multiple instances

kav · Post by **kav** » December 21st, 2006, 9:57 pm

How does wesnoth respond to running multiple instances and playing 2 games at the same time? Would that be possible?

Post by **Viliam** » December 21st, 2006, 10:15 pm

Yes, you can do this!

I started Wesnoth twice, connected to internet server (must choose 2 different user names), and played a short game against my other self.

But playing in one window in "hotseat" mode is much easier...

commanderkeen · Post by **commanderkeen** » December 21st, 2006, 10:29 pm

I did it so I could do all this at once:

Browse Wesnoth 1.0.2 lobby
Browse Wesnoth Development lobby
Download a 1.0.2 campaign
Download a Dev server campaign

4 instances running from two folders. (wesnothstable and wesnoth1.1.13)

WARNING: do not try this at home unless you have over 1gb ram!
Hypocritical note: I had 256mb ram

Fiach Dubh · Post by **Fiach Dubh** » December 21st, 2006, 11:55 pm

Multiple instances are useful for testing stuff in MP - the data still runs through the server, so it can pick up on OOS errors that won't occur in hotseat play.

kav · Post by **kav** » December 22nd, 2006, 3:47 am

t3h awesomeness

Now for the hard question.

How do you install multiple versions? (stable,dev,older)
Assuming you compiled them from source in linux, do you just change a variable or install folder somewhere in configure or make or something?

For that matter what happens when I install a new version? Does it remove the old one automatically, or has it been overwriting as necessary leaving old junk in /usr since 0. some odd 9?

Fiach Dubh · Post by **Fiach Dubh** » December 22nd, 2006, 3:55 am

If you install to the same location as an older version, all 'core' files (not downloaded add-ons or stuff you made yourself) will be overwritten with the new version.

If you install to a different location, there's no overlap between the two versions so nothing is deleted or overwritten. This applies whether you have two different versions, or two copies of the same reason (useful if you want to modify game files, but then still want to be able to play after you f*** it up!)

My hard-drive currently has one copy of 1.0.2 (I use some of the old sprites when creating new ones), one copy of 1.1.11 (haven't gotten around to deleting it yet!) and two copies of 1.1.13 (one left exactly as I downloaded it, and the other with various things modified for 'testing' purposes). No installation of Wesnoth should conflict or interfere with any separate installation, you can even run multiple instances of different versions - just remember to clearly label which shortcut is which!

Post by **Soliton** » December 22nd, 2006, 10:01 am

kav wrote:How do you install multiple versions? (stable,dev,older)
Assuming you compiled them from source in linux, do you just change a variable or install make or something?

Use ./configure --prefix=...
See ./configure --help for more options.

kav wrote:For that matter what happens when I install a new version? Does it remove the old one automatically, or has it been overwriting as necessary leaving old junk in /usr since 0. some odd 9?

"make install" just installs the current version, meaning nothing is removed beforehand and not everything may get overwritten in the process.

kav · Post by **kav** » December 22nd, 2006, 3:34 pm

Well I just had a look through the directory, it's only about 100M so I'm not to worried about pileing up different versions ontop one another.

The information about different and duplicate versions will be usefull for both having stable and dev versions installed, and for dicking around with as well. Running multiple instances will also be quite beneficial.

Thanks a lot guys