Cant get BlitzMax to work on Linux!

I have tried this on newest version of Ubuntu and PCLinuxOS and follow the guies, but I could never got blitzmax to compile.

Now I have tried to use 5.1 of Ubuntu, which should been the recommered version, but now a lots of packes is now missing and can STILL not get BlitzMax to compile (IDE works fine and syncs fine).

- G++-3.3 is gone (have sumo linked instead).
- None of X11 libs exists anymore.
- LibXXF86vm is gone.

These packages does not exits anymore, so how do I now?

Here is what I got from compile window:
Building untitled1
Compiling:untitled1.bmx
flat assembler version 1.64
3 passes, 2782 bytes.
Linking:untitled1.debug
/usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: Ingen sådan fil eller filkatalog (no file exists)
collect2: ld returnerede afslutningskoden 1
Build Error: Failed to link /home/spacefractal/Desktop/BlitzMax/tmp/untitled1.debug
Process complete

What do I now, and which DISTRO is now recommered to get BlitzMax to RUN and a GUIDE to one of the updated Distro?

It worked first time for me with ubuntu after carfully following the installation how to.

If you cannot apt-get these files then there is a problem with your software sources, and you will need to add them to the list manually. Try ticking all the boxes in synaptic>repositories and try again (that may work)

Use synaptic package manager and search for the files :D

Another thing you need to take into account is Linux is a unix system so all filenames and paths are case sensitive.

I of course tried to search for all package on the synaptic mangeger. I got install some missing packages, but I guess these are still missing (which does NOT show in that manager):

G++-3.3 (all sublib seen to been installed for 4.0 and then I sumo linked)

x11proto-core-dev
x11proto-gl-dev
x11proto-kb-dev



Now I got a another error when trying compile a simple Print command:

- /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lGL

The above problem if I remember was the same with PCLinuxOS

Ive got g++, g++v3.3 and g++4.1 installed.
I think it has to have 3.3 present.

For that IGL problem, try this in term:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libglu1-mesa
sudo apt-get install libglu1-mesa-dev
sudo apt-get install libglut3

You don't need g++ 3.3, since you can create a symlink that points to g++ 4.x without any problems
(well, I've never had any problems doing that on FC5/FC6/Ubuntu/SuSe)

Or... you can edit bmk and remove the dependency for the specific version of g++ that it has hardcoded in there.


By the way... as you know, if you don't specifically use Framework and Imports, Max will include all the "core" modules in your app (about 2meg or so of binary), including such things as GLGraphics, audo, png, jpeg, zlib etc...

Something like:

SuperStrict

Framework BRL.StandardIO

Print "Hello World"

Should compile to something *very* small, and not cause the -GL issue... Since one doesn't usually require OpenGL to output text to the console.

;-)

I didnt actually, that will be very useful for writing 'skinny' apps! thanks :)

I use OpenGL in my normal application, and hince I just used graphics as a test (to invoke OpenGL). The App I have is pretty big, which I want to convert from Windows to Linux (A Jukebox Applictation with named MultiJuke).

If running without it (just print to console), it does compile fine.

So I guess it a OpenGL issue and missing some thing like that?

Im use ATI 9600 card on that machine.

Both named packes seen to been installed here. By now it wont contact webserver (404 error), but I can see in the manager, both are installed.

You need to make sure you have the "dev" packages installed. These are the ones the compiler tries to link with.
Usually, the package will have the word "dev" as part of its name. You can generally find a "dev" package for every library.

For released applications, a user only needs the normal packages.

Im reinstall Linux again, since something is messed up, since I even can get sudo apt-get update anymore and trying to install these 2 dev packs (it wont contact the server).

It look like this distro is today defuct, since none of the dev packs can been found or won't install:

libasound2-dev (can only find none dev version of it)
libglu1-mesa-dev (can only find none dev version of it)
x11proto-core-dev (does not exists)
x11proto-gl-dev (does not exists)
x11proto-kb-dev (does not exists)
libxxf86vm-dev (can only find none dev version of it)
libasound2-dev (can only find none dev version of it)

:-(. So I upgrading to the newset version (v7.04) and try again.

Are they removed from the server? Does these exists in the newest version of Ubuntu?

What does it say in /etc/apt/sources.list?

mine says:

# See <a href="http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes" target="_blank">http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes</a> for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.


## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu 
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to 
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in 
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb-src <a href="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/" target="_blank">http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</a> feisty-backports m ultiverse main #Added by software-properties





# <a href="http://www.ubuntu-nl.org/source-o-matic/" target="_blank">http://www.ubuntu-nl.org/source-o-matic/</a>
#
# If you get GPG errors with this sources.list, locate the GPG key in this file
# and run these commands (where KEY is replaced with that key)
#
# gpg --keyserver hkp://subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys KEY
# gpg --export --armor KEY | sudo apt-key add -

# Ubuntu supported packages
# GPG key: 437D05B5


# Ubuntu community supported packages
# GPG key: 437D05B5


# Ubuntu backports project
# GPG key: 437D05B5
deb <a href="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/" target="_blank">http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</a> feisty-backports m ultiverse universe restricted


#AUTOMATIX REPOS START

deb <a href="http://wine.lowvoice.nl/apt" target="_blank">http://wine.lowvoice.nl/apt</a> feisty main

deb <a href="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank">http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> feisty-backports main multiverse

deb <a href="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank">http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> feisty-updates main restricted universe multiverse

deb <a href="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank">http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> feisty-security main restricted universe multiverse

deb <a href="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank">http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> feisty multiverse

deb <a href="http://www.getautomatix.com/apt" target="_blank">http://www.getautomatix.com/apt</a> feisty main

deb <a href="http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu" target="_blank">http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu</a> feisty-commercial main

deb <a href="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/" target="_blank">http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</a> feisty main universe restricted
deb-src <a href="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/" target="_blank">http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</a> feisty main
#AUTOMATIX REPOS END

I can find and install the files fine. Try changing your file to .bak and make a new one with my sources then do a 'apt-get update' and try those files again.

I cant rename or unlock the file, but I can see there are no deb links contain in the file.

Im are just guess it due because I installed it with Danish as language, that caused all problems?

I guess I might reinstall again with US as language with danish keyboard and see that changes?

still no luck. I hate these dead packages. So I might give up now.

I cant even change the sources.list file. It locked and I cant rename or write on it on any way.

Linux/BlitzMax is not yet mature, and why are BlitzMax not install these packges automatic when syncro (even invoke these subo ternimal commands itself)?

I'd reccomend downloading 7.04 and reinstalling.. then go from there..
It might just solve your problems..

Yep, im doing installing 7.04 now.

Version 5.10 is defunct, so the thread how to install need to been updated to version 7.04.

If I can get it to work, I create a new HOW TO thread about it.

Finally it got all packes installed correctly and few demos I tried works like a cheam.

You can follow the guide very well in 7.04 as destriptied in the 5.10 thread, and it found all packages (even the 3.X compiler did it found) listed on the first thread.

I remember I did it as well last time, but maybe it was in version 6.XX, where it diddent found packages or a least did not install them all correctly?

There are one warning, which seen you just can iqnore, it about lbstdc++ conclict between version 5 and 6.

I have now one problem left: Get FMOD running (because I need MP3 support, due to the jukebox application).

Anyway thanks, folks.