Problem linking foobillardplus

Bernt.Ribbum · 04-28-2015, 12:51 PM

Hi all,

I'm running Ubuntu 15.04 and try to compile foobillardplus from the sourceforge sources. I want to improve the game somewhat if I can manage. But I end up with a missing NVIDIA library. The offending symbols are glCombinerParameteriNV and similar.

The program CAN be compiled without these functions, but the performance suffers enough to make it unplayable in that case.

Fiddling a bit with it, I found this command line ALMOST working:

bernt@puta:~/projects/foobillard-2.9/src$ gcc -Wall `freetype-config --cflags` `sdl-config --cflags` -DUSE_SDL -DUSE_SOUND -g -O2 -o foobillard billard3d.o billmove.o billard.o vmath.o ball.o png_loader.o table.o queue.o aiplayer.o options.o evaluate_move.o helpscreen.o textobj.o font.o sys_stuff.o net_socket.o sound_stuff.o menu.o bumpref.o -lSM -lICE -lGL -lGLU -lXaw -lm -lXi -lpng -lfreetype -lz -lpng12 -lSDL

I have tried all the NVIDIA related libs I can find, but no. Especially, adding -lCg -lCgGL to the command does not help (yes, these libs are installed and present on my system).

I'm now out of options and turn to this place to see if I can get help. Any idea which (proprietary?) library supplies the gl* functions?

Any help greatly appreciated!

John VV · 04-28-2015, 02:29 PM

i take it you never bothered reading the README file in the source tarbal
"foobillardplus-3.42beta.tar.gz"

to quote it !!!

Quote:

BUILDING:
---------

Building for soundsupport and no Nvidia-related specs are standard.
Please don't use enable-nvidia (it's only for testing.....)
A build for more generic cards is in progress.

For compilation from source you need the gnu autoconf and automake packages.
After unpacking the sourceball change to the foobillardplus directory and
type the follwing commands.

aclocal --force
autoconf -f
autoheader -f
automake -a -c -f

simply type in main-directory (for standard-installation):

./configure
make
make install

from this

Quote:

gcc -Wall `freetype-config --cflags` `sdl-config --cflags` -DUSE_SDL -DUSE_SOUND -g -O2 -o foobillard billard3d.o billmove.o billard.o vmath.o ball.o png_loader.o table.o queue.o aiplayer.o options.o evaluate_move.o helpscreen.o textobj.o font.o sys_stuff.o net_socket.o sound_stuff.o menu.o bumpref.o -lSM -lICE -lGL -lGLU -lXaw -lm -lXi -lpng -lfreetype -lz -lpng12 -lSDL

it looks like you are just randomly tossing things at it

not good

that is one WAY WAY WAY!!! TOO LONG of a build line , filled with what looks like a lot of random stuff

this can be shrank down to

Code:

autoreconf -iv 
./configure --prefix=/usr

you SHOULD get a output that looks something like this

Code:

  CC:                       gcc
    CFLAGS:                   
    LDFLAGS:                  

    Install path:             /usr/foobillardplus
    Binary dir:               /usr/foobillardplus/bin
    Data rootdir:             /usr/foobillardplus/data
    Data dir:                 /usr/foobillardplus/data
    Locale dir:               /usr/foobillardplus/data/locale
    Doc dir:                  /usr/foobillardplus/data/locale

    Debug flags:              
    Optimization flags:       
    Mathsingle precision:     yes
    Sound compiling:          yes
    Generic Touchdevice:      no
    WeTab Tablet compiling:   no
    Network compiling:        yes
    use sse                   no
    fast math routines        yes

Now run make ...

then fallow this on screen instructions

Code:

make

then

Code:

su -

make install

Bernt.Ribbum · 04-28-2015, 03:31 PM

Thanks John, and sorry for the untimely intrusion. My problem was that I had managed to download the original foobillard, NOT the plus version. The make system is broken in the version I downloaded, that's why I had to tweak the link statement the way I did to get anything done at all. The README file that I found (and did read!) said nothing.

Next time I'll make sure I download what I look for at least.

Cheers

John VV · 04-28-2015, 09:22 PM

some tips

if there are autotools config files
things like
"acinclude.m4"
"aclocal.m4"
"configure.ac"
and so on

you can rebuild the "configure" file with

Code:

autoreconf -iv

then you can run "configure" to recreate the "Makefile"

Bernt.Ribbum · 04-29-2015, 11:11 AM

Thanks John. I only have a passing knowledge of the GNU make system, and no experience in using it (other than ./configure + make + make install). But the interest is there, and I'm happy you are willing to talk to me. Now I just need to find time and energy to figure out for example what SDL_net.h is all about, and off I go. Eventually. In the meantime I watch snooker on TV - a good time of year this :-)

Thanks again!

- Bernt