NOTE: This README is for ardekantur's Mac branch of OpenMW. A README
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#Getting OpenMW Working on OS X
OpenMW
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## Initial setup
First of all, clone OpenMW repo.
From the [official website][]:
$ git clone github.com/zinnschlag/openmw
> OpenMW is an attempt to reimplement the popular role playing game
Morrowind. It aims to be a fully playable, open source
implementation of the game. You must own Morrowind to use OpenMW.
Or use your github url if you forked.
About dependencies: I prefer not to install them globally (i. e. in /usr/local/), so I'm installing them in directory in my home directory. If OpenMW sources is in $HOME/path/openmw, I'm using $HOME/path/libs/root as prefix for boost and other libs.
About This Project
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It's useful to create env var for lib install prefix:
This specific repository is a branch of OpenMW intended to keep pace
with development of the project in order to provide a Mac build for
interested parties to contribute. This is not an official, sanctioned
branch of the OpenMW project. I will only be able to answer specific
questions about getting this project running on Mac OS X, **no other
platform**. I will not even be able to guarantee my changes maintain
backwards compatibility against builds in other operating systems. You
have been warned.
$ export OMW_LIB_PREFIX=$HOME/path/libs/root`
Most of libs can be installed from [Homebrew][homebrew]. Only mpg123 needs to be installed from source (due to lack of universal compilation support). I think that some of libs can be installed from MacPorts or Fink too.
Getting OpenMW Working
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As OpenMW currently only supports i386 architecture on OS X, denendencies also should support it. Set some env vars in current terminal:
1. Clone this repository.
2. Note about libs: I prefer not to install them globally (i. e. in /usr/local/), so I installing them in directory in my home directory. If OpenMW sources is in $HOME/path/openmw, I'm using $HOME/path/libs/root as prefix for boost and other libs.
It's useful to create env var for lib install prefix:
$ export OMW_LIB_PREFIX=$HOME/path/libs/root
3. First of all, set for current terminal some env vars:
$ export CFLAGS="-arch i386"
$ export CXXFLAGS="-arch i386"
$ export LDFLAGS="-arch i386"
All libs will build with correct architecture.
If you close your terminal, you should set env vars again before pcoceeding to next steps!
4. Download [boost][] (tested with 1.45) and install it with the following command:
If you close your terminal, you should set env vars again before pcoceeding to next steps!
## Boost
Download [boost][boost] and install it with the following command:
10. Generate the Makefile for OpenMW as follows and build OpenMW:
or install with homebrew:
$ brew install bullet --HEAD --universal
I prefer head because 2.79 has some issue which causes OpenMW to lag. Also you can edit formula and install 2.77, which is stable and haven't mentioned issue.
## Qt
Install [Qt][qt]. Qt SDK distributed by Nokia is not an option because it's 64 bit only, and OpenMW currently doesn't build for 64 bit on OS X. I'm installing it from Homebrew:
$ brew install qt --universal
## Run CMake
Generate the Makefile for OpenMW as follows and build OpenMW:
Note for users with recent Xcode versions: you must explicitly specify what set of compilers do you use! If not, gcc will be used for C and Clang for C++. Just add this two -D's to command: `-D CMAKE_C_COMPILER=/usr/bin/clang` and `-D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/bin/clang`
Note for Xcode 4.3 users: you should specify full path to used SDK, because current CMake (2.8.7) couldn't find SDKs inside Xcode app bundle:
Nikolay Kasyanov
13 years ago