Compiling LÖVR === You might want to compile LÖVR from source so you can use LÖVR on other operating systems or create a custom build. Below is a guide for setting up all the dependencies and compiling the code on various operating systems. Dependencies --- - Lua or LuaJIT - GLFW (3.2+) - OpenGL (3.3, ES3, or WebGL 2) - assimp - OpenVR (1.0.9, for `lovr.headset`) - PhysicsFS - OpenAL (1.17+ recommended for HRTF support) - FreeType - msdfgen - ODE (for `lovr.physics`) - Emscripten (optional, for compiling for web) The [lovr-deps](https://github.com/bjornbytes/lovr-deps) repository contains all dependencies as git submodules. The build script expects this repository to exist under `lovr/deps`: ```sh cd lovr git clone --recursive https://github.com/bjornbytes/lovr-deps deps ``` Windows (CMake) --- From the `lovr` folder, run these commands to create a build folder and compile the project using CMake: ```sh mkdir build cd build cmake .. cmake --build . ``` The executable will then exist at `/path/to/lovr/build/Debug/lovr.exe`. A LÖVR project (a folder containing a `main.lua` script) can then be dropped onto `lovr.exe` to run it, or it can be run via the command line as `lovr.exe path/to/project`. Unix (CMake) --- Install the dependencies using your package manager of choice: ```sh brew install assimp glfw3 luajit physfs freetype openal-soft ode ``` Next, build using CMake, as above: ```sh mkdir build cd build cmake .. cmake --build . ``` The `lovr` executable should exist in `lovr/build` now. It's recommended to set up an alias or symlink so that this executable exists on your path. Once that's done, you can run a game like this: ```sh lovr /path/to/myGame ``` WebVR --- First, install the Emscripten SDK. Make sure you're running [this branch](https://github.com/bjornbytes/emscripten/tree/lovr) of Emscripten. Unix: ```sh mkdir build cd build emcmake cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release .. emmake make -j2 ``` Windows (from a Visual Studio Command Prompt, make sure the Emscripten SDK is on PATH): ```sh mkdir build cd build emcmake cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" .. emmake nmake ``` The above commands will output `lovr.html`, `lovr.js`, and `lovr.js.mem`. To package a game, run: ``` python /path/to/emscripten/tools/file_packager.py game.data --preload /path/to/game@/ --js-output=game.js ``` Which will output `game.js` and `game.data`. The `lovr.html` file will need to be modified to include `game.js` in a script tag. Troubleshooting --- - If you get "CMake no CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER found" on Windows, then install Visual Studio and create a blank C++ project, which will prompt you to install the compilers and tools necessary to compile LÖVR.