Linux Build Instructions

NOTE: The Linux build is still under development (see PR #140) - don't expect stability of any kind. Caveat compiler.

Dependencies (libraries must be i686/lib32):

• make
• GCC
• automake
• autoconf

Libraries:

• libunwind
• glibc
• freetype
• fontconfig
• libGL
• libX11
• openal
• libncurses
• libcurl-gnutls

Note: If you get an error in compiling due to -lcurl-gnutls being missing, you need a symlink:

sudo ln -s /usr/lib32/libcurl-gnutls.so.4 /usr/lib32/libcurl-gnutls.so

This occurs on Arch/pacman based distros as far as we know.

Instructions:

0. Make sure the path leading up to team-comtress-2 has no spaces in it. This will lead to errors compiling Protobuf and gperftools (needed for tcmalloc).
1. Prepare for unforeseen consequences. (Crashes during compilation are common.)
2. Run ./build.sh to compile. This can take any amount of time- 10-15 minutes is average.
3. To make sure it compiled correctly, run it again. If you see no errors, then it compiled. Success!
4. Install your TF2 assets into ../game/tf. If you have TF2 and Steam installed on the same drive, running cp -rn ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Team\ Fortress\ 2/* ../game/ from the main repo folder should work.
5. Run in the main repo folder ./run.sh to launch the game.
6. If you get some errors about a missing client library, run this command: ln -s ../game/tf/bin/* ../game/bin/, then try launching the game again. If it still doesn't work, try rebooting.