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crilen007 · Post by **crilen007** » 26 Aug 2006 04:40

Hi, I have never done any C or C++ programming, but I've always been facinated with learning it, and also OpenTTD.

What exactly do I need to open the source and run it on windows?
After that I can figure out how to modify it on my own.

A link to what I need to do to get it going would also work.

I've only worked with Javascript, PHP, and VBA, and some others.
Nothing that required Visual Studio, so not sure where to start.

I hope to learn C quite fast so I can make some good contributions to this project.

Thanks for help.

DaleStan · Post by **DaleStan** » 26 Aug 2006 05:16

crilen007 wrote:What exactly do I need to open the source and run it on windows?

The ability to find and read the FAQs.

crilen007 · Post by **crilen007** » 27 Aug 2006 19:32

So I tried following the FAQ, got a bunch of errors when trying to do a few things and I guess they are out dated too.

Oh well. Thanks for the help anyways.

crilen007 · Post by **crilen007** » 27 Aug 2006 19:43

By the way, if you are trying to chase away people who want to help, you are doing a great job of it.

StopRightThere · Post by **StopRightThere** » 27 Aug 2006 21:25

You can read the source code using notepad or any other text editor. To compile, try following this guide here: http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?t=24533

DaleStan · Post by **DaleStan** » 28 Aug 2006 03:01

crilen007 wrote:So I tried following the FAQ, got a bunch of errors

OK, then. Next you need the ability to copy and paste the error messages, so we have a vague idea of what might be broken.

It might also be useful to read up on how to ask a Smart Question. Read the whole thing, then find the last two instances of the word "compile", and read that section again.

And as a retro-reply to LotP (it's not worth its own post), I'll also point in the direction of the words "ruthless meritocracy" too.

LordOfThePigs · Post by **LordOfThePigs** » 28 Aug 2006 03:15

crilen007 wrote:By the way, if you are trying to chase away people who want to help, you are doing a great job of it.

Don't mind the tone of his replies. He's trying to be helpful in his own, very annoying way.

crilen007 · Post by **crilen007** » 28 Aug 2006 04:06

Normally I would post a more informative reply Dale, I honestly was not in the mood to hear more of you acting like an ass lol.

When I was trying to do the

http://wiki.openttd.org/index.php/Compi ... g_up_MinGW

Compiling zlib

./mingwPORT.sh

It kept saying no directory but was not telling me what directory.

Let me try again tuesday before replying.

Darkvater · Post by **Darkvater** » 28 Aug 2006 06:33

I've given a try to mingw as well. It was really easy. Download cygwin, select development, core, SVN, libzlib, libpng, sdl-develop, I think that was it.

Check out the sorce with svn and run make. You don't need anything from that page.

gkirilov · Post by **gkirilov** » 28 Aug 2006 13:04

The tutorial given above (the one in the forum) works. I've tried it.
Alto the tutorial : http://wiki.openttd.org/index.php/Cygwin also works (with the disadvantage of missing libpng).
Darkvater, can i make PNG screens using the cygwin .exe?

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