Foxbot has been developed by:
Tom, Aka RedFox Jordan, Aka FURY Jeremy, Aka DrEvil Paul, Aka GoaT_RopeR Grubber Yuraj Victor JASMINE Richard, Aka Zybby
Special thanks to: RoboCop Koala Safety1st Arkshine Globoss pizzahut jeefo RussiaTails HeteroChromia
Foxbot is primarily a bot for the Half-Life mod Team Fortress Classic(AKA TFC). This guide should provide you with some basic information on how to compile and/or modify the Foxbot source code. Most of the guide is Operating System independant but there is also a section specifically about compiling the Linux version of Foxbot.
Although there are a number of .cpp files in the Foxbot source code directory you may not need to compile them all to make the Foxbot Metamod plugin.
Source files used when compiling: bot.cpp botcam.cpp bot_client.cpp bot_combat.cpp bot_job_assessors.cpp bot_job_functions.cpp bot_job_think.cpp bot_navigate.cpp bot_start.cpp dll.cpp engine.cpp h_export.cpp meta_api.cpp sdk_util.cpp util.cpp version.cpp waypoint.cpp
Directories to include when compiling: \hlsdk\metamod\metamod\ \hlsdk\multiplayer\cl_dll\ \hlsdk\multiplayer\common\ \hlsdk\multiplayer\dlls\ \hlsdk\multiplayer\engine\ \hlsdk\multiplayer\pm_shared\
The Linux version of Foxbot isn't hugely different from the Windows version. But here are some important differences:
First of all, there is only a dedicated Half-Life server available for Linux. As opposed to the choice of dedicated and listen servers you get with Windows.
Secondly, Foxbot uses a number of plain text configuration files and scripts when running. Windows text files use line endings of the type CRLF, whereas Linux text files use line endings of the type LF. So ideally you should make sure that all the text files that Foxbot uses are in the right format for your Operating System. There is a program available on Linux, called dos2unix, that can convert several text files to the right format for you in one big batch.
You will also need a C++ compiler installed on your Linux machine. The one most commonly used on Linux is part of GCC - the Gnu Compiler Collection. You can test if you have it installed by typing this command at the console: g++ --version If you you are told that there is no such file or directory then you will probably need to install it.
Finally, you will need a Linux Makefile in order to compile the Linux version of the bots. One is provided that should hopefully work on your machine without any serious problems. Just type the command 'make' from the main foxbot source code directory.
With Windows there is a fairly wide variety of C++ compilers available. A big problem is that the Half-Life SDK isn't compatible with a number of them.
Compilers that have been known to work with the Half-Life SDK: Bloodshed's Dev-cpp 4.9.9.2(which is a free compiler). Microsofts Visual C++. Mingw(I've heard this works but haven't tried it myself).
Compilers that complained about the Half-Life SDK: Borlands free command line compiler(version 5.0). Open Watcom C/C++ Version 1.8.
If you modify stuff in bot.h then you may want to re-compile ALL the source files. Adding/modifying variables in the bot_t struct without a full re-compile has been known to make the bots start acting really weird or for a crash to occur.
If you are compiling both Windows and Linux versions of Foxbot then you should be aware that the object files(files with an .o extension) from each version are incompatible and may clash with each other. For example the Linux GCC compiler will probably spit out errors if it finds object files from the Windows version sitting around in the source directory.
Foxbot was built using Botmans HPB Bot source code as a basis. So you might also find the HPB Bot source code and readme.txt file useful.
Also you might want to check out the Bots-United website at: www.bots-united.com It's a site geared towards bot development.