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Jg18: added YAL usage instructions

2011-12-19T13:01:53Z

added YAL usage instructions

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	== Configuring YAL ==		== Configuring YAL ==

	~~tba~~		# Once you have YAL running, click on the Browse button at the top and select the FSO build you want to use. Make sure that you're using a release build and not a debug build, meaning that if you downloaded the build, the build name should end in an "r" and not a "d", or if you built it yourself, that you didn't use the --enable-debug option when you ran autogen.sh. [Debug builds are only for [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=56279.msg1180359#msg1180359 generating debug logs]. You shouldn't use them if all you want to do is play.]
			# Open the Audio/Joystick tab and make sure the correct sound device is listed (probably PulseAudio).
			# If you want, open the Features tab and enable any features you want. [[Command-Line_Reference\|This page]] describes the features.
			# Click "Apply" at the bottom of the launcher to apply the changes.

			If you decide to get the [[MediaVP\|MediaVPs]], you can follow the MediaVPs' instructions to set up YAL to use the MediaVPs.

			<span style="color:#ff0000">Important:</span> If you try one launcher and then the other one and then run into problems, see below.

			== If you have problems when you use one launcher and then use the other one ==

			'''Some necessary background''': The launchers store information about your selected mod and flags in a file called cmdline_fso.cfg. On Linux, that file can be in either your home folder ~/.fs2_open/data/) or in your FreeSpace2 folder (by default, ~/FreeSpace2/data/). If there's a cmdline_fso.cfg file in both places, they can conflict with each other and cause problems.

			YAL saves cmdline_fso.cfg in your home folder, and wxLauncher saves it in your FreeSpace2 folder. Therefore, depending on which launcher you want to use, either delete or rename the copy of cmdline_fso.cfg that's in the folder that your launcher of choice ''doesn't'' use.

			'''Note''': As with all files/folders whose names start with ".", the .fs2_open folder is hidden. To view it, set your file manager to show your home directory, then press Ctrl-H if you're using GNOME or LXDE, or press Alt-. if you're using KDE.

TopAce: Reverted edits by Jasonclark (Talk) to last revision by Niffiwan

2011-12-19T10:34:20Z

Reverted edits by Jasonclark (Talk) to last revision by Niffiwan

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Niffiwan at 08:33, 19 December 2011

2011-12-19T08:33:43Z

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	\| <tt>sudo apt-get install build-essential libopenal qt4-qmake</tt> (check if we also need libqt4-devel?)		\| <tt>sudo apt-get install build-essential libopenal qt4-qmake</tt> (check if we also need libqt4-devel?)
	\|}		\|}


	== Configuring YAL ==		== Configuring YAL ==

	tba		tba

Niffiwan at 08:33, 19 December 2011

2011-12-19T08:33:26Z

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	\| <tt>sudo apt-get install build-essential libopenal qt4-qmake</tt> (check if we also need libqt4-devel?)		\| <tt>sudo apt-get install build-essential libopenal qt4-qmake</tt> (check if we also need libqt4-devel?)
	\|}		\|}

			== Configuring YAL ==

			tba

Niffiwan: moved Building YAL to YAL Guide: Going to add info from jg18 about usage

2011-12-19T08:32:55Z

moved Building YAL to YAL Guide: Going to add info from jg18 about usage

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Niffiwan at 12:18, 15 December 2011

2011-12-15T12:18:13Z

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	\| Ubuntu 11.10 (& derivatives) 64bit		\| Ubuntu 11.10 (& derivatives) 64bit
	\| sudo apt-get install build-essential libopenal qt4-qmake (check if we also need libqt4-devel?)		\| <tt>sudo apt-get install build-essential libopenal qt4-qmake</tt> (check if we also need libqt4-devel?)
	\|}		\|}

Niffiwan at 12:17, 15 December 2011

2011-12-15T12:17:54Z

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	! Command to install dependencies		! Command to install dependencies
	\|-		\|-
	\| Fedora 16		\| Fedora 16 64bit
	\| <tt>sudo yum install gcc gcc-c++ make qt qt-devel SDL-devel</tt>		\| <tt>sudo yum install gcc gcc-c++ make qt qt-devel SDL-devel</tt>
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ubuntu 11.10 (& derivatives)		\| Ubuntu 11.10 (& derivatives) 64bit
	\| ~~tba~~		\| sudo apt-get install build-essential libopenal qt4-qmake (check if we also need libqt4-devel?)
	\|}		\|}

Niffiwan at 10:11, 12 December 2011

2011-12-12T10:11:55Z

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	== Step by Step guide to building YAL on Linux ==		== Step by Step guide to building YAL on Linux ==

	~~=== Common Steps ===~~

	# Install the YAL dependencies (see the table below)		# Install the YAL dependencies (see the table below)
	# Download YAL (http://vega.livecd.pl/~havner/yal/linux - ~~check if you need to get this via subversion?~~)		# Download YAL (http://vega.livecd.pl/~havner/yal/linux/yal-0.3-rc2.tar.bz2)
	# Open a terminal window		# Open a terminal window
	# Extract the tarball (~~double check naming and extraction paths~~)		# Extract the tarball with <tt>tar xjf ~/Downloads/yal-0.3-rc2.tar.bz2</tt> (modify the path if you downloaded the tarball elsewhere)
	# cd yal/trunk		# <tt>cd yal/trunk</tt> (still need to double check the extraction path)
	# ./build-all.sh		# <tt>./build-all.sh</tt>
			# If there were no errors, you should now have a "bin" directory in yal/trunk
			# Make the binary executable with <tt>chmod 755 bin/fs2_launcher</tt>
			# Copy bin/fs2_launcher into your FS2 directory (or anywhere in your $PATH that you like)
			# Optional: create a shortcut on your desktop



	{\| border="1" cellpadding="2"		{\| border="1" cellpadding="2"
	\|+ YAL Library Dependencies		\|+ YAL Library Dependencies
	\|-		\|-
	! ~~Distro~~		! Distribution
	! ~~Dependencies~~		! Command to install dependencies
	\|-		\|-
	\| Fedora 16		\| Fedora 16

Niffiwan at 09:28, 12 December 2011

2011-12-12T09:28:20Z

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	== Step by Step guide to building YAL on Linux ==		== Step by Step guide to building YAL on Linux ==

	~~I'm going to try to cover every distro I can get my hands on...~~

	=== Common Steps ===		=== Common Steps ===

	# Download YAL (~~insert link here~~ - ~~maybe~~ need to get this via subversion?)		# Install the YAL dependencies (see the table below)
			# Download YAL (http://vega.livecd.pl/~havner/yal/linux - check if you need to get this via subversion?)
			# Open a terminal window
	# Extract the tarball (double check naming and extraction paths)		# Extract the tarball (double check naming and extraction paths)
	# ~~Install the YAL dependencies~~		# cd yal/trunk
			# ./build-all.sh

	{\| border="1" cellpadding="2"		{\| border="1" cellpadding="2"
			\|+ YAL Library Dependencies
	\|-		\|-
	! Distro		! Distro
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	\| <tt>sudo yum install gcc gcc-c++ make qt qt-devel SDL-devel</tt>		\| <tt>sudo yum install gcc gcc-c++ make qt qt-devel SDL-devel</tt>
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ubuntu 11.10		\| Ubuntu 11.10 (& derivatives)
	\| tba		\| tba
	\|}		\|}

Niffiwan at 08:59, 12 December 2011

2011-12-12T08:59:15Z

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	=== Common Steps ===		=== Common Steps ===

	# Download YAL (insert link here)		# Download YAL (insert link here - maybe need to get this via subversion?)
	# Extract the tarball (double check naming and extraction paths)		# Extract the tarball (double check naming and extraction paths)
	# Install the YAL dependencies		# Install the YAL dependencies

	~~==== Fedora 16 ====~~

	$ yum install gcc gcc-c++ make qt qt-devel SDL-devel		{\| border="1" cellpadding="2"
			\|-
			! Distro
			! Dependencies
			\|-
			\| Fedora 16
			\| <tt>sudo yum install gcc gcc-c++ make qt qt-devel SDL-devel</tt>
			\|-
			\| Ubuntu 11.10
			\| tba
			\|}