#!/bin/sh # This shell script checks out and compiles blender, tested on ubuntu 10.04 # assumes you have dependencies installed already # See this page for more info: # https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Building_Blender/Linux/Generic_Distro/CMake # grab blender mkdir ~/blender-git cd ~/blender-git git clone http://git.blender.org/blender.git cd blender git submodule update --init --recursive git submodule foreach git checkout master git submodule foreach git pull --rebase origin master # create build dir mkdir ~/blender-git/build-cmake cd ~/blender-git/build-cmake # cmake without copying files for fast rebuilds # the files from git will be used in place cmake ../blender # make blender, will take some time make -j$(nproc) # link the binary to blenders source directory to run quickly ln -s ~/blender-git/build-cmake/bin/blender ~/blender-git/blender/blender.bin # useful info echo "" echo "* Useful Commands *" echo " Run Blender: ~/blender-git/blender/blender.bin" echo " Update Blender: git pull --rebase; git submodule foreach git pull --rebase origin master" echo " Reconfigure Blender: cd ~/blender-git/build-cmake ; cmake ." echo " Build Blender: cd ~/blender-git/build-cmake ; make" echo ""