Game server for Ultima Online

Automatic builds

Project can be compiled on Windows (Visual Studio) and Linux (GCC)

• Open the project file SphereSvr.vcxproj using Visual Studio
• On top menu, select the build configuration (Debug/Local/Nightly/Release), platform (x86/x64), and click on Build > Build Solution to compile

• Required version: VS2015 or later (VS Code is not supported)
• When using VS >= 2017:
  • When opening SphereSvr.vcxproj for the first time it will request an update on project file, just click OK to update (if update request doesn't get opened automatically, just open it on Project > Retarget solution)
  • Newest VS have an modular installation which comes with just basic components, and extra components must be installed as needed. To compile Sphere you must open Visual Studio Installer to install Desktop Development with C++ workload

• To compile 32bit build on 32bit OS or 64bit build on 64bit OS:

  # Skip this step (architecture is already supported by OS)
  

• To compile 32bit build on 64bit OS:

  sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
  

• Ubuntu 14.10 or older:

  • Default package repository only have support up to MySQL 5.6, so add MySQL 5.7 support

    sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://repo.mysql.com/apt/ubuntu/ precise mysql-5.7'
    sudo apt-get update
    

  • Install MySQL
    • To compile 32bit build on 32bit OS or 64bit build on 64bit OS:

      sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev
      

    • To compile 32bit build on 64bit OS:

      sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev:i386
      

• Ubuntu 15.04 to 19.04:

  • Install MySQL
    • To compile 32bit build on 32bit OS or 64bit build on 64bit OS:

      sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev
      

    • To compile 32bit build on 64bit OS:

      sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev:i386
      

• Ubuntu 19.10 or later:

  • Default package repository dropped support for MySQL 5.7, so add it back

    sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://repo.mysql.com/apt/ubuntu/ bionic mysql-5.7'
    sudo apt-get update --allow-insecure-repositories
    

  • Install MySQL
    • To compile 32bit build on 32bit OS or 64bit build on 64bit OS:

      sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev=5.7*
      

    • To compile 32bit build on 64bit OS:

      sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev:i386=5.7*
      

• To compile 32bit build on 32bit OS or 64bit build on 64bit OS:

  sudo apt-get install git
  sudo apt-get install gcc
  sudo apt-get install g++
  sudo apt-get install make
  

• To compile 32bit build on 64bit OS:

  sudo apt-get install git
  sudo apt-get install gcc-multilib
  sudo apt-get install g++-multilib
  sudo apt-get install make
  

• Add MySQL support on package repository

  • CentOS 6 / Red Hat 6:

    sudo yum localinstall https://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql80-community-release-el6-9.noarch.rpm
    

  • CentOS 7 / Red Hat 7:

    sudo yum localinstall https://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql80-community-release-el7-10.noarch.rpm
    

  • CentOS 8 / Red Hat 8:

    sudo yum localinstall https://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql80-community-release-el8-8.noarch.rpm
    

  • CentOS 9 / Red Hat 9:

    sudo yum localinstall https://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql80-community-release-el9-4.noarch.rpm
    

• Configure MySQL version on package repository

  sudo yum-config-manager --disable mysql80-community
  sudo yum-config-manager --enable mysql57-community
  

• To compile 32bit build on 32bit OS or 64bit build on 64bit OS:

  sudo yum install git
  sudo yum install gcc-c++
  sudo yum install glibc-devel
  sudo yum install mysql-community-devel mysql-community-libs
  

• To compile 32bit build on 64bit OS:

  sudo yum install git
  sudo yum install gcc-c++
  sudo yum install glibc-devel.i686
  sudo yum install mysql-community-devel.i686 mysql-community-libs.i686
  

git clone https://github.com/SphereServer/Source.git
cd Source

• To compile 32bit build:

make NIGHTLY=1 x86=1

• To compile 64bit build:

make NIGHTLY=1

• Make sure you can compile and run the program before pushing a commit.
• Rebasing instead of pulling the project is a better practice to avoid unnecessary "merge branch master" commits.
• Adding/removing/changing anything that was working in one way for years should be followed by an ini setting when the changes can't be replicated on scripts to keep backwards compatibility.

Copyright 2023 SphereServer development team

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License").
You may not use any file of this project except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0