Help: Installing MegaMario as a complete newbie

EVSpl · 11-14-2016, 03:24 AM

Hello,

after long trial and error I decided to register here and try to solve my problem/questions with the community.

I'm trying to install Megamario to my Linux laptop.
I downloaded the ZIP.file and unpacked it.
There is a "linux.txt" and it reads:
To play under Linux you have to run the makefile located in the Megamario directory, just type :

> make PREFIX=/usr/local
> make PREFIX=/usr/local install

The libraries

SDL
SDL_image
SDL_mixer
SDL_ttf

need to be installed!!!

I don't know what to do now.
How do I run the makefile and how do I install the libraries?

It would be great if you guys could help me.
Thanks in advance

EVSpl

BW-userx · 11-14-2016, 09:00 PM

install your developer packages for each of them
SDL
SDL_image
SDL_mixer
SDL_ttf

usually it is dev or devel at the end of the file in most Linux repos then if there is a config file in that directory,

Code:

./configure -> make -> sudo make install

make PREFIX=/usr/local

that is where it will install it to.

BW-userx · 11-14-2016, 09:00 PM

install your developer packages for each of them SDL
SDL_image
SDL_mixer
SDL_ttf

usally it is dev or devel in most Linux repos then if there is a config file in that directory,

Code:

./configure -> make -> sudo make install

make PREFIX=/usr/local

that is where it will install it to.

Habitual · 11-15-2016, 04:02 AM

http://askubuntu.com/questions/31886...t-found#318865
"maybe" can help.

BW-userx · 11-15-2016, 07:14 AM

oh yes make use you have gcc and make installed as well.

Code:

./configure --prefix=/usr/local
make
sudo make install

EVSpl · 11-24-2016, 03:54 AM

I can't even install the packages.
If I write "sudo apt install SDL_image" in the console for example I just get the error message back:
E: Unable to locate package SDL_image
So my first question is how exactly can I install the libraries or packages that needed to be installed? Or where do I get those packages?

Best

EVSpl

BW-userx · 11-25-2016, 06:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EVSpl

I can't even install the packages.
If I write "sudo apt install SDL_image" in the console for example I just get the error message back:
E: Unable to locate package SDL_image
So my first question is how exactly can I install the libraries or packages that needed to be installed? Or where do I get those packages?

Best

EVSpl

did you query your repo first to ensure you're spelling it correctly?
it maybe SDL-image and not SDL_image...

just whatever your commands are to query and the search word SDL or SDL* should give you everything related to SDL

if you are going strictly source code a simple query to google "SDL download" then figure out how to manipulate the address. I clicked on this one https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/
then just backed off the address in the address bar to get this one.
https://www.libsdl.org/projects/

which gives you everything SDL Source code

note:
when compiling from source, you have to have the developers source installed too, so that whatever it is you are compiling from source code can read the header files to ensure function calls are being used properly. It needs them definitions to insure proper data types are being handled properly, (in short).

That means, all of these have to be source code. that maybe spelled like this

Code:

SDL-devel
SDL_image-devel
SDL_mixer-devel
SDL_ttf-devel

or with just dev instead with either a hyphen or underscore, maybe even a period to separate the words. All depending on the developer/maintainer. This is why it is a good idea to query your repo if you are pulling off of that to get source code so you know which spelling conventions they are using, so, you'll get it right when you go to install it.