Tracking Linux-games that lack ebuilds

telex4 · l33t Joined: 21 Sep 2002 Posts: 704 Location: Reading, UK

Ugh, some many Rogues and RPGs

Maybe it's time to split app-games into a few subdirectories according to genre?

gralves · Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2003 3:33 pm Post subject:

Dogmatix Man · Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2003 4:03 pm Post subject:

Pythonhead · Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2003 5:03 pm Post subject:

Thanks Dogmatix Man,

I'll use your code there. I'll stick it in /var/games though since we shouldn't be changing anything in /usr.

LinuxDolt · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 05 May 2003 Posts: 104

i'd like to see a couple ebuilds for Arianne made... it sure looks very promising as a free linux MMORPG (ya know, like EQ)

and if they decided to start costing something, i wouldn't blame them, an MMO must be a pain to do...

EDIT: i forgot to include a link... here is one: http://www.arianne.cx/

and now i am gonna go and build it myself anyways... it is already in alpha3, so it is making good progress as well...

maxmc · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2003 2:18 am Post subject:

amne · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2003 10:23 am Post subject:

http://trophy.sourceforge.net
a nice car-racing game

from trophy's README

ksuther · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2003 1:37 pm Post subject:

Pythonhead · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2003 8:11 pm Post subject:

ksuther: When there is no install target in a Makefile you need to get everything into ${D} with src_install(). When you emerge it, it'll copy everything in ${D} into the actual file system.

In this case I used the games.eclass's 'dogamesbin' to copy the binary to the correct place. Then I just copied the resource files into ${D}, as you can see below:

app-games/trophy-1.1.3.ebuild

maxmc · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2003 1:18 pm Post subject:

Shameles plug to put this on top again.

I have to say this was a succesfull project of mine since we now have around 10 more games with ebuilds for Gentoo.

There are still a few to shave of the list though.

glitch13 · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2003 1:28 pm Post subject:

I made one for kiki the nanobot (http://kiki.sourceforge.net/) that made it to portage a page or so back that isn't on the front page, if you'd like to slap that one up there too.

(I crave the warm glow of the lime light).

maxmc · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2003 7:12 pm Post subject:

Will do as soon as I get home (at work atm).

Pythonhead and Glitch13: have you contacted the authors of the games you made ebuilds for? I was thinking it would be good for them to know that Gentoo have them in portage and a booster for them to fix bugs etc.

glitch13 · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2003 7:47 pm Post subject:

I contacted the neverball author a day or so after I made the ebuild -- I guess I'll go ahead and shoot over an email to kiki's author now.

Pythonhead · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2003 9:22 pm Post subject:

Flammie · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2003 10:05 pm Post subject:

Mirror Magic is a great deflektor clone from makers of rocks 'n' diamonds. I haven't got the x11 part to compile yet, but I assume it's something trivial and ebuild shouldn't be too big of a job despite a bit exceptional Makefile.

someguy · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2003 1:44 am Post subject:

anyone know the name of the linux game that is exactly like the playstation game marble masters ? its like slink or something
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maxmc · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2003 12:22 pm Post subject:

maxmc · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2003 12:52 am Post subject:

I found RoboTournament, looks like a fun game, lacking an ebuild though.

maxmc · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 5:49 pm Post subject:

New version of neverball is out, just thought you should know!

glitch13 · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 8:20 pm Post subject:

added a ebuild for the new neverball version:

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25955

hook · Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 6:02 am Post subject:

another vote for trackballs.

and one for stepmania ...it's a great DDR (dance dance revolution), Pump it up, EZ2dancer and Para Para Paradise clone ...it can use song files of all of the above mentioned games
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maxmc · Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 11:15 am Post subject:

Pythonhead · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2003 6:58 am Post subject:

app-games/freeciv-cvs

Here's an ebuild for Freeciv SDL CVS. I'd post in on my website but Source Forge is broken at the moment.

It only does SDL at the moment. I'll make future versions that do xaw, gtk, gtk2. It downloads the DELUXE5 tileset. Its the only tileset that works with SDL.

You don't need to un-emerge the regular Freeciv in portage. It keeps the files in /usr/bin and /usr/local/share. Mine is in /usr/games/bin and /usr/share/games. Just be sure to start the SDL version with:

Zeddicus · Apprentice Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Posts: 163

I tried making an ebuild for psdoom, but failed miserably (couldn't detect processes, for some reason..)

Dunno if this is more of a sys-app or a game, but it's Doom, so I figure I won't get flamed by adding it to the list :p

Anyone care to give it a shot?

http://psdoom.sourceforge.net

EliasP · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2003 2:50 pm Post subject:

Emerged kiki... really great game...!!
But in level "captured", what do I have to do there, to get to the exit ?

Greetings

Elias P.