64-bit users unable to update?!

[The_KGB]

On at least one server I play on, UBP, I try to do !register, but I'm prompted to update my client.  However, there is no binary available for me to update to as I'm on 64-bit Linux (Ubuntu) and the only binary is 32-bit.  I'd like to see a 64-bit binary or maybe even a . deb as 64-bit processors are pretty common nowadays and the lack of availability reduces how involved I can become in Tremulous - I can't register let alone attain any sort of adminship.

[Bissig]

You might want to install 32bit compatibility libs so you can use 32bit software additional to the 64bit software.

[KillerWhale]

It's not hard to compile a 64-bit client, there's a few threads here and there about it.

Say you wanted a brand-spankin'-new (kind of) FSM client, all you would have to do is:

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sudo aptitude install build-essential subversion
sudo apt-get build-dep tremulous
cd ~
svn checkout http://fsm-trem.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ fsm-trem-read-only
cd fsm-trem-read-only
make
sudo cp ~/fsm-trem-read-only/build/release-linux-x86_64/tremulous.x86_64 /usr/local/games/tremulous/


This assumes that you installed from the tremulous.net binary.
If you installed through Synaptic, I'm afraid that I've forgotten the location to place the client.

Read up on compiling, it's awful useful.

I might've forgotten something, someone please inform me if I missed a step.

[The_KGB]

Ok, that worked, although I had to add +set fs_homepath ~/. tremulous and +set  fs_basepath /usr/share/games/tremulous when running the game

[Kitashi]

I think Trem-Servers has a 64-bit client for linux, though I don't know for sure seeing as I don't use Linux.  The filetype I'm looking at is x86_64.

[tuple]

FWIW, there is also the MG 64bit client here