= Downloading !OpenEngine =

Currently the only easy way to get the OpenEngine source code is to
fetch the development branch. To do this you need to download and
install [http://wiki.darcs.net/DarcsWiki/CategoryBinaries darcs],
which is the version control system we use,
and [http://python.org/download/ Python], which is used to retrieve
the remaining OpenEngine distribution.

After you have installed the above programs open a command prompt and
run 
{{{
darcs get http://openengine.dk/code/openengine
}}}
This will place the OpenEngine source in a folder named ''openengine'' in
your current working directory.
Change to the openengine folder ({{{cd openengine}}})

Now you should load a [wiki:Distributions distribution] that specifies all the extensions,
projects and libraries that you need.
If you just want to start with a basic distribution you may use the
default distribution. Various other distribution links can be found on
the [wiki:Projects] page.

Run the following command and answer '''y''' to any questions asked.
{{{
./dist.py install http://openengine.dk/data/dists/default.dist
}}}

''Note: Unix, Linux and Mac users will want to run:'' {{{chmod +x dist.py}}}

Some Windows users have reported that their dist.py does not recognise parameters. If you have this problem try running the dist.py script directly from python, like this:

{{{
python dist.py install http://openengine.dk/data/dists/default.dist
}}}

Congratulations, you now have a copy of OpenEngine!

You may now proceed to the page about [wiki:Building building and running OpenEngine].