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+ #!/bin/bash
+
+# fg-from-scratch - Linux utility to download, compile, and stage TerraGear and its dependencies
+# Copyright (C) 2018  Scott Giese (xDraconian) scttgs0@gmail.com
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+
+QT_SELECT=qt5
+ROOT_DIR=${PWD}
+PATH=${ROOT_DIR}/vcpkg-git/installed/x64-linux/bin:${PATH}
+CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN="Ninja"
+
+QT5x64=$(qtpaths --install-prefix)
+QT5x64_LIB=${QT5x64}/lib
+QT5x64_CMAKE=${QT5x64_LIB}/cmake
+QT5x64_PKGCONFIG=${QT5x64_LIB}/pkgconfig
+export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${ROOT_DIR}/scratch-install/lib64/pkgconfig:${ROOT_DIR}/vcpkg-git/installed/x64-linux/lib/pkgconfig:${QT5x64_PKGCONFIG}
+
+echo ${QT5x64}
+
+if [ ! -d "vcpkg-git" ]
+then
+    echo Preparing to install external libraries via vcpkg . . .
+	git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git vcpkg-git
+
+	echo Compiling vcpkg
+	cd vcpkg-git
+	./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
+
+	echo Compiling external libraries . . .
+	./vcpkg install --triplet x64-linux boost curl freeglut freetype glew jasper libxml2 openal-soft openssl plib sdl2 tiff zlib
+else
+    echo Updating vcpkg . . .
+	cd vcpkg-git
+	git pull
+
+	echo Updating external libraries . . .
+	./vcpkg update
+	./vcpkg upgrade --triplet x64-linux --no-dry-run
+
+    # Okay to comment out this line once all the packages have been confirmed to have been installed
+	./vcpkg install --triplet x64-linux boost curl freeglut freetype glew jasper libxml2 openal-soft openssl plib sdl2 tiff zlib
+fi
+cd ${ROOT_DIR}
+
+if [ ! -d "scratch-source" ]
+then
+    mkdir scratch-source
+fi
+if [ ! -d "scratch-build" ]
+then
+    mkdir scratch-build
+fi
+if [ ! -d "scratch-install" ]
+then
+    mkdir scratch-install
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "scratch-build/openscenegraph-3.4" ]
+then
+    mkdir scratch-build/openscenegraph-3.4
+fi
+if [ ! -d "scratch-source/openscenegraph-3.4-git" ]
+then
+	echo Downloading OpenSceneGraph . . .
+	git clone -b OpenSceneGraph-3.4 https://github.com/openscenegraph/OpenSceneGraph.git scratch-source/openscenegraph-3.4-git
+else
+	echo Updating OpenSceneGraph . . .
+	cd scratch-source/openscenegraph-3.4-git
+	git pull
+fi
+cd ${ROOT_DIR}
+
+if [ ! -d "scratch-build/simgear" ]
+then
+    mkdir scratch-build/simgear
+fi
+if [ ! -d "scratch-source/simgear-git" ]
+then
+	echo Downloading SimGear . . .
+	git clone -b next https://git.code.sf.net/p/flightgear/simgear scratch-source/simgear-git
+else
+	echo Updating SimGear . . .
+	cd scratch-source/simgear-git
+	git pull
+fi
+cd ${ROOT_DIR}
+
+if [ ! -d "scratch-build/flightgear" ]
+then
+    mkdir scratch-build/flightgear
+fi
+if [ ! -d "scratch-source/flightgear-git" ]
+then
+	echo Downloading FlightGear . . .
+	git clone -b next https://git.code.sf.net/p/flightgear/flightgear scratch-source/flightgear-git
+else
+	echo Updating FlightGear . . .
+	cd scratch-source/flightgear-git
+	git pull
+fi
+cd ${ROOT_DIR}
+
+if [ ! -d "scratch-build/terragear" ]
+then
+    mkdir scratch-build/terragear
+fi
+if [ ! -d "scratch-source/terragear-git" ]
+then
+	echo Downloading TerraGear . . .
+	git clone -b next https://git.code.sf.net/p/flightgear/terragear scratch-source/terragear-git
+else
+	echo Updating TerraGear . . .
+	cd scratch-source/terragear-git
+	git pull
+fi
+cd ${ROOT_DIR}
+
+echo Compiling OpenSceneGraph . . .
+cd scratch-build/openscenegraph-3.4
+cmake ../../scratch-source/openscenegraph-3.4-git -G ${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN} \
+	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+	-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${ROOT_DIR}/scratch-install \
+	-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${ROOT_DIR}/scratch-install/lib:${ROOT_DIR}/vcpkg-git/installed/x64-linux/lib:${QT5x64_LIB} \
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-march=native" \
+    -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-march=native" \
+    -DBUILD_DOCUMENTATION:BOOL=1 \
+    -DBUILD_OSG_APPLICATIONS:BOOL=1 \
+    -DQt5Core_DIR=${QT5x64_CMAKE}/Qt5Core \
+    -DQt5Gui_DIR=${QT5x64_CMAKE}/Qt5Gui \
+    -DQt5OpenGL_DIR=${QT5x64_CMAKE}/Qt5OpenGL \
+    -DQt5Widgets_DIR=${QT5x64_CMAKE}/Qt5Widgets
+cmake --build . --config Release --target install
+cd ${ROOT_DIR}
+
+echo Compiling SimGear . . .
+cd scratch-build/simgear
+cmake ../../scratch-source/simgear-git -G  ${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN} \
+	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+	-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${ROOT_DIR}/scratch-install \
+	-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${ROOT_DIR}/scratch-install/lib:${ROOT_DIR}/vcpkg-git/installed/x64-linux/lib:${QT5x64} \
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-march=native" \
+    -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-march=native"
+cmake --build . --config Release --target install
+cd ${ROOT_DIR}
+
+echo Compiling FlightGear . . .
+cd scratch-build/flightgear
+cmake ../../scratch-source/flightgear-git -G  ${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN} \
+	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+	-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${ROOT_DIR}/scratch-install \
+	-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${ROOT_DIR}/scratch-install/lib:${ROOT_DIR}/vcpkg-git/installed/x64-linux/lib:${QT5x64_LIB} \
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-march=native" \
+    -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-march=native" \
+	-DOSG_FSTREAM_EXPORT_FIXED:BOOL=1 \
+	-DENABLE_JSBSIM:BOOL=1 \
+	-DENABLE_GPSSMOOTH:BOOL=1 \
+	-DENABLE_FGVIEWER:BOOL=1 \
+	-DENABLE_STGMERGE:BOOL=0 \
+    -DQt5Core_DIR=${QT5x64_CMAKE}/Qt5Core \
+    -DQt5Gui_DIR=${QT5x64_CMAKE}/Qt5Gui \
+    -DQt5LinguistTools_DIR=${QT5x64_CMAKE}/Qt5LinguistTools \
+    -DQt5Network_DIR=${QT5x64_CMAKE}/Qt5Network \
+    -DQt5Qml_DIR=${QT5x64_CMAKE}/Qt5Qml \
+    -DQt5Quick_DIR=${QT5x64_CMAKE}/Qt5Quick \
+    -DQt5Svg_DIR=${QT5x64_CMAKE}/Qt5Svg \
+    -DQt5Widgets_DIR=${QT5x64_CMAKE}/Qt5Widgets \
+    -DQt5_DIR=${QT5x64_CMAKE}/Qt5
+cmake --build . --config Release --target install
+cd ${ROOT_DIR}
+
+echo Compiling TerraGear . . .
+cd scratch-build/terragear
+cmake ../../scratch-source/terragear-git -G  ${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN} \
+	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+	-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${ROOT_DIR}/scratch-install \
+	-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${ROOT_DIR}/scratch-install/lib:${ROOT_DIR}/vcpkg-git/installed/x64-linux/lib:${QT5x64_LIB} \
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-march=native" \
+    -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-march=native"
+cmake --build . --config Release --target install
+cd ${ROOT_DIR}
+
+echo All done!