How can I compile this source?

make powder-x or make powder-x-ogl should work according to the makefile.

 

The way I do it (note that you MUST have the Developer Tools installed):

In the Terminal:

1. [EDIT] I didn't notice the file was a .zip. Just double click on it and let Archive Utility do the work.
   
2. cd into the newly unzipped folder, or browse it in Finder.
   
3. Look through it and find (and read!) the documentation, if any exists.
   
4. Run the configure script. This will print a lot of lines to the terminal. The documentation should cover anything special that needs to be done in this step, if there is anything.
   
   Code:

   ./configure

5. Assuming the configure script finished successfully, compile. This may take a while, it will print a bazillion lines to terminal, and it will probably use a lot of processor.
   
   Code:

   make

6. Then, install it.
   
   Code:

   make install

7. Note that if what you are compiling is going to a folder under / (e.g. /usr/local/bin is pretty common for command line tools), you'll need to instead use:
   
   Code:

   sudo make install

 

I made a few edits above. The rest of it is pretty simple.

Honestly though, if you cannot grasp the rather simple task of compiling software from source, I question your wisdom in using the command line.

 

Install this first with ZebraineZ's instructions:
http://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL-1.2.14.tar.gz

 

IF you can get your hands on an Xcode Project (*.xcodeproj), it would be that easy. For now, looks like you should install SDL as Hansr points out. Refer to the instructions in your quote of me that tell how handle a gzipped tarball (*.tar.gz). Then it's a simple matter of ./configure, make, and (probably) sudo make install. BTW, don't forget the ./configure step! Looks to me like you skipped?

 

Here's a good reason why it'd be so nice if there was a standard package system for Mac OS (like apt on Debian or Yum on Redhat)

 

You didn't install SDL. At least you didn't properly.

Back to the 'errors' you were getting. When you see stuff like this:

Code:

src/powder.c:813: warning: unused variable ‘tempf1’

Those are just compiler warnings. They aren't errors, the code still compiled fine, they're just suggestions to the programmer.

The real errors are at the bottom, where you have symbols not found. That means you're missing code, typically libraries. If you look at the symbol names, they're all SDL-this and SDL-that.

Download and install SDL. First, get this file:

http://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL-1.2.14.tar.gz

Next, open up your console and change to the directory that you downloaded this file to. Probably 'Downloads' in your user folder. Next, type in:

tar xzf SDL-1.2.14.tar.gz

This will extract all the files into a folder called SDL-1.2.14. Go to this folder by typing:

cd SDL-1.2.14

There's a configure and a makefile in this folder. You'll have to run both.

./configure

It'll check a bunch of stuff. Next, type in:

make

It'll compile a bunch of stuff. After it's done, you have one more step:

sudo make install

Now, you can go back to the folder you downloaded the powder game to, and type in:

make powder-x

It should build. I just did it, neat program.

Here's a hint, you can usually type in the error message you get, into a search engine like Google, and you'll find someone else who has the same problem and has already solved it.

Also, if you're having problems with a library such as SDL, visit the website for the project and there's generally information on how to build the library and common issues linking to it.

 

make powder-x-gui should bind it into an application bundle.

 

Doing make powder-x-gui instead of make powder-x should return an normal MacOS application.

 

make powder-x-ogl

 

I have a feeling this needs to be in the makefile, and it isn't. I don't have much experience with makefiles though, so perhaps someone who does can tell us.

 

I found a really cheap way to accomplish this. It's not as elegant as getting the right stuff in the makefile, but it works.

1. Make a new basic Cocoa application project in Xcode. Do not modify.

2. Build it.

3. Get the application bundle and move it somewhere.

4. Replace the executable it gave you with the powder-x executable you compiled already.

>> Right click, "Show Package Contents", /Contents/MacOS. Get rid of the executable, and replace.

Voilà. Now you have an application bundle. It's a pretty neat little program.

 

Yeah, I've had too much fun destroying stuff with Thermite and rocket fuel.

The game seems buggy and crashes a lot though (segfaults are reported if you run the executable from the terminal). Still, a lot of fun. Thanks for introducing me to it.