Installation

Table of Contents

• Windows
• Debian-based linux and OSX
• Running the samples
  • Windows (any architecture)
  • Unix-like (Linux, Raspberry Pi, MacOS)

1. Download tilengine from GitHub or itch.io
2. Open a console window in Tilengine root directory and type the suitable command depending on your platform:

Windows

install

Debian-based linux and OSX

sudo ./install

Note for MacOS users: Tilengine depends on having SDL2 in Framework format installed on your system. Homebrew port won't work. Download the latest dmg here: https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases.

Running the samples

C samples are located in Tilengine/samples folder. To build them you need the gcc compiler suite, and/or Visual C++ in windows.

• Linux: the GCC compiler suite is already installed by default
• Windows: you must install MinGW or Visual Studio Community
• Apple MacOS: You must install Command-line tools for Xcode. An Apple ID account is required.

Once installed, open a console window in the C samples folder and type the suitable command depending on your platform:

Windows (any architecture)

mingw32-make

Unix-like (Linux, Raspberry Pi, MacOS)

make