How to install in windows bash (WSL)

[eduardoarandah]

I'm here to confirm it works in windows bash + ubuntu 16

In bash:

git clone https://github.com/jmoon018/PacVim.git
cd PacVim
sudo make install
pacvim

BTW, would be awesome starting with easy mode, no ghosts.
Muscle memory takes time

[nephewtom]

It is not working for me on WSL.
The game works, but maps are not loaded.

[appel]

Hmm, I'm getting an error at the git clone command:

fatal: could not create work tree dir 'PacVim': Permission denied

[izackwu]

Hmm, I'm getting an error at the git clone command:

fatal: could not create work tree dir 'PacVim': Permission denied

This error has nothing to do with PacVim. You need to make sure that you have the permission to write, or try sudo git clone instead.

[hoijui]

I'm here to confirm it works in windows bash + ubuntu 16

In bash:

git clone https://github.com/jmoon018/PacVim.git
cd PacVim
sudo make install
pacvim

BTW, would be awesome starting with easy mode, no ghosts.
Muscle memory takes time

I like the easy mode idea!
As a workaround, I recommend you change the value of THINK_MULTIPLIER in "src/globals.cpp" from 1.0 to a higher value.
Setting it to 3.0 for example, will make ghosts move 3 times slower.

[nephewtom]

I am here to confirm that it does NOT work on windows bash + Ubuntu 20.04 :

It didn't work when I tried it two and a half years ago with Ubuntu 18.04.
At least then, ghosts appeared and moved, but maps where not properly loaded.
Now it is even worse...

Do you know why, @eduardoarandah, @hoijui ?

[hoijui]

@tomasorti This is what I saw when I ran pacvim from the source/build dir, without installing it with sudo make install.

I think there should be an error if the maps are not found, instead of something like this happening... that should be easy enough to do.

[nephewtom]

Well, I tend to test stuff before installing. I tested the compiled thing and it didn't work.
Then I installed it with sudo make install and again, it does not work.
And if you look at my previous post on Jan 26, 2019, I listed the maps directory and showed which pacvim.
In both cases (18.04 & 20.04) it is installed and it is not working.

$ ls -ltr /usr/local/share/pacvim-maps/
total 16
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  422 May 25 13:06 map0.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  394 May 25 13:06 map1.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  342 May 25 13:06 map7.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  460 May 25 13:06 map5.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  219 May 25 13:06 map2.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  190 May 25 13:06 map9.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  974 May 25 13:06 map6.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1450 May 25 13:06 map4.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  684 May 25 13:06 map3.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1153 May 25 13:06 map8.txt
etomort@ES-00002604:~/playground/wsl/PacVim (master)
$ which pacvim

Enlighten me... if you can!
Regards! 😄

[hoijui]

@tomasorti Try running what I have on my master (git remote URL): https://github.com/hoijui/PacVim.git
The last commit I made should make pacvim exit if it can not load the map file, and show you where it is looking for the maps. maybe that helps.

[nephewtom]

Ok, your fork makes the maps appear, thank you!
Though I still see bugs: weird char sequences appear when player hovers over them...

Instead of the original map:

[hoijui]

ouh.. that is strange.. that it works with my fork.. it should rather error out but. well... ok! :-)

that with the weird chars I do not know... the only vague idea I have, is that it might depend on the terminal you are using.... but it is just a shot in the dark.
I like https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty.
.. or maybe the mode the terminal is in...?

[nephewtom]

Yes, it seems a terminal thing.
I ran it in Windows Terminal and those weird chars appear.
Your version, under plain cmd.exe terminal works fine and on Gnome Terminator too.

Don't know why the @jmoon018 original one is not fixed...
Anyway, I guess I will play it on those, though "the game" is challenging... 😄
Regards!

[hoijui]

ahh nice! :-)
... yes, for me it is also way too challenging. I made the ghosts 3 times slower, and it is hard enough.
really, I am not looking for a real challenge.. it is enough for me to have the idea of playing a game; I would probably play it even without ghosts, and be happy.