Spring RTS Gentoo overlay

Overlay

This overlay is registered in the Gentoo database as spring (see https://repos.gentoo.org).

How to use that overlay:

• If eselect-repository is not installed: emerge eselect-repository
• Enable the spring repository: eselect repository enable spring
• Optional: check the repository is now declared in /etc/portage/repos.conf/eselect-repo.conf
• Update that repository: emerge --sync spring
• Optional: check the repository has been downloaded in /var/db/repos/spring
• Unmask the spring and springlobby packages:

echo "games-strategy/spring ~amd64" >> /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords
echo "games-util/springlobby ~amd64" >> /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords

Note: package.accept_keywords can be either a file or a directory (see man portage for details).

Spring RTS engine

Note: installing the engine through emerge is optional, most lobbies can automatically (and insecurely) download it on demand. To disable the later for SpringLobby, do mkdir ~/.spring && touch ~/.spring/engine (SpringLobby will still offer and try to download, but it will actually fail).

Version 105.0 is the current stable, and 9999 is the latest from the master (= maintenance) branch.

Update on 2022-01-02: spring-105.0 is currently broken because of an incomplete source tarball (tracked by https://springrts.com/mantis/view.php?id=6446). Use spring-9999 that is also pointing today to the 105.0 version.

emerge -a '=games-strategy/spring-105.0'  # For stable
emerge -a '=games-strategy/spring-9999'   # For latest

Install SpringLobby client

Version 0.273 is the current stable, and 9999 is the latest from the master branch.

emerge -a '=games-util/springlobby-0.273' # For stable
emerge -a '=games-util/springlobby-9999'  # For latest

If you installed the engine via the above procedure, then:

• open/run SpringLobby
• go to Edit->Preferences->Spring->Add New
• add the installed engine:
  • first by picking UnitSync path: /usr/lib64/unitsync.so (for AMD64)
  • then by picking the engine: /usr/bin/spring

See also

• Spring RTS Gentoo installation
• SpringLobby Gentoo installation