Compiling on lubuntu

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Hello, I'm pretty new to Linux, but I managed to compile the game on Lubuntu. Had a heck of a time, since a lot of assumed dependencies weren't there. I ran the following lines:

./autogen.sh
./configure --enable-sdl -enable-x11 ~/Desktop/angband-4.2.1/execute
make
make install

It seems like everything compiled, and I didn't get any errors. So, what's supposed to happen now? It made a new folder called execute, but nothing seems executable in there. I've tried navigating to different folders within the terminal and typing "angband" but nothing works.

Thanks!

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Mysterious... when I navigate to the folder and type "angband", it doesn't work. But when I drag the icon into the terminal, it works.

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When I configured during build, I used these line:

./configure --prefix ~/Desktop/angband-4.2.1/execute --enable-sdl --enable-x11
make
make install

It seems like x11 is working fine, so it works when I put in
/home/lubuntu/Desktop/angband-4.2.1/execute/games/angband -mx11 -- -n5

but when I try to run

/home/lubuntu/Desktop/angband-4.2.1/execute/games/angband -msdl

...I get the error: Unable to prepare any 'display module'!

How do I get SDL to work? Thanks!

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More info: I double checked in my configure step if SDL2 is installed, and yes it is, I installed the main one, the graphics, and the fonts, just no sound.

Another weird thing, in X11, saving the subwindow setup seems to work, but it seems like it's not creating the subwindow file, and when I load it nothing happens, but it doesn't give any error message.

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If you install the game, it should run by typing "angband". Otherwise you need to type "./angband".

Type "./configure --help" to get configuration options. Usually you can disable any option you can enable.

[fph]

If you compiled in SDL2 support, then to activate it you should run Angband with -msdl2. If you use -msdl, it tries to use the older SDL1 backend instead.

Usually when I am compiling I prefer to configure Angband with --with-no-install and then running it from the main compilation folder with "src/angband -msdl2" (or whatever options/backend you wish to use). I suggest to do the same; it is one less thing to do, and it makes it simpler to upgrade to a new version.

[invisibletroll]

Originally Posted by fph

If you compiled in SDL2 support, then to activate it you should run Angband with -msdl2. If you use -msdl, it tries to use the older SDL1 backend instead.

Usually when I am compiling I prefer to configure Angband with --with-no-install and then running it from the main compilation folder with "src/angband -msdl2" (or whatever options/backend you wish to use). I suggest to do the same; it is one less thing to do, and it makes it simpler to upgrade to a new version.

New versions are not released that often.

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Originally Posted by fph

If you compiled in SDL2 support, then to activate it you should run Angband with -msdl2. If you use -msdl, it tries to use the older SDL1 backend instead.

Usually when I am compiling I prefer to configure Angband with --with-no-install and then running it from the main compilation folder with "src/angband -msdl2" (or whatever options/backend you wish to use). I suggest to do the same; it is one less thing to do, and it makes it simpler to upgrade to a new version.

Same problem when I use -msdl2. But I will try this no-install option, thank you!

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Originally Posted by invisibletroll

If you install the game, it should run by typing "angband". Otherwise you need to type "./angband".

Type "./configure --help" to get configuration options. Usually you can disable any option you can enable.

I reconfigured it to install to the default directory, and now it works to simply type angband. Thanks!

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Still not able to make SDL2 work