This is a complete noob question (I'm just starting with Ubunut myself for the first time)...
What is the proper way to install BlitzMax on Ubunu? (I'm using 7.04) I downloaded the 1.18 Linux installer and it's not really an "installer", just the needed files in a folder. Where do I extract this folder to? There are many directories on the hard drive, most of which I don't have permission to write to. I can unzip it in my \home directory, but that doesn't seem right.
Also, when I did put it there (and patch it up to the latest version and sync'd it) I get an error while compiling that says: "realpath failed for resources/variables.bmx". It ends where I try to include the variables.bmx file in the main game.bmx file. This path works fine on Win32 and MacOS, so I am thinking it has something to do with how I am installing BMax on Ubuntu.
What is the proper way to install BlitzMax on Ubunu? (I'm using 7.04) I downloaded the 1.18 Linux installer and it's not really an "installer", just the needed files in a folder. Where do I extract this folder to? There are many directories on the hard drive, most of which I don't have permission to write to. I can unzip it in my \home directory, but that doesn't seem right.
Also, when I did put it there (and patch it up to the latest version and sync'd it) I get an error while compiling that says: "realpath failed for resources/variables.bmx". It ends where I try to include the variables.bmx file in the main game.bmx file. This path works fine on Win32 and MacOS, so I am thinking it has something to do with how I am installing BMax on Ubuntu.