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2 Getting the game

2.1 Download source

Liquid War 6 can be found on http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/liquidwar6/.

Downloading the latest file from this place, and compile it yourself on your computer with a classical ./configure && make && make install is the recommended way to install Liquid War 6.

However, note that the game is still in beta stage, so it is not fully playable yet.

2.2 Download binaries

Some binary packages are available. As of today, only GNU/Linux based systems are supported, through Debian .deb and Red Hat RPM packages.

Using these files might save you time installing the game, but installing from source is still the safest and best supported way to install the game, as it is still in beta stage. Binary are also not necessarly available for the latest, most up to date versions of the game.

The list of all the available downloads is accessible on http://www.ufoot.org/liquidwar/v6/download.

Check out the MD5 checksums and GnuPG signatures to verify the integrity and authenticity of the files you download.

2.3 GNU Arch repository

2.3.1 Why use this?

The packaged source tarballs available for download might not always reflect the latest, most up to date state of the game. Sometimes it can be interesting to download the very latest version, but use at your own risks, it might or might not compile at all...

2.3.2 About GNU Arch

There is no CVS repository for Liquid War 6. Instead, a GNU Arch repository is used to follow the different versions. Read the GNU Arch tutorial to learn how Arch works. Note that there are many other source control managers available, some of which provide functionnalities similar to GNU Arch / tla. GNU Arch has been chosen for Liquid War 6 because:

2.3.3 Accessing the repository

The repository for Liquid War 6 is accessible on http://arch.sv.gnu.org/archives/liquidwar6. This is a read-only access, but with the distributed nature of GNU Arch, it still allows you to keep track of your own changes, and submit patches. Accessing it in read/write mode with sftp requires a Savannah account and special rights on the Liquid War 6 project.

Here are typicall commands one can use to get Liquid War 6 source from the GNU Arch repository:

     tla register-archive http://arch.sv.gnu.org/archives/liquidwar6
     tla get -A liquidwar6@sv.gnu.org liquidwar6--beta

All the patches in the archive are signed with GnuPG, so you can check their authenticity with my public key.

You might need to edit your $HOME/.arch-params/signing/=default.check file and put the following text in it:

     tla-gpg-check gpg_command="gpg --verify-files -"