MegaGlest Svn "Installer"/Downloader/Updater/... (Linux)

[filux]

I've written a few scripts for Megaglest svn and linux users.

Main script performs ( among others ;] ) the function of updating, compiling and running the latest svn revision of the MegaGlest game.
Another scripts are designed for a newbies and/or a little more convenient users  to carry out the whole (a first) "installation process" on svn game.
The last script helps to download fast and fun all the official mods available in game mods' centre.

Everything is in one package and each user in it can find and get what he/she needs .

filux's scripts

I think it multiply the number of Megaglest betatesters

[filux]

Small pictorial presentation of "installation":

download file

(click to show/hide)

and unpack


browse directory


read headline of script & Readme.txt


do script executable


launch run-installation.sh script and then enter the root's password


When the script asks: Do you want to install or update some libraries?, you must agree on it.


since then everything should run unattended:
Info: >downloading svn files<


Info: >compiling<

. . .


Info: >"BUILD COMPLETE" if the compiler will not encounter any problems<


Info: >the installation summary<


after an unattended "installation" is worth to review the log file, especially when compilation failed


run the script (location is specified in the summary of the installation)


Info: >these are the informations from the console window<

enjoy 

[tomreyn]

While for my personal needs, these scripts would need to be rewritten a bit, I wanted to say that I appreciate your work in this area. It's good that there is now a script for downloading all mods in a way which should allow for automation (cron) and doesn't require a graphical interface.

Do you plan to maintain these scripts, do you plan to store them in a source code repository where they can be worked on a bit more, and are you generally open to patches?

Thanks,

Tom

[filux]

A little tough questions.

I looked a little inside a scripts and source code of game and I know that you like very much expanded and transparent code and when the time comes I myself can do it.

...but I think it is a bit too early to inclusion my scripts to game repository because I'm still waiting for some feedback and notification of users and ideas for changes.

Could it be that everything is perfect?  

E.g.
I wrote "Mods' downloader" with a view to regular user who wants to download all the mods and if he/she want to see mods version or description can do it ingame in the mods' center.
...but I know that the script can perform other functions too, but I need ideas for these functions.

I am generally open to patches but I would like to keep the trend of the use of the most universal solutions (often little older and not easiest) so that scripts don't required any special libraries to run.