# HG changeset patch # User elwin # Date 1318610872 0 # Node ID a31b2cb545c5ca1da1c6a059c06b6d5b8ef92367 # Parent 0dbbe2f19084814987bf7bbe157f3a0e6e9574de rogue4: update the installation instructions. diff -r 0dbbe2f19084 -r a31b2cb545c5 rogue4/INSTALL.txt --- a/rogue4/INSTALL.txt Fri Oct 14 16:31:58 2011 +0000 +++ b/rogue4/INSTALL.txt Fri Oct 14 16:47:52 2011 +0000 @@ -14,28 +14,23 @@ with dgamelaunch and security for multiple players. Installing -First, configure for your system by editing the makefile. The CFLAGS and SF -lines contain four defines (-DSOMETHING=filename). (This is an awkward -configuration method which I plan to change soon.) The defaults are for -a system-wide installation, which will require setgid on the binary. For a -single-user installation, remove SAVEDIR and set the other three to locations -somewhere in your home directory. (That's probably the best thing to do on -Windows, too.) +On Unix, you can use the "./configure && make && make install" method. If +you don't need a system-wide installation, you should be able to ignore all +the options for "configure" and leave off the "make install". -Once that's finished, compile by running make. On Windows, I haven't tested -the Visual Studio project files; the game should build, but the scorefile -might not work. +If you want multi-user play, run configure with the proper options ("configure +--help" will explain what they do.) The important ones are savedir (where +saved games are stored), scorefile (the high score list), and logfile (the log +of all games played). -If you want multi-user play, install the rogue binary with setgid games. You -will need to make sure that SAVEDIR exists and that savefiles, SCOREFILE, -LOCKFILE and LOGFILE can be created and written by the games group (assuming -you want those features.) For a single user, you shouldn't need to install. +On Windows, I haven't tested the Visual Studio project files; the game should +build, but the scorefile might not work. Playing -For more details, see rogue.6 (the man page) and rogue.me (Michael Toy's "Guide -to the Dungeons of Doom"). Troff format is a little outdated, but you should -be able to discover something with a text editor. I plan to add versions in -more common formats soon. +For more details, see rogue4.6 (the man page) and rogue4.me (Michael +Toy's "Guide to the Dungeons of Doom"). Troff format is a little outdated, but +you should be able to discover something with a text editor. I plan to add +versions in more common formats soon. Contact rlgallery.org admin: John "Elwin" Edwards