Compiling Server

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This is a short guide how to checkout, compile and start the RoR multiplayer server :)

Contents 1 windows 2 debian x86 (lenny) 3 linux generic 4 running a server

windows

• required software (if not already installed):
  • Recommended SVN Client: Tortoise SVN
  • Visual Studio Express 2008 SP1 C++
  • CMake

• svn checkout this directory: https://rorserver.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/rorserver/trunk
• to be continued

debian x86 (lenny)

• install all compile tools (as root):
  • apt-get install subversion build-essential cmake

• create a user which we will use from then on:
  • useradd -m rorserver
  • passwd rorserver
  • su rorserver
  • cd

linux generic

• checkout and build the server:
  • svn co https://rorserver.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/rorserver/trunk rorserver-trunk
  • cd rorserver-trunk/
  • mkdir build
  • cd build/
  • cmake ..
  • make -j3
  • make install
  • cd ../bin/

• install SocketW as root:
  • sudo su -
    • NOTE: this is for ubuntu users only
  • cp /home/rorserver/rorserver-trunk/bin/libmysocketw.so /usr/lib/

running a server

it is useful to let the server run in a screen session, so you can detach from it:

• install screen under linux
  • apt-get install screen

After this is done, login as rorserver, or (su rorserver) and go to your bin dir. Then start screen:

• screen

Inside screen, you can start the server itself:

• ./rorserver -terrain nhelens -port 12000 -verbosity 2 -logverbosity 1 -inet -maxclients 12 -name MyServerName -logfilename myserver1.log

when the server is running, you can detach the screen by pressing "CTRL+A, d". You can then close your ssh connection and the server continues to run :)

When you later want to reattach to the screen, simply write "screen -r"