God Wars II Cygwin Setup

The God Wars II game server is a large codebase of C++, we need to install Cygwin, checkout the source code from CVS and compile it.

Installing Cygwin

1. Download Cygwin installer from Cygwin.The setup program is mirrored here:

   setup.exe

   You may get the usual internet explorer warnings, click "Run"

   

2. Click "Next" when the Cygwin setup starts.

   

3. Ensure that "Install from Internet", then click "Next".

   

4. Leave the defaults alone, then click "Next".

   

5. Cygwin downloads a lot of files, it is up to you where you put them, but the default location is the desktop, so I recommend moving it. Then click "Next".

   

6. Tell setup how to download, the default ("Direct Connection") is normally the right option. Then click "Next".

   

7. After a short download you'll be presented with a list of mirrors, choose one near you then click "Next".

   

8. Now we need to choose the packages that God Wars II needs, for example the compiler. Select "Devel" to expand the development tools list and then, from there, "binutils", "gcc-g++" and "make". Don't worry about any other packages that are pre-selected, or those that are automatically selected as dependencies. Then click "Next".

   

9. Cygwin will now download and install the packages you have selected.

   

10. Finally choose where you want your icons, and click "Finish"

    

Next we download and build a copy of God Wars II. Exciting eh?

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