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+Compiling LÖVR
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+===
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+You might want to compile LÖVR from source so you can use LÖVR on other operating systems or create
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+a custom build. Below is a guide for setting up all the dependencies and compiling the code on
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+various operating systems.
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+
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+Dependencies
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+---
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+
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+- LuaJIT
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+- GLFW (3.2+)
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+- OpenGL (3.3, ES3, or WebGL 2)
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+- assimp
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+- OpenVR (1.0.5, for `lovr.headset`)
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+- PhysicsFS
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+- OpenAL (1.17+ recommended for HRTF support)
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+- FreeType
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+- ODE (for `lovr.physics`)
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+- Emscripten (optional, for compiling for web)
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+
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+See [lovr-deps](https://github.com/bjornbytes/lovr-deps) for a GitHub repo containing all of these
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+as submodules.
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+
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+Windows (CMake)
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+---
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+
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+First, install [lovr-deps](https://github.com/bjornbytes/lovr-deps):
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+
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+```sh
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+cd lovr
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+git clone --recursive https://github.com/bjornbytes/lovr-deps deps
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+```
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+
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+Next, use CMake to generate the build files:
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+
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+```sh
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+mkdir build
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+cd build
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+cmake ..
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+```
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+
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+This should output a Visual Studio solution, which can be built using Visual Studio. Or you can
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+just build it with CMake:
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+
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+```sh
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+cmake --build .
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+```
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+
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+The executable will then exist at `/path/to/lovr/build/Debug/lovr.exe`. The recommended way to
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+create and run a game from this point is:
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+
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+- Create a shortcut to the `lovr.exe` executable somewhere convenient.
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+- Create a folder for your game: `MySuperAwesomeGame`.
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+- Create a `main.lua` file in the folder and put your code in there.
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+- Drag the `MySuperAwesomeGame` folder onto the shortcut to `lovr.exe`.
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+
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+Unix (CMake)
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+---
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+
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+First, clone [OpenVR](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr). For this example, we'll clone
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+`openvr` into the same directory that `lovr` was cloned into.
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+
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+```sh
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+git clone --branch v1.0.5 https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr.git
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+```
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+
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+Next, install the other dependencies above using your package manager of choice:
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+
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+```sh
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+brew install assimp glfw3 luajit physfs freetype openal-soft
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+```
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+
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+On OSX, you'll need to set the `DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH` environment variable to be
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+`/path/to/openvr/lib/osx32`.
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+
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+Next, build using CMake:
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+
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+```sh
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+mkdir build
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+cd build
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+cmake .. -DOPENVR_DIR=../../openvr
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+cmake --build .
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+```
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+
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+The `lovr` executable should exist in `lovr/build` now. You can run a game like this:
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+
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+```sh
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+./lovr /path/to/myGame
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+```
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+
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+You can also copy or symlink LÖVR into a directory on your `PATH` environment variable (e.g.
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+`/usr/local/bin`) and run games from anywhere by just typing `lovr`.
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+
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+WebVR
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+---
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+
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+First, install the Emscripten SDK. Make sure you're running [this
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+branch](https://github.com/bjornbytes/emscripten/tree/lovr) of Emscripten.
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+
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+Unix:
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+
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+```sh
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+mkdir build
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+cd build
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+emcmake cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
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+emmake make -j2
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+```
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+
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+Windows (from a Visual Studio Command Prompt, make sure the Emscripten SDK is on PATH):
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+
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+```sh
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+mkdir build
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+cd build
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+emcmake cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" ..
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+emmake nmake
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+```
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+
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+The above commands will output `lovr.html`, `lovr.js`, and `lovr.js.mem`. To package a game, run:
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+
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+```
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+python /path/to/emscripten/tools/file_packager.py game.data --preload /path/to/game@/ --js-output=game.js
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+```
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+
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+Which will output `game.js` and `game.data`. The `lovr.html` file will need to be modified to
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+include `game.js` in a script tag.
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+
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+Troubleshooting
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+---
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+
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+- If you get "CMake no CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER found" on Windows, then install Visual Studio and create a
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+ blank C++ project, which will prompt you to install the compilers and tools necessary to compile
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+ LÖVR.
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