And there are a lot of really cool core os features Windows is missing, but anyways just stopped to let you know I am still working on Maratis with Premake.
You also might want to checkout Fossil http://fossil-scm.org/index.html/doc/tr … index.wiki
its a version control system, thats what I use and I really like it. No I love it 
But yes, I like the look of premake4
]]>If you can get this working, I think it would be an ideal method myself as it would mean only maintaining one build system/project format and yet having support for everything. Scons does that to a degree and is quite good at it, but unfortunately doesn't create things like VS project files, so using an IDE requires maintaining the project separately.
I can get it working for all platforms.
But I will be honest with you I am a Linux user so you will see stuff for Linux that might not be available
for Windows or Mac.
For instance I have ARM v4, 5, 6 cross-compiled toolchains already for Maratis once I have an ARM v7 toolchain
then Maratis will work on every mobile Linux device that support OpenGL ES out of the box.
A battery's included type of thing.
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