Added linux support for BetterMouseYoke

[todirbg]

Hi I've added support for linux trough xlib. To compile it needs linking -lX11 and compiler option -fPIC to add libutil library. I compiled it with gcc via CodeBlocks and I don't have makefile for it. It has been tested only on my Mint 19.3. It changes cursors with theme ones instead of the provided pngs.

[mwrf]

I've just moved my installation from Windows to Linux. I would love for this to be merged.

@todirbg Have you a build I can test?

[todirbg]

Yes, check my fork releases.

[iblue]

For those who try to compile it themselves:

In the Util/Makefile set CC=gcc and replace -DAPL by -DLIN.
In BetterMouseYoke/Makefile, set CC=gcc, replace -DAPL by -DLIN and set the LDFLAGS to ../XP/Libs/XPLM_64.so ../Util/util.a -fvisibility=hidden -shared -rdynamic -nodefaultlibs -undefined_warning -lX11 -fPIC and NAME=lin.xpl.

Also copy the Resources/plugins/XPLM_64.so from your X-Plane folder to XP/Libs/.

Then install the required headers (on Debian this is sudo apt get install libx11-dev libxi-dev libxcursor-dev).

In the Util directory, run make, then in the BetterMouseYoke also run make.

I will figure out what to do with the resulting file tomorrow.

[ghost]

How do i use this? I followed iblue's guide to compiling it and I assume I'm supposed to put it in the Resources/plugins/BetterMouseYoke_1.5 folder, but it didn't work.

I'm a Linux noob, so I'm sorry if I'm missing something obvious.

[iblue]

If I remember correctly, it goes to Resources/plugins/BetterMouseYoke/64/lin.xpl. Does this work for you?

[ghost]

I renamed the folder from BetterMouseYoke_1.5 to BetterMouseYoke and added a folder named "64" and put lin.xpl inside it, but no, it didn't work...

[todirbg]

@kikiokol attach your xplane log.txt if able or look into it for clues.

[ghost]

Ok so i switched to Manjaro and now it works, i don't know what i did wrong last time but now it works. Thanks

[iltifatibad]

Hello , i try build the file ( I Use Arch ) , but i can't. I clone this https://github.com/smiley22/XPPlugins , and then i do this things :
For those who try to compile it themselves:

In the Util/Makefile set CC=gcc and replace -DAPL by -DLIN.
In BetterMouseYoke/Makefile, set CC=gcc, replace -DAPL by -DLIN and set the LDFLAGS to ../XP/Libs/XPLM_64.so ../Util/util.a -fvisibility=hidden -shared -rdynamic -nodefaultlibs -undefined_warning -lX11 -fPIC and NAME=lin.xpl.

Also copy the Resources/plugins/XPLM_64.so from your X-Plane folder to XP/Libs/.

Then install the required headers (on Debian this is sudo apt get install libx11-dev libxi-dev libxcursor-dev).

In the Util directory, run make, then in the BetterMouseYoke also run make.

I will figure out what to do with the resulting file tomorrow.

But i get an error like this .

Util]$ sudo make
gcc -Wall DLIN -O2 -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-return-type -c -o cmd.o cmd.c
In file included from ../XP/XPLMUtilities.h:18,
from util.h:25,
from cmd.c:10:
../XP/XPLMDefs.h:88:18: error: #error "Platform not defined!"
88 | #error "Platform not defined!"
| ^~~~~
../XP/XPLMDefs.h:121:10: error: #error "Platform not defined!"
121 | #error "Platform not defined!"
| ^~~~~
../XP/XPLMUtilities.h:377:9: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘void’
377 | XPLM_API void XPLMSimulateKeyPress(
| ^~~~~
| ;
../XP/XPLMUtilities.h:389:9: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘void’
389 | XPLM_API void XPLMSpeakString(
| ^~~~~
| ;
../XP/XPLMUtilities.h:401:9: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘void’
401 | XPLM_API void XPLMCommandKeyStroke(
| ^~~~~
| ;
../XP/XPLMUtilities.h:414:9: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘void’
414 | XPLM_API void XPLMCommandButtonPress(
| ^~~~~
| ;
../XP/XPLMUtilities.h:424:9: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘void’
424 | XPLM_API void XPLMCommandButtonRelease(
| ^~~~~
| ;
../XP/XPLMUtilities.h:436:9: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘const’
436 | XPLM_API const char * XPLMGetVirtualKeyDescription(
| ^~~~~~
| ;
../XP/XPLMUtilities.h:457:9: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘void’
457 | XPLM_API void XPLMReloadScenery(void);
| ^~~~~
| ;
../XP/XPLMUtilities.h:467:9: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘void’
467 | XPLM_API void XPLMGetSystemPath(
| ^~~~~
| ;
../XP/XPLMUtilities.h:479:9: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘void’
479 | XPLM_API void XPLMGetPrefsPath(
| ^~~~~
| ;
../XP/XPLMUtilities.h:491:9: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘const’
491 | XPLM_API const char * XPLMGetDirectorySeparator(void);
| ^~~~~~
| ;
../XP/XPLMUtilities.h:503:9: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘char’
503 | XPLM_API char * XPLMExtractFileAndPath(
| ^~~~~

A lot of errors like this