UsingSourceinstall
From Wesnoth
Download GNU Source Installer
Install GNU Source Installer library
tar -zxf libsrcinst-2.4.tar.gz cd libsrcinst-2.4 ./configure make su make install
You then need either the command line or the GTK front-end. You can of course install both.
Install GNU Source Installer command line front-end
tar -zxf sourceinstall-2.4.tar.gz cd sourceinstall-2.4 ./configure make su make install
Install GNU Source Installer GTK front-end
tar -zxvf sourceinstall-gtk-2.4.tar.gz cd sourceinstall-gtk-2.4 ./configure make su make install
Download the wesnoth package
Choose user-mode or system-wide installations
Next you should choose if you want to install in user-mode only, for example in your home directory, or if you want to install system-wide.
Setup for System-wide installation
Linux: ensure that /etc/ld.so.conf contains /usr/local/lib . Run the tool as root or under sudo. Ensure that the default prefix is set to /usr/local .
Setup for User-mode installation
If you plan to install packages with sourceinstall in user-mode only, you should update
PATH to include ~/usr/bin and ~/usr/sbin, LD_LIBRARY_PATH to include ~/usr/lib, PKG_CONFIG_PATH to include ~/usr/lib/pkgconfig, MANPATH to include ~/usr/man, INFOPATH to include ~/usr/info
You can use your shell specific profile script for that (for the standard shell: ~/.profile)
Run the tool as a regular user. Ensure that the default prefix is ~/usr .
Change preferences if desired
edit ~/.sourceinstall/sourceinstallrc directly, or from the GUI go to Edit->Preferences.
Install wesnoth
Add the wesnoth-1.2.8.tar.gz package.
Upgrade wesnoth
Select the existing wesnoth package. Choose Package->Upgrade, or right-click->Upgrade. Choose the new version of the package.
Install / Upgrade using a directory
For keeping up to date with SVN, just specify the top wesnoth SVN directory to install/upgrade.