Compile instructions

Compiler setup Win32

These are the steps how to get Bombermaaan successfully compiled on Windows 32 bit.

• Get the source code from the SourceForge.net download page: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=81520
  The source code packages are named like Bombermaaan_1.3.2.557e_20081004_src.zip
  Extract the contents

• Get the resource files (sound and image): https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=81520&package_id=293941
  The resource packages are named like Bombermaaan_1.3.2.572e_20081006_res.tar.gz
  Extract the contents to the Bombermaaan folder

• You need the Windows Platform SDK from Microsoft. I've read on another sf.net project site that this isn't necessary if you have a full Visual C++ installation, not the Express Edition.
  Although the title says "Vista" I'm using this on Win XP, too.
  1 GB download, ISO file
  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=FF6467E6-5BBA-4BF5-B562-9199BE864D29&displaylang=en
  According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows_SDK there is also the possibility of a web installation so you don't need to burn a DVD.
  The installation takes some minutes.

• Get a C++ compiler. In this example, I'm using Microsoft Visual C++ Express Edition.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Visual_Studio_Express#Visual_C.2B.2B_Express
  Download web installer Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition (vcsetup.exe): http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7729279
  Run vcsetup.exe, the necessary files will be downloaded by the installer (90 MB for me).

• Install service packs. For example for Visual C++ 2005 (!) Express Edition https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7b0b0339-613a-46e6-ab4d-080d4d4a8c4e&DisplayLang=en

• Download and install the DirectX SDK http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=86CF7FA2-E953-475C-ABDE-F016E4F7B61A&displaylang=en
  dxsdk_apr2007.exe, about 440 MB

• Download SDL development libraries http://www.libsdl.org/download-1.2.php
  SDL-devel-1.2.13-VC8.zip, about 607 kB (http://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL-devel-1.2.13-VC8.zip)
  The VC8 file is also working for VC9
  Copy folder SDL-1.2.13 from the zip file to src/third-party/ folder and rename it to "SDL"
  Copy all DLL files from the lib subdirectory to the directory src/_Test_/Release, where Bombermaaan.exe will be generated (needed at runtime)

• Download SDL_mixer development libraries http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/
  SDL_mixer-devel-1.2.8-VC8.zip, about 332 kB (http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/release/SDL_mixer-devel-1.2.8-VC8.zip)
  The VC8 file is also working for VC9
  Copy folder SDL_mixer-1.2.8 from the zip file to src/third-party/ folder and rename it to "SDL_mixer"
  Copy all DLL files from the lib subdirectory to the directory src/_Test_/Release, where Bombermaaan.exe will be generated (needed at runtime)

• Place afxres.h and winres.h in the Bombermaaan directory and in the resource directories RES and RES32. You'll find these two files in a subdirectory of the installed Windows Platform SDK.
  I've found the files in this subdirectory: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\Samples\winui\tsfapp

• You should be able to compile Bombermaaan now

Compiler setup Linux

These are the steps how to get Bombermaaan successfully compiled on Linux. This list has not been verified yet. I assume you already have the basic GNU compiler and linker package installed. Sorry, I don't know the necessary package names at the moment. I'll add them as soon as I know.

• Install the development libraries for SDL and SDL_mixer
  sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev

• Create a new directory

• Get the source code from the SourceForge.net download page: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=81520
  The source code packages are named like Bombermaaan_1.3.2.557e_20081004_src.tar.gz
  Extract the contents to the new directory

• Get the resource files (sound and image): https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=81520&package_id=293941
  The resource packages are named like Bombermaaan_1.3.2.572e_20081006_res.tar.gz
  Extract the contents to the same new directory

• You should be able to compile Bombermaaan now
  Change to the new directory and type make

• Ensure you have some level files in the ./Bombermaaan/Levels directory

• Change to directory ./Bombermaaan and type LD_LIBRARY_PATH=../RESGEN ./Bombermaaan

Credits

Inspired by the build instructions for PokerTH from Lothar May.

Thanks to Markus Drescher for the SDL web links.

By Bernd Arnold
http://bombermaaan.sourceforge.net/