coronalabs / submodule-platform-linux

Linux platform implementation. This is submodule of Corona repository.

How To Build For Native Linux

If you have not done it already you will need to clone the git repository

cd ~
git clone --recursive https://github.com/coronalabs/corona.git 

Run the provided script to install required dependencies.

cd ~/corona/platform/linux
sudo sh ./setup_dev.sh  

For those who like IDE's the source has been setup for use with CodeLite it can be installed using.

sudo apt-get install codelite -y

If you have installed CodeLite the workspace file is named "Solar2D.workspace" and is located at ~/corona/platform/linux

To build everything run. This will build linux simulator and template and install Solar2D in /usr/local/bin

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make -j8
sudo make install

You would also need Raspbian binaries to build cross-compiled template for Raspbian Pi. You can download them here.

submodule-platform-linux's Issues

The Corona Simulator

cd corona/plateform/linux/CoronaSimulator
./install-dependencies.sh
./start.sh

When I try to build a Linux App with the Simulator I get the following:Linux builder started
Failed to create app folder: /home/larpoux/Documents/Corona Built Apps/Corona

I tried to create /home/larpoux/Documents/Corona Built Apps
but it was not better
then I tried to create /home/larpoux/Documents/Corona Built Apps/Corona
but always the same error
then I tried to specify another directory but the Corona Simulator seems to ignore the parameter specified

build_template.sh on a Macintosh

On a Macintosh:

$ cd corona/platform/linux
$ ./build_template.sh

Gives the following error:
Status: Downloaded newer image for coronalabs/linux_builder:latest
docker: Error response from daemon: invalid mount config for type "bind": bind source path does not exist: /Users/larpoux/RPiBuildTools.
See 'docker run --help'.
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Create a new project with the Corona Simulator

When we try to create a new project, we get the following:

todo: SendAnalytics not available on Linux
and nothing else

"build_template_linux" on a Linux Machine

On a Linux Machine:
$ ./build_template_linux.sh 
tmpfs is not used!
Simulator Build started...
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make: rtt_simulator.mk: No such file or directory
make: *** No rule to make target 'rtt_simulator.mk'.  Stop.
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