Installation manual
On this page you will find useful informations on how to build and install Xcpc.
Note that Xcpc emulator is fully autotoolized.
Dependencies
Under Debian or derivatives (Ubuntu, Mint, …), please install first these dependencies. On the other distros, please install equivalent packages.
Mandatory dependencies :
build-essential
xorg-dev
Optional dependencies :
zlib1g-dev
libbz2-dev
If you want to build the Gtk+-3.x user interface, you must install this package:
libgtk-3-dev
If you want to build the Motif-2.x user interface, you must install this package:
libmotif-dev
Generate the configure script
Generate the configure script if it does not exists. This step is mandatory in case you just have cloned the git repository.
First, please ensure you have the following packages installed on your system:
autoconf
automake
libtool
autoconf-archive
Then you just have to run this command:
autoreconf -v -i -f
Configure the sources
Run the configure script
./configure --prefix={destination-path}
Xcpc supports 4 differents user interface types:
- Gtk+-3.x
- Motif-2.x
- Athena
- Intrinsic
The user interface toolkit is detected automagically when running the configure script.
You can disable the support of a specific toolkit:
--disable-gtk3
--disable-motif2
--disable-athena
--disable-intrinsic
You can also force the user interface toolkit with the --with-x11-toolkit option:
--with-x11-toolkit=gtk3
--with-x11-toolkit=motif2
--with-x11-toolkit=athena
--with-x11-toolkit=intrinsic
Build the emulator
Build the emulator
make -j5
Install the emulator
Install the emulator
make install
Run the emulator
Run the emulator
{destination-path}/bin/xcpc
Desktop integration
A XDG compliant .desktop file is provided, so you can copy or symlink this file in a relevant directory
For example, in the system directory
ln -sf {destination-path}/share/applications/xcpc.desktop /usr/share/applications/xcpc.desktop
For example, or the user directory
ln -sf {destination-path}/share/applications/xcpc.desktop ${HOME}/.local/share/applications/xcpc.desktop
How to install into your home directory
Quick installation instructions
autoreconf -v -i -f
./configure --prefix=${HOME}/Apps/xcpc
make -j5
make install
ln -sf {HOME}/Apps/xcpc/share/applications/xcpc.desktop ${HOME}/.local/share/applications/xcpc.desktop
You can now run the emulator from your desktop menu Games > Xcpc