Re: [pygame] Linux distribution(s) of a finished product

[bhaaluu <bhaaluu@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Keith,
Thanks for considering GNU/Linux to release your game to.
The main thing is the Python/PyGame source code.
The source code shouldn't call any MS-Windows or Mac OSX specifics.
In the past, I've had problems with the following:
MS-Windows developers putting the wrong slash in pathnames.
Mac OSX developers using Mac-only fonts, etc.
Otherwise, GNU/Linux, no matter which distro, pretty much fishes
from the same free software pool.
This is what I expect when I untar a tarball:
a directory is created with everything in that directory.
the top directory has a main.py or nameOfYourGame.py file
which, when run at the command-line, starts everything.
That's it!
GNU/Linux don't need no steenkin' EXE's, etc. 8^D
Since I run Python/PyGame on GNU/Linux, I expect to have to
go in and modify the source code (at least a little bit) to get the
game running. That's okay! Really.
Just make a tarball of the source, and make it available.
If it's a hit, put it up on SourceForge!

Sounds GOOD!
Dangerous HS Grrls in Trouble!
Need a "tester"? Send me a tarball.
I run Debian 4.0r3 'Etch' (Stable) GNU/Linux.
Python 2.4.4 and PyGame 1.7.1.
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On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 5:06 PM, Keith Nemitz <musenik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> I'm currently investigating how to port my pygame game, 'Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble!' to Linux. I tried to search the archives at ASPN, but failed to find anything relevant.
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> I should be able to setup and get the game running, pretty quickly, but it looks like the big barrier will be making distributions for enough flavors of Linux to be worthwhile. Which distros should I target? I read one series of articles on gamedev.net, but it wasn't pygamey enough for my needs.
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> My current plan is to run one or more distros under VMWare Fusion on my Mac Pro. Then collect everything in to one folder and use an alias to point to the executable. So when you unzip the download, you get a folder and an alias file. Exe the alias file to run the game. Is that too naive?
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> What advice or links can you offer?
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> Keith Nemitz
> Mousechief Co.
> www.mousechief.com
> "We put mischief in your mouse!"
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