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Update the Visual Studio project files.
These files were produced by Visual Studio 2015 on Windows 8.1.
author | John "Elwin" Edwards |
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date | Tue, 18 Aug 2015 13:23:56 -0400 |
parents | 4ef27dfe0492 |
children | d0f652010675 |
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--- a/README.txt Thu Aug 13 17:17:40 2015 -0400 +++ b/README.txt Tue Aug 18 13:23:56 2015 -0400 @@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ To install on Windows: -Use the included Visual Studio solution files. Warning: they have not been -tested recently. +Visual Studio solution and project files are included. They are still being +tested but should work with Visual Studio 2015 on Windows 8.1. + +You will need pdcurses before you can build. Create a folder called 'pdcurses' +in this folder and copy into it curses.h, term.h, and pdcurses.lib from the +pdcurses distribution. You can also build on Windows using MinGW. Make sure pdcurses is installed. You will have to go into the '/lib' folder and copy 'libpdcurses.a' to @@ -37,8 +41,8 @@ It is recommended to run 'configure' with the '--disable-logfile' option, and 'make' with the 'LDFLAGS=-static' option. -The games should all build with MinGW and run, but Super-Rogue has problems -with restoring saved games. +Note that Super-Rogue has problems with restoring saved games on Windows, +whichever build system is used. See the individual games' subdirectories for further documentation. Some of the manpages may be outdated, but the guides to playing should be accurate.