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SimCity Source Code Is Now Open

Posted by kdawson on from the but-you-can't-call-it-that dept.

Tolkien writes "Source code for SimCity has been released under the GPLv3. For legal reasons the open source version was renamed Micropolis, which was apparently the original working title. The OLPC will also be getting a SimCity branded version that has been QA'ed by Electronic Arts. Some very cool changes have been made by Don Hopkins, who updated and ported what is now Micropolis. (Here is an earlier Slashdot discussion kicked off by a submission Don made.) Among other things, it has been revamped from the original C to using C++ with Python. Here is the page linking all the various source code versions. Happy hacking!"

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  1. Re:But does it... by kwark · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Actually it doesn't (debian-amd64/unstable) /tmp/MicropolisCore/src$ make
    cd TileEngine ; make
    make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/MicropolisCore/src/TileEngine'
    cd python ; python setup.py build
    running build
    running build_py
    running build_ext
    building '_tileengine' extension
    gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O2 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC -I. -I.. -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pycairo -I/usr/include/python2.4 -c tileengine_wrap.cpp -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.4/tileengine_wrap.o
    cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for Ada/C/ObjC but not for C++
    tileengine_wrap.cpp: In function 'void init_tileengine()':
    tileengine_wrap.cpp:4529: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
    tileengine_wrap.cpp:4529: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
    gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O2 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC -I. -I.. -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pycairo -I/usr/include/python2.4 -c ../tileengine.cpp -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.4/../tileengine.o
    cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for Ada/C/ObjC but not for C++ ../tileengine.cpp: In member function 'void TileEngine::renderTiles(cairo_t*, cairo_surface_t*, int, int, PyObject*, int, int, int, int, int, double)': ../tileengine.cpp:215: error: 'Py_ssize_t' was not declared in this scope ../tileengine.cpp:215: error: expected `;' before 'tileMapLength' ../tileengine.cpp:221: error: 'tileMapLength' was not declared in this scope ../tileengine.cpp:229: error: 'tileMapLength' was not declared in this scope ../tileengine.cpp: In member function 'void TileEngine::renderTilesLazy(cairo_t*, PyObject*, int, int, int, int, int, double, PyObject*, PyObject*, PyObject*)': ../tileengine.cpp:356: error: 'Py_ssize_t' was not declared in this scope ../tileengine.cpp:356: error: expected `;' before 'tileMapLength' ../tileengine.cpp:362: error: 'tileMapLength' was not declared in this scope ../tileengine.cpp:370: error: 'tileMapLength' was not declared in this scope ../tileengine.cpp:395: error: expected `;' before 'tileCacheLength' ../tileengine.cpp:401: error: 'tileCacheLength' was not declared in this scope ../tileengine.cpp:409: error: 'tileCacheLength' was not declared in this scope ../tileengine.cpp:497: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*' ../tileengine.cpp:516: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*' ../tileengine.cpp: In member function 'void TileEngine::renderPixels(cairo_surface_t*, cairo_surface_t*, PyObject*, int, int, int, int)': ../tileengine.cpp:620: error: 'Py_ssize_t' was not declared in this scope ../tileengine.cpp:620: error: expected `;' before 'tileMapLength' ../tileengine.cpp:626: error: 'tileMapLength' was not declared in this scope ../tileengine.cpp:633: error: 'tileMapLength' was not declared in this scope
    error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1
    make[1]: *** [TILEENGINE] Error 1
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/MicropolisCore/src/TileEngine'
    make: *** [all] Error 2 /tmp/MicropolisCore/src$

  2. Revamped From C to C++? Rats! by shoor · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I know C, but I don't want to learn C++ (I gave it a try once.) I'm willing to try learning Python though (or a functional language, they intrigue me), but not C++!

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  3. Re:But does it... by flydpnkrtn · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'll give it a show on the openSUSE buildservice

    Also.. the "does it run on linux" thing is a /. meme... I wasn't seriously asking the question

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    Here's to the crazy ones
  4. Re:If you read the article... by OrangeTide · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    waste my time and annoy me. Already successful there. Not sure why you insist I rewrite it in C++ when Haskell is so obviously the better choice.

    The only interesting bit about your discussion with Alan was the mention of Robot Odyssey. Sorry if I don't have a huge amount of respect for someone to continuously responds to my trolls on slashdot. (or someone who makes up BS excuses to port perfectly good software to C++).
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