I need knowlege

[Kixie]

well i have no idea how to compile. since i really want to play the cvs version i have no choice but to learn how to compile. does anyone know of any websites or resources that could basically teach me from scratch how to compile, explain what compiling and diffierent applications for compiling?

[lynx_lupo]

*play* the CVS version. hi hi khihi *runs away mad*

If u\'re using window$, you need MSVC++ (visual c++) from the visual studio. In linux you already have gcc.

When compiling, you can read the install/readme file, they tell what to do. It\'s usually just a few commands to c/p.

[dfryer]

I think what you need is knowleDge.
The short version is \"Hate to be a downer, but it\'s a real pain in the arse, and what you get isn\'t that fun anyway\"
Under unix/linux/MacOSX there are a set of scripts that you run which invoke the necessary commands.. in a perfect world all you do is download the source code from CVS and type \"./configure; make\"  which a) sets up some specific settings for the type of computer you have and b) invokes several hundred commands to actually compile all the different code files and combine them into one big, beautiful application.
Under windows (unless you\'re using something like MinGW) you need MS Visual C++, which you\'re technically supposed to pay for.  Then you download the source code, open the project file and tell MSVC to build the program.

Of course, the real world isn\'t perfect, and often things go wrong (can\'t find certain files, versions of software are wrong, someone screwed up the CVS the night before
In the CrystalSpace manual http://crystal.sourceforge.net/docs/online/manual/cs_toc.php there are some instructions for building CrystalSpace from source under Linux and Windows.  Sorry I can\'t think of anything else!

[Kixie]

aw shucks *snaps fingers* thats too bad. oh well i guess ill just have to wait untill crystal space or i can find a good warez  site where i can download that program... ERR i mean raise enough money to BUY that program.. ahem im sorry i must have had something stuck in my throat...

[Phinehas]

Lol, good one. I have a deeply intelligent and philosophical question: What the heck is the CVS version?

[dfryer]

When a large group of programmers are working on a project (heck, even when one programmer is working on a project) they often use a tool called \"Concurrent Versioning System\" or CVS.  The planeshift CVS \"repository\" is available to the public, meaning you can download the latest version of the code that the developers are working on (or something close to it).

The downside is that a) there\'s no server to use it with b) there\'s no *data* other than a very plain test level and c) CVS versions are usually way buggy.

[sashok]

first you gotta compile and run CS, then you gotta compilre the game, then they gotta work all together, eh, it\'s a pain in the a**.  and as dfryer says, you can download both PS and CS onto your computer using CVS.  it works like ftp or similar.  You can sign on as anonymous, download the whole game and the engine and start compiling,

read about cvs here

http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=766&group_id=1#whatiscvs

I wish I could teach you how to compile, but I dont know how to myself.  But yeah, someone said that if you are using windows, you need vc++, there\'s a manual somewhere on SF website on how to compile with VC++

[lynx_lupo]

and now you\'d need to use cal3d too. Even more trouble.

You can\'t *play* a cvs version.

[Kixie]

i really need to learn how to complile and write code. its gettting a bit boring not working on planeshift at all...