BuildingWineFromSource

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If not already done, enable the Sourceforge repo. Using synaptic, add the following custom repo Enable the Sourceforge source repo. Using synaptic, add the following custom repo
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'''deb http://wine.sourceforge.net/apt source''' {{{
deb http://wine.sourceforge.net/apt source
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Sometimes the reason you're building from source is because you need to patch the stock release. Sometimes the reason you're building from source is because you need to patch the stock release. (eg to apply the WoW patch)
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patch -p0 < wine-patch#1.patch {{{
patch -p1 < wine-patch#1.patch
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patch -p0 < wine-patch#2.patch patch -p1 < wine-patch#2.patch
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eg. Applying the WoW patch

Wine needs to be patched for WoW to work properly. Download 0.9.12 patch from http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?versionId=4031 and apply the patch to the Wine code.

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patch -p1 < wow.patch.preloader.and.mmap.0.9.12
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apt-get build-package -hfakeroot -cu -b {{{
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Reasons why one needs to build from source rather than relying on repos:

1 - One needs a more up to date version of Wine

2 - One needs to apply a patch to the stock Wine release

This guide was written for Breezy, using Wine 0.9.12.

The process for building Wine from source is as follows:

Enable the Sourceforge source repository

Enable the Sourceforge source repo. Using synaptic, add the following custom repo 

deb http://wine.sourceforge.net/apt source

(see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AddingRepositoriesHowto for more details)

Install the Wine build dependencies

The purpose of this step is to install any dependencies necessary to the build process. 

sudo apt-get build-dep wine

Download the Wine source

Create the directory you're going to install Wine into 

mkdir wine-0.9.12

cd wine-0.9.12

apt-get source wine

Apply patches, if necessary

Sometimes the reason you're building from source is because you need to patch the stock release. (eg to apply the WoW patch) 

patch -p1 < wine-patch#1.patch

patch -p1 < wine-patch#2.patch

etc.

eg. Applying the WoW patch

Wine needs to be patched for WoW to work properly. Download 0.9.12 patch from http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?versionId=4031 and apply the patch to the Wine code. 

patch -p1 < wow.patch.preloader.and.mmap.0.9.12

Build Wine

dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -b

The build will take a LONG time, even with a fast machine, around an hour or so on a 2Gig CPU with 1Gig of Ram, so take a break.

Install the new Wine deb

The build process, once it's complete, will create a .deb in the parent directory. This is your new Wine package.

First remove the old Wine package 

dpkg --purge wine

cd ..

sudo dpkg -i wine_0.9.12~winehq1-1_i386.deb

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