BUILDING.md

Building Abuse

Prerequisites

• SDL2
• SDL2_mixer
• CMake 3.16 or later
• GL libraries and headers (e.g., mesa, libgl, or similar) for OpenGL support
• OpenCV library for extracting PCX images in SPEC files using abuse-tool

Linux

On Arch Linux, install these packages:

sudo pacman -S sdl2 sdl2_mixer opencv cmake dpkg rpm-tools

For other distributions, use the equivalent packages from your package manager.

macOS

macOS should have many of the necessary tools already. The easiest method for installing CMake, SDL, and SDL_mixer is using Homebrew:

brew install cmake
brew install sdl
brew install sdl_mixer

Compiling

Clone this repository.

git clone https://github.com/metinc/Abuse_1996

Enter the repository and configure the build:

cmake -B build

Next, build and install:

sudo cmake --build ./build --target install

(If you prefer a local installation, omit sudo and specify a custom prefix: cmake -B build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$HOME/.local)

Once installed, you can run the game:

abuse

Note: If you’re using Visual Studio Code, you can use CMake Tools to build and run the project more conveniently.

Installers (Packages)

The CMake setup includes some CPack configurations to enable building installers. Under Windows, it will create a WIX installer and a .zip file. Under Linux, it will create .deb, .rpm, and .tar.gz packages. Under macOS, it will create .dmg and .tgz files.

To build them under Linux or macOS, run:

make package

from inside the build folder (or ninja package if you're using the Ninja generator).

AppImage

If appimagetool is installed on your system, an AppImage will be built automatically. You can download appimagetool from the AppImageKit releases page. Make sure to make it executable and in your PATH.

To build the AppImage (if appimagetool is installed):

make appimage

This will create an Abuse-${PROJECT_VERSION}.AppImage file in the build directory. You can then run this file to play the game.