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I used this command to install cinder on ubuntu 12.04 : 

git clone -b dev --recursive git://github.com/cinder/Cinder.git cinder_master

Now I have a folder cinder_master created with a bunch of folders in it. I know it will sound stupid but how to start cinder or do I need something else to do ?

Thank you !

Chris Maes
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Supposing you followed the instructions from http://libcinder.org/docs/welcome/GitSetup.html ... According to the site

"Cinder is free, open-source and available for Mac OS X, iOS and Windows."

So no ubuntu is supported out of the box.

When I look at the source it has some very deep dependencies to Windows and Mac internals, such as:

#if defined( CINDER_MAC )
    #include "cinder/cocoa/CinderCocoa.h"
    #import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
    #import <AppKit/NSPasteboard.h>
    #import <AppKit/NSImage.h>
#elif defined( CINDER_COCOA_TOUCH )
    #include "cinder/cocoa/CinderCocoa.h"
    #include "cinder/cocoa/CinderCocoaTouch.h"
    #import <UIKit/UIPasteboard.h>
#elif defined( CINDER_MSW )
    #include <windows.h>
    #include "cinder/msw/CinderMsw.h"
    #include "cinder/msw/CinderMswGdiPlus.h"
    #include "cinder/Utilities.h"
    #include "cinder/ip/Fill.h"
    #include "cinder/ip/Blend.h"
    #include <set>
#endif

so no Linux branch. However you could get "in touch" with cinder developers, ask them if they plan to provide Linux support ... Maybe volunteer yourself for it?

Ferenc Deak
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  • Which means I can learn it only on a Windows or Mac machine ? How sad ... :( Thank you for answering so fast . Now I can sleep in peace and plan to learn it from my Windows PC :(. Nice offer but I don't think I would be of any help :)) – user3009269 Mar 24 '14 at 20:20
  • If Cinder can't be installed on Linux why does this exist - https://github.com/cinder/Cinder/wiki/Cinder-for-Linux-|-Ubuntu-15.X-on-x86_64. I'm having trouble getting it to build but surely its possible. – spinkus Apr 26 '16 at 09:24
  • It seems a lot of things have changed in recent times so maybe cinder will come to linux ... – Ferenc Deak Apr 26 '16 at 09:27
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This is a good thread to follow for a recent discussion:

https://forum.libcinder.org/topic/next-steps-for-the-linux-fork

The linux-dev-glfw3 branch works, but is outdated at this point as the cinder_master is using GLNext.

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As fritzone said, there is no current version running on Linux, however there is some development (hopefully) happening.

https://forum.libcinder.org/topic/basicapp-in-linux

And probably for Android as well.

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