How to run HelloWorld and tests on linux¶

cocos2d-x supports linux platform from cocos2d-1.0.1-x-0.9.2.
This document will describe how to run HelloWorld and tests on linux and android simulator.

The enviroment is ubuntu 11.04 + eclipse3.7.

1. Set up environment¶

1.1 get cocos2d-x source code¶

a) get latest code from git, it is not stable

git clone https://github.com/cocos2d/cocos2d-x.git

b) get released version, it is stable
http://www.cocos2d-x.org/projects/cocos2d-x/wiki/Download

1.2. install android sdk, use eclipse as IDE¶

Refer the link to install android sdk http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Use this appoach to install jdk

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner" 
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk

1.3. install cdt for eclipse to compile c/c++ codes in eclipse¶

Help -> Install New Software... -> Add...

The link of cdt is http://download.eclipse.org/tools/cdt/releases/helios.

1.4. install needed libs¶

sudo apt-get install  libgl1-mesa-dev libglfw-dev freeglut3-dev libzip-dev

If you meet problem as me, maybe you should run the command before installing the libs

sudo apt-get -f

2. Run with makefile¶

First, build all libraries

cd $COCOS2DX
./build_linux.sh

COCOS2DX is the root of the cocos2d-x.

It is simple to run with makefile

cd $HELLOWORLD/linux/
make
./HelloWorld

HELLOWORLD is the root of helloworld, in my environment it is /home/zhangxm/cocos2d-x/HelloWorld.
You can run tests in the same way. It is simple, isn't it?

3. Run with eclipse¶

First, import existing projects: File -> Import...

Then select the directory of the root of cocos2d-x

Now, you can build and run HelloWorld and tests.

• build
  Right click the project of HelloWorld -> Build Project
• run
  Right click the project of HelloWorld -> Run as -> Local c/c++ Application

You can run tests in the same way.

4. Run on android emulator¶

Please refer How to build and run HelloWorld.