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This part of the document contains technical information for extending and customising the BigWorld Server. It is part of a larger set of documentation describing the whole BigWorld system.
The intended audience is technical-MMOG developers with game-specific needs that require the efficiency of C++ extensions.
For API-level information, please refer to the API reference documentation.
BigWorld uses Linux makefiles in order to compile C++ source code on
Linux machines. Most source code directories will have a file called
Makefile in the directory if they support compilation
from Linux. Common build scripts are placed under the directory bigworld/src/build so they can be used by
multiple projects.
To perform a compilation of all supported Linux components, perform the following from a command prompt:
$ cd bigworld/src $ make
This will run the make process using the
Makefile in each source directory to compile and
generate the Linux binaries.
There are a number of locations where programs may be compiled to under Linux depending on their function. The following list outlines directories according to their contents.
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bigworld/binServer process binaries that are used for running a BigWorld server.
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bigworld/bin/webThis directory only contains the dynamic library used for Apache integration with the BigWorld server.
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bigworld/src/lib/binThe location of statically compiled libraries generated from the source code located in
bigworld/src/lib. These libraries are used to link into server processes. -
bigworld/tools/server/binAll server tool binaries generated from C++ source are placed into this directory.