Fs2 open on Linux/Compiling
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Note: This step is only for those who want the bleeding-edge source code to compile on their own. You can skip this if you intend to use a provided binary executable.
Run from within your fs2_open directory:
$ make
Sit back and enjoy gcc work its magic.
You will find the binary executable in code/ as either fs2_open_r if you built a release build or fs2_open_d if you built a debug build.