drew wrote: > >> I downloaded and installed the source code of FlightGear and SimGear. >> >> >> There is also a "base package": >> >> "Download the latest base package release (182Mb). (Includes Textures, >> models, data, aircraft, sample scenery, and config files.) [Mirror 1] >> [Mirror 2] [Mirror 3]" >> >> >> There isn't any INSTALL file in it and couldn't locate any installation >> information for this. How can I install the base package? > > Hi John, > > The base package simply needs to be untarred/unzipped to anywhere in your > directory tree. fgfs needs this data, so launch fgfs with the option > --fg-root=/path/to/data. > e.g. --fg-root=/home/ioannis/flightgear/data > btw, this and other commonly used options can be stored in a config file, > typically ~/.fgfsrc read by fgfs at launch.
I installed everything, but FlightGear fails to run with this messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ fgfs Model Author: Unknown Creation Date: 2002-01-01 Version: $Id: c172p.xml,v 1.18 2007-01-15 12:50:45 ehofman Exp $ Description: Cessna C-172 freeglut (fgfs): Failed to create cursor freeglut ERROR: Function <glutSetCursor> called without first calling 'glutInit'. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
