vdrift - racing game

Jacek Poplawski · 2006-07-12 05:54:16

It gets better and better:

Look how many cars and tracks are available. Anyone can try?

Lone_Wolf · 2006-07-14 12:28:44

2 comments :
- atm it can only be played with a joystick,gamepad or steering wheel. Keyboard is not supported yet.
- vdrift uses a python-based replacement for autotools , Scons
Scons is not yet available for Arch.
Since the vdrift source is accompanied by a local version of Scons that doesn't need to be installeds, that could be used.

As i don't have an analog input device installed, i could not test the game after making the package.

I'll see if i can get my joystick to work this weekend and then check this thread again.

Snowman · 2006-07-14 18:08:28

For the record, scons is in extra.

Jacek Poplawski · 2006-07-15 10:48:15

You are wrong two times:

- atm it can only be played with a joystick,gamepad or steering wheel. Keyboard is not supported yet.

I am on laptop now (far away from Poland... in Silicon Valley), and vdrift works with keyboard only.

- vdrift uses a python-based replacement for autotools , Scons Scons is not yet available for Arch.

It is.

Lone_Wolf · 2006-07-15 15:37:33

about scons in extra : you are right, a package search for cons didn't find it, guess i have to check what kind of expression archlinux package search expects.

the line about the lack of keyboard support came directly from the vdrift faq ...
maybe they haven't updated the faq.

I'll see what i can do tomorrow for a package.

Jacek Poplawski · 2006-07-16 04:29:06

Maybe the very old version of vdrift was working with joystick only, new one for sure works with keyboard and it is also possible to use mouse as analog control.

Lone_Wolf · 2006-07-16 19:40:02

Ok, it does work with keyboard.
However when it's compiled with gcc 4.1 the view keeps shifting around and the game is unplayable.

The binary package doesn't have this problem, and there are some notes in the docs that suggest this problem can be solved by compiling with gcc 3.x.

It looks like an arch package will have to wait until the author makes a working gcc 4 version.

It's a pity, it does indeed look like a good game.

Jacek Poplawski · 2006-07-16 22:36:21

But PKGBUILD may use binary version, just like with many other games. I know that it's not a perfect solution, but at least package would be available!

Lone_Wolf · 2006-07-17 19:41:55

That is a possibility, but the binary is made to be installed with autopackage.
A forum search found a script at http://gc-group.dk/auto2pkg.sh.gz that can convert an autopackage to a archlinux package.
I'll check it out later this week

Jacek Poplawski · 2006-07-19 08:07:20

What about using gcc34 package to build game?

Lone_Wolf · 2006-08-09 13:15:51

I have been busy lately and haven't had much time for this.

I found out how to extract the files from the autopackage installer, but haven't tested if just moving the files to the pkg folder is enough.
I dislike this method, as it seems a very dirty way to solve things and will not pursue it further.

Using the gcc34 package in AUR would be a lot neater, although it means users who want to install vdrift need to install an additional aur package.

As i don't know when i have time to look into this again, i hope someone else will give it a try.

Lone_Wolf · 2006-08-26 14:00:10

Well, i've found some time to spend on this.

On the vdrift forum it is mentioned that they have found the reason why compiling with gcc4 gave the bouncing effect, and the patch is already in their SVN version and will bepart of next release.

I've installed gcc 3.3.6 from community and started a pkgbuild (see below).

it doesn't build correctly atm, but fails with this error at the first scons line :
scons: Building targets ...
g++-3.3 -o build/vamos/body/Aerodynamic_Device.o -c -Wall -Wno-non-virtual-dtor -g3 -DENABLE_NLS -DPACKAGE="VDrift" -DLOCALEDIR="/usr/share/locale" -DDEBUG=1 -DENABLE_BINRELOC -DVERSION="2006-08-26" -Iinclude src/vamos/body/Aerodynamic_Device.cc
sh: g++-3.3: command not found
scons: *** [build/vamos/body/Aerodynamic_Device.o] Error 127
scons: building terminated because of errors.
==> ERROR: Build Failed. Aborting...

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# Contributor : Lone_Wolf lonewolf@xs4all.nl

pkgname=vdrift
pkgver=2006.07.08
_realver=2006-07-08
_fullname=$pkgname-$_realver
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="A free drift racing simulator with excellent physics and graphics. (FULL version)"
url="http://vdrift.net"
license=('GPL')
depends=(openal freealut sdl)
makedepends=( 'gcc3=3.3.6' scons)
source=(http://surfnet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/$pkgname/$_fullname-src.tar.bz2 http://surfnet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/$pkgname/$_fullname-data-full.tar.bz2)
md5sums=('c2275e99ad0d5802a11d3263a2818bff' 'edb66d2a8af2b8267cd765f72b2fd73e')


build() {
  mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/bin
  mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/share/$pkgname
  cd $startdir/src
  cp -r data $_fullname-src
  cd $_fullname-src
  scons destdir=$startdir/pkg datadir=share/$pkgname bindir=bin use_gcc_33=1
  scons install destdir=$startdir/pkg datadir=share/$pkgname bindir=bin use_gcc_33=1

}

Jacek Poplawski · 2006-09-20 13:58:16

I don't have access to the Internet from home now. Were you able to build Arch package of vdrift?

brain0 · 2006-09-20 15:12:34

@Lone_Wolf: instead of use_gcc_33=1 try using export CC=gcc3 and export CXX=g+3. If that doesn't work, look at the Makefiles that scons uses/creates to correct the name of the compiler binary.

Also depends=('gcc3' ...) is enough, no need to specify a version.

iBertus · 2006-09-20 16:34:04

Could you not just make a PKGBUILD to fetch and build the latest SVN version if the gcc4 issue is fixed in SVN? Dibble has a nice guide in the wiki about making SVN/CVS packages.

Lone_Wolf · 2006-09-20 21:10:41

I haven't worked with an SVN package yet, but will give it a try this weekend.

Jacek Poplawski · 2006-09-21 08:06:07

I wonder why they haven't released new version if so important fix is in SVN.

Jacek Poplawski · 2006-09-22 13:42:25

OK, in that case I will download SVN snapshot and try to compile it at home. If I'll succeed I will create a PKGBUILD in AUR.

Lone_Wolf · 2006-09-22 16:26:22

I've had more time than expected and found making a svn-pkg not to hard (see below).

The menu entry in KDE works, but the icon isn't shown.

I've tested 1 car and 3 tracks, and it looks like everything is working.

1 thing : you must remove any previous installs of vdrift AND the .vdrift folder in your home directory before installing or vdrift will be confused about the data paths.

The creators have a lot to do still (f.e. career game) but it's definitely a game worth playing,

Jacek, i suggest you test it, and if everything works for you also it can be put in the aur.
You can reach me at lonewolf28011961@hotmail.com .
(NOTE : i use Gaim , but most of my contacts are windows users so i need to have an msn-id.)

PKGBUILD

# Contributor : Lone_Wolf lonewolf@xs4all.nl

pkgname=vdrift-svn
pkgver=1245
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="A free drift racing simulator with excellent physics and graphics. (Bleeding Edge version)"
url="http://vdrift.net"
license=('GPL')
depends=(freealut sdl_net sdl_image mesa)
makedepends=(scons subversion)
source=(vdrift-svn.desktop)
md5sums=('8837e3b9f194f132bee4ee2264a77510')
_svntrunk=http://svn.vdrift.net/repos/vdrift/trunk
_svnmod=vdrift

build() {
  cd $startdir/src
  svn co $_svntrunk --config-dir ./ -r $pkgver $_svnmod
  cd $_svnmod
  msg "SVN checkout done or server timeout"
  msg "Starting build..."
  scons destdir=$startdir/pkg datadir=share/$pkgname/data bindir=share/$pkgname/bin os_cxxflags=1
  scons install destdir=$startdir/pkg datadir=share/$pkgname/data bindir=share/$pkgname/bin os_cxxflags=1
  mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/share/applications
  cp $startdir/src/$pkgname.desktop $startdir/pkg/usr/share/applications 
}

vdrift-svn.dektop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=VDrift
GenericName=Racing Simulation
Comment="Open source racing simulation with drifting in mind"
Exec=/usr/share/vdrift-svn/bin/vdrift
Icon=/usr/share/vdrift-svn/data/textures/large/vdrift-64x64.png
Path=.
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Game; Simulation

Lone_Wolf · 2006-10-02 11:20:47

Last weekend a frien dof mine tested the above pkgbuild and it looks like everything works.

While checking the vdrift website i found a post on sep 30 from the developer, stating that there will be a new stable release based on the svn version within a short time.

I'll wait for this release and then use that to make a package for aur.

Jacek Poplawski · 2006-10-04 07:16:24

Lone Wolf, I had no chance to try it, let's wait for official release then.

EnjoMitch · 2006-10-04 11:20:49

I'm glad that someone is interested and that someone more experienced in Arch packaging will do the package for me. I used to be a Slackware Vdrift packager back in the days when I was still using the distro. The current SVN version worked for me too with a minor issue.

2 tips:

1) If scons fails outputting this error

scons: *** Target `/usr/share/games/vdrift/bin' of Install() is a file, but should be a directory.  Perhaps you have the Install() arguments backwards?
File "src/SConscript", line 88, in ?

Then you have to create the '/usr/share/games/vdrift' directory yourself

2) Here's the IRC log concerning scons 'release' variable:
Venzon is the lead Vdrift developper

<EnjoMitch> what was the option to turn on optimizations ?
<EnjoMitch> release=1 ?
<EnjoMitch> 'scons release=1' to turn off compiler optimizations and debugging info.
<EnjoMitch> I don't get it If I wanted to make a release then I should disable optimisations ?
<Venzon> yep
<Venzon> well, i guess that doesn't exactly make sense
<EnjoMitch> correct :]
<Venzon> but with optimizations on the code generated is usually specific to the architecture
<EnjoMitch> ah ok
<Venzon> so if you're doing a binary release, you want debugging info off, compiler optimizations off
<EnjoMitch> hmm
<EnjoMitch> Arch is specific in this way
<EnjoMitch> everything should be made under i686
<EnjoMitch> so release=0 ?

He didn't actually answer me for the last question so either the answer is obvious or he simply went away. I'll ask again before the release.

Lone_Wolf · 2006-10-04 18:53:56

EnjoMitch wrote:

1) If scons fails outputting this error
scons: *** Target `/usr/share/games/vdrift/bin' of Install() is a file, but should be a directory.  Perhaps you have the Install() arguments backwards?
File "src/SConscript", line 88, in ?
Then you have to create the '/usr/share/games/vdrift' directory yourself

Thanks for that tip, EnjoMitch.
I do get a very similar error, but since everything worked i decided it was safe to ignore it.
I will make sure the dir will be there before scons is run when i make the release package

2. i included os_cxxflags=1 on the scons line to make sure it uses the normal archlinux complier flags (686 , O2 iirc) . Can you check with venzon if that also makes an optimised binary as i suspect ?

EnjoMitch · 2006-10-04 19:30:15

http://vdrift.net/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=372

Topic started on Vdrift forum, let's wait.

EnjoMitch · 2006-10-05 05:08:02

Thelusiv replied

here's the IRC log:

EnjoMitch> is there no way of combining arch=p4 with arch=axp ?
<thelusiv> well, they do two different things...
<thelusiv> -march=athlon-xp and -march=pentium4
<EnjoMitch> yeah ...
<thelusiv> i guess it could be done, i'm not sure what the compiler would think about that
<thelusiv> do you know anything about how the arch packages are usually built? what kind of compiler flags do other c++ programs use?
<EnjoMitch> no but I can ask
<EnjoMitch> anything else ?
<thelusiv> when you do release=1 it turns on -O compiler flag too
<thelusiv> i can't think of anything else

exactly -O2 flag. Check lines 211-213 of SConstruct

As for trying to answer your 2nd question:

<thelusiv> i mean what is the exact compiler flag that gets turned on by arch?
<thelusiv> surely "686" is not a compiler flag
<thelusiv> what does it use if you do just scons release=1 os_cxxflags=1 ?

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