Fwd: [GNU-Darwin-ports] new to list... first question...

[Sasha Z. <sz...@ma...>]

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> From: pr...@in...
> Date: Mon Jun 18, 2001  11:35:09  AM US/Pacific
> To: Sasha Zucker <sz...@ma...>
> Cc: pr...@ma...
> Subject: Re: [GNU-Darwin-ports] new to list... first question...
>
>> thanks for your help. I'm assuming you meant point 9. I think I 
>> understand
>> the concept of making dummy libraries stand in for missing ones. But, how
>> do I figure out which libraries to make symbolic links to?
>
> Ah sorry, the porting tips have been evolving rapidly of late.  If I
> understand you correctly, links will not help in this case.  Software
> like nethack needs to know whether it is using termlib, termio, or
> termios.  I gave it a try, and it appears that a dummy libtermlib is
> sufficient for nethack, if it is supplemented with some randomness
> functionality from GNU-Darwin LibC. I've placed a version of nethack3
> in CVS, that compiles for me under those conditions.
>
> http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/gnu-
> darwin/ports/games/nethack3
>
> Check the SourceForge site documentation for how to access it with
> anonymous CVS.  You will also need to learn how to use GNU-Darwin LibC.
>  There are some examples in the package manager building instructions.
>
> http://gnu-darwin.sourceforge.net/pbuild.txt
>
> Be sure to write back, if you have any more difficulties.  BTW, I think
> that nethack might be an excellent candidate for a Cocoa frontend.  If
> you would forward this message to the ports list, that would be great.
> Otherwise, let me know.  Thanks.


>> On Friday, June 15, 2001, at 09:34  PM, proclus realm wrote:
>>
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>>>
>>> Try making a dummy libtermlib.a.  Use point 8 of
>>> the porting tips.
>>>
>>> http://gnu-darwin.sourceforge.net/porting.html
>>>
>>> If that doesn't work, then delete libtermlib.a.
>>> You will then have to figure out how to make
>>> nethack work with termios instead of termlib.