How do I use GAE on linux?

[Idanwin]

I work with Ubuntu and have installed Glest 3.1.2.
But how do I install GAE.

please anwser!!!

[@kukac@]

Well, I found this in the FPM topic, but you can install GAE without the 3rd, and 5th point

Quick & Dirty Setup

    * (optional) backup your glest.ini file
    * extract glestadv-win32-r38.rar into your Glest directory
    * extract four_path_magitech-r36.tbz2 into your glest/techs directory
    * run glestadv-sse2.exe
    * play using Four Path Magitech
    * post feedback

But you can find it in the GAE overview topic

[Idanwin]

Quick & Dirty Setup
    * run glestadv-sse2.exe

sure this is for linux?
I'm gonna try anyway...

[@kukac@]

If not (I don't have Linux, sorry) you can try this:

Linux Install
If you are compiling your own binaries from sources, you should copy the glestadv executable to the root of your Glest 3.1.2 install directory. You will also have to download the glestadv-data package and extract it into the same location. Like the windows install, this will overwrite a few files, including your glestadv.ini file from any previous GAE install and you may wish to rename that file to preserve it.

~by Martinho

[Idanwin]

what executable?
glestadv-amd64-0.2.7 or glestadv-ia64-0.2.7

[@kukac@]

The amd (AMD?) and ia (Intel???) might refer to processor type? (well, that's quite unrealistic...) If the .bz2 is a type of Linux compression, I think both might work. You should wait for a Linux face, or try both of them...

[Superkoop]

Here is how I have done it (note that I'm on 64bit, so I DL the amd64 build)

Download glestadv-amd64-0.2.7.bz2 and glestadv-data-0.2.7.tbz2. Extract them to your .glest folder. (the first archive is just the binary, the second archive is the extra data glestadv needs.)

I believe I had to make the binary executable, so you could either chmod it, or you can simply right click the binary and in permissions tab, allow your user to execute it.
I renamed the binary to glestadv, so the name was easier to remember.
And I then created a bash script to run it.

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#!/bin/sh
cd /home/$username/.glest/
./glestadv

I made the bash script so I could place a shortcut on my Desktop, (and for other reasons).

Dunno if this helps, but it's how I did it.

[Idanwin]

I don't think it works...
when I run glestadv-amd it makes a file of which the name exists out of special chars: block0001-?-?-@-@-?-block0007-}-block0001-@-8
and the file is completely empty.

the blocks are squares with 4 numbers inside and the ? are in a square that stands on one of its corners.

edit: the other executable makes a file named block0001-?-?-@-@-?-block0008-p-block0001-@-8

[jrepan]

Try this: http://www.glest.org/glest_board/viewto ... 6224#16224
This should be 32bit Linux binary.

[hailstone]

@Superkoop: You can create a symbolic link using the 'ln -s source destination' command but if you have other reasons...

[Platyhelminth]

compiling Glest or GAE in linux is similar. there is a detailed " README.linux " in the glest source : http://downloads.sourceforge.net/glest/ ... irror=osdn

Follow these instructions and compiling GAE and Glest become easy for linux.

[Idanwin]

I don't use 32bit, I use 64. And none of these things seem to work...
I give up (not really)

[Platyhelminth]

then it is easy, because there is a amd64 bit binary in http://glest.codemonger.org/ .
You just have to extract http://glest.codemonger.org/files/glest ... -0.2.7.bz2 and http://glest.codemonger.org/files/glest ... 0.2.7.tbz2 where glest is installed. And for four path magic factions; extract http://glest.codemonger.org/files/four_ ... 0.1.8.tbz2 in your <where-glest-is-insalled>/techs .


  If you realy can't use the amd64 binary, and realy can't compile (but send the error message you have in compilation) then try to use the 32bit binary of GAE (which is here: http://www.mediafire.com/?tmeknp7dvbn ) with the x86emulator which is used in your distribution   .