Installation

+ Installation on Linux

You will need to install the following packages in order to build gSculpt:

  • GTK+ - v2.8. GTK+ v2.8 is available as source, or as binaries for Linux and Windows. Fedora Core 5 comes with GTK+ v2.8.20.
  • PyGTK - v2.8. Python bindings for GTK+. PyGtk v2.8 is available as source for Linux, or as binaries for Windows. Fedore Core 5 comes with PyGtk v2.8.6.
  • GTKGLext - v1.0.6. GTKGLext v1.0.6 is available as source for Linux, or as binaries for Windows. GTKGLext v1.2.0 can be acquired via the Fedora Core package management system.
  • pyGTKGLext - v1.0.1. Python bindings for GTKGLext. pyGTKGLext v1.0.1 is available as source.
  • Boost - v1.32. Boost libraries; Boost::python MUST be included. Fedore Core 5 comes with Boost v1.33.
  • PyOpenGL - v2.0. Python bindings for OpenGL.
  • PIL - Python Imaging Library - v1.1.5. The Python Imaging Library.
  • Scons - v0.96. //The Scons build system is used to build the gSculpt C++ libraries.

Fedore Core users: Python, GTK+, PyGtk, Boost, and GTKGLext will be either be installed as part of Fedora Core 5, or can be acquired via the package management system (yum). The other packages will need to be built from source. (When doing a 'configure; make; make install', remember to use '—prefix=/usr' in order to have the libraries install in a directory where they will be found.)

Debian/Ubuntu users: PyGtkGLExt does not have an official package, however, an unofficial package can be found at the glChess site. Thanks a lot to Rory Yorke for his help in getting gSculpt working on Ubuntu. :-)

Having installed the above packages, unpack the gSculpt package. Go into the directory that was created, and at the command prompt type:

scons

To build gSculpt. Once this is done, gSculpt can be started by typing:

./gsculpt

If that fails, try:

python gsculpt.py

A warning about gSculpt being alpha release software will attempt to scare you away. If you are tough enough, click 'OK', and the main gSculpt window will appear.

+ Installation on Windows

Run the gSculpt MSI installer to install gSculpt. Two shortcuts to gSculpt will be created; one in the start menu in a folder called gSculpt <version>, and another on your dekstop. Start gSculpt by running either of these.

A warning about gSculpt being alpha release software will attempt to scare you away. If you are tough enough, click OK, and the main gSculpt window will appear.

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